3 WHATTODOINANEMERGENCY
IF THE ENGINE OVERHEATS
4
D030A02A-AAT
6. If you cannot find the cause of the
overheat-ing, wait until the engine
temperature has returned to normal.
Then, if coolant has been lost, carefully
add coolant to the reservoir (page 6-9)
to bring the fluid level in the reservoir up
to the halfway mark.
!
While the engine is running, keep hair,
hands and clothing away from moving
parts such as the fan and drive belts to
prevent injury.
If your temperature gauge indicates over-
heating,youexperiencealossofpower,or
hear loud pinging or knocking, the engine
is probably too hot. If this happens, you
should:
WARNING:
1. Pull off the road and stop as soon as it
is safe to do so.
7. Proceed with caution, keeping alert for
further signs of overheating. If
5.
If the water pump drive belt is broken or
engine coolant is leaking out, stop the
engineimmediatelyandcallthenearest
Hyundai dealer for assistance.
2
. Place the gear selector lever in "P"
(automatic)
overheating
happens again, call a
or
neutral
(manual
Hyundai dealer for assistance.
transaxle) and set the parking brake. If
the air conditioning is on, turn it off.
If engine coolant is running out under
the car or steam is coming out from the
hood, stop the engine. Do not open the
hood until the coolant has stopped
running or the steaming has stopped. If
there is no visible loss of engine coolant
and no steam, leave the engine running
and check to be sure the engine cooling
fanisoperating. Ifthefanisnotrunning,
turn the engine off.
!
3.
CAUTION:
!
Donotremovetheradiatorcapwhenthe
engineishot.Thiscanallowcoolanttobe
blown out of the opening and cause se-
riousburns.
Seriouslossofcoolantindicatesthereis
a leak in the cooling system and this
should be checked as soon as possible
by a Hyundai dealer.
WARNING:
4.
Checktoseeifthewaterpumpdrivebelt
is missing. If it is not missing, check to
see that it is tight. If the drive belt seems
to be satisfactory, check for coolant
leakingfromtheradiator,hosesorunder
the car. (If the air conditioning had been
in use, it is normal for cold water to be
draining from it when you stop).
| Categories | Hyundai Manuals, Hyundai Sonata Manuals |
|---|---|
| Tags | Hyundai Sonata 2.4, Hyundai Sonata 3.3 |
| Model Year | 2009 |
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| Document Type | Owners Manual |
| Language | English |
| Product Brand | Hyundai, Sonata |
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