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WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES - Engine Temperature Warning Light • This light warns of an overheated engine condition. • If the light turns on and a warning chime sounds while driving, safely pull over and stop the vehicle. If the A/C system is on, turn it off. Also, shift the transmission into NEUTRAL and idle the vehicle. 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. WARNING! A hot engine cooling system is dangerous. You or others could be badly burned by steam or boiling coolant. BRAKE - Brake Warning Light • The Brake Warning light illuminates when there is either a system malfunction or the parking brake is applied. If the light is on and the parking brake is not applied, it indicates a possible brake hydraulic malfunction, brake booster problem or an Anti-Lock Brake System problem. • Please have your vehicle serviced immediately. WARNING! Driving a vehicle with the red brake light on is dangerous. Part of the brake system may have failed. It will take longer to stop the vehicle. You could have a collision. Have the vehicle checked immediately. - Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) • Certain conditions, such as a loose or missing gas cap, poor fuel quality, etc., may illuminate the MIL after engine start. The vehicle should be serviced if the light stays on through several typical driving cycles. In most situations, the vehicle will drive normally and not require towing. • If the MIL flashes when the engine is running, serious conditions may exist that could lead to immediate loss of power or severe catalytic converter damage. We recommend you do not operate the vehicle. Have the vehicle serviced immediately. - Charging System Light • This light shows the status of the electrical charging system. If the charging system light remains on, it means that the vehicle is experiencing a problem with the charging system. • We recommend you do not continue driving if the charging system light is on. Have the vehicle serviced immediately. 75

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-EngineTemperatureWarningLight
• This light warns of an overheated engine condition.
• Ifthelightturnsonandawarningchimesoundswhiledriving,safelypulloverand
stopthevehicle.IftheA/Csystemison,turnitoff.Also,shiftthetransmissioninto
NEUTRAL and idle the vehicle. If the temperature reading does not return to
normal, turn the engine off immediately.
• Werecommendthatyoudonotoperatethevehicleorenginedamagewilloccur.
Have the vehicle serviced immediately.
WARNING!
Ahotenginecoolingsystemisdangerous.Youorotherscouldbebadlyburnedby
steam or boiling coolant.
BRAKE
-BrakeWarningLight
• TheBrakeWarninglightilluminateswhenthereiseitherasystemmalfunctionor
theparkingbrakeisapplied.Ifthelightisonandtheparkingbrakeisnotapplied,
it indicates a possible brake hydraulic malfunction, brake booster problem or an
Anti-Lock Brake System problem.
• Please have your vehicle serviced immediately.
WARNING!
Drivingavehiclewiththeredbrakelightonisdangerous.Partofthebrakesystem
mayhavefailed.Itwilltakelongertostopthevehicle.Youcouldhaveacollision.
Have the vehicle checked immediately.
-MalfunctionIndicatorLight(MIL)
• Certainconditions,suchasalooseormissinggascap,poorfuelquality,etc.,may
illuminate the MIL after engine start. The vehicle should be serviced if the light
staysonthroughseveraltypicaldrivingcycles.Inmostsituations,thevehiclewill
drive normally and not require towing.
• If the MIL flashes when the engine is running, serious conditions may exist that
could lead to immediate loss of power or severe catalytic converter damage. We
recommendyoudonotoperatethevehicle.Havethevehicleservicedimmediately.
-ChargingSystemLight
• This light shows the status of the electrical charging system. If the charging
systemlightremainson,itmeansthatthevehicleisexperiencingaproblemwith
the charging system.
• Werecommendyoudonotcontinuedrivingifthechargingsystemlightison.Have
the vehicle serviced immediately.
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