2015 Lincoln MKS Owner Manual Printing 1 - Page 247
2015 Lincoln MKS Manual
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Maintenance At this time, you may notice your engine coolant temperature gauge needle move toward the H and the POWER REDUCED TO LOWER TEMP message may appear in the information display. You may notice a reduction in vehicle speed caused by reduced engine power. In order to manage the engine fluid temperatures, your vehicle may enter this mode if certain high-temperature and high-load conditions take place. The amount of speed reduction depends on many factors such as vehicle loading, towing, grade and ambient temperature. If this occurs, there is no need to pull off the road. You can continue to drive your vehicle while this message is active. The air conditioning may also cycle on and off during severe operating conditions to protect overheating of the engine. When the engine coolant temperature decreases to a normal operating temperature, the air conditioning will turn on once again. If the engine coolant temperature gauge moves fully into the red (hot) area, or if the coolant temperature warning or service engine soon messages appear in your information display: 1. Pull off the road as soon as safely possible and shift the transmission into P. 244 2. Leave the engine running until the coolant temperature gauge needle moves away from the red (hot) area. After several minutes, if the temperature does not drop, follow the remaining steps. 3. Switch the engine off and wait for it to cool before checking the coolant level. 4. If the coolant level is normal, restart your engine and continue. 5. If the coolant is low, add coolant, and restart the engine. See Adding Engine Coolant or How Fail-Safe Cooling Works in this chapter for more information. Note: Automatic transmission fluid expands when warmed. To obtain an accurate fluid check, drive your vehicle until you warm it up, approximately 20 mi (30 km). If you operate your vehicle for an extended period at high speeds, in city traffic during hot weather or pulling a trailer, switch your vehicle off until it reaches normal operating temperatures to allow the fluid to cool before checking. Depending on vehicle use, cooling times could take up to 30 minutes or longer. Refer to your scheduled maintenance information for scheduled intervals for fluid checks and changes. Your transmission does not consume fluid. However, you should check the fluid level if the transmission is not working properly. For example, if the transmission slips or shifts slowly or if you notice some sign of a fluid leak. 1. Drive your vehicle 20 mi (30 km) or until it reaches normal operating temperature. 2. Park your vehicle on a level surface and engage the parking brake. 3. With the parking brake engaged and your foot on the brake pedal, start the engine and move the gearshift lever through all of the gear ranges. Allow a minimum of 10 seconds for each gear to engage. 4. Put the gearshift lever in park (P) and leave the engine running. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID CHECK 6F50/6F55 Transmission (If Equipped) WARNINGS The dipstick cap and surrounding components may be hot, use gloves. Use gloves when moving the air filter assembly. Components will be hot. MKS (), enUSA