Maintenance and Specifications
Howfail-safecoolingworks
Iftheenginebeginstooverheat:
•
Theenginecoolanttemperaturegaugewillmovetothered(hot)
area.
•
The
(enginecoolanttemperature)indicatorlightwillilluminate.
Iftheenginereachesapresetover-temperaturecondition,theengine
willautomaticallyswitchtoalternatingcylinderoperation.Eachdisabled
cylinderactsasanairpumpandcoolstheengine.
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.
WARNING:Neverremovethecoolantreservoircapwhilethe
engineisrunningorhot.
5.
Restarttheengineandtakeyourvehicletoanauthorizeddealer.
Drivingthevehiclewithoutrepairingtheengineproblem
increasesthechanceofenginedamage.Takeyourvehicletoan
authorizeddealerassoonaspossible.
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2009
Focus(foc)
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
| Categories | Ford Focus Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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