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4 WHAT TO DO IN AN EMERGENCY
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IF THE ENGINE OVERHEATS
check for coolant leaking from the
radiator, hoses or under the car. (If
theairconditioninghadbeeninuse,
it is normal for cold water to be
draining from it when you stop).
6. If you cannot find the cause of the
overheating, wait until the engine
temperature has returned normal.
Then,iftheenginecoolanthasbeen
lost, carefully add engine coolant to
the reservoir (page 6-9) to bring the
fluid level in the reservoir up to the
halfway mark.
If your temperature gauge indicates
overheating, you experience a loss of
power, or hear loud pinging or knock-
ing, the engine is probably too hot. If
this happens to you, you should:
!
WARNING:
1
2
. Pullofftheroadandstopassoonas
it is safe to do so.
. Place the gear selector lever in "P"
While the engine is running, keep
hair,hands,andclothingawayfrom
moving parts such as the fan and
drive belts to prevent injury.
7.
Proceed with caution, keeping alert
for further signs of overheating. If
overheating happens again, call a
Hyundai dealer for assistance.
(
automatic), or neutral (manual
transaxle)andsettheparkingbrake.
If the air conditioning is on, turn it
off.
!
5. If the water pump drive belt is bro-
ken or engine coolant is leaking out,
stop the engine immediately and
call the nearest Hyundai dealer for
assistance.
CAUTION:
3
. If engine coolant is running out un-
der the car or steam is coming out
from the hood, stop the engine. Do
not open the hood until the engine
coolant has stopped running or the
steaming has stopped. If there is no
visiblelossofcoolantandnosteam,
leave the engine running and check
to be sure the engine cooling fan is
operating. If the fan is not running,
turn the engine off.
Serious loss of engine coolant indi-
cates there is a leak in the cooling
system and this should be checked
as soon as possible by a Hyundai
dealer.
!
WARNING:
Donotremovetheradiatorcapwhen
the engine is hot. This can allow
coolant tobeblown outoftheopen-
ing and cause serious burns.
4.
Checktoseeifthewaterpumpdrive
belt is missing. If it is not missing,
check to see that it is tight. If the
drive belt seems to be satisfactory,
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