Maintenance
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Checking the coolant hoses
Carry out the inspection while the engine is cold.
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Open the engine compartment cover (page 82).
Check all hose connections on the engine and to the radiator or to the heater fan (cab version) for condition
(cracks, bulges, hard spots) and firm seating of the clamps. If necessary, have the hoses replaced by trained
personnel.
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Close the engine compartment cover.
Replacing the engine oil and oil filter
The engine oil change must be carried out while the engine is warm.
Caution: the engine oil and the oil filter are very hot
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risk of scalding!
Place an oil pan with a capacity of about 12 L under the engine oil drain. The engine oil should
not be allowed to seep into the earth and it must be discarded like the oil filter in accordance with
the applicable environment protection regulations.
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Open the engine compartment cover (page 82).
Draining the engine oil
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Remove the oil drain plug (1) and let the engine oil drain
into the oil drain pan. Install the oil drain plug using a new
seal.
