Kia CERATO 2018, Owner'S Manual, Page: 439 / 602

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 (automatic
transaxle / dual clutch transmis‐
sion) or neutral (manual transaxle)
and set the parking brake. If the air
conditioning is on, turn it off.
3. If engine coolant is running out un‐
der 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 operating. 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 coolant
leaking from the radiator, hoses or
under the vehicle. (If the air condi‐
tioning 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 a professional workshop. Kia
recommends to call an authorized
Kia dealer/service partner.
WARNING
Do not remove the radiator cap
when the engine is hot. This can al‐
low coolant to blow 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 coolant has been lost,
carefully add coolant to the reser‐
voir 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
professional workshop. Kia recom‐
mends to call an authorized Kia
dealer/service partner.
CAUTION
• Serious loss of coolant indicates
there is a leak in the cooling sys‐
tem. In this case, have the sys‐
tem checked by a professional
workshop. Kia recommends to
visit an authorized Kia dealer/
service partner.
• 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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What to do in an emer
gency