Among the small service acts that you should do regularly on your car, to fill up the brake fluid level of your Suzuki Jimny is one of the most classics. Even though this process is elementary to carry out, some of you are likely concerned about why to do the brake fluid level on your car? And others are worried about how to do the brake fluid level on your Suzuki Jimny? We will now answer these questions.

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Advantage to always have the brake fluid level up in your Suzuki Jimny

So we start our article with the significance of verifying the brake fluid level on a Suzuki Jimny. This fluid has an essential role on your car, transmit the braking power to the wheels and thus stop your car. However, it is possible that in the long run you may lose brake fluid without any particular leak (without any leakage). It is consequently imperative to check the brake fluid level of your Suzuki Jimny regularly (every 10,000km for example). It is also beneficial to flush the system every 50,000km because after some time the brake fluid will lose its properties. This procedure is extremely simple and does not require evolved experience of mechanics, so it is easy for all Suzuki Jimny owners to do it on their own. If the Brake light on the dashboard of your Suzuki Jimny does not correspond to a lack of brake fluid, do not hesitate to have a look at our article for details. However, there are some precautions and rules to respect that we will notice in the up coming part of this article.

How to fill up the brake fluid of a Suzuki Jimny

So now we will learn to you how to do the brake fluid level on a Suzuki Jimny. Please note that this is very basic to carry out. However, you will have to check which brake fluid is the right one for you between DOT 3, DOT 4 and DOT 5. Most vehicles use either DOT 3 or DOT 4. You will get this info in the user manual of your Suzuki Jimny. Now here are the steps to adhere to to make your level:

  • Open your bonnet and find your brake fluid reservoir, it is very easy to locate, it is usually made of whitish/transparent plastic, it is placed over the master cylinder (metal part) and has a yellow cap.
  • Once found, read the instructions on the cap attentively so as not to make any mistakes during the procedure, 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 observe 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 Suzuki Jimny up to the mark “Max”.
  • If the level was under the “Min” mark before you inspected the brake fluid level in your Suzuki Jimny, make sure 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 securely fill the brake fluid level of your Suzuki Jimny.

If perhaps you have any further questions about the Suzuki Jimny, do not hesitate to consult our Suzuki Jimny category.