’04MY CELICA U (L/O 0308)
Tachometer
D Towing a trailer.
NOTICE
If the engine coolant temperature gauge
needle is not displayed, there may be a
problem in the system. In this case, con-
tact your Toyota dealer as soon as pos-
sible.
Do not let the indicator needle get
into the red zone. This may cause
severe engine damage.
NOTICE
z Do not remove the thermostat in
the engine cooling system as this
may cause the engine to overheat.
The thermostat is designed to con-
trol the flow of coolant to keep the
temperature of the engine within
the specified operating range.
The tachometer indicates engine speed
in thousands of rpm (revolutions per
minute). Use it while driving to select
correct shift points and to prevent en-
gine lugging and over−revving.
z Do not continue driving with an
overheated engine. See “If your
vehicle overheats” in Section 4.
Driving with the engine running too fast
causes excessive engine wear and poor
fuel economy. Remember, in most cases
the slower the engine speed, the greater
the fuel economy.
2ZZ−GE engine only—The engine will not
exceed 7100 rpm before it warms up.
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2004 CELICA from Aug. ’03 Prod. (OM20823U)
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