check engine VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2008 Owner's Manual

For the sake of e nvi ro nm ent
Just one tank or leaded gas will seriously re ­
duc e the of the catalyti c converter.
Applies lo vehicles : with o gasoline engine
Gasoline additives
Booklet 3.2 Tip s and Advice
Tip s
you notic e a lo ss o r economy or driv e­
ability and p erformanc e problem s using one or
these fuel blends,
reco mmend that you
sw itch to unbl endecl
Gasoline additives improve quality of the gasoline.
Gasoline quality influen ces en gine behavior, fi cie ncy . p erformanc e and serv ice F o r thi s
reason you sh ou ld always use good quality gaso­
lin e contai ning additives. These addi tives will
h elp
to p re vent corrosion, keep system
clea n and pr event depo sits from bui ldin g up in
the engin e.
good qualit y gasol ine with additives is not
a vai lable, or eng in e probl em s ari se, additives
ma y be added to the gasoline.
Applies to veh icles : wi th o Diesel e ngine
Diesel fuel
Always Diesel fuel No. 2 on Ly.
Serv ice s tation s offer ing Die sel are generally
l ocated on truck routes or maj or hi ghw ays . Di­
re cto ri es or Diese l
stat ions are usually avail­
ab le at Di esel station s.
Some state s in t he USA requir e perm its
to pur­
chas e Diese l Check w ith yo ur Stat e Motor
Ve hicle Department.
Die sel
may not be ava ilable outs id e th e US A
and Canada. Be sur e to check before trav elin g to
othe r co untrie s.
Winter opera tion
At te mp erat ur es below 20° F No. 2 loses its fluidity d ue to wax separation,
which may clog the filt er or tank and
kee p th e engin e running.
To help in p reve nting su ch co nditions, the
in your vehicle is au tomatica lly preheated. You
can also buy gasoline additives separat ely
and add them to the gaso line yourself
yo u h ave
probl ems star ting or the e ngine does not sm oot hly.
Not all gasoline addit ives are effec tive. W e rec ­
omme nd you use only genu ine Vo lkswagen gas
additives for gasoline e ngin es . T hese add itive s
a re ava ilabl e from your authorized Vo lk swage n
deal er. Yo u will also receive information on how
to use th em.
Do not mi x other gas additives with th e gas
Preheating th e makes operation or
yo ur vehicl e po ssib le wit h Di ese l fuel N o. 2
down to - 10° F (-24 ' CJ.
you expect tem perat ur es below 5° F (-15 ° C) ask
you r dealer w hethe r their Diesel f uel No. 2 is
sufficie ntly winterized the pr evailing te m ­
pe ratures.
not wint erized or insu fficient ly win te rized
D iese l has a lready thick ened to the extent
that t he engin e will not start, it can be re ctifi ed
by lea vin g th e ve hicle standing
some time in
a heated s helter.
It is normal that th e engine noise leve l (die­
se ling ) is lou der du ring th e warm-up period in
w int er. It i s also norma l that whi tish-b lue smok e
be emitted from t he tailpipe after startin g
and d uring warm -up. The amoun t or smoke de-
pend s on th e outs id e te mp erature.
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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Do no t let your Diese l e n gin e idl e u1111 ecessa rily
afte r a co ld start. Drivin g off s low ly wi ll sho rten
th e wa rm -up peri od.
WARNING
• Neve r use "s tarting a ssist fluid s". The y
may be pot entiall y explosive or cause a "run ­
away" engine condition. This could result in
ser ious engine damage and personal injury.
• Do not use fuel line antifreeze offered for
gasoline engines.
Note
• Your Diese l engi ne ha s bee n sp eci fica lly de­
s ig ned
10 ope rate o n Die sel fu el o nl y. T here fore.
n eve r use home hea tin g oil o r reg ular gaso line.
Th e pro p erti es of th ese fuels
ca use se rious
damage fuel injection sys tem and th e
e n gin e. This could l ead to additional expense
and will al so affe ct your warrant y.
• If Die sel fuel should get o n any rubb er h ose,
it
b e w ip ed off imm ediat ely . T he n wash th e
con ta minat ed hose port io n w ith so ap and warm
wa te r. Do not allow D iesel f uel
remain on co n­
n ec ting hoses . Th ey may de velop leaks and
ca use se rious damage.
be taken when worki ng on engine or on components the
engine compartment.
an y work on the engine or
in th e engi ne compartment:
I. Move the se lecto r l eve r P (Park ).
2 . App ly the parking brake firm ly .
