2. Remove the cap from the expansion tank.
3. Remove the engine mudguard.
4. Place a container under the vehicle to collect the coolant.
5. Remove the drain plug at the bottom of the radiator or disconnect the supply hose from the radiator. In order to ensure maximum draining of the coolant, additionally do the following:
6. Four-cylinder petrol and diesel engines. Disconnect the large diameter hose located on the left side of the engine, when viewed in the direction of travel, from the radiator to the thermostat housing, as well as the thin hose from the heater core to the thermostat (see illustrations).
7. Five-cylinder engine. Disconnect the hose going to the heater core located behind the rear end of the engine.
8. Disconnect the lower coolant circulation hose.
9. Six-cylinder engine. Drain the coolant through an additional drain hole at the bottom of the cylinder block at the junction between the engine and transmission (see arrow in illustration).
Attention! The coolant is poisonous. It must not be discharged into the sewer. The liquid must be disposed of at the nearest collection points.
Refueling
Due to the fact that when draining a certain amount of coolant still remains in the system, when refueling, it may turn out that the filled volume is less than the nominal one.
10. Remove the vent plug on the coolant hose to the heater core (see illustrations).
11. Six-cylinder engines only. Remove the vent plug on the coolant hose at the front of the engine
12. First fill in antifreeze, and then water, preferably distilled, so that the liquid level is at the top edge of the expansion tank.
13. Fill in the coolant until it starts to come out through the vent hole.
14. Four-cylinder petrol and diesel engines. Raise the coolant supply hose to the radiator a little while continuing to fill the fluid.
15. Close the filler cap of the expansion tank.
16. Start the engine and let it idle until the radiator fan starts.
17. Stop the engine and top up the coolant. Its level in the expansion tank must be between the marks «MIN» And «MAX». When the engine is hot, the level is slightly higher.
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