Among the small maintenance works that you should do on a consistent basis on your car, to fill up the brake fluid level of your Renault Mascott is one of the great classics. Even though this action is very easy to conduct, some of you are most probably wanting to know why to do the brake fluid level on your car? And others are wondering how to do the brake fluid level on your Renault Mascott? We will now answer these questions.

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

So we begin our article content with the interest of looking at the brake fluid level on a Renault Mascott. This fluid has a fundamental role on your car, transmit the braking power to the wheels and thus stop your car. On the other hand, it is possible that as time passes you may lose brake fluid without any particular leak (without any leakage). It is therefore fundamental to check the brake fluid level of your Renault Mascott regularly (every 10,000km for example). It is also beneficial to flush the system every 50,000km because as time passes the brake fluid loses its attributes. This procedure is specially simple and does not require evolved expertise of mechanics, so it is easy for all Renault Mascott owners to do it on their own. If the Brake light on the dashboard of your Renault Mascott does not correspond to a lack of brake fluid, do not think twice to have a look at our article content for details. On the other hand, there are some safety measures and rules to follow that we will see in the next part of this article content.

How to fill up the brake fluid of a Renault Mascott

So now we will describe to you how to do the brake fluid level on a Renault Mascott. Please take note that this is very basic to perform. On the other hand, 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 get this info in the user manual of your Renault Mascott. Now here are the steps to adhere to to make your level:

  • Open your bonnet and locate your brake fluid reservoir, it is very easy to find, it is generally made of whitish/transparent plastic, it is set on top of the master cylinder (metal part) and has a yellow cap.
  • Once found, examine the instructions on the cap cautiously so as not to make any problems within the the procedure, we recommend you to clean the cap and the tank before opening. You will now be able to examine 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 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 appropriate for your Renault Mascott up to the mark “Max”.
  • If the level was beneath the “Min” mark before you checked the brake fluid level in your Renault Mascott, remember to check the level in a few days/weeks to ensure you don’t have a leak in the brake system

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That’s it, you now have all the information you need to safely and securely fill the brake fluid level of your Renault Mascott.

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