2003 Ford Crown Victoria Owner's Manual - Page 211

Maintenance and Specifications How fail-safe cooling works • Standard cluster H TEMP C • Optional cluster H N O R M C If the engine begins to overheat: • The engine coolant temperature gauge will move to the H (hot) area (if your vehicle is equipped with analog gauges). • The engine coolant temperature gauge will illuminate all eight bars and a tone will sound every five seconds for one minute (if your vehicle is equipped with digital gauges). • The Check Engine indicator light will illuminate. If the engine reaches a preset over-temperature condition, the engine will automatically switch to alternating cylinder operation. Each disabled cylinder acts as an air pump and cools the engine. When this occurs the vehicle will still operate. However: • The engine power will be limited. • The air conditioning system will be disabled. Continued operation will increase the engine temperature: • If your vehicle is equipped with digital gauges, the gauge bars will flash and a tone will sound every five seconds for one minute. 211 2003 Crown Victoria (cro) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA English (fus)