1997 Pontiac Grand Am Owner's Manual - Page 208

If No Steam Is Coming From Your Engine If you get the overheat warning but see or hear no steam, the problem may not too serious. Sometimes be the enginecan get a little hot when you: too 0 If you no longer have the overheat warning, you can drive. Just tobe safe, drive slowerfor 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, see if to the warning stops. But then, you still have the if warning, turn ofStheengine and get everyone out of the vehicle until it cools down. You may decide not to the hood but to service lift get help right away. Climb a long hill on a hot day. Stop after high-speed driving. Idle for long periods in traffic. Tow a trailer. 0 0 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, turnit 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, shiftto the highest gear while driving -- AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (@)or DRIVE (D) for automatic transaxles. 5-15