If Your Engine Overheats - Dodge Grand Caravan 2018 User Manual

Gear Selector Override
4. Press and maintain firm pressure on the
brake pedal.
5. Insert the screwdriver or similar tool into the
access hole, and push and hold the override
release lever forward.
6. Move the gear selector to the NEUTRAL
position.
7. The vehicle may then be started in NEUTRAL.
8. Reinstall the gear selector override access
cover.
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IF YOUR ENGINE OVERHEATS

In any of the following situations, you can re-
duce the potential for overheating your engine
by taking the appropriate action.
• On the highways — slow down.
• In city traffic — while stopped, place the
transmission in NEUTRAL, but do not in-
crease engine idle speed.
CAUTION!
Driving with a hot cooling system could dam-
age your vehicle. If the temperature gauge
reads "H," pull over and stop the vehicle.
Idle the vehicle with the air conditioner
turned off until the pointer drops back into
the normal range. If the pointer remains on
the "H" and you hear continuous chimes,
turn the engine off immediately and call for
service.
NOTE:
There are steps that you can take to slow down
an impending overheat condition:
• If your Air Conditioner (A/C) is on, turn it off.
The A/C system adds heat to the engine cool-
ing system and turning the A/C off can help
remove this heat.
• You can also turn the temperature control to
maximum heat, the mode control to floor and
the blower control to high. This allows the
heater core to act as a supplement to the
radiator and aids in removing heat from the
engine cooling system.
WARNING!
You or others can be badly burned by hot
engine coolant (antifreeze) or steam from
your radiator. If you see or hear steam coming
from under the hood, do not open the hood
until the radiator has had time to cool. Never
try to open a cooling system pressure cap
when the radiator or coolant bottle is hot.