Newbie with a couple more questions

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muir318

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Hello again guys.
Thanks for your help on my other post.I have a couple of more questions tho.I have a 1998 freelander 1.8 exi stationwagon that i have just bought and i am a fairly new driver (december 08)and dont really know my way round cars all that great.my The landy didnt come with a handbook so my first question is do i use any particular type of coolant and im not 100 percent where to put it i see a resevoir that is sitting a little below the minimum on the fluid level but not too sure if this is the one.its in the top left corner of the engine bay.Any help round the engine bay and where to put fluids(water,coolant etc)would be a great help.I also left my landy in the airport carpark for 4 days whil i was away and came back to it being seized i think.It wouldnt budge so i kept revving and nudging it forward till i heard a loud crack and then it started to move,have i caused any damage to the car by doing this and is there anyway to prevent this?Sorry for sounding so dim but i am a newbie.
Cheers in advance
 
If you go onto ebay and search for "landrover freelander handbook", there are quite a few on there for around £5.00 + p&P
 
Hello again guys.
Thanks for your help on my other post.I have a couple of more questions tho.I have a 1998 freelander 1.8 exi stationwagon that i have just bought and i am a fairly new driver (december 08)and dont really know my way round cars all that great.my The landy didnt come with a handbook so my first question is do i use any particular type of coolant and im not 100 percent where to put it i see a resevoir that is sitting a little below the minimum on the fluid level but not too sure if this is the one.its in the top left corner of the engine bay.Any help round the engine bay and where to put fluids(water,coolant etc)would be a great help.I also left my landy in the airport carpark for 4 days whil i was away and came back to it being seized i think.It wouldnt budge so i kept revving and nudging it forward till i heard a loud crack and then it started to move,have i caused any damage to the car by doing this and is there anyway to prevent this?Sorry for sounding so dim but i am a newbie.
Cheers in advance

key words!!!!

gonna end in tears!!!
 
I concurr that you need to get yourself a handbook - and a Haines's manual might be useful too.

The binding of the handbrake isn't a problem. This is something that happens on any car. Happens loads on our emergency vehciles because they are put to bed after a jetwash on hot compents. Perhps a more controlled way to release it is to put the vehicle in 2nd gear and then turn the key.

Cheers

Blippie
 
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