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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:
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
the Index.
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.
2.
Turn
on
your heater
to
full
hot
at the highest fan speed and open the
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
(D).
window
as
necessary.
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.
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
@‘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.