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” in the Index.
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.
If
you get the overheat warning with no sign of steam,
try this for a minute
or
so:
1.
Turn off
your
air conditioner.
2.
3.
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 gear while
driving
--
AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE
(@)
or
THIRD
(3)
for automatic transmissions.
If you no longer have the overheat warning, you can
drive. Just to be safe, drive slower for about
10
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
off
the engine
and
get everyone
out
of
the
vehicle
until it cools down. Also, see “Overheated
Engine Protection Operating Mode” listed previously in
this section.
You may decide not to lift the hood but to get service
help right away.
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