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.
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Idle for long periods in traffic.
Tow a trailer.
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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 while
driving
--
OVERDRIVE
(a)
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
nonnally.
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.
You
may decide not to lift the hood but to get &mice
help right away.
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