If Steam Is Coming From Your Engine - Chevrolet Silverado 2004 Owner's Manual

If Steam Is Coming From Your Engine

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Steam from an overheated engine can burn you
badly, even if you just open the hood. Stay away
from the engine if you see or hear steam coming
from it. Just turn it off and get everyone away
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from the vehicle until it cools down. Wait until
there is no sign of steam or coolant before you
open the hood.
If you keep driving when your engine is
overheated, the liquids in it can catch fire.
You or others could be badly burned. Stop
your engine if it overheats, and get out of the
vehicle until the engine is cool.
See "Overheated Engine Protection Operating
Mode" under Engine Overheating on page 5-38
for information on driving to a safe place in
an emergency.
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. See "Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode" under Engine Overheating on
page 5-38 for information on driving to a safe place in
an emergency.
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