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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.
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
3.
If
you’re in
a
traffic jam, shift to
NEUTRAL
(N);
otherwise, shift to the highest gear while
driving
--
AUTOMATIC
OVERDRTVE
(03)
or
THIRD
(3).
speed and open the window as necessary.
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
off
the
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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