You are driving up a long mountain grade when you notice the engine temperature gauge steadily rising toward the hot threshold, though no steam or smoke is present yet. Which of the following actions should you take first to help cool the engine while seeking a safe location to pull off the road?
- AIncrease your driving speed so that greater airflow passes through the front radiator grille.
- Turn off the vehicle's air conditioner and turn the heater on high with the fan at maximum speed.Cevap
- CShift the transmission into neutral and coast down the road to allow the engine to idle freely.
- DPump the brake pedal repeatedly to force the engine cooling fan to rotate faster.
Cevap
Turn off the vehicle's air conditioner and turn the heater on high with the fan at maximum speed.
Turning off the air conditioner relieves heavy mechanical load from the engine, while turning the cabin heater to full blast pulls engine coolant through the heater core and radiates heat out of the engine block.
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Using the vehicle heating system to dissipate engine heat during early overheating conditions