3. Sw itch off the engi ne a nd re mo ve the
key from th e igni tion.
4. Wai t for the engine lo coo l d ow n.
5. Keep children and oth ers awa y fro m the
vehicle.
6 . Open the eng ine hood
36 .
All se rv ice fluid s, spark plugs. bau er ies etc. a rc
co nstantl y being deve lo ped and improved. Au­
th ori zed Volkswage n dea le rs a re kept up- to-da te
by the m anufa ctur er. For this reaso n
recom ­
m end that you h ave these re placed b y an autho ­
ri zed Volkswagen dea le r. P lease re ad th e notes
bel ow. The engin e co mpartment of an y m otor
vehicle is a hazardous
WARNING
Propo sition 65 Warning:
34 Checking and Filling
Lt::, WARNING
• Eng ine ex hau st, some of its cons tituent s,
and certain vehicle components contain or
em it chemica ls known to the Stale of Ca li­
forn ia
cause ca ncer and birth defe cts and
r e produ cti ve harm. In addition , cer tain fluid s
co ntained in vehicle s and certain product s of
c omponent wear contain or emit chemical s
known lo the Stale of California to cau se
cancer and birth defects or other reproductive
h ar m.
• Batter y posts, terminals and related acces ­
so rie s co ntain le ad and lead compon ent s,
c h emi cal s known to th e S tate of Ca lifornia
cau se cancer and reprodu cti ve harm . Was h
hand s hand ling.
WARNING
The en g ine compa rtment of an y motor vehicle
i s a pot entiall y dangerou s area and ca n ca use
s er io us per sonal injury.
• Always use extrem e ca ution when doin g
an y wo rk in th e engine compart ment. Alwa ys
follow common ly acce pted safety practi ces

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
WARNING (continued)
- Neve r wo rk near heate rs, wate r heaters
o f o th er open flames.
Always have an approved fire extin­
g ui sh er nearb y.
• To avoid e lect rica l sho ck and per sonal in ­
ju ry
the engi ne is running or being
s tarted:
n ever touch ignition cab les,
- neve r touch oth er com ponen ts of the
hi gh vo ltage e lectronic ig nition sys tem ,
never 1oucl1 the gas discharged (Xenon)
headli ght s w ir in g.
Opening the engine hood
in se riou s malfunctions and engine
damage!
<£> For th e sake of environment
Service fluid leaks are harmful to th e environ­
me nt. Regularly ch ec k th e ground underneath
yo ur vehicl e. If yo u find spot s of oil or othe r
fluids. have your veh icle c hec ke d b y you r autho­
ri zed Vo lkswage n dealer or a qualified
wo rksh op.
The engine hood is released from inside the
Fig . 3 Deta il of the footwe ll: the re lease lever far
t h e engine hood is loca ted in the loa twell an ihe
dr iver side
Before you open the engine hood, make
s u re that the windshield wiper arm s are
folded-up against the w indshie ld so that
the hood will not be damag ed when the
hood is opened .
Pull the release lev er underneath the in­
s trum ent panel in the directio n of the
arrow
3 . The engine hood is rele ased
from its latch by a spring
36 Checking and Filling
Fig. 4 Detail of the radia to r grill : release leve r fa r
opening the engine hood
Lift the engin e hood up at the release
l ever
4 (arrow ) and open the hood
until it is he ld up by the gas-filled strut.
WARN ING
Stop! Before working in the engine compart ­
ment, a lways read and heed a ll WARN INGS
34. The engine compartm ent of any
motor vehicle is a potentially dangerous area
ca n cause serious p erso nal injury.

Closing the engine hood
-Pull th e en gin e hood dow n un til th e
p re ss ure from t he str ut is re d uced.
- Then le t t he eng ine hoo d fall an d la tc h
in p lac e
do 1101 µress
If th e en gin e hood does no t clo se prop erly , o pen
i t a gain an d clo se i t pro perl y. W hen th e e ngin e
h oo d is properl y cl ose d, yo u ca n se e tha t it fits
flu sh w ith th e o ther body part s.
Engin e oil
Engine oil specifications
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
WARNING
If the e ngin e hoo d is not cl ose d pro perl y, it
co uld fl y up and blo ck yo ur view w hile dri ving
ca usin g a cr ash and seriou s pers on al in ju rie s.
