WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES
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IF YOUR ENGINE OVERHEATS
In any of the follow ing situ ations, you can red uce the
potential for overheating by taking the approp riate ac-
tion.
CAUTIO N!
Drivin g with a hot coolin g system could damage
you r veh icle. If tem peratu re gau ge read s “H”, pull
over and stop the veh icle. Idle the veh icle with the
air condition er turned off until the poin ter drop s
back into the norm al ran ge. If the poin ter rem ain s on
the “H”, turn the engin e off immediately, and call for
service.
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On the highw ays — Slow down.
In city traffic — While stop ped, put transm ission in
neu tral, but do not increase engine idle speed .
NOTE: There are step s that you can take to slow down
an impend ing overheat cond ition. If you r air cond itioner
is on, turn it off. The air cond itioning system adds heat to
the engine cooling system and turning off the A/ C
rem oves this heat. You can also turn the Temperatu re
control to maxim um heat, the Mod e control to floor, and
the fan control to High. This allow s the heater core to act
as a supplement to the rad iator and aid s in rem oving heat
from the engine cooling system .
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| Categories | Chrysler Manuals, Chrysler Pacifica Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2004 |
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