Drain The Coolant
The cooling system is under pressure when the engine is warm. There is a risk of scalding due to hot steam and hot coolant.
Scalding the skin and other parts of the body is possible.
- Wear safety gloves.
- Wear protective eyewear.
- Reduce the pressure by covering the coolant expansion tank cap with a cloth and carefully opening it.
-- Open the coolant reservoir cap -arrow-.
-- Remove the noise insulation -1-. Refer to NOISE INSULATION, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
-- Place the Shop Crane - Drip Tray :VAS 6208 underneath.
Vehicles with Version 1 Radiator:
-- Lift the clamp -arrow-, remove the lower left coolant hose from the radiator and drain the coolant.
-- Lift the clamp -arrow-, remove the lower right coolant hose from the charge air cooling circuit cooler and drain the coolant.
Vehicles with Version 2 Radiator:
-- Lift the clamp -1- and remove the upper right coolant hose from the radiator and drain the coolant.
-- Lift the clamp -2-, remove the lower right coolant hose from the charge air cooling circuit cooler and drain the coolant.
Vehicles with Version 3 Radiator:
-- Lift the clamp -arrow-, remove the lower left coolant hose from the radiator and drain the coolant.
-- Lift the clamps -1 and 2-, remove the coolant hoses from the charge air cooling circuit cooler and drain the coolant.
Continuation for All Vehicles:
-- Loosen the hose clamp -arrow-, remove the lower coolant hose to the Heater Support Pump -V488- and drain the coolant.