Checking and refilling levels
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Screw the cap on tightly.
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When the motor is hot, its cooling system is
Do not add coolant if the expansion tank
If engine coolant with the recommended
pressurised. Do not open the expansion tank
cap, hot coolant may splash out and cause
severe burns and other injuries.
is completely empty! Air may have got into
the cooling system. Do not continue driving
and seek assistance from specialist person-
nel. This could result in motor damage.
specifications is not available in an emergency,
do not use any other coolant additive! In this
case, top up with distilled water ››› only.
Next, ensure that the recommended additive is
topped up as soon as possible in the correct
proportion ››› page 270.
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Turn the cap slowly and very care-
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fully anticlockwise while pressing it down
When changing the operating fluids, make
slightly.
sure that you pour the correct fluids into the
correct filler necks. Using the wrong operat-
ing fluids can lead to serious malfunctions
and motor damage.
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Always protect your face, hands and
arms from the hot coolant and steam with
a large thick cloth.
WARNING
Steam and hot motor coolant can cause se-
vere burns.
NOTICE
Brake fluid
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Never open the front bonnet if you see or
Only use distilled water! Other types of wa-
ter contain chemical substances that could
cause significant corrosion damage. If you
have added non-distilled water, have all of
the motor cooling system fluid changed im-
mediately by a specialist workshop.
hear steam or coolant escaping from the
front compartment. Always wait until you can
no longer see or hear steam or coolant es-
caping. Touching hot parts can result in skin
burns.
Check and refill the brake fluid
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Before opening the front bonnet, please
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When topping up the, do not fill over the
note the following:
upper edge of the marked area ››› Fig. 181.
Otherwise, when the temperature rises the
excess fluid will be expelled from the motor
cooling system and could cause damage.
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Apply the parking brake.
Always keep children away from the front
compartment and never leave them unat-
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If the system leaks a lot of coolant, only
tended.
refill once the motor has cooled down com-
pletely. If there is a significant loss of cool-
ant, there may be leaks in the cooling sys-
tem. Immediately go to a specialist workshop
to have the system checked. This could result
in motor damage.
Fig. 183 Engine compartment: brake fluid
reservoir cap.
Checking the brake fluid level
The brake fluid level must be between the
and
markings.
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