ENGINE OVERHEATED IDLE ENGINENotice: If you drive your vehicle while the engine isoverheating, severe engine damage may occur. Ifan overheat warning appears on the instrumentpanel cluster and/or DIC, stop the vehicle as soonas possible. See Engine Overheating on page 5-26for more information.This message displays when the engine coolanttemperature is too hot. Stop and allow the vehicle toidle until it cools down. See Engine CoolantTemperature Gage on page 3-42.See Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode onpage 5-28 for information on driving to a safe placein an emergency.ENGINE OVERHEATED STOP ENGINENotice: If you drive your vehicle while the engineis overheating, severe engine damage may occur. Ifan overheat warning appears on the instrumentpanel cluster and/or DIC, stop the vehicle as soonas possible. See Engine Overheating on page 5-26for more information.This message displays and a chime sounds if theengine cooling system reaches unsafe temperatures foroperation. Stop and turn off the vehicle as soon as itis safe to do so to avoid severe damage. This messageclears when the engine has cooled to a safe operatingtemperature.ENGINE POWER IS REDUCEDThis message displays and a chime sounds when thecooling system temperature gets too hot and the enginefurther enters the engine coolant protection mode.See Engine Overheating on page 5-26 for furtherinformation.This message also displays when the vehicle’s enginepower is reduced. Reduced engine power can affect thevehicle’s ability to accelerate. If this message is on,but there is no reduction in performance, proceedto your destination. The performance may be reducedthe next time the vehicle is driven. The vehicle maybe driven at a reduced speed while this message is on,but acceleration and speed may be reduced. Anytimethis message stays on, the vehicle should be takento your dealer/retailer for service as soon as possible.3-55
