radiator cap Seat Cordoba 2005 Owner's Manual

163 Checking and refilling
Safety FirstControls and equipment Tips and Maintenance Technical Data
If a lot of coolant has been lost, only add cold coolant after the
engine has cooled down. This will prevent engine damage.
D Do
o nno
ot
t ffi
il
ll
l aab
bo
ov
ve
e tth
he
e mma
ax
x mma
ar
rk
k.
.
The excess coolant will be forced out through the pressure relief
valve in the cap when engine becomes hot.
S Sc
cr
re
ew
w cca
ap
p oon
n aag
ga
ai
in
n tti
ig
gh
ht
tl
ly
y.
.
F Fo
or
r tth
he
e ssa
ak
ke
e oof
f tth
he
e een
nv
vi
ir
ro
on
nm
me
en
nt
t
Drained coolant should not normally be reused, it must be disposed of,
bearing in mind environmental protection regulations.K
Radiator fan
The radiator fan is driven electrically and controlled by a
thermoswitch from the coolant temperature (also from the engine
compartment temperature on some models).
Brake fluid
The brake fluid reservoir is on the left hand side of the engine
compartment.
On vehicles with ABS* the reservoir is in the same place but its
design is different.
N No
ot
te
e
On vehicles with right-hand drive the reservoir is on the other side of the
engine compartment.K
T Th
he
e cco
oo
ol
la
an
nt
t aad
dd
di
it
ti
iv
ve
e aan
nd
d tth
he
e cco
oo
ol
la
an
nt
t aar
re
e aa dda
an
ng
ge
er
r tto
o hhe
ea
al
lt
th
h.
.
T Th
he
e aad
dd
di
it
ti
iv
ve
e mmu
us
st
t tth
he
er
re
ef
fo
or
re
e oon
nl
ly
y bbe
e sst
to
or
re
ed
d iin
n tth
he
e oor
ri
ig
gi
in
na
al
l cco
on
nt
ta
ai
in
ne
er
r wwe
el
ll
l oou
ut
t
o of
f rre
ea
ac
ch
h oof
f cch
hi
il
ld
dr
re
en
n.
. IIf
f tth
he
e cco
oo
ol
la
an
nt
t hha
as
s tto
o bbe
e ddr
ra
ai
in
ne
ed
d aat
t aan
ny
y tti
im
me
e iit
t mmu
us
st
t bbe
e
c ca
au
ug
gh
ht
t aan
nd
d aal
ls
so
o sst
to
or
re
ed
d iin
n aa ssa
af
fe
e ppl
la
ac
ce
e.
.
W
WA
AR
RN
NI
IN
NG
G
A Af
ft
te
er
r tth
he
e een
ng
gi
in
ne
e hha
as
s bbe
ee
en
n sst
to
op
pp
pe
ed
d tth
he
e ffa
an
n cca
an
n cco
on
nt
ti
in
nu
ue
e rru
un
nn
ni
in
ng
g ffo
or
r aa
w wh
hi
il
le
e –– eev
ve
en
n wwi
it
th
h tth
he
e een
ng
gi
in
ne
e ssw
wi
it
tc
ch
he
ed
d oof
ff
f –– ((u
up
p tto
o aab
bo
ou
ut
t 110
0 mmi
in
nu
ut
te
es
s)
).
. IIt
t
c ca
an
n aal
ls
so
o sst
ta
ar
rt
t tto
o rru
un
n aag
ga
ai
in
n ssu
ud
dd
de
en
nl
ly
y aaf
ft
te
er
r aa ssh
ho
or
rt
t tti
im
me
e iif
f
– – tth
he
e cco
oo
ol
la
an
nt
t tte
em
mp
pe
er
ra
at
tu
ur
re
e iin
nc
cr
re
ea
as
se
es
s ddu
ue
e tto
o hhe
ea
at
t bbu
ui
il
ld
d uup
p
– – wwh
he
en
n tth
he
e een
ng
gi
in
ne
e iis
s hho
ot
t aan
nd
d tth
he
e een
ng
gi
in
ne
e cco
om
mp
pa
ar
rt
tm
me
en
nt
t iis
s hhe
ea
at
te
ed
d
a ad
dd
di
it
ti
io
on
na
al
ll
ly
y bby
y sst
tr
ro
on
ng
g ssu
un
nl
li
ig
gh
ht
t.
.
S Sp
pe
ec
ci
ia
al
l cca
ar
re
e mmu
us
st
t tth
he
er
re
ef
fo
or
re
e bbe
e tta
ak
ke
en
n wwh
he
en
n wwo
or
rk
ki
in
ng
g iin
n tth
he
e een
ng
gi
in
ne
e
c co
om
mp
pa
ar
rt
tm
me
en
nt
t.
.
K
W WA
AR
RN
NI
IN
NG
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