(FM10) SEMCON LAND ROVER OWNER GUIDE VER 2.00 EURO
LANGUAGE: english-en; MARQUE: landrover; MODEL: Freelander 2
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Fluid level checks
CHECKINGTHECOOLANTLEVEL
Unscrewthefillercapslowly,
allowingthepressuretoescape
beforeremovingcompletely.
Runningtheenginewithoutcoolantwill
causeseriousenginedamage.
Antifreezeispoisonousandcanbe
fatalifswallowed-keepcontainers
sealedandoutofthereachof
children.Ifaccidentalconsumptionis
suspected,seekmedicalattention
immediately.
Thecoolantlevelintheexpansiontankshould
becheckedatleastweekly(morefrequentlyin
highmileageorarduousoperatingconditions).
Alwayscheckthelevelwhenthesystemis
cold.
Ifthefluidcomesintocontactwiththe
skinoreyes,rinseimmediatelywith
plentyofcleanwater.
Theuseofnon-approvedantifreezewill
haveanadverseeffectontheengine
coolingsystemand;therefore,engine
durability.
Antifreezewilldamagepainted
surfaces;soakupanyspillagewithan
absorbentclothimmediately,andwash
theareawithamixtureofcarshampoo
andwater.
Whentravellinginterritorieswherethe
watersupplycontainssalt,always
makesureyoucarryasupplyoffresh
(rainordistilled)water.Toppingup
withsaltwaterwillcauseseriousengine
damage.
Makesurethecoolantlevelremainsbetween
thelevelindicatormarks,locatedonthesideof
theexpansiontank.
Topuptotheupperlevelindicatormark
locatedonthesideoftheexpansiontank.See
Ifthelevelhasdroppedsuddenly,orbyalarge
amount,thesystemmaybeleakingor
overheating.Arrangeforthevehicletobe
examinedbyaqualifiedtechnicianassoonas
possible.
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LUBRICANTSANDFLUIDS.
Tomakesuretheanti-corrosionpropertiesof
thecoolantareretained,theantifreezecontent
shouldbecheckedonceayearandcompletely
renewedeverytenyears,regardlessof
distancetravelled.Failuretodosomaycause
corrosionoftheradiatorandengine
components.
TOPPINGUPTHECOOLANT
Neverremovethefillercapwhenthe
engineishot-escapingsteamor
scaldingwatercouldcauseserious
personalinjury.
Thespecificgravityofa50%antifreeze
solutionat20°C(68°F)is1.068andprotects
againstfrostdownto-40°C(-40°F).
Avoidspillingantifreezeontoahot
engine-afiremayresult.
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| Categories | Land Rover, Land Rover Freelander 2 |
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| Tags | Land Rover |
| Model Year | 2014, 2015 |
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| Document Type | Owners Manual |
| Language | English |
| Product Name | Freelander 2 Handbook |
| Product Brand | Land Rover |
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| Publisher | landrover.com |
| Wikipedia's Page | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Rover |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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