Maintenance and Specifications
How fail-safe cooling works
Iftheenginebeginstooverheat:
•
Theenginecoolanttemperature
gaugewillmovetothered(hot)
area.
•
The“CheckEngine”indicator
lightwillilluminate.
Iftheenginereachesapreset
over-temperaturecondition,theenginewillautomaticallyswitchto
alternatingcylinderoperation.Eachdisabledcylinderactsasanair
pumpandcoolstheengine.
Whenthisoccursthevehiclewillstilloperate.However:
•
Theenginepowerwillbelimited.
Theairconditioningsystemwillbedisabled.
•
Continuedoperationwillincreasetheenginetemperature:
•
Theenginewillcompletelyshutdown.
Steeringandbrakingeffortwillincrease.
•
Oncetheenginetemperaturecools,theenginecanbere-started.Take
yourvehicletoanauthorizeddealerassoonaspossibletominimize
enginedamage.
Whenfail-safemodeisactivated
Youhavelimitedenginepowerwheninthefail-safemode,sodrivethe
vehiclewithcaution.Thevehiclewillnotbeabletomaintainhighspeed
operationandtheenginewillrunrough.Rememberthattheengineis
capableofcompletelyshuttingdownautomaticallytopreventengine
damage,therefore:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Pullofftheroadassoonassafelypossibleandturnofftheengine.
Arrangeforthevehicletobetakentoanauthorizeddealer.
Ifthisisnotpossible,waitashortperiodfortheenginetocool.
Checkthecoolantlevelandreplenishiflow.
Neverremovethecoolantreservoircapwhiletheengineis
runningorhot.
5.
Restarttheengineandtakeyourvehicletoanauthorizeddealer.
Drivingthevehiclewithoutrepairingtheengineproblem
increasesthechanceofenginedamage.Takeyourvehicletoan
authorizeddealerassoonaspossible.
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2006
Focus(foc)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
| Categories | Ford Focus Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2006 |
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