2003 Chevrolet Venture Owner's Manual - Page 362
2003 Chevrolet Venture Manual
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Notice: Engine damage from running your engine without coolant isn't covered by your warranty. See "Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode" in the Index for information on driving to a safe place in an emergency. Notice: When adding coolant, it is important that you use only DEX-COOL@ (silicate-free) coolant. If coolant other than DEX-COOL@is added to the system, premature engine, heater core or radiator corrosion may result. In addition, the engine coolant will require change sooner at 30,000 miles (50 000 km) or 24 months, whichever occurs first. Damage caused by the use of coolant other than DEX-COOL@ not covered by your new vehicle is warranty. Adding only plain water to your cooling system can be dangerous. Plain water, or some other liquid suchas alcohol, can boil before the proper coolant mixture will. Your vehicle's coolant warning system is set for the proper coolant mixture. With plain water or the wrong mixture, your engine could get too hot but you wouldn't get the overheat warning. Your engine could catch fire and you others or could be burned. Use a 50/50mixture of clean, drinkable water and DEX COOL@coolant. How to Add Coolant to the Coolant Recovery Tank 3 W 3 W I IIIXLUlt: V I C l t S d f I , u l l l l n a ~ l e v a t c f a IU v 1 If you haven't found a problem yet, but the coolant level isn't at or above the FULL COLD mark, add a -I.+:.-~~-L-,..,- + , n r v p , , J , ~ @ rntrn Notice: In cold weather, water can freeze and crack the engine, radiator, heater core and other parts. Use the recommended coolant and the proper ~ : . -1 -I ~ UL/\-WUUL bwuIaI IL ---I--& l -:.,+.*.=#. IIIIALUI G. engine coolant at the coolant recovery tank. See Engine Coolant on page 5-23 for more information. 5-31