If
No
Steam
Is
Coming
From Your
Engine
If you get the overheat warning but see or hear no
steam, the problem may not be too serious. Sometimes
the engine can get a little too hot when you:
Climb a long hill on a hot day.
Stop after high-speed driving.
,
e..
Idle for long periods in traffic.
’@
Tow a trailer.
If you get the overheat warning with
no
sign of steam,
try this for a minute or
so:
1.
Turn off your air conditioner.
2. Turn on your heater
to
full hot at the highest fan
speed and open the window as necessary.
3.
If you’re in a traffic jam, shift to NEUTRAL
(N);
otherwise, shift to the highest gear while
driving
--
AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE
(@)
or THIRD
(3).
I
If
you no longer have the overheat warning,
you
can drive.
Just to be
safe,
drive slower for about
10
minutes.
If
the
warning doesn’t come back on, you can drive normally.
If
the warning continues, pull over, stop, and park your
vehicle right away.
If there’s still no sign of steam, you can idle the engine
for two or three minutes while you’re parked, to
see
if
the warning stops. But then, if you still have
the
warning,
turn ofthe engine
and
get everyone out
of
the vehicle
until it cools down.
You may decide not to hft the hood but to get service
help right away.
5-12
To Next Page
Loading...
