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. Do not increase the engine speed abovenormal idling speed. See Engine Overheating onpage 6-27 for 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 Warning Light on page 4-55.See Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode onpage 6-29 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.If an overheat warning appears on the instrumentpanel cluster and/or DIC, stop the vehicle as soon aspossible. See Engine Overheating on page 6-27for more information.This message displays when the engine has overheated.Immediately look for a safe place to pull your vehicleover and turn the engine off right away to avoid severeengine damage. See Engine Overheating on page 6-27and Overheated Engine Protection Operating Modeon page 6-29. A chime also sounds when this messageis displayed.ENGINE POWER REDUCEDThis message displays when the engine power is beingreduced to protect the engine from damage. Therecould be several malfunctions that might causethis message. Reduced engine power can affect thevehicle’s ability to accelerate. If this message is on, butthere is no reduction in performance, proceed toyour destination. The performance may be reduced thenext time the vehicle is driven. The vehicle may bedriven at a reduced speed while this message is on, butacceleration and speed may be reduced. Anytime thismessage stays on, the vehicle should be taken toyour dealer/retailer for service as soon as possible.4-70
