VW Golf GTI - Coolant

peter-uk at 12h42
14
Jan
2011
VW Golf GTI - Coolant

Hi its only me again, I was wondering if the wrong coolant in a Golf would make the engine coolant light switch on and if so how would I drain and replace it. The Golf is a 2002 model year btw.
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