Instrumentation
Service engine soon
Yourvehicleisequippedwitha
computerthatmonitorstheengine’s
emissioncontrolsystem.This
systemiscommonlyknownasthe
OnBoardDiagnosticsSystem(OBD
II).TheOBDIIsystemprotectsthe
SERVICE
ENGINE
SOON
environmentbyensuringthatyourvehiclecontinuestomeet
governmentemissionstandards.TheOBDIIsystemalsoassiststhe
servicetechnicianinproperlyservicingyourvehicle.
TheServiceEngineSoonindicatorlightilluminateswhentheignitionis
firstturnedtotheONpositiontocheckthebulb.Ifitcomesonafterthe
engineisstarted,oneoftheengine’semissioncontrolsystemsmaybe
malfunctioning.Thelightmayilluminatewithoutadriveabilityconcern
beingnoted.Thevehiclewillusuallybedrivableandwillnotrequire
towing.
What you should do if the Service Engine Soon light illuminates
Lightturnsonsolid:
ThismeansthattheOBDIIsystemhasdetectedamalfunction.
TemporarymalfunctionsmaycauseyourServiceEngineSoonlightto
illuminate.Examplesare:
1.
Thevehiclehasrunoutoffuel.(Theenginemaymisfireorrun
poorly.)
2.
3.
Poorfuelqualityorwaterinthefuel.
Thefuelcapmaynothavebeenproperlyinstalledandsecurely
tightened.
Thesetemporarymalfunctionscanbecorrectedbyfillingthefueltank
withhighqualityfueloftherecommendedoctaneand/orproperly
installingandsecurelytighteningthegascap.Afterthreedrivingcycles
withouttheseoranyothertemporarymalfunctionspresent,theService
EngineSoonlightshouldturnoff.(Adrivingcycleconsistsofacold
enginestartupfollowedbymixedcity/highwaydriving.)Noadditional
vehicleserviceisrequired.
IftheServiceEngineSoonlightremainson,haveyourvehicleserviced
atthefirstavailableopportunity.
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| Categories | Ford Escort Manuals, Ford Manuals |
|---|---|
| Document Type | User and Operator's Vehicle Manual Guide. Free Auto PDF Manual Download |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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| Publisher | ford.com |
| Wikipedia's Page | Ford Escort |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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