WHATTODOINEMERGENCIES
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IFYOURENGINEOVERHEATS
In any of the follow ing situ ations, you can red uce the
potential for overheating by taking the approp riate ac-
tion.
If the pointer rises to the “H” (hot mark) on a vehicle
equ ipped with agasolineengine , pull over and stop the
vehicle. Do not turn the engine off. Idle the vehicle with
the air cond itioning turned off, until the pointer drop s
back into the norm al range.
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On the highw ays — Slow down.
In city traffic — While stop ped, put transm ission in N
(Neutral), but do not increase engine idle speed .
CAUTION!
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 .
Driving with a hot cooling system could damage
your vehicle. If the temperature gauge reads “H”,
pulloverandstopthevehicle.Idlethevehiclewith
theairconditionerturnedoffuntilthepointerdrops
backintothenormalrange.Ifthepointerremainson
the “H”, and you hear continuous chimes, turn the
engineoffimmediately,andcallforservice.
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| Categories | Jeep Liberty Manuals, Jeep Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2005 |
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