Iftheenginecoolanttemperature gageisnolongerin
theoverheatzoneoranoverheat warningnolonger
displays, thevehiclecanbedriven.Continue todrive
thevehicleslowforabout10minutes.Keepasafe
vehicledistance fromthecarinfrontofyou.Ifthe
warningdoesnotcomebackon,continue todrive
normally.
OverheatedEngineProtection
OperatingMode
Thisoperating modeallowsyourvehicletobedrivento
asafeplaceinanemergency.Shouldanoverheated
enginecondition exist,anoverheat protection mode
whichalternates firinggroupsofcylinders helpsprevent
enginedamage.Inthismode,youwillnoticealossin
powerandengineperformance. Anengineoverheat
warningwillindicate thatanoverheatcondition exists.
Drivingextended miles(km)and/ortowingatrailerin
theoverheatprotection modeshouldbeavoided.
Ifthewarningcontinues, pullover,stop,andparkthe
vehiclerightaway.
Ifthereisnosignofsteam,idletheenginefor
threeminuteswhileparked.Ifthewarningisstill
displayed, turnofftheengineuntilitcoolsdown.Also,
see"Overheated EngineProtection Operating Mode"
laterinthissection.
Notice: Afterdrivingintheoverheated engine
protection operating mode,toavoidenginedamage,
allowtheenginetocoolbeforeattempting any
repair.Theengineoilwillbeseverely degraded.
Repairthecauseofcoolantlossandchangetheoil.
SeeEngineOilonpage6‑18.
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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