2010 Jeep Liberty User Guide - Page 50

2010 Jeep Liberty Manual

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WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES Fuel Cap/Loose Gas Cap Message • If a "gas cap" message (shown as gASCAP) appears, tighten the gas cap until a "clicking" sound is heard. • Press the odometer reset button to turn the message off. • If the message continues to appear for more than three days after tightening the gas cap, see your authorized service center. Oil Change Indicator Message • If an "oil change" message (shown as CHAngE OIL) appears and a single chime sounds, it is time for your next required oil change. Resetting The Light After Servicing • Turn the ignition switch to the ON/RUN position (do not start engine). • Fully depress the accelerator pedal three times within 10 seconds. • Turn the ignition switch to the OFF/LOCK position. IF YOUR ENGINE OVERHEATS • In any of the following situations, you can reduce the potential for overheating by taking the appropriate action. • On the highways - slow down. • In city traffic - while stopped, shift transmission into NEUTRAL, but do not increase engine idle speed. 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 system and turning the A/C off can help remove this heat. • You can also turn the Temperature Control to maximum heat, the Mode Control to floor and the Fan 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. • If the temperature reading does not return to normal, turn the engine off immediately. • We recommend that you do not operate the vehicle or engine damage will occur. Have the vehicle serviced immediately. 48

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FuelCap/LooseGasCapMessage
• Ifa“gascap”message(shownasgASCAP)appears,tightenthegascapuntila“clicking”
soundisheard.
• Presstheodometerresetbuttontoturnthemessageoff.
• Ifthemessagecontinuestoappearformorethanthreedaysaftertighteningthegascap,
seeyourauthorizedservicecenter.
OilChangeIndicator
Message
• Ifan“oilchange”message(shownasCHAngEOIL)appearsandasinglechimesounds,
itistimeforyournextrequiredoilchange.
ResettingTheLightAfterServicing
• TurntheignitionswitchtotheON/RUNposition(donotstartengine).
• Fullydepresstheacceleratorpedalthreetimeswithin10seconds.
• TurntheignitionswitchtotheOFF/LOCKposition.
IFYOURENGINEOVERHEATS
• Inanyofthefollowingsituations,youcanreducethepotentialforoverheatingbytaking
theappropriateaction.
• Onthehighways—slowdown.
• Incitytraffic—whilestopped,shifttransmissionintoNEUTRAL,butdonotincrease
engineidlespeed.
NOTE:
Therearestepsthatyoucantaketoslowdownanimpendingoverheatcondition:
• Ifyourairconditioner(A/C)ison,turnitoff.TheA/Csystemaddsheattotheengine
coolingsystemandturningtheA/Coffcanhelpremovethisheat.
• YoucanalsoturntheTemperatureControltomaximumheat,theModeControltofloor
andtheFanControltohigh.Thisallowstheheatercoretoactasasupplementtothe
radiatorandaidsinremovingheatfromtheenginecoolingsystem.
• Ifthetemperaturereadingdoesnotreturntonormal,turntheengineoffimmediately.
• Werecommendthatyoudonotoperatethevehicleorenginedamagewilloccur.Have
thevehicleservicedimmediately.
WHATTODOINEMERGENCIES
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