ENGINE COOLANT
The high-pressure cooling system Checking the engine coolant
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has a reservoir filled with year-round
antifreeze coolant. The reservoir is
filled at the factory.
level
Doing so might lead to cooling
system and engine damage
and could result in serious
personal injury from escaping
hot coolant or steam.
Check the antifreeze protection and
coolant concentration level at least
once a year, at the beginning of the
winter season, and before traveling
to a colder climate.
•
Turn the engine off and wait
down. Use
until
it
cools
extreme care when removing
the radiator cap. Wrap a thick
towel around it, and turn it
counterclockwise slowly to
the first stop. Step back while
the pressure is released from
the cooling system.
When you are sure all the
pressure has been released,
press down on the cap, using
a thick towel, and continue
turning counterclockwise to
remove it.
Even if the engine is not oper-
ating, do not remove the radia-
tor cap or the drain plug while
the engine and radiator are
hot. Hot coolant and steam
may still blow out under pres-
sure, causing serious injury.
NOTICE
•
When the engine overheats from
low engine coolant, suddenly
adding engine coolant may
cause cracks in the engine. To
prevent damage, add engine
coolant slowly in small quanti-
ties.
Do not drive with no engine
coolant. It may cause water pump
failure and engine seizure, etc.
OAD075009
WARNING
Removing radiator
cap
•
7
•
•
Never attempt to remove the
radiator cap while the engine
is operating or hot.
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