Hey Alltrackers,
Have an 18 SEL Alltrack. Liking it more and more over time... but this week the engine coolant light came on twice when it was cold outside. I checked the level and sure enough, it's a little low. Seems a bit strange considering the car has less than 13000 miles on it, but I thought I'd top it up. Manual says G13 coolant is needed... which I cannot find in local automotive stores. G40 is there, which is a pre-diluted version of G12++. The bottle says VW 2006 and above or something like that, but I'm reluctant to mix coolants since (according to the web) one is glycol-based and one is glycerin-based... and both are 'full life' coolants that require flushing.
Advice? Should I just head to the dealer, or does G12++ work? I've found conflicting info about it online...
Have an 18 SEL Alltrack. Liking it more and more over time... but this week the engine coolant light came on twice when it was cold outside. I checked the level and sure enough, it's a little low. Seems a bit strange considering the car has less than 13000 miles on it, but I thought I'd top it up. Manual says G13 coolant is needed... which I cannot find in local automotive stores. G40 is there, which is a pre-diluted version of G12++. The bottle says VW 2006 and above or something like that, but I'm reluctant to mix coolants since (according to the web) one is glycol-based and one is glycerin-based... and both are 'full life' coolants that require flushing.
Advice? Should I just head to the dealer, or does G12++ work? I've found conflicting info about it online...