• After clo sin g t he en gin e hood , a lway s
c he ck th at the safet y lat ch has pro perly en ­
g ag ed. The en gine hood must b e flu sh with the
s urroundin g body parts .
• If you eve r noti ce that the en gin e hood
l a tc h i s no t p roperl y sec ured when th e vehicle
i s m ov ing, stop a t on ce a nd cl ose it.
• Neve r let anyo ne g et in th e way of the en­
g in e hood when clo sing it.
Th e engine oil must conform to exact specifi cat ions .
Yo ur engi ne w as fa ctory filled w ith an all-se aso n
hi gh qu ali ty engin e o il with viscos ity g ra d e o f
SAE Yo u can u se this o il ov er all t emp er­
a tur e ra nges for n orm al dri vin g.
I f y ou nee d to add oil b etwee n oil ch an ges , u se
h ig h quality synth etic- ba sed oil w ith cor rec t
s p eci ficat ion s. If eng in e o il visc osit y g ra d e
5W-4 0 is not a va ilabl e, yo u ca n als o u se SA E 5W-
30 .
T o ass ure th at th e o il yo u u se is of th e hig h es t
qu ali ty re q uir ed by yo ur vehicl e, the fo llow ing
t e rm s m ust app ear on th e o il co nt ain er sing ly o r
i n co mbination wit h oth er de sig n atio ns:
Ga soline engin e
• VW 500 00 . VW 505 OJ o r VW 502 00
•
Di esel engin e
• VW 505 0 1 41, " Im portan t in forma tion
fo r vehicl es with Diesel e n gin e wh en ad din g or
c h angin g engine oil"
G ene ral recomm endations
If SAE 5W-40 o r visc osit y g rad e oil is not
a va ilab le in yo ur be sur e to alw ays use a vis ­
c osity g rad e s uita b le for th e clim ate and sea­
so nal co ndi tions th at exis t wh ere
v e hi cle is
ope rat ed . A lwa ys mak e sure th at o il m eets
t h e qua lity s tandard s liste d abo ve.
Checking and Filling 37

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Engine oil consumption
I n ord er to provide effective lubri cation and
cooling of int ern al eng ine compo nents, all in­
t e rnal combu stion engines use a ce rtain amount
of oil. Oil co nsumpti on varies from en gi ne
to en ­
gine and may change significantly over the life of
th e e ngine. T ypicall y engin es whi ch have a
break -in period, us e mor e oi l during the break ­
in pe riod than they do after the break-in period,
wh en oil consumption has stabilized.
Vo lksw age n recommend s that you use the ty p e
of oil that m eets th e s pec ifica tion s described
=:p age 37 ,
oil sp eci fica tion s".
Und er norm al cond ition s, the rate of oil con ­
s umpti on d ep ends on the qua lity of the o il as
w ell as it s viscos ity, the
(revolu tions per
minut e) at w hich the en gin e is operated, the
outside te mperature. the ro ad conditions as we ll
as the amount of oil di lution by co nden sa tio n
wa ter or fuel residu e and
th e ox idati on level
of the o il. As engines o il co nsumption incr ease ove r time until r epla cement of wo rn
eng ine parts may become ne cessary.
of a ll of th ese vn riabl es, it is not p ossible to sp ecify standnrd or rate o f oil con­
s umpti on. For that re ason, urge you to ch eck
the oil level in yo ur en g in e a t regu la r int erval s,
pr efe rabl y every time yo u re fu el, a nd alwa ys be­
fore going on
long trip.
The oi l pre ssure light i s not an indicator of low
e n g ine oil level. If the warnin g light doe s not go
out or flashes while drivin g (above 1500 e ngin e
a buzzer will so und. It indicates that the
o il pr essure is too low . Stop the engine imm edi-
38 Checking and Filling
ate ly, check th e engine oil leve l and add oil if
n ecessa ry. If th e eng ine oil l eve l is no rmal, but
th e light continu es to flash, do not continu e to
operate the ve hicl e. Engine dama ge ma y occ ur.
If yo u believe your engine u ses excess ive
amount s of oil, we reco mme nd that you co nsult
yo ur
Volkswagen d ea le r so that th e
ca use of conce rn can b e prop erl y diag ­
n ose d. Keep in mind t hat th e acc urate m easure­
m ent of nil consumpti on require s great car e and
ma y ta ke so me tim e. Yo ur Vo lkswagen deale r h as
in stru cti ons ho w
meas ure o il co nsumpti on
nccurately.
