17 00 008 Draining and topping up coolant

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WARNING: Risk of scalding!
Only carry out repair work on the cooling system after the engine has cooled down!

IMPORTANT:

Wear protective gloves and safety goggles.

For contamination of the cooling system (e.g. by engine oil), the cooling system must be rinsed with water until all contamination is removed!

Risk of damage!

Use approved COOLANT only.

Follow INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPAIR WORK on the cooling system.

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove INTAKE SILENCER HOUSING .
Remove front UNDERBODY PROTECTION .
Remove FAN COWL

Draining coolant:

Unscrew the sealing cap (1) of the coolant expansion tank.

Fig 1: Sealing Cap Of Coolant Expansion Tank

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Unlock and detach coolant hose (1) from radiator at top.

Drain, catch and dispose of coolant.

Fig 2: Coolant Hose Of Radiator

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Unlock coolant hose (1) and pull off from coolant pump.

Drain, catch and dispose of coolant.

Fig 3: Coolant Hose Of Coolant Pump

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Adding coolant:

Observe FILLING CAPACITIES .

Observe appropriate water/antifreeze mixture ratio.

BLEED AND TOP UP THE COOLING SYSTEM WITH VACUUM FILLING UNIT .

CHECK COOLING SYSTEM FOR TIGHTNESS .