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Problems on the Road If No Steam Is Coming From Your Engine: If yougettheoverheatwarningbutsee or hearnosteam,theproblemmay too hotwhenyou: notbetooserious.Sometimestheenginecangetalittle Climbalonghillonahotday. Stopafterhighspeeddriving. Idleforlongperiods in traffic. Tow atrailer. I you get the overheat warning with no sign f or so: ofsteam,trythisforaminute 1. If youhaveanairconditioner,turn it off. 2. Turnyourheater to full hot at the highest fan speed and open the windowasnecessary. