If The Engine Overheats - Hyundai Accent Owner's Manual

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WHAT TO DO IN AN EMERGENCY
6. Carefully remove the jumper cables
in the reverse order of attachment.
If you do not know why your battery
became discharged (because the lights
were left on, etc.), have the charging
system checked by your Hyundai
dealer.
D030A01A-DAT

IF THE ENGINE OVERHEATS

If your temperature gauge indicates
overheating, you 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 gear selector lever in "P"
(automatic), or neutral (manual
transaxle) and set the hand brake. If
the air conditioning is on, turn it off.
3. If coolant is running out under the
car or steam is coming out from the
bonnet, stop the engine. Do not
open the bonnet until the coolant
has stopped running or the steam-
ing has stopped. If there is no visible
loss of coolant and no steam, leave
the engine running and check to be
sure the engine cooling fan is oper-
ating. 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 satisfactory,
check for engine coolant leaking
from the radiator, hoses or under
the car. (If the air conditioning had
been in use, it is normal for cold
water to be draining from it when
you stop).
!
WARNING:
While the engine is running, keep
hair, hands and clothing away from
moving parts such as the fan and
drive belts to prevent injury.
5. If the water pump drive belt is bro-
ken or engine coolant is leaking out,
stop the engine immediately and
call the nearest Hyundai dealer for
assistance.
!
WARNING:
Do not remove the radiator cap when
the engine is hot. This can allow
coolant to be blown out of the open-
ing and cause serious burns.
6. If you cannot find the cause of the
overheating, wait until the engine
temperature has returned to nor-
mal. Then, if the engine coolant has
been lost, carefully add engine cool-
ant to the reservoir (page 6-7) 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 a
Hyundai dealer for assistance.