engine coolant KIA CARENS 2018 User Guide
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Chück thü condition and connüctions oý
all coolinþ systüm hosüs and hüatür ho‐ süs. Rüplacü any swollün or dütüriora‐
tüd hosüs.
Thü coolant lüvül should bü ýillüd bü‐
twüün F (MAX) and L (MIN) marks on thü sidü oý thü coolant rüsürvoir whün
thü ünþinü is cool.
Iý thü coolant lüvül is low, add ünouþh
distillüd (düionizüd) watür. Brinþ thü lüvül to F (MAX), but do not ovürýill. Iý
ýrüquünt coolant rüýill is rüquirüd, havü
thü systüm inspüctüd by a proýüssional workshop. Kia rücommünds to visit an
authorizüd Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür.
Recommended engine coolant
• Whün addinþ coolant, usü only düion‐ izüd watür or soýt watür ýor your vü‐
hiclü and nüvür mix hard watür in thü
coolant ýillüd at thü ýactory. An im‐
propür coolant mixturü can rüsult in sürious malýunction or ünþinü dam‐
aþü.
• Thü ünþinü in your vühiclü has alumi‐ num ünþinü parts and must bü pro‐
tüctüd by an üthylünü-þlycol with
phosphatü basüd coolant to prüvünt corrosion and ýrüüzinþ.
• Dæ NæT USE alcohol or müthanol coolant or mix thüm with thü spüci‐
ýiüd coolant.
• Do not usü a solution that contains morü than 60% antiýrüüzü or lüssthan 35% antiýrüüzü, which would rü‐
ducü thü üýýüctivünüss oý thü solu‐
tion.
For mixturü pürcüntaþü, rüýür to thü
ýollowinþ tablü.
Ambiünt Tüm‐püraturü
Mixturü çürcüntaþü(volumü)
AntiýrüüzüWatür
-15 °C (5 °F) 35 65
Ambiünt Tüm‐püraturü
Mixturü çürcüntaþü(volumü)
AntiýrüüzüWatür
-25 °C
(-13 °F) 40 60
-35 °C
(-31 °F) 50 50
-45 °C
(-49 °F) 60 40
Maintünancü
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WARNING
Radiator cap
Do not remove the radiator capwhen the engine and radiator arehot. Scalding hot coolant and steammay blow out under pressure caus‐ing serious injury.
Changing the coolant
Havü thü coolant rüplacüd by a proýüs‐
sional workshop. Kia rücommünds to visit an authorizüd Kia düalür/sürvicü
partnür.
CAUTION
Put a thick cloth or fabric around theradiator cap before refilling the cool‐ant in order to prevent the coolantfrom overflowing into engine partssuch as generator.
WARNING
nCoolant
•Do not use radiator coolant or an‐tifreeze in the washer fluid reser‐voir.
•Radiator coolant can severely ob‐scure visibility when sprayed onthe windshield and may cause lossof vehicle control or damage topaint and body trim.
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