4. Usage and Maintenance
4.4.3 Coolant
Function of Coolant
The coolant possesses cooling, anti-freezing, and
anti-corrosion functions.
Specification of Coolant
When delivery, the cooling system of this car has
been added with coolant, which has an anti-
freezing ability of -35
℃
. The coolant can be used
throughout the year except for extreme cold
weather, prevent the alloy components of cooling
system from corrosion and the system from
scaling and increase the boiling point of the
coolant.
If the anti-freezing ability of coolant needs to be
enhanced during severe cold seasons, the
proportion of coolant additive can be increased
appropriately, but the coolant concentration must
not exceed 65%. Otherwise the antifreezing ability
of coolant may decrease, thus weakening the
cooling effect.
Hint
Specification of engine coolant: DF-6, -35
℃
coolant.
Engine coolant temperature gauge
Under normal driving conditions, the scale lighting
on the temperature gauge (2) of engine coolant on
the instrument cluster shall be approximately at
the middle position. When the engine runs at
heavy load and the ambient temperature is high,
the coolant temperature may rise and the scale
reading may increase.
Engine Coolant Temperature Indicator Light
When the temperature of the coolant is too high,
the engine temperature indicator light ( ) (red) in
the instrument cluster will be on and the
instrument cluster will display corresponding
graphic & text information to prompt or warn the
driver. At this moment, stop the car and shut the
engine down. Then check the level of the coolant
after the engine cools down.
If the coolant level is normal, the system
overheating may be caused by the failure of
radiation fan. Inspect whether the fuse of the
radiation fan fuses, and replace the fuse as the
case may be (
please refer to Page 395
).
If the indicator light is on again when you have
driven for a short distance after the fuse is
replaced, immediately stop your car, turn off the
engine, and contact GAC MOTOR dealer.
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