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Engine, exhaust system and fuel -> Coolant for Your Volkswagen Virtus 4 Door First Generation (2018-2023)

Troubleshooting  
Coolant  
Engine oil pressure too low  
Coolant temperature gauge  
flashes, simultaneously illuminates  
Or:  
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— Check the engine oil level.  
The oil level is OK, the warning light continues to  
flash:  
— Stop the engine and seek assistance from a spe-  
cialist garage.  
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Low temperature  
Engine oil level too low  
— Avoid high engine speed.  
Operating temperature  
High temperature  
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Or:  
— Avoid high engine speed.  
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Message indicates required engine oil top  
up.  
— Check the engine oil level, top up with oil if re-  
quired.  
Checking the fill level and topping  
up  
Engine oil level too high  
Test conditions  
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Vehicle on a flat surface  
Engine switched off and cold  
Or:  
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Message indicates the need to reduce the  
engine oil level.  
Checking the fill level  
— Check the engine oil level.  
Engine oil level too high.  
1. You may continue driving, exercising appropri-  
ate caution.  
2. Seek assistance from a specialist garage.  
Engine oil level sensor malfunction  
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The fill level must be within the marked range.  
Or:  
— If the level is below the  
ant.  
mark, top up the cool-  
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Message indicates required engine oil top  
up.  
NOTICE  
Danger of damage to the engine compartment!  
1. You may continue driving, exercising appropri-  
ate caution.  
Do not top up the coolant above the marked area.  
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The coolant could be forced out of the cooling  
system when heated.  
2. Seek assistance from a specialist garage.  
Coolant  
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Coolant temperature too high  
NOTICE  
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There must be a small quantity of coolant in the  
tank.  
Or:  
Do not add coolant when the tank is empty.  
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Report indicates engine overheating.  
Stop driving! Seek the help of a specialist garage.  
Refuelling  
1. Do not continue driving.  
2. Stop the engine and allow it to cool.  
CAUTION  
3. After the indicator light goes out, your journey  
can continue.  
Risk of scalding!  
The cooling system is pressurised.  
Engine fault  
Do not open the cap of the coolant expansion  
tank while the engine is warm. Let the engine  
cool down.  
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1. Place a wipe on the lid of the tank and carefully  
unscrew the lid.  
Or:  
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2. Refill with coolant with the correct specifica-  
tion.  
1. Do not continue driving!  
3. Screw on the cap until it clicks into place.  
2. Stop the engine and seek assistance from a spe-  
cialist garage.  
Specification  
Use the G12evo (TL 774 L) coolant to top up.  
There is no coolant of the correct specification  
available  
NOTICE  
1. Top up with distilled or demineralised water.  
Risk of damage to the cooling system and the en-  
gine!  
2. Have the correct coolant mixing ratio corrected  
by a specialist garage as soon as possible.  
Adding coolant that does not conform to the correct  
specification can reduce the corrosion protection of  
the cooling system.  
Another substance was used for topping up, other  
than distilled or demineralised water:  
— Have the coolant changed by a specialist garage.  
It is not possible to top up with a sufficient amount  
of coolant  
Troubleshooting  
Coolant level too low  
1. Do not continue driving.  
2. Stop the engine and seek assistance from a spe-  
cialist garage.  
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Or:  
There is a loss of coolant  
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Message indicates the required coolant  
check.  
— Top up the coolant and seek assistance from  
a specialist garage.  
— Check the coolant level.  
If the coolant level is OK:  
Engine electronics  
— Check or change the radiator fan fuse » page 108.  
Troubleshooting  
If the fuse is OK but the indicator light lights up  
again:  
Fault in the engine control system  
— Do not continue driving! Seek assistance from  
a specialist garage.  
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Engine, exhaust system and fuel