NOTICE:
If
your engine catches fire because you keep
driving with no coolant, your vehicle can be
badly damaged. The costly repairs would not be
covered
by
your warranty. See “Overheated
Engine Protection Operating Mode” in the Index.
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.
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).
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,
turf?
ofthe
engine
and
get
everyone
out
qf
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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