Kia Sportage: If the engine overheats
If your temperature gauge indicates
overheating, you experience a loss of
power, or hear a loud pinging or knocking,
the engine will probably be too hot.
If this happens, you should:
- Pull off the road and stop as soon as it
is safe to do so.
- Shift the gear to P (Park) and set the
parking brake.
- If the air conditioning is on, turn it off.
- If engine coolant is running out under
the vehicle or steam is coming out
from underneath 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 operating.
1) If the fan is not running, turn the
engine off.
- Check to see if the water pump drive
belt is missing.
1) If it is not missing, check to see that
it is tight.
2) If the drive belt seems to be satisfactory,
check for coolant leaking
from the radiator, hoses or under
the vehicle. (If the air conditioning
had been in use, it is normal for
cold water to be draining from it
when you stop.)
WARNING
Under the hood
While the engine is
running, keep
hair, hands and clothing away
from moving parts, such as the
fan and drive belts, to prevent
injury.
- If the water pump drive belt is broken
or engine coolant is leaking out, stop
the engine immediately and call the
nearest a professional workshop for
assistance. Call an authorized Kia
dealer.
- If you cannot find the cause of the
overheating, wait until the engine
temperature has returned to normal.
If coolant has been lost, carefully add
coolant to the reservoir to bring the
fluid level in the reservoir up to the
halfway mark.
- Proceed with caution, keeping alert
for further signs of overheating. If
overheating happens again, call a
professional workshop for assistance.
Call an authorized Kia dealer.
WARNING
Coolant reservoir cap
Do not remove the
engine coolant
reservoir cap when the
engine is hot. This may result in
coolant being blown out of the
opening and cause serious burns.
CAUTION
- Serious loss of coolant indicates there
is a leak in the cooling system and this
should be checked as soon as possible.
Have your vehicle checked by an
authorized Kia dealer.
- When the engine overheats from low
engine coolant, suddenly adding
engine coolant may cause cracks in
the engine. To prevent damage, add
engine coolant slowly in small quantities.
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connected to SRSCM via the clock spring. It
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