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TroubleshootingGuide
GASOLINEVEHICLE-TROUBLESHOOTING
ANDELECTRICALSYSTEM
LOWOILWARNINGLIGHT
CAUTION
•Failuretoaddoilimmediatelywhenthelowoilwarninglightstaysonmayresultinpermanent
enginedamage.
Thelowoilwarninglightgivesavisualindicationofanoillevelproblem.
Figure18-1LowOilWarningLight
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STATUSCONDITION
OFFNormalOperation
ON
Whenpossible:
1.Stopthevehicle.
2.TurnthekeytoOFF .
3.Examinetheengineoillevel.
4.Addengineoilasnecessary.
5.Ifthelowoillevelwarninglightstayson,haveatrainedtechnician
examinethevehicle.
MALFUNCTIONINDICATORLIGHT
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Themalfunctionindicatorlight(MIL)givesavisualindicationofanenginefault.Whenthekeyswitchis
settoON,theMILwillturnonfor3seconds.
Ifanenginefaultissensed,theMILwillstayon.SeetheKohlerEngineServiceManualformore
information.
TROUBLESHOOTINGGUIDE
Thefollowingtroubleshootingguideswillbehelpfulinidentifyingoperatingdifcultiesshouldtheyoccur.Theguides
includethesymptom,probablecauseandsuggestedchecks.Theproceduresusedinmakingthesecheckscanbe
foundinthereferencedsectionsofthemaintenanceandservicemanual.
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