Lady Eleganza
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Hi all! First time Panda Eleganza owner here (first time 'any car' owner, in fact!), popping in to say hello, and to ask my first new owner question to enable me to do all my fluid checks & top ups correctly before embarking on a big trip to Wales:
Q. "What can be found, and where, under my bonnet?!" What I can see doesn't match the diagrams in my Panda manual, and I'm worried about making a rookie mistake and filling up the wrong reservoir with the wrong fluid!
1st pic - Whole engine bay
The top right reservoir cap mentions 'Dot 4' fluid - this would be for brakes, right?
And the top left reservoir cap also mentions a 'Dot' fluid (Can't pick it out from the photo, but I remember it not being 'Dot 4') - what would this fluid be for?
2nd Pic - Coolant reservoir?
I know where the oil is, and the windscreen wash is the lower reservoir with the tiny blue cap. I'm fairly sure that the remaining reservoir with the bright blue and yellow cap must be for the coolant - is this correct?
If so, my issue with this reservoir is that it's reeeally difficult to actually see any hint of the coolant level, since the plastic is such a thick opaque white, and the reservoir body itself is awkwardly placed / not very accessible.. Any tips on how best to spot the coolant? :shrug: I'm making the assumption that the two rigid lines on the reservoir are the Min / Max fill lines...
If anyone's read this far and can help share some pointers, "Thank you, thank you!"
Q. "What can be found, and where, under my bonnet?!" What I can see doesn't match the diagrams in my Panda manual, and I'm worried about making a rookie mistake and filling up the wrong reservoir with the wrong fluid!
1st pic - Whole engine bay
The top right reservoir cap mentions 'Dot 4' fluid - this would be for brakes, right?
And the top left reservoir cap also mentions a 'Dot' fluid (Can't pick it out from the photo, but I remember it not being 'Dot 4') - what would this fluid be for?
2nd Pic - Coolant reservoir?
I know where the oil is, and the windscreen wash is the lower reservoir with the tiny blue cap. I'm fairly sure that the remaining reservoir with the bright blue and yellow cap must be for the coolant - is this correct?
If so, my issue with this reservoir is that it's reeeally difficult to actually see any hint of the coolant level, since the plastic is such a thick opaque white, and the reservoir body itself is awkwardly placed / not very accessible.. Any tips on how best to spot the coolant? :shrug: I'm making the assumption that the two rigid lines on the reservoir are the Min / Max fill lines...
If anyone's read this far and can help share some pointers, "Thank you, thank you!"