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Operation: How do you open a car's radiator cap?

In order to open the radiator cap of a car you have to go and open the hood so that you can have access to the components located inside the engine compartment: it will be necessary to place a cloth on the cap and start unscrewing it slowly. This operation is necessary since the cap is under pressure and opening it too quickly could jump; once the cap has been disengaged, it will be possible to remove it completely and it will be possible to top up with coolant. To be able to close the cap it will be sufficient to screw it clockwise.


Posted on 7 August 2022 by ScegliAuto



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How to activate the cruise control of the Nissan Qashqai

Let's see how the cruise control is activated on the Nissan Qashqai: you have to activate it by putting the cruise control switch to "on", then, using only the right spoke of the steering wheel, press the "set-" button, then the "res +" button also on the right spoke of the steering wheel and the cruise control indicator lights up on the car's instrument panel display. If the brake pedal is pressed while the cruise control is in operation or if the "cancel" button on the right spoke of the steering wheel is pressed, the cruise control will automatically deactivate and the cruise control indicator on the instrument panel will go out.

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