Maintenance and care
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Cooling system
Danger:
Draining hot coolant involves a risk of scalding.
Draining the cooling system
Danger:
Only empty the cooling system with the
engine switched off.
Caution:
Drain coolant into a suitable container
and dispose of it in accordance with regu
lations.
Drain coolant as follows when cooling system has
cooled down:
D
Briefly open the locking cap (1) on the filler
neck of the expansion tank to equalise the
pressure
D
Unscrew the locking cap (4) of the coolant drain
valve (2) and open the drain valve by screwing
the hose stem (3).
D
Drain coolant into a suitable container
D
Then take off the cap (1)
D
After the coolant has drained off unscrew the
hose stem (3)
D
Unscrew the plug (5) on the exhaust manifold
on the right side of the engine and drain the
coolant.
D
Screw the plug on again (5) and tighten
1
3
4
2
5
