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Bleeding the left front wheel (right wheel on right-hand drive cars)

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Fig 1: Collection Bottle Hose Connected to Bleed Nipple
GLL104536Courtesy of VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA.

Remove the protective cap from the bleed nipple. Connect the hose from the collection bottle.

Open the bleed nipple. Close it when there are no more air bubbles in the fluid coming out.

Tighten the bleed nipple.

Remove the hose from the bleed nipple. Reinstall the protective cap.

Bleeding the other wheels 

Continue bleeding according to above in the following order: 

- right front wheel

- left rear wheel

- right rear wheel.

Check for any leakage from the bleed nipples.