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Checking and refilling levels
Checking the coolant level and
t
opping up
Fig. 294
In the engine compartment: Marking
on cool
ant e
xpansion t
ank
Fig. 295
In the engine compartment: Coolant
e
xpansion t
ank cap
If the coolant level is low, the coolant warning
indicat
or will light.
Pr
epar
ations
●
Park the vehicle on even, flat and firm
ground.
●
Allow the engine to cool
›››
.
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Open the bonnet
›
›
›
page 323.
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The coolant expansion tank is easily recog-
nisable because of the symbol on the cap
›››
Fig. 295.
Checking the engine coolant level
●
When the engine is cold, check the coolant
level using the side marking on the expansion
tank
›››
Fig. 294.
●
If the level is below the minimum mark,
top up with coolant. When the engine is hot it
may be slightly above the marked area.
Topping up the engine coolant level
●
Always protect your face, hands and arms
from hot coolant and steam using a large,
thick cloth over the coolant expansion tank
cap.
●
Remove the cap very carefully
›››
.
●
Only refill using ne
w
engine cool
ant ac-
cording to SEAT specifications (
›››
page 330)
›››
.
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The engine coolant level should be be-
tw
een the marks on the cool
ant e
xpansion
tank
›››
Fig. 294. Do not exceed the top lev-
el of the marked area
›››
.
●
Scr
e
w on the cap tightly.
●
If
, in the event of an emergency, you have
no coolant that is compliant to the required
specifications (
›››
page 330), do not use an-
other type of additive. Instead, top up with
distilled water only
›››
. Then re-establish
the corr
ect pr
oportion of the mixt
ure with the
correct additive as soon as possible
›››
page 330.
WARNING
Hot vapours and coolant can cause serious
burns.
●
Never open the coolant expansion tank if
steam or coolant is coming fr
om the engine
compartment. Wait until you cannot see or
hear any steam or coolant escaping.
●
Always wait until the engine has com-
pletely cooled before very carefully open-
ing the expansion tank cap. Contact with
hot elements of the engine can cause skin
burns.
●
When the engine is warm or hot, the cool-
ing system is pressurised. Do not unscrew
the cap on the expansion tank when the en-
gine is hot. Otherwise, coolant may spray
out under pressure causing burns and seri-
ous injury.
–
Carefully and slowly unscrew the cap
anti-clockwise, gently pressing down
on it.
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331
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