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 Volkswagen Coccinelle is one of the most classics. Nevertheless this process is elementary to carry out, some of you are likely trying to figure out why to do the brake fluid level on your car? And others are concerned about how to do the brake fluid level on your Volkswagen Coccinelle? We will now answer these questions.

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Benefit to always have the brake fluid level up in your Volkswagen Coccinelle

So we begin our content page with the significance of looking at the brake fluid level on a Volkswagen Coccinelle. This fluid has a crucial role on your car, transmit the braking power to the wheels and thus stop your car. However, it is possible that with time you may lose brake fluid in the normal way (without any leakage). It is therefore important to check the brake fluid level of your Volkswagen Coccinelle on a regular basis (every 10,000km for example). It is also advisable to flush the system every 50,000km because over time the brake fluid loses its attributes. This operation is really simple and does not require advanced knowledge of mechanics, so it is easy for all Volkswagen Coccinelle owners to do it themselves. If the Brake light on the dashboard of your Volkswagen Coccinelle does not match to a lack of brake fluid, do not be reluctant to read our content page for details. However, there are some measures and rules to respect that we will check out in the next section of this content page.

How to fill up the brake fluid of a Volkswagen Coccinelle

So now we will describe to you how to do the brake fluid level on a Volkswagen Coccinelle. Please notice that this is very elementary to complete. 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 data in the user manual of your Volkswagen Coccinelle. Now here are the steps to follow to make your level:

  • Open your bonnet and situate your brake fluid reservoir, it is very easy to situate, it is in general made of whitish/transparent plastic, it is set 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 within the the operation, we encourage you to clean the cap and the tank before opening. You will now be able to 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 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 suitable for your Volkswagen Coccinelle up to the mark “Max”.
  • If the level was under the “Min” mark before you checked the brake fluid level in your Volkswagen Coccinelle, make sure 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 securely fill the brake fluid level of your Volkswagen Coccinelle.

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