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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.
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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. 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
(@)
or DRIVE
(D)
for automatic transaxles.
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, 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 oflthe engine and get
everyone
out q f t h e
vehicle until
it
cools down.
You may decide not to
lift
the hood but to get service
help right away.
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