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.
If your air conditioner is on, turn it off.
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
(D)
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, idle the engine for
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.
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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