1995 Buick Regal Owner's Manual - Page 189

NOTICE: If your engine catches fire because you keep driving withno coolant, your vehicle can be badly damaged. The costly repairs would not be covered by your warranty. 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. 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, shift to the highest gear while driving -- DRIVE (D) or THIRD (3). If you no longer have the overheat warning, you can drive. Just tobe safe, drive slower for about ten minutes. If the warning doesn't come back on, y o u can drive normally. 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 hot the engine canget a little too when you: 0 0 Climb a long hill on a hot day. Stop after high speed driving. Idle for long periods in traffic. 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 get warning, r w r l ojftlw engine ~-rnd owryotw out of' the vehicle until it cools down. You may decide not to lift the hood but to get service help right away. Tow a trailer. 5-15