What to do in an emergency
IF THE ENGINE OVERHEATS
If your temperature gauge indicates 4. Check to see if the water pump
WARNING - Radiator cap
overheating, you experience a loss
of power, or hear loud pinging or
knocking, the engine is probably too
hot. If this happens, you should:
drive belt is missing. If it is not
missing, check to see that it is
tight. If the drive belt seems to be
satisfactory, check for coolant
leaking from the radiator, hoses or
under the vehicle. (If the air condi-
tioning had been in use, it is nor-
mal for clear water to be draining
from it when you stop).
Do not remove the radiator cap
when the engine is hot.This may
result in coolant being blown out
of the opening and cause serious
burns.
1.
2.
Pull off the road and stop as soon
as it is safe to do so.
Place the shift lever in P (Park)
and set the parking brake. If the air
conditioning is on, turn it off.
6. If you cannot find the cause of the
overheating, wait until the engine
temperature has returned to nor-
mal.Then, if coolant has been lost,
carefully add coolant to the reser-
voir to bring the fluid level in the
reservoir up to the halfway mark.
Proceed with caution, keeping
alert for further signs of overheat-
ing. If overheating happens again,
call an authorized HYUNDAI deal-
er for assistance.
WARNING - Under the
hood
3.
If engine coolant is running out
under the vehicle or steam is com-
ing out from the hood, stop the
engine. Do not open the hood until
the coolant has stopped running
or the steaming has stopped. If
there is no visible loss of engine
coolant and no steam, leave the
engine running and check to be
sure the engine cooling fan is
operating. If the fan is not running,
turn the engine off.
While the engine is running,
keep hair, hands and clothing
away from moving parts such
as the fan and drive belts to pre-
vent injury.
7.
5.
If the water pump drive belt is bro-
ken or engine coolant is leaking
out, stop the engine immediately
and call the nearest authorized
HYUNDAI dealer for assistance.
Serious loss of coolant indicates
there is a leak in the cooling system
and this should be checked as soon
as
possible
by
an
authorized
HYUNDAI dealer.
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