Maintenance and Specifications
Ifyoudriveinextremelyhotclimates:
•
Itisstillnecessarytomaintainthecoolantconcentration
above40%.
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•
NEVERdecreasethecoolantconcentrationbelow40%.
Acoolantconcentrationof40%willprovidefreezepoint
protectiondownto-12°F[-24°C].Decreasedenginecoolant
concentrationsbelow40%willdecreasethecorrosion/freeze
protectioncharacteristicsoftheenginecoolantandmaycause
enginedamage.
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Ifavailable,refertothechartonthecoolantcontainerto
ensurethecoolantconcentrationinyourvehiclewillprovide
adequateprotectionatthetemperaturesinwhichyoudrive.
Vehiclesdrivenyear-roundinnon-extremeclimatesshouldusea50/50
mixtureofenginecoolantanddistilledwaterforoptimumcoolingsystem
andengineprotection.
What you should know about fail-safe cooling (2.5L I4 and 3.5L V6
engines only)
Iftheenginecoolantsupplyisdepleted,thisfeatureallowsthevehicleto
bedriventemporarilybeforeincrementalcomponentdamageisincurred.
The“fail-safe”distancedependsonambienttemperatures,vehicleload
andterrain.
Howfail-safecoolingworks
Iftheenginebeginstooverheat:
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TheenginecoolanttemperaturegaugewillmovetotheH(hot)area.
The
symbolwillilluminate.
Iftheenginereachesapresetover-temperaturecondition,theengine
willautomaticallyswitchtoalternatingcylinderoperation.Eachdisabled
cylinderactsasanairpumpandcoolstheengine.
Whenthisoccursthevehiclewillstilloperate.However:
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•
Theenginepowerwillbelimited.
Theairconditioningsystemwillbedisabled.
Continuedoperationwillincreasetheenginetemperatureandtheengine
willcompletelyshutdown,causingsteeringandbrakingeffortto
increase.
Oncetheenginetemperaturecools,theenginecanbere-started.Take
yourvehicletoanauthorizeddealerassoonaspossibletominimize
enginedamage.
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2010
Fusion(fsn)
OwnersGuide,4thPrinting
USA(fus)
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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