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:
0
Climb a long hill on a
hot
day.
Stop after high-speed driving.
Idle for long periods in traffic.
Tow a trailer. See “Driving
on
Grades”
in
If you get the overheat warning with
no
sign
of
steam,
try this for a minute or
so:
1.
If you have an air conditioner, turn it off.
the
Index.
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
--
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, 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,
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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