WARNING
S top ! Before working in the engi ne co mpart­
ment, a lways read and heed all WARN INGS
34. T he engine compar tment of a ny
m oto r ve hicl e is a potentially dangerous area
an d ca n ca use s eriou s personal injury.
Note
• The engin e in your vehicl e dep en ds on o il to
lub ricate and cool all of its mo vin g parts . Th ere­
fo re th e e ngin e oi l mu st be ch ec ked reg ularly
and k ept at th e req uir ed l evel.
• Make it a habit to have the e ngin e n il leve l
c h ec ke d eve ry tim e you refuel.
• Lack of eng in e o il ma y caus e seve re engine
d amag e.
• The
pressure warni ng ligh t is not oil
l eve l indi cato r. ._

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Checking the engine oil level
engine dipst ick indi cates the level o f th e oil.
Fig . 5 Engin e oil dip st ic k with engine oil level ma rks
To get a true reading, th e vehicle must be
o n le vel ground. Before opening the en ­
g in e hood, a lway s read a nd heed all
WA RN INGS ,iage 34, "Safety is job No. I
wh en worki ng in the eng ine
men t" .
-
the engine and wait a few minute s
for the oil to return to t he oil pan.
- Raise the en gi ne hood ,iage 36.
- Pull ou t th e dip sti ck an d w ip e it clea n
w it h a rag.
- Rein sert dip sti ck; push it all the way in. -
Pull th e dip stick out again and check
th e oil le vel.
- After check ing t he o il lev el, plea se mak e
sure that th e dip sti ck is p ush ed back i n all
t h e way.
T he pos ition of th e dip sti ck is s how n in th e cor­
responding en gin e co mpartm ent diagram
3.3 " Technical Data."
You must no t add oil.
You ca n oil. The oil leve l ma y go into th e
A ran ge, but not abov e th e A ran ge.
You must add oil. Afte r addi ng o il, m ake th at th e oi l leve l is somewhe re wit hin th e range.
WARNING
Sto p! workin g in the e ngin e c ompar t­
m ent, a lways re ad and h eed all
34. The eng ine co mpartm ent of a ny
mot or ve hicle is a poten tiall y dan gero us a re a
and ca n cau se ser io us pe rso nal injur y.
Not e
If the engin e oil leve l is above l evel 5 do
no t start th e engine -th is could damage the cat­
a ly tic co nverter and the eng ine! Contac t an au ­
th orized Volksw agen dea le r o r
qu alifi ed
workshop.
Checking and Filling 39

Booklet 3.2 Tip s and Advic e
Adding engine oil 9=::1':
Top off g radually
small of oil.
Fig. 6 In the engine comportment : engine oil filler
cap
To gel a true reading, the ve hicle m us t be
o n l eve l gro und. Before opening the e n­
g ine hood, always read a nd heed all
WA RN INGS
34, "Safe ty is job No. I
w hen working in the engine compart­
ment".
- Turn off the engine.
Unscrew the oil cap only 6 fr om
the cylind er h ea d cover . Yo u will sec the o il
can sy m bo l on top of the oil cap. If you arc
sur e, contact you r autho rize d Volk­
swag en dea le r for assis ta n ce .
- Top off oil in sma ll amo unts (not more
than a half quart/li te r at a tim e), using the
co rrect oil.
- To avoid fiJling too much oil, wai l
while and check o il level before adding
mor e.
40 Ch ecking and Filling
- As soo n as the o il leve l is in a rea
39, fig. 5
oil fill er cap is s hown in the
c orre sp ondin g eng in e compartm en t diagram
En gine oi l add itives
Vo lksw age n docs not recom mend the use of oil
add itives . Th ey may adverse ly yo ur New
V ehicl e
WARNING
Stop! Before wo rk in g in th e eng ine c ompart­
m ent , a lways read and heed WARN IN GS 34 . Th e eng ine com partm ent of an y
mot or ve hicle is a po te nti ally dang erous area
a nd can cause s eriou s personal injury.
WARNING
Spill ed oil i s a haz ard.
