If
No
Steam
-
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
(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 ofthe 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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