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IF YOUR ENGINE
OVERHEATS
In any of the following situations, you can reduce
the potential for overheating by taking the appro-
priate action.
On the highways — slow down.
NOTE:
There are steps that you can take to slow down an
impending overheat condition:
• If your air conditioner (A/C) is on, turn it off. The
A/C system adds heat to the engine cooling sys-
tem and turning the A/C off can help remove this
heat.
• You can also turn the temperature control to maxi-
mum heat, the mode control to f loor and the
blower control to high. This allows the heater core
to act as a supplement to the radiator and aids in
removing heat from the engine cooling system.
WARNING!
You or others can be badly burned by hot engine
coolant (antifreeze) or steam from your radiator.
If you see or hear steam coming from under the
WARNING!
hood, do not open the hood until the radiator
has had time to cool. Never tr y to open a cooling
system pressure cap when the radiator or coolant
bottle is hot.
CAUTION!
Driving with a hot cooling system could damage
your vehicle. If temperature gauge reads “H”,
pull over and stop the vehicle. Idle the vehicle
with the air conditioner turned off until the
pointer drops back into the normal range. If the
pointer remains on the “H”, turn the vehicle off
immediately, and call for service.
FREEING A STUCK
VEHICLE
If your vehicle becomes stuck in mud, sand or snow,
it can often be moved using a rocking motion. Turn
the steering wheel right and left to clear the area
around the front wheels. Then shift back and forth
between DRIVE and REVERSE while gently press-
ing the accelerator.
NOTE:
Shifts between DRIVE and REVERSE can only be
achieved at wheel speeds of 5 mph (8 km/h) or less.
Whenever the transmission remains in NEUTRAL
for more than half a second, you must press the
brake pedal to engage DRIVE or REVERSE.
Use the least amount of accelerator pedal pressure
that will maintain the rocking motion without spin-
ning the wheels or holding down the accelerator
pedal.
NOTE:
Push the "ESC Off" switch to place the Electronic
Stability Control (ESC ) system in "Partial Off"
mode, before rocking the vehicle. Refer to “Elec-
tronic Brake Control System” in “Safety” in the
Owner’s Manual for further information. Once the
vehicle has been freed, push the "ESC Off" switch
again to restore "ESC On" mode.
WARNING!
Fast spinning tires can be dangerous. Forces
generated by excessive wheel speeds may cause
damage, or even failure, of the axle and tires. A
tire could explode and injure someone. Do not
spin your vehicle's wheels faster than 30 mph
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