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
Iftheenginecoolantsupplyisdepleted,thisfeatureallowsthevehicleto
bedriventemporarilybeforeincrementalcomponentdamageisincurred.
The“fail-safe”distancedependsonambienttemperatures,vehicleload
andterrain.
Howfail-safecoolingworks
Iftheenginebeginstooverheat:
•
Theenginecoolanttemperaturegaugewillmovetothered(hot)
area.
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Theserviceenginesoon
indicatorlightwillilluminate.
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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2011
Escape(204)
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
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| Model Year | 2011 |
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