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MAINTAININGYOURVEHICLE
BrakeMasterCylinder—BrakeFluidLevelCheck
Thefluidlevelofthemastercylindershouldbechecked
when performing under the hood service, or immedi-
atelyifthebrakesystemwarninglampindicatessystem
failure.
WARNING!
Use of a brake fluid that may have a lower initial
boiling point, or is unidentified as to specification,
may result in sudden brake failure during hard
prolongedbraking.Youcouldhaveanaccident.
The brake master cylinder has a translucent plastic
reservoir.Ontheoutboardsideofthereservoir,thereisa
“MAX”dotandan“MIN”dot.Thefluidlevelmustbe
keptwithinthesetwodots.Donotaddfluidabovethe
MAXmark,becauseleakagemayoccuratthecap.
WARNING!
Overfilling the brake fluid reservoir can result in
spilling brake fluid on hot engine parts and the
brakefluidcatchingfire.
Withdiscbrakesthefluidlevelcanbeexpectedtofallas
thebrakeliningswear.However,anunexpecteddropin
fluidlevelmaybecausedbyaleakandasystemcheck
shouldbeconducted.
Use only brake fluid that has been in a tightly closed
containertoavoidcontaminationfromforeignmatteror
moisture.
Refer to Fluids, Lubricants and Genuine Parts for the
correctfluidtype.
| Categories | Jeep Grand Cherokee Manuals, Jeep Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2007 |
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