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.
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Stop after high-speed driving.
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Idle for long periods in traffic.
0
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 while
driving
--
OVERDFUVE
(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 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.
You may decide not to lift the hood but to get service
help right away.
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