If
No
Steam
Is
Coming From
Your
Engine
If you get an engine 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.
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.
In heavy traffic, let the engine idle in NEUTRAL (N)
while stopped.
If
it is safe
to
do
so,
pull
off
the road,
shift
to
PARK (P) or NEUTRAL (N) and let the
engine idle.
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, push down the
accelerator until the engine speed is about twice as fast
as normal idle speed for at least three minutes while
you’re parked. If you still have the warning,
turn
off
the
engine and
get
everyone out
of
the vehicle
until it
cools down.
You may decide not
to
lift the hood but to get service
help right away.
2.
Turn on your heater
to
full hot at the highest fan
speed and open the window as necessary.
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