Among the small maintenance acts that you should do on a regular basis on your car, to fill up the brake fluid level of your Renault Kangoo is one of the most classics. Although this act is elementary to conduct, some of you are likely wanting to know why to do the brake fluid level on your car? And others are questioning how to do the brake fluid level on your Renault Kangoo? We will now answer these questions.

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Advantage to always have the brake fluid level up in your Renault Kangoo

So we start our guideline with the benefit of checking the brake fluid level on a Renault Kangoo. This fluid has a vital task on your car, transmit the braking power to the wheels and thus stop your automobile. On the other hand, it is possible that after a while you may lose brake fluid without any particular leak (without any leakage). It is consequently important to verify the brake fluid level of your Renault Kangoo on a regular basis (every 10,000km for example). It is also wise to flush the system every 50,000km because as time passes the brake fluid loses its characteristics. This operation is extremely simple and does not require amazing knowledge of mechanics, so it is easy for all Renault Kangoo owners to do it on their own. If the Brake light on the dashboard of your Renault Kangoo does not match to a lack of brake fluid, do not hesitate to have a look at our guideline for details. On the other hand, there are some precautions and rules to follow that we will see in the following part of this guideline.

How to fill up the brake fluid of a Renault Kangoo

So now we will show to you how to do the brake fluid level on a Renault Kangoo. Please be aware that this is very basic to carry out. On the other hand, you will have to verify 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 get this data in the user manual of your Renault Kangoo. Now here are the steps to adhere to to make your level:

  • Open your hood and locate your brake fluid reservoir, it is very easy to find, it is generally made of whitish/transparent plastic, it is based above the master cylinder (metal part) and has a yellow cap.
  • Once found, examine the instructions on the cap attentively so as not to make any mistakes during the operation, we advise 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 check out 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 sufficient 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 appropriate for your Renault Kangoo up to the mark “Max”.
  • If the level was below the “Min” mark before you checked the brake fluid level in your Renault Kangoo, make sure you verify the level in a few days/weeks to make certain 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 properly fill the brake fluid level of your Renault Kangoo.

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