Renault Premium DXi 11, Service Manual

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E17-2
Features - servicing
Filling the steering system and bleeding
Raise the front end of the vehicle.
Fill the reservoir with oil via filler (1). When
the reservoir level stabilizes, operate the starter
a few times to turn the pump - top up accord-
ingly. When the level is stabilized once again,
start the engine and run at idling speed. Turn
the steering wheel from one lock to the other
several times so as to bleed the air from the cir-
cuit. Keep an eye on the fluid level (2) during
this operation and top up, if necessary. This is
to be repeated until the oil level remains con-
stant. Stop the engine and top up the level.
Lower the roadwheels back onto the ground.
Continue the lockover manoeuvres on the
ground until you can no longer hear any flow-
ing noise and the oil in the reservoir has become clear and is no longer emulsified.
A hydraulic circuit can only operate if it is perfectly clean. The utmost care must therefore be
taken to ensure that no dirt enters the system when performing the above operations.