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.
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Stop after high-speed driving.
0
Idle for long periods in traffic.
0
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)
for
automatic transmissions.
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.
You may decide not to
lift
the
hood
but
to
get
service
help right away.
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