How to Add Coolant to the Coolant Recovery Tank; Recovery Tank; When adding coolant, it is important that you - Page 253

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NOTICE:

When adding coolant, it is important that you 
use only DEX

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COOL

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 (silicate

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free) coolant.

If coolant other than DEX

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COOL is added 

to the system, premature engine, heater core or
radiator corrosion may result. In addition, the
engine coolant will require change sooner 

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 at

30,000 miles (50 000 km) or 24 months,
whichever occurs first. Damage caused by the 
use of coolant other than DEX

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COOL

R

 is not

covered by your new vehicle warranty.

If there seems to be no leak, with the engine on, check 
to see if the electric engine cooling fans are running. 
If the engine is overheating, both fans should be
running. If they aren’t, your vehicle needs service.

How to Add Coolant to the Coolant
Recovery Tank

If you haven’t found a problem yet, but the coolant level
isn’t at the FULL COLD mark, add a 50/50 mixture of
clean, drinkable water and DEX

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COOL

R

 engine

coolant at the coolant recovery tank. See “Engine
Coolant” in the Index for more information.

CAUTION:

Adding only plain water to your cooling system
can be dangerous. Plain water, or some other
liquid like alcohol, can boil before the proper
coolant mixture will. Your vehicle’s coolant
warning system is set for the proper coolant
mixture. With plain water or the wrong mixture,
your engine could get too hot but you wouldn’t
get the overheat warning. Your engine could
catch fire and you or others could be burned. 
Use a 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water
and DEX

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COOL

R

 coolant.