Engine Coolant Temperature Gage; Low Coolant Warning Light - Pontiac 2005 Sunfire Owner's Manual

Engine Coolant Temperature Gage

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Your vehicle is equipped with one of these gages. With
the ignition in RUN, this gage shows the engine
coolant temperature.
If the gage pointer moves into the red area, your engine
is too hot! It means that your engine coolant has
overheated. The CHECK GAGES light should come on
if this condition exists. See Check Gages Warning
Light on page 3-36 for more information. If you have
been operating your vehicle under normal conditions,
you should pull off the road, stop your vehicle and turn
off the engine as soon as possible. See Engine
Overheating on page 5-26 for more information.
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Low Coolant Warning Light

If this light comes on and stays on, the coolant level in
your vehicle is low. If the light is on along with an
overheat warning, you may have a serious overheating
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problem. See Engine Coolant Temperature Gage on
page 3-30.
Notice: If you operate the engine without coolant
or fail to maintain the cooling system properly,
you could damage the engine. The repairs would not
be covered by your warranty. Always follow the
maintenance schedule in this manual for
maintaining your cooling system. See Cooling
System on page 5-28 for more information.
See Engine Coolant on page 5-23 for information on
what to do. Your vehicle should be serviced as soon
as possible.
This light comes on
briefly when you turn
your ignition on.