If The Engine Overheats - Kia FORTE 2022 Manual

What to do in an emergency

If the engine overheats

If your temperature gauge indicates
overheating, you will experience a loss
of power, or hear loud pinging or knock-
ing, the engine is probably too hot. If this
happens, you should:
1. Pull off the road and stop as soon as it
is safe to do so.
2. Place the shift lever in P (for Dual
Clutch Transmission/Intelligent Vari-
able Transmission) or in Neutral (for
Manual Transmission) and set the
parking brake. If the air conditioning is
on, turn it off.
3. If engine coolant is running out under
the vehicle or steam is coming out
from the hood, stop the engine. Do
not open the hood until the coolant
has stopped running or the steaming
has stopped. If there is no visible loss
of engine coolant and no steam, leave
the engine running and check to be
sure the engine cooling fan is operat-
ing. If the fan is not running, turn the
engine off.
4. Check to see if the water pump drive
belt is missing. If it is not missing,
check to see that it is tight.
If the drive belt seems to be satisfac-
tory, check for coolant leaking from
the radiator, hoses or under the vehi-
cle. (If the air conditioning had been in
use, it is normal for cold water to be
draining from it when you stop).
WARNING
僅While the engine is running,
keep hair, hands and clothing
away from moving parts such
as the fan and drive belts to
prevent injury.
僅Do not remove the radiator
cap when the engine is hot.
This may result in coolant
being blown out of the open-
ing and cause serious burns.
5. If the water pump drive belt is broken
or engine coolant is leaking out, stop
the engine immediately and call the
nearest authorized Kia dealer for
assistance.
6. If you cannot find the cause of the
overheating, wait until the engine
temperature has returned to normal.
Then, if coolant has been lost, care-
fully add coolant to the reservoir to
bring the fluid level in the reservoir up
to the halfway mark.
7. Proceed with caution, keeping alert
for further signs of overheating. If
overheating happens again, call an
authorized Kia dealer for assistance.
CAUTION
僅 Serious loss of coolant indicates there
is a leak in the cooling system and this
should be checked as soon as possi-
ble by an authorized Kia dealer.
僅 When the engine overheats from low
engine coolant, suddenly adding
engine coolant may cause cracks in
the engine. Add engine coolant slowly
in small quantities to prevent damage.
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