User Guide
Engine
Fan
Noise
This vehicle
has
a clutched engine cooling fan. When
the clutch
is
engaged, the fan spins faster
to
provide
more air
to
cool the engine.
In
most everyday driving
conditions, the clutch
is
not
engaged. This improves
fuel
economy and reduces fan noise. Under heavy
vehicle loading, trailer towing and/or high outside
temperatures. the fan speed increases when the clutch
engages.
So
you
may
hear an increase
in
fan noise. This
is normal and should
not
be mistaken
as
the
transmission slipping or making extra shifts.
It
is
merely
the cooling system functioning properly. The
fa11
will
slow
down when additional cooling
is
not
required and
the clutch disengages.
You
may also hear this fan noise when you start the
engine.
It
will
go
away as the fan clutch disengages.
If
a
Tire
Goes
Flat
It's unusual for
a
tire to "blow out" while you're driving.
especially
if
you maintain your tires properly.
If
air
goes
out
of
a tire,
it's
much Inore likely
to
leak
out
slowly.
But
if
you should ever have
;I
"blowout."
here are
a
few
tips
about
what to expect and what
to
do:
If
a
front tire fails. the flat tire
will
create
a
drag
that
pulls the vehicle toward that side. Take your foot
off
the
accelerator pedal and grip the steering wheel firmly.
Steer
to
maintain lane position. and then gently brake
to
a
stop well out
of
the traffic lane.
A
rear
blowout.
particularly on
a
curve. acts much like a
skid
and
may require the same correction you'd use
in
a
skid.
In
any rear blowout. remove your
foot
from
the
xcelerator
pedal. Get the
\,chicle
under
control
by
steering the
way
you want
the
vehicle
to
go.
It
may be
\.cry
bunlpy and noisy.
but
you
can
still steer. Gently
brake
to
a
stop
--
well
off
the road
if
possible.
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