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NOTICE:
If
your engine catches fire because you keep driving with
no
coolant, your vehicle can
be
badly damaged. The costly repairs
would not be covered by your warranty.
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.
Stop after high speed driving.
0
Idle for long periods
in
traffic.
Tow
a trailer. See “Driving on Grades”
in
the Index.
If you get the overheat warning with
no
sign
of
steam, try this for a minute
or
so:
I.
If
you
have an air conditioner, 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
(a)
or
DRIVE
(3)
for automatic transmissions.
If
you
no
longer have
the
overheat warning, you can drive. Just
to
be
safe,
drive slower for about ten minutes. If the warning doesn’t come back on,
you can drive normally.
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