17 00 005 Draining and topping up coolant (N18)
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Special tools required:
WARNING:
Risk of scalding!
Only carry out repair work on the cooling system after the engine has cooled down!
Only carry out repair work on the cooling system after the engine has cooled down!
IMPORTANT:
Wear protective gloves and safety goggles.
IMPORTANT:
For contamination of the cooling system (e.g. by engine oil), the cooling system must be rinsed with water until all contamination is removed!
Necessary preliminary tasks:
Follow notes for carrying out REPAIR WORK ON THE COOLING SYSTEM .
After adding coolant, check cooling system for LEAKS .
Draining coolant:
Unscrew the sealing cap (1) of the coolant expansion tank.
Release spring strap on lower coolant hose (1) with special tool 17 2 052 .
Detach coolant hose (1). Drain, catch and dispose of coolant.
Adding coolant:
Observe filling capacity.
Observe appropriate water/antifreeze mixture ratio.
FILL AND BLEED cooling system.
CHECK cooling system for leaks.