1998 Pontiac Bonneville Owner's Manual - Page 124

1998 Pontiac Bonneville Manual

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The traction control system warning light come on may for the following reasons: Low Coolant Warning Light(If Equipped) ' If you turn the system off by pressing the button located on the center console, the warning light will To on, come on and stay on. turn the system back The press the button again. warning light should go off. (See "Traction Control System" the Index in for more information.) If there's a brake system problem that is specifically related to traction control, the traction control system If will turn off and the warning light will come on. your brakes beginto overheat, the traction control system willturn off and the warning light will come on until your brakes cool down. If the traction control systemis affected by an engine-related problem, the system willturn off and the warning light will come on. LOW COOLANT If you have this light and it comes on, your system may be low on coolant and the engine may overheat. Check to see if level is low at the recovery tank, and the add coolantif necessary. If the level is not low, have your low coolant warning system serviced. See "Engine Coolant" in the Index. on The LOW COOLANT warning light will also come when youturn on the ignition, but your engine not is running, as a check to show you working. If it it is doesn't comeon then, haveit fixed rightaway. light After the bulb check, the will go out for 20 seconds. If the light comes back on after seconds, the 20 system may be low on coolant. See "Engine Coolant" in the Index. 0 If the traction control system warning comes on light and stays on an extended periodof time when the for system is turned on, your vehicle needs service. 2-67

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The
traction
control
system
warning
light
may
come
on
for the following
reasons:
If
you
turn the system
off
by
pressing the button
located
on
the
center
console,
the
warning
light
will
come
on
and
stay
on.
To
turn
the
system
back on,
press
the
button
again.
The
warning light should
go
off.
(See
“Traction
Control
System”
in
the
Index
for more
information.)
Low
Coolant
Warning
Light
(If
Equipped)
LOW
COOLANT
If
you
have
this
light
and
it
comes on, your
system
may
be
low
on
coolant
and
the
engine
may
overheat.
If
there’s
a
brake
system
problem
that
is
specifically
related
to
traction
control,
the
traction
control
system
will
turn
off
and the warning
light
will
come
on.
If
your
brakes
begin
to
overheat,
the
traction
control
system
will
turn
off
and the warning light will
come
on
until
your
brakes
cool
down.
engine-related
problem, the system
will
turn
off
and
the
warning
light
will
come
on.
0
If
the
traction
control
system
is affected
by
an
If
the
traction
control
system
warning
light comes
on
and
stays
on
for
an
extended
period
of
time
when
the
system is turned on, your
vehicle
needs
service.
Check
to
see
if
the level
is
low
at
the
recovery
tank,
and
add
coolant
if
necessary.
If the level is not
low,
have
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,
but
your
engine
is
not
running,
as
a
check
to
show
you
it is working.
If it
doesn’t
come on then,
haveit fixed
right away.
After
the
bulb
check,
the
light will
go
out for
20
seconds.
If
the
light
comes
back
on
after
20
seconds,
the
system
may
be
low
on
coolant.
See
“Engine
Coolant”
in the Index.
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