2008 Jeep Liberty Owners Manual

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WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES
IF YOUR ENGINE OVERHEATS
In  any  of  the  follow ing situ ations,   you  can  red uce the
potential   for  overheating   by  taking  the  approp  riate  ac-
tion.
CAUTIO N!
Drivin g  with   a  hot   coolin g  system   could   damage
you r  veh icle.  If  the  tem peratu re   gau ge read s  “H,”
pull  over  and  stop  the  veh icle.  Idle  the  veh icle with
the  air condition  er  turned  off  until  the  poin ter drop  s
back  into  the norm al  ran ge. If the poin  ter rem ain s on
the  “H,”  and   you  hear  contin uous   chimes,   turn  the
engin e  off immediately,    and  call for  service.
On  the highw ays  — Slow  down.
In city  traffic — While  stop ped, put  transm ission  in N
(Neutral),  but  do  not  increase  engine  idle  speed .
NOTE:   There  are  step s that you  can  take to  slow down
an impend  ing overheat   cond ition. If you r air cond itioner
is on, turn  it off. The air cond itioning  system  adds  heat  to
the   engine   cooling   system   and   turning   off  the   A/ C
rem oves  this  heat.  You  can  also  turn   the  Temperatu  re
Control  to maxim um heat,  the Mod e Control  to floor, and
the Fan Control  to High.  This allow s the heater  core to  act
as a supplement   to the rad iator  and aid s in rem oving heat
from  the engine   cooling  system .
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CategoriesJeep Liberty Manuals, Jeep Manuals
Model Year2008
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