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jmbreeze23
Joined: 30 May 2008
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Location: OH
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| Posted: 7/3/08 10:47PM Post subject: Coolant light |
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I am still breaking in my new xD. I have about 260 miles on it. I noticed the cold coolant light comes on and stays on for about the first minute when I am driving the car for the first time in a day.
I read through the owner's manual, but didn't see anything one way or the other if this was normal or not.
It goes off after about a minute of driving. Then subsequent starts during the same day do not show it back on.
Thanks in advance for any insight.
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ChelsDS
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| Posted: 7/3/08 11:01PM Post subject: |
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Are you sure its the coolant light and not the oil light? Typically the oil light will stay on for no more than 2 minutes. It just means that you should be driving cautiously until that light goes off.
Doesn't mean anything is wrong for your car :) |
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jmbreeze23
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| Posted: 7/3/08 11:41PM Post subject: |
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No, it's the low engine coolant light. I got my manual back out and it's listed on pg 100.
It says on pg 101:
If your enigine coolant temperature is cool with the engine switch on, the low engine coolant temp indicator light comes on. If it keeps lighting on with the engine fully warmed, contact your Scion dealer.
Guess its nothing to worry about? :relief: I just wondered if others had this come on too.
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DXNOICS
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| Posted: 7/4/08 5:41AM Post subject: |
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| I think you might be looking at the green low coolant TEMP light. It comes on for the first few minutes to remind you not the over rev the engine until it is up to temp. |
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jmbreeze23
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| Posted: 7/4/08 8:25PM Post subject: |
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DXNOICS wrote: I think you might be looking at the green low coolant TEMP light. It comes on for the first few minutes to remind you not the over rev the engine until it is up to temp.
Yes, this is it. Thank you. |
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nikhi19
Joined: 29 Jun 2008
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| Posted: 7/15/08 11:03AM Post subject: |
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| Mine does the same thing, and it's completely normal! Mine has 56 miles on it! LOL |
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TrebleStauter
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| Posted: 7/15/08 4:10PM Post subject: |
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It is normal. I have to drive around the block before getting on the freeway every morning just to warm it up enough that the light goes off.
http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=215484&highlight= |
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jmbreeze23
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| Posted: 7/15/08 5:38PM Post subject: |
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| Thank you all for confirming. :) |
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