1998 Oldsmobile Cutlass Owner's Manual - Page 200

If No Steam Is Coming FromYour Engine If you get the overheat warning but or hear no see steam, the problem may not too serious. Sometimes be the engine can get a little hot when you: too Climb a longhill on a hot day. Stop after high-speed driving. a Idle for long periods in traffic. Tow a trailer. If you get the overheat warning with no sign of steam, try this for a minuteor so: 1. Turn off your air conditioner. , If you no longer have the overheat warning, you can drive. Just to be safe, drive slower about for 10 minutes. If the warning doesn't come back on, you can drive normally. If the warning continues, pull over, stop, and your park vehicle right away. If there's still no signof steam, you can idle the engine see for two or three minutes while you're parked, to if the warning stops. But then, you still have the if out warning, turn off the engine and get everyone of the vehicle until it cools down. You may decide not to the hood but to get service lift help right away. 2. Turn on your heaterto full hot at the highest fan speed and open window as necessary. the 3. If you're in a trafficjam, shift to NEUTRAL(N); otherwise, shift to highest gear while the driving -- AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (D) or THIRD (3). 5-14