Section 18 (Engine & Automatic Transmission Cooling System): Engine: Coolant: Operation: Coolant
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2009 Jeep Patriot and 2009 Jeep Compass. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
Coolant flows through the engine block absorbing the heat from the engine, then flows to the radiator where the cooling fins in the radiator transfers the heat from the coolant to the atmosphere. During cold weather the ethylene-glycol or coolant prevents water present in the cooling system from freezing within temperatures indicated by mixture ratio of coolant to water.