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
or
THIRD
(3).
driving
--
AUTOMATIC
OVERDRIVE
(0)
If
you no longer have the overheat
warning,
y0u.ca.n
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
waming,
turn ofthe
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.
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