Among the small service acts that you should do on a consistent basis on your car, to fill up the brake fluid level of your Renault Captur is one of the great classics. Although this process is elementary to carry out, some of you are most probably wanting to know why to do the brake fluid level on your car? And others are worried about how to do the brake fluid level on your Renault Captur? We will now answer these questions.

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Benefit to always have the brake fluid level up in your Renault Captur

So we commence our content page with the benefit of checking the brake fluid level on a Renault Captur. This fluid has an essential task on your car, transmit the braking power to the wheels and thus stop your vehicle. Nevertheless, it is possible that as time passes you may lose brake fluid without any particular leak (without any leakage). It is consequently necessary to check the brake fluid level of your Renault Captur regularly (every 10,000km for example). It is also wise to flush the system every 50,000km because as time passes the brake fluid will lose its attributes. This process is particularly simple and does not require amazing expertise of mechanics, so it is easy for all Renault Captur owners to do it themselves. If the Brake light on the dashboard of your Renault Captur does not correspond to a lack of brake fluid, do not think twice to consult our content page for details. Nevertheless, there are some measures and rules to follow that we will notice in the next section of this content page.

How to fill up the brake fluid of a Renault Captur

So now we will explain to you how to do the brake fluid level on a Renault Captur. Please take note that this is very simple to complete. Nevertheless, you will have to check which brake fluid is the right one for you between DOT 3, DOT 4 and DOT 5. Most cars use either DOT 3 or DOT 4. You will obtain this information in the user manual of your Renault Captur. Now here are the steps to follow to make your level:

  • Open your cover and locate your brake fluid reservoir, it is very easy to find, it is in general made of whitish/transparent plastic, it is based above the master cylinder (metal part) and has a yellow cap.
  • Once found, read the instructions on the cap cautiously so as not to make any mistakes during the process, we recommend you to clean the cap and the tank before opening. You will now be able to take a look at the side of the tank and see the “Min” and “Max” marks on the side of the tank, which give you the range in which the level should be.
  • If the level is enough do not touch anything, or if you are close to or below the low mark, open the cap and fill it gently with the brake fluid suitable for your Renault Captur up to the mark “Max”.
  • If the level was under the “Min” mark before you inspected the brake fluid level in your Renault Captur, make sure you check the level in a few days/weeks to make sure you don’t have a leak in the brake system

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That’s it, you now have all the data you need to safely fill the brake fluid level of your Renault Captur.

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