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 DRIVE
(D).
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 ofSthe 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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