Maintenance and Specifications
Whenthisoccursthevehiclewillstilloperate.However:
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Theenginepowerwillbelimited.
Theairconditioningsystemwillbedisabled.
Continuedoperationwillincreasetheenginetemperatureandtheengine
willcompletelyshutdown,causingsteeringandbrakingeffortto
increase.
Oncetheenginetemperaturecools,theenginecanbere-started.Take
yourvehicletoanauthorizeddealerassoonaspossibletominimize
enginedamage.
Whenfail-safemodeisactivated
Youhavelimitedenginepowerwheninthefail-safemode,sodrivethe
vehiclewithcaution.Thevehiclewillnotbeabletomaintainhigh-speed
operationandtheenginewillrunrough.Rememberthattheengineis
capableofcompletelyshuttingdownautomaticallytopreventengine
damage,therefore:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Pullofftheroadassoonassafelypossibleandturnofftheengine.
Arrangeforthevehicletobetakentoanauthorizeddealer.
Ifthisisnotpossible,waitashortperiodfortheenginetocool.
Checkthecoolantlevelandreplenishiflow.
WARNING:Neverremovethecoolantreservoircapwhilethe
engineisrunningorhot.
5.
Re-starttheengineandtakeyourvehicletoanauthorizeddealer.
Drivingthevehiclewithoutrepairingtheengineproblem
increasesthechanceofenginedamage.Takeyourvehicletoan
authorizeddealerassoonaspossible.
FUEL FILTER
Yourvehicleisequippedwithalifetimefuelfilterthatisintegratedwith
thefueltank.Regularmaintenanceorreplacementisnotneeded.
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT AUTOMOTIVE FUELS
Important safety precautions
WARNING:Donotoverfillthefueltank.Thepressureinan
overfilledtankmaycauseleakageandleadtofuelsprayandfire.
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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