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Checking and refilling levels
CLASS 4 standards, or USA Standards
FMVSS 1
16 DOT 4.
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The replacement brake fluid must be
new.
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Brake fluid should be stored in the closed
original container in a safe place out of
reach of children. Risk of poisoning!
CAUTION
Brake fluid should not come into contact
with the v
ehicle paintwork, as it is abrasive.
For the sake of the environment
Brake fluid is an environmental pollutant.
Coll
ect any spilt service fluids and allow a
professional to dispose of them.
Windscreen washer reservoir
Checking the l
evel of the window
washer tank and refilling it
Fig. 295
In the engine compartment: window
w
asher tank cap.
The window washer tank is in the engine
compartment
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page 320.
Check the water level in the windscreen
washer reservoir regularly and top up as re-
quired.
The container for the windscreen washer
contains the cleaning fluid for the wind-
screen, the rear window and the headlight
washer system.
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Open the bonnet
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page 318.
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The window washer tank is marked with the
symbol on the cap.
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Check there is enough windscreen water in
the reservoir.
Plain water is not enough to clean the wind-
screen and headlights. We recommend that
you always add a product to the windscreen
washer fluid.
Recommended windscreen wipers
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For the hottest seasons we recommend
summer G 052 184 A1 for clear glass. Propor-
tions of the mixture in the washer fluid tank:
1:100 (1 part concentrate per 100 parts wa-
ter).
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All year round, G 052 164 A2 for clear glass.
Approximate proportion of the winter mixture,
up to -18°C (0°F): 1:2 (1 part concentrate per 2
parts water); otherwise, a 1:4 proportion of
mixture in the washer fluid tank.
The capacity of the window washer tank can
be found in
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page 360.
CAUTION
If the water from the windscreen washer
does not cont
ain enough anti-freeze, it may
freeze on the windscreen and rear window,
reducing forward and rear visibility.
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In winter, ensure the windscreen washer
contains enough anti-freeze.
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In cold conditions, you should not use the
windscreen wiper system unless you have
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