Drain The Coolant

Special tools and workshop equipment required

Shop Crane - Drip Tray:VAS6208

Fig 1: Identifying Drip Tray
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Hose Clip Pliers:VAS6362

Fig 2: Hose Clip Pliers
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Safety Gloves
Protective Eyewear

Procedure

CAUTION:

The cooling system is under pressure when the engine is warm. There is a risk of scalding due to hot steam and hot coolant.

Scalding the skin and other parts of the body is possible.

- Wear safety gloves.

- Wear protective eyewear.

- Reduce the pressure by covering the coolant expansion tank cap with a cloth and carefully opening it.

-- Open the coolant reservoir cap -arrow-.

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-- Remove the noise insulation. Refer to OVERVIEW - NOISE INSULATION .

-- Place the Shop Crane - Drip Tray:VAS6208 underneath.

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-- Lift the clamp -2- and remove the lower right coolant hose from the radiator and drain the coolant (example illustration).

-- Loosen the coolant hose -arrow-, remove the coolant hose and hold it toward the rear and let the coolant drain.

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-- Vehicles with left auxiliary radiator: loosen the clamps -1 and 2-. Disconnect the coolant hoses and drain the coolant.

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Secure all hose connections with hose clamps that match the ones used in series production. Refer to the Parts Information.

-- Reattach the coolant hoses. Refer to Figure for versions with a connector coupling.