Maintenance and Specifications
Whentheengineiscold,checkthe
leveloftheenginecoolantinthe
reservoir.
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Theenginecoolantshouldbeatthe“coldfilllevel”orwithinthe“cold
fillrange”aslistedontheenginecoolantreservoir(dependingupon
application).
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RefertotheScheduledMaintenancesectionforserviceinterval
schedules.
BesuretoreadandunderstandPrecautionswhenservicingyour
vehicleinthischapter.
Iftheenginecoolanthasnotbeencheckedattherecommendedinterval,
theenginecoolantreservoirmaybecomeloworempty.Ifthereservoiris
loworempty,addenginecoolanttothereservoir.RefertoAdding
enginecoolantinthischapter.
WARNING: Automotivefluidsarenotinterchangeable;donot
useenginecoolant,antifreezeorwindshieldwasherfluid
outsideofitsspecifiedfunctionandvehiclelocation.
Adding engine coolant
Whenaddingcoolant,makesureitisa50/50mixtureofenginecoolant
anddistilledwater.Addthemixturetothecoolantreservoir,whenthe
engineiscool,untiltheappropriatefilllevelisobtained.
WARNING: Donotaddenginecoolantwhentheengineishot.
Steamandscaldingliquidsreleasedfromahotcoolingsystem
canburnyoubadly.Also,youcanbeburnedifyouspillcoolant
onhotengineparts.
WARNING: Donotputenginecoolantinthewindshieldwasher
fluidcontainer.Ifsprayedonthewindshield,enginecoolant
couldmakeitdifficulttoseethroughthewindshield.
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