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& WARNING !continued )
• Antifr eeze is po isonous. Always store antifreeze in it s original
c ontainer and well out of the re ach of children .
• If you drain the coolant, it must be caught and safely stored in
a proper co ntainer cle arly m arked "poi son ".
0 Note
• Coolant po llutes the environment and cou ld cause an engine
fire. Excess coolant will be forced out through the pressure relief
valve in the cap when the engine becomes hot.
• I f, in an emergency, only wa ter can be added, the correct ratio
between water and antifreeze=>
page 316 must be restored as soon
as possib le .
W For the sake of the environment
Drained coolant should not be reused. A lways dispose of used
coolant while observing all environ mental regula tions . •
Radiator fan
The radiator fan switches on au tomatically by i tself.
T he radiator fan is driven by the engine via the V-belt. The viscous
clutch regulates the speed of the fan according to the temperature
of the coo lan t.
An auxiliary electric radiator fan * switches on and off depending on
coolant tem perature and o ther vehic le opera ting condi tions.
After you switch the engine off , the auxiliary fan can continue
running for up to 10 minutes -even with the ignition off. It can even
switch on again later by itself=>&, if
• the temperature of the engine coolant rises due to the heat
bu ild -up from the engine i n the engine c ompar tment, or •
the engine compartment heats up because the vehicle is parked
in intense sunligh t.
& WARNING
• To reduce the ri sk of personal injury never touch the radiator
f a n .
• The aux iliary electric fan i s te mperature controlled and can
switch on suddenly even when the engine is not running .
• The au xiliary radiato r fan switche s on automatic ally when th e
eng ine coolant reache s a certain temperature and
will continue to
r un until the coo lant tempe rature drop s. •
Brake fluid
Checking brake fluid level
T he brake fluid level can be checked with a quick glance.
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Fig . 270 Engin e
c o mpartm ent: B ra ke
fluid r ese rvo ir
Before you check anything in the e ngine comp artmen t,
always read and heed all WARNINGS:::::> & in "Working in
t h e engi ne compartment" on
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Vehicle care I I irechnical data
