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:
0
Climb
a
long
hili
on
a hot day.
0
Stop after high speed driving.
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.
Dial temperature control
to
the highest heat setting and open the
window,
as
necessary.
3.
If
you’re
in
a
traffic jam, shift
to
NEUTRAL
(N);
otherwise, shift to
the highest gear wh.ile driving
--
AUTOMATIC
OVERDRIVE
(@)
or
THIRD
(3).
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
off
the engine
and
get everyone
out
of
the
vehicle
until it cools down.
Also,
See “Overheated Engine Protection Operating
Mode’’ listed previously
in
this section.
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You may decide not to
lift
the hood but to get service help right away.
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