IfyougettheENGINEOVERHEATEDSTOPENGINE
ortheENGINEOVERHEATEDIDLEENGINEmessage
withnosignofsteam,trythisforaminuteorso:
OverheatedEngineProtection
OperatingMode
Ifanoverheated enginecondition existsandthe
ENGINEPOWERISREDUCEDmessageisdisplayed,
anoverheat protection modewhichalternates firing
groupsofcylinders helpspreventenginedamage.
Inthismode,youwillnoticealossinpowerandengine
performance. Thisoperating modeallowsthevehicleto
bedriventoasafeplaceinanemergency.Driving
extended miles(km)and/ortowingatrailerinthe
overheat protection modeshouldbeavoided.
Iftheoverheatwarningisdisplayed withnosignof
steam:
1.
2.
Turntheairconditioning off.
Turntheheaterontothehighesttemperature and
tothehighestfanspeed.Openthewindowsas
necessary.
3.
Inheavytraffic,lettheengineidleinN(Neutral)
whilestopped. Ifitissafetodoso,pulloffthe
road,shifttoP(Park)orN(Neutral) andletthe
engineidle.
Notice: Afterdrivingintheoverheated engine
protection operating mode,toavoidenginedamage,
allowtheenginetocoolbeforeattempting any
repair.Theengineoilwillbeseverely degraded.
Repairthecauseofcoolantloss,changetheoil
andresettheoillifesystem.SeeEngineOilon
page 7‑15.
Ifthetemperature overheat gageisnolongerinthe
overheat zoneoranoverheat warningnolonger
displays, thevehiclecanbedriven.Continue todrive
thevehicleslowforabout10minutes.Keepasafe
vehicledistance fromthecarinfrontofyou.Ifthe
warningdoesnotcomebackon,continue todrive
normally.
EngineFanNoise
Ifthewarningcontinues, pullover,stop,andparkthe
vehiclerightaway.
Thevehiclehaselectric coolingfans.Youmighthear
thefansspinning atlowspeedduringmosteveryday
driving. Thefanscanturnoffifnocoolingisrequired.
Underheavyvehicleloading, trailertowing,and/orhigh
outsidetemperatures, orifyouareoperating theair
conditioning system,thefanscanchangetohigh
speedandyoumighthearanincrease infannoise.
Ifthereisnosignofsteam,idletheenginefor
fiveminuteswhileparked.Ifthewarningisstill
displayed, turnofftheengineuntilitcoolsdown.
Also,see“Overheated EngineProtection Operating
Mode”laterinthissection.
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| Categories | Cadillac Escalade Manuals, Cadillac Manuals |
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| Tags | Cadillac Escalade 6.2 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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