• The oi l filler cap must be properly secur ed
to preve nt oil fr om b eing spra yed on the hot
e n gin e an d ex hau st sys te m wh en th e e ngi ne is
runnin g.
Note
I f the oil le ve l
is above leve l 39, fi g . 5
co nven er and th e engin e! See an au­
t h ori zed Volk swag en dealer or qu alified work­
s hop .
For the sake of e nvironment
Do not l et th e oil leve l get above
Other ­
w is e oil can b e in through the cra nk case
breath er and e scape into the atm osphere
through th e exhau st

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Applies to vehicles: with a Diesel e ngine
Important information for vehicles with Diesel engine when adding or
changing engine oil
On vehicles with a Diesel engine always use engine oil conforms to Volk­
s wagen Oil Standard 505
OJ when adding or changing engine oil.
Vehicl es with Diese l en gine s require and must
a lways use special engine o il that conforms to
Vo lkswage n Oil Stand ard 505 01.
Never use any ot her kind of engin e oil in your
ve hicl e, not even
ofT the oil leve l.
the time of printing. we are awar e Cas­produ ces engin e o il that conform s not yet
be ava ilable throu ghout North Am erica. Other
o il manufacturer s ma y offer engin e oil that co n­
fo rm s
Volkswa gen Oil Standard 505 01 this
tim e or some futur e elat e.
Please be sur e to consult
authorized
Vo lkswage n dealer for information and avail­
abilit y of the prop er e ngin e oil f or yo ur vehicle' s
D iese l e ngine and fur
la tes t technical infor­
13ec ause this specia l engin e oil may 1101 be avail­
able when need strongl y recom mend that
yo u always carry you extra quart (liter ) o f oil co nforms to Vo lkswage n Oil 50 5
01, in case you have off oil while on the
road .
WARNING
Failure to use en gin e o il for your Diese l e n gi ne
that expre ssly co nforms to Vo lkswage n Oil
S tandard 505 01 can cause engine failure on
the highwa y that can ca use
cras h and seriou s
personal injury.
WARNING (continued)
• Never use any amo unt of eng ine o il in lhe
Diese l en gine th at does not conform to Vo lk­
sw agen Oil Standar d 505 0 1.
•
carry w ith you an extra quart (liter )
of engine oi l that confor ms to Vo lkswa gen Oil
Sta ndard 505 01 in case yo u mu st top ofTthe oil
wh ile on the road.
WARNING
Improp erly s tored items can become airborne
mi ssiles, flyin g through the ve hicle ca using
ser ious personal injury in the event of hard
brak ing or an accident. To help r educe the risk
of ser io us perso nal injury:
• /\(ways store extra quart (lit er) of e ngine oil
for your Diesel en gine in its original oil con­
tainer that is secure ly closed in the luggage
compar tment. Make s ure
container is se­
cure ly stored and mounted.
Note
• lf yo u u se e ngin e oil that doe s not expressl y
co nform to Volkswage n Oil Standard 505 01, very
se riou s and very expe nsive damage t o your ve­
hicle 's engin e wi ll occ ur. Engin e dam age caused
by using the wrong engin e oil is not cove red by
yo ur Limit ed New Vehicle Warranty.
• Not all comm ercia lly availabl e oil s conform
10 thi s very rigid Volkswagen oil qualit y s tanda rd
eve n though th ey may be symhetic-hased and
hav e th e same
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Booklet 3.2 Tip s and Advice
Changing the engine oil
The engine oil be changed at the intervals listed in the Maintenance Booklet.
The engin e oil mu st b e c han ged a ccordin g to th e
int erva ls s pecified in your Ma intenan ce book le t
I. I.
Thi s is ve ry important becau se the lubri catin g
prop erti es of oil decrea se gradually during
n o rm al v ehicl e use. If yo u ar e no t sur e w hen you
yu ur yuur Vol k­
sw age n Se rv ice Ad viso r.
Und er so me c ircum sta nces the e ngin e o il
s h o uld b e changed more freq u entl y. C hange oil
mor e often
you driv e mo stl y s hor t d is tan ce s.
opera te the veh icl e in dusty areas or mostl y
und er stop-and-g o traffi c conditi ons. o r wh en
yo u u se yo ur vehicl e where te mperatur es stay
b elow freez in g po int for l ong p eri o ds.
