so i have taken out the drive side light, the bottom bellypan and the plastic cover around the drive tire, i can not seem to locate the coolant release tube, the only thing there is the gray tube which leads to the headlight washer line other than that i really cant see where the "red" + screw is to release the coolant

please let me know asap

Thanks

 

just pull the lower radiator hose off

 

red plug on the front bottom of the radiator towards the passenger side.

 

They dont all have it.

 

really???? then go with what you said. I've only worked on the 2000 atw and 2001 awm, never an aeb. both of those model years have them.

 

No all factory ones have it on our cars, not all radiators have it. For instance Ive seen a number of cheap replacement ones come with out drain plugs. If he cant find one then I would suspect the radiator was replaced, hopefully not because of an accident he didnt know about.