1995 Pontiac Bonneville Owner's Manual - Page 105

Engine Coolant Temperature Gage This gage shows the engine coolant temperature. Low Coolant Warning Light If you have this light and it comes on, your system may be low on coolantand the engine may overheat. If the gage pointer moves into the red area, your engine is too hot! The CHECK GAGES light will go on and a warning chime will sound, if you have this option. It means that your engine coolant overheated. If you has have been operating your vehicle lander normal driving conditions, you should puli off the road, stop y o u vehicle and turn off the engineas soon as possible. L LOW COOLANT Check to see if the level is lowat the recovery tank, and add coolant if necessary. If the level is low, have not your low coolant warning system serviced. See "Engine Coolant" in the Index. The LOW COOLANT warning light will also come on when you turn on the ignition, butyour engine is not running, as a check toshow you it is working. If it doesn't come on then, haveit fixed rightaway. After the bulb check, the light will go out for 20 seconds. If the light comes back after 20 se'conds, the system on may be low on coolant.See "Engine Coolant" in the Index. In the section"Prob1ems onthe Road", this m u d explains what to do. See "Engine Overheating" in the -. . Index. -. . 5 .~ c . .L -, 2-56