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Roomster

Draining and filling up coolant
Draining and filling up coolant
Special tools and workshop equipment required
t  Catch pan, e.g. -VAS 6208-
t  Pliers for spring strap clamps
t  antifreeze tester
Draining
  Note
Collect drained coolant in a clean container for proper disposal or reuse.
  WARNING
Hot steam may escape when the compensation bottle is opened.
t  Wear safety goggles and safety clothing, in order to avoid eye injuries and scalding.
t  Cover the cap with a cloth and open carefully.
–  Open the cap of the coolant expansion reservoir.
–  Remove the sound dampening system → Body Work; Rep. gr.50.
   
–  Remove the left charge air hose, to do so slacken the screw clamps -arrows-.
  Caution
Shut off the opening of the charge air cooler, e.g. with a clean foam piece, so that no coolant can penetrate.
–  Place a catch pan under the engine.
  N21-10326
–  Detach coolant hoses -arrows-.
  N19-10424
–  Detach the bottom coolant hose from the radiator.
Filling up
–  Re-connect all the coolant hoses and the left charge air hose.
Select the appropriate coolant additive from the → Electronic Catalogue of Original Parts or from the list of allowed coolant additives:
t  → BookletFabia II.
t  → BookletRoomster.
–  In a clean reservoir mix drinking water and coolant additive in the correct mixing ratio:
t  → BookletFabia II.
t  → BookletRoomster.
  N19-10340
–  Top up coolant in the expansion reservoir, until the -max- marking of the coolant level is reached.
–  Switch off the heating, and if present, the air conditioning system.
–  Start engine, run for not more than 3 minutes at approx. 2000 rpm and while doing so continuously top up coolant in the expansion reservoir.
–  Tighten cap at expansion reservoir.
–  Run engine until radiator fan starts.
  WARNING
Hot steam may escape when the compensation bottle is opened.
t  Wear safety goggles and safety clothing, in order to avoid eye injuries and scalding.
t  Cover the cap with a cloth and open carefully.
–  Check the level of coolant when the expansion reservoir is closed and top up if necessary when the engine is cooled down.
l  When the engine is at operating temperature the coolant level must be at the -max- marking, while the level must lie in the middle of the criss-crossed field if the engine is cold (between the -min- and -max- markings).
  S19-0190

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