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Volkswagen New Beetle L5-2.5L (BPR) (2007)03 · Maintenance
03 · Maintenance

Coolant: Specifications (page 2 of 4)

Make
Volkswagen
Model
New Beetle
Engine
L5-2.5L (BPR)
Year
2007
Section
Fluids › Coolant
MaintenanceSpecifications · page 2 of 4
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Coolant: Service and Repair

03 - Service Procedures

Cooling System, Checking Freeze Protection and Coolant Level

‹› Only G12 conforming to TL VW 774 F my be used as an additive. It can be recognized by the purple color.

‹› G 12 purple (according to TL VW 774 F) can be mixed with the previous coolant additives G 11 and G 12 (red).

‹› G 12 purple (according to TL VW 774 F) may be mixed with previous coolant additive G 12 red.

G 12 and coolant additives marked "In accordance with TL VW 774 F" prevent freezing and corrosion damage, scaling and also raise the boiling
point of the coolant. For these reasons, the cooling system must be filled with radiator freeze and corrosion protection fluid all year round. 

Checking freeze protection and adding coolant additive if necessary. 

‹› Coolant Level, Checking and Filling 

Freeze Protection, Checking and Adding Coolant Additive 

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

‹› Refractometer (T10007)

‹› Read the bright/ark boundary to obtain an accurate reading for the following tests. Place a drop of water on the glass to improve the readability of

the bright/dark boundary. The bright/dark boundary can be clearly recognized on the "WATERLINE".

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Check the concentration of the coolant additive using refractometer (T10007) (operating instructions).

The scale - 1 - of the refractometer is designed for coolant additives -G 12- and -G 11-.

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