InCaseofanEmergency
Overheating
Ifthetemperaturegaugeindicates
overheating:
Overheating
Ifthetemperaturegaugeindicates
overheating,thevehiclelosespower,or
youhearaloudknockingorpinging
noise,theengineisprobablytoohot.
1.
2.
Drivesafelytothesideoftheroadand
parkofftheright-of-way.
Putavehiclewithanautomatic
transmissioninpark(P),amanual
transmissioninneutral.
WARNING
3.
4.
Applytheparkingbrake.
Turnofftheignitionswitchand
makesurethefanisnotrunningbefore
attemptingtoworknearthecooling
fan:
Workingnearthecoolingfanwhenit
isrunningisdangerous.Thefan
couldcontinuerunningindefinitely
eveniftheenginehasstoppedand
theenginecompartmenttemperature
ishigh.Youcouldbehitbythefan
andseriouslyinjured.
Turnofftheairconditioner.
5. Checkwhethercoolantorsteamis
escapingfromunderthehoodorfrom
theenginecompartment.
Ifsteamiscomingfromtheengine
compartment:
Don'tgonearthefrontofthevehicle.
Stoptheengine.
Waituntilthesteamdissipates,then
openthehoodandstarttheengine.
Ifneithercoolantnorsteamis
escaping:
Openthehoodandidletheengineuntil
itcools.
Donotremovethecooling
systemcapwhentheengineand
radiatorarehot:
Whentheengineandradiatorare
hot,scaldingcoolantandsteammay
shootoutunderpressureandcause
seriousinjury.
CAUTION
Ifthecoolingfandoesnotoperate
whiletheengineisrunning,the
enginetemperaturewillincrease.
Stoptheengineandcallan
OpenthehoodONLYaftersteamisno
longerescapingfromtheengine:
Steamfromanoverheatedengineis
dangerous.Theescapingsteamcould
seriouslyburnyou.
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6. Makesurethecoolingfanisoperating,
thenturnofftheengineafterthe
temperaturehasdecreased.
NOTE
7.
Whencool,checkthecoolantlevel.
Ifit'slow,lookforcoolantleaksfrom
theradiatorandhoses.
Oncetheenginecoolantexceedsapreset
temperature,anelectricalcoolingfanturns
on.Itwillcontinuerunningforabout10
minutesaftertheignitionswitchisturnedto
off.
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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