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If No Steam Is Coming From
Your
,Engine
If
you no longer have, the overheat w&g, you can drive.
Just to be safe, drive slower for about 10 minutes. If the
If you get the overheat warning but see
or hear no
warning doesn't come back on, you can drive normally.
steam, the problem may not be too serious. Sometimes
the engine can get a little too hot when you:
If the warning continues, pull over, stop, and park your
vehicle right away.
Climb a long hill on a hot day.
If there's still no sign of steam, you can idle the engine
.
Stop after high-speed driving.
for two or three minutes while you're parked, to
see if
Idle for long periods
in traffic.
the warning stops. But then,
if you still have the
Tow a trailer.
warning, turn o f t h e engine and get everyone out o f the
vehicle until it cools down.
If you get the overheat warning with no sign of steam,
try
this for a minute or so:
4
1.
2.
3.
Turn off your air conditioner.
Turn on your heater to full hot at the highest
fan
speed and open the window as necessary.
If you're in a traffic jam, shift to NEUTRAL (N);
otherwise, shift to the highest geafwhile
driving
--
AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (0).
You may decide not to lift the hood but to get service
help right away.
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