If
No
Steam
Is
Coming From
Your
Engine
If
YOLI
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:
0
Climb a long
hill
on a
hot,
day.
0
Stop after high-speed driving.
0
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
01-
so:
I.
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
(0)
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, push the accelerator
until
the engine speed is about twice
as
fast
as
normal
idle speed. Bring the engine speed back
to
normal idle
speed after two or three minutes. Now see
if
the warning
stops.
But
then,
if
you
still have the warning,
tLm
off
the
engine
ulld
get
el)eryolw
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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