Hyundai Santa Fe, SM (EU)

Additional Notes

• The Hyundai Santa Fe SM (EU) coolant system capacity splits into two distinct values across the engine range: 8.7 liters for the 2.0 CRDi 16V diesel variants and 7 liters for all petrol variants, reflecting the greater thermal load management demands of a turbocharged diesel engine.
• The 2.0 CRDi 16V and its 4WD counterpart share an identical 8.7-liter cooling system capacity, indicating that the addition of four-wheel drive hardware on the diesel model does not alter the cooling circuit volume.
• All four petrol engines — the 2.0i 16V, 2.4i 16V, 2.4i 16V 4WD, and 2.7i V6 24V 4WD — share the same 7-liter cooling system capacity despite differences in displacement and cylinder count, suggesting a common cooling circuit architecture across the petrol lineup.
• The 2.7i V6 24V 4WD, despite having the largest displacement and a six-cylinder configuration among the petrol variants, carries the same 7-liter coolant capacity as the smaller four-cylinder petrol engines in the range.
• A 36-month change interval applies uniformly across all six configurations under normal use conditions, meaning the service schedule does not vary between diesel and petrol engines or between two-wheel and four-wheel drive variants.
• The 36-month interval is a time-based specification rather than a mileage-based one, which is a common approach for coolant service schedules since coolant degrades chemically over time regardless of distance driven.
• The 2.0 CRDi 16V variants carry a 2002 start year within the broader 2000-2006 model range, meaning the diesel engine was introduced partway through the Santa Fe SM production period rather than at its launch.