Cleaning The Cooling Air Guides
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- When using high-pressure steam cleaners, the steam jets can cause additional particles of dirt to attach to the radiator surfaces and the engine can overheat due to reduced cooling performance.
NOTE:
Radiator surface (vanes) dirty/soiled
- Engine overheating due to lack of cooling performance
- Risk of damage to radiator surface
→ Clean radiator surface regularly.
→ Do not use a high-pressure steam cleaner.
- Check cooling air guides and radiator for foreign bodies (e.g. leaves, stones).
- 1.1. If necessary, carefully clean the cooling air guides and radiator surfaces through the openings at the front -arrows- using a vacuum cleaner and vacuum cleaner nozzle, long crevice tool, for cleaning cooling air inlet shafts Nr.160 .