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Checking and r
efilling levels
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Cooling system
Get information from a specialist workshop
about which cool
ant is suitable for your vehicle.
SEAT recommends visiting a SEAT dealership
for this.
To protect the engine cooling system, the ad-
ditive percentage should always be at least
40%. If more antifreeze protection is required
for climatic reasons, the additive proportion
can be increased. However, it should only be
increased up to a maximum of 55 %, otherwise
the antifreeze protection would be reduced and
the cooling eect would be impaired.
The G12evo (TL-VW 774 L) can be recognised
by its lilac colouring. This mixture of water
and additive not only provides antifreeze pro-
tection down to -25°C (-13°F), but also pro-
tects the light alloy parts of the cooling system
against corrosion, prevents limescale build-up
and considerably raises the boiling point of the
coolant.
When topping up the coolant, a mixture of dis-
tilled water and at least 40% of the appropri-
ate coolant additive should be used for opti-
mum corrosion protection ›››page271.
WARNING
If the vehicle’s cooling system does not have
sucient antifr
eeze protection, the engine
could fail and this could result in serious in-
jury.
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Ensure that the coolant fluid additive per-
centage is correct, taking into account the
lowest ambient temperature expected in the
location where the vehicle is to be used.
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When the outside temperature is very low,
the coolant could freeze and the vehicle
could be immobilised. In this case, the heat-
ing would not work either and inadequately
dressed passengers could die of cold.
NOTICE
Never mix the original additives for the
G12e
vo coolant (TL-VW 774 L) with motor
coolant fluid not authorised by SEAT.
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If the fluid in the expansion tank does not
have a pink colour (resulting from mixing the
lilac additive with distilled water), but is, for
example, brown, the suitable coolant may
have been mixed with another unsuitable
one. The coolant must be changed as soon
as possible if this is the case! Otherwise se-
rious malfunctions or damage to the engine
and the cooling system could occur!
For the sake of the environment
Motor coolant and its additives can pollute
the envir
onment. If any operating fluid leaks
out, collect it and dispose of it properly and
in an environmentally friendly manner.
Check and refill the coolant
Fig.179 In the fr
ont compartment: marking on
coolant expansion tank.
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