Maintenance and Specifications
Severe climates
Ifyoudriveinextremelycoldclimates:
•
Itmaybenecessarytoincreasethecoolantconcentration
above50%.
•
•
NEVERincreasethecoolantconcentrationabove60%.
Acoolantconcentrationof60%willprovideimprovedfreeze
pointprotection.Increasedenginecoolantconcentrations
above60%willdecreasetheoverheatprotection
characteristicsoftheenginecoolantandmaycauseengine
damage.
•
Ifavailable,refertothechartonthecoolantcontainerto
ensurethecoolantconcentrationinyourvehiclewillprovide
adequatefreezeprotectionatthetemperaturesinwhichyou
driveinthewintermonths.
Ifyoudriveinextremelyhotclimates:
•
Itisstillnecessarytomaintainthecoolantconcentration
above40%.
•
•
NEVERdecreasethecoolantconcentrationbelow40%.
Decreasedenginecoolantconcentrationsbelow40%will
decreasethecorrosion/freezeprotectioncharacteristicsofthe
enginecoolantandmaycauseenginedamage.
•
Ifavailable,refertothechartonthecoolantcontainerto
ensurethecoolantconcentrationinyourvehiclewillprovide
adequateprotectionatthetemperaturesinwhichyoudrive.
Vehiclesdrivenyear-roundinnon-extremeclimatesshouldusea50/50
mixtureofenginecoolantanddistilledwaterforoptimumcoolingsystem
andengineprotection.
Reduced engine power due to high temperature
Iftheenginebeginstooverheat:
•
•
Theenginemalfunction
Theserviceenginesoon
indicatorwillilluminate.
indicatorwillilluminate.
Ifeitherlampilluminateswhentheengineisrunning,thisindicatesa
fault.Theenginewillcontinuetorun,butitmayhavelimitedpower.Ifit
flasheswhenyouaredriving,reducethespeedofyourvehicle
immediately.Ifitcontinuestoflash,avoidheavyaccelerationor
deceleration.Havethesystemcheckedbyaproperlytrainedtechnician
immediately.
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2011
Fiesta(fie)
OwnersGuide,3rdPrinting
USA(fus)
| Categories | Ford Fiesta Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2011 |
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