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{CAUTION:

You can be burned if you spill coolant on hot

engine parts. Coolant contains ethylene glycol,

and it will burn if the engine parts are hot

enough. Do not spill coolant on a hot engine.

Occasionally check the coolant level in the radiator.

For information on how to add coolant to the radiator,

see Cooling System on page 5-32.

Pressure Cap

Notice: If the pressure cap is not tightly installed,

coolant loss and possible engine damage may occur.

Be sure the cap is properly and tightly secured.

See Engine Compartment Overview on page 5-14 for

more information on location.

Engine Overheating

There is a coolant temperature gage and a warning light

on the instrument panel that indicate an overheated

engine condition. See Engine Coolant Temperature

Gage on page 3-38 and Engine Coolant Temperature

Warning Light on page 3-37.

In addition, you will ﬁnd an ENGINE OVERHEATED

IDLE ENGINE and an ENGINE OVERHEATED STOP

ENGINE message displayed on the vehicle’s Driver

Information Center (DIC). See DIC Warnings and

Messages on page 3-52 for more information.

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Chevrolet 2008 Impala User Manual

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