D eterge nt additive s in th e oil will m ake fres h oil
lo ok d ark aft er t he e ngin e ha s bee n runnin g fo r a
s hort t ime. T hi s is normal
is not a r easo n to ch an ge the oil mor e often than r ecomm end ed .
WARN ING
Sto p! Before w orkin g in the en gine compan ­
ment , alwa ys read and h eed all WARN INGS
34 . The engine co mpartment of motor vehicl e is a potentia lly dangerou s area
and can cause se rious perso nal inju ry.
WARNING
If yo u mu st cha nge the engine oil in yo ur ve ­
hicle:
• A lways wear eye pro tec tion.
• To reduce the risk of burns from hot e ngine
oil le t the engin e coo l down to th e to u ch.
42 Checking and Filling
WARNING (continued )
• When removi ng the oil drai n plug with
y our fing ers, s tay as far away as poss ible. A l­
ways keep your forear m
to the ground
to h elp pr even t hot oil from ru nning down
your
• Drain the oil into a con ta in er des igne d for
th is on e large en ough to hold at least
th e to tal amo unt of oil in yo ur eng ine.
• To reduce t he risk of poisoning, neve r use
em pty food or beverage containers that might
mi slea d someo ne into drinkin g from them.
• Eng ine oil is poisonous. Keep it we ll out of
the rea ch of c hildren.
• Conti nuo us co nta ct with used e ngine oil is
h armfu l to yo ur skin. Alway s pro tec t yo ur skin
by wash ing th oroug hly wi th soa p and water.
For t he sake of environm ent
• Before ch angin g t he oil, fi rs t m ake sur e yo u
k now w here yo u can prop erl y di sp ose of the old
o il.
• Always disp ose o f u se d engin e oil prop erly .
N ev er dump it on garden soil. in wood ed ar ea s,
int o stream s or cl ow n se wa ge drain s.
• Recy cle use d engin e oil
takin g it t o a u sed
e n gin e o il co llect io n fa cilit y in your area , o r co n­
ta ct a se rv ice sta tion.
• Beca use of th e probl em of prop er d is po sa l,
a long with the special too ls and nec ess ary exp er­
ti se req uir ed,
stro ngly reco mm end that you
h ave yo ur oil ch ang ed b y an auth oriz ed Volk­
swage n deale r o r a qualifi ed wo rks hop .

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Checking the coolant level and topping off
The correct coolant level is important for correct functioning of the engine cooling
system .
Fig. 7 In the engine compartment: coolant expan­
s ion tank
To get a true reading, the vehicle must be
on level grou nd. Before opening the en­
gine hood, always read and heed all
WARN INGS
34, is job No. l
when working in the eng ine compart­
If th e coo lant level drops too low,
th e wa rning text
STOP Ch eck coolant
O w ner's manual!
is disp layed in the instru­
ment cluster and t he engine coo lant
level/temperatu re wa rning lig h t lights up.
Opening the coolant e xpansion tank
- Switc h off the eng ine and allow it to
coo l.
- To prevent scald in g, cove r the cap
8011 the expansion tank with a thick
cloth and ca refu lly un screw the
Checking coolant level
- Look into the open coo lant expansion
tan k and read off the coo lant leve l.
- If th e leve l is belo w the
mark , top
off w ith coolant.
Topping off coolant
- Only use new coolant.
44 Checking and Filling
Fi g. 8 In the engine compar tment: cap of coola nt
expansion tank
-Do not fill above the upper mark.
Closing the coolant expansion tank
-Reinsta ll the cap
pos itio n of t he coo lant expa nsion tank i s
show n in the corre spo ndin g en gin e co mpart ­
overview 3.3 'Technical data."
Make sure that the coola nt meets the required
s p eci fications
43. Do not use a different
typ e of add itive if coolant addit ive G 12 i s not
avai lable. In this case use only water and bring
coola nt co ncentrati on back up to th e corr ect
l eve l as soo n as po ssible by to pping off with the
s p ec ified addi tive
43 .
A lways top off wi th
Do not fill above the upper mark. Otherwi se the
excess ive coo la nt be pressed out of the
coo ling sys tem w hen th e engine is hot.
T he
additive G 12 (purp le) may be mixed
w ith G 12 (pink) and a lso with G 1 1.
WARNING
Stop! Before working in the e ngine compart­
ment, a lways read and heed all WARNINGS
34. The engine compar tment of an y
motor vehicle i s a poten tially dangerous area
and can cause serious personal injury.