Owners Manual

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For emergencies

5. If you do not see steam or spray coming from under the

hood, leave the engine on until the temperature indicator

on the instrument panel moves below the red zone. When

it is in the middle of the normal zone, you can start driving

again. If the indicator stays in the red zone, turn off the

engine.

6. When you do not see any more steam or spray, open the

hood. Look for obvious leaks, such as a split radiator

hose. Be careful as components will be hot. Any leak

source must be repaired.

7. If there is no obvious leak source, check the coolant level

in the reserve tank. If there is none, or if it is too low,

slowly add coolant.

8. If the reserve tank needs coolant, you will probably also

need to add coolant to the radiator. Do not loosen or

remove the radiator cap until the engine has cooled down.

WARNING

● Before raising the engine hood, check to see if there

is steam or spray coming from under the hood.

Steam or spray coming from an overheated engine

could seriously scald you.

Do not open the hood until there is no steam or

spray.

WARNING

● Removing the radiator cap could scald you with

escaping hot water or steam. When checking the

radiator level, cover the cap with a cloth before try-

ing to remove it. Turn it slowly counterclockwise,

without pressing down, to the first notch. The pres-

sure in the system will then be let out. When the

pressure is COMPLETELY LET OUT, press down

and keep turning the cap counterclockwise until it

will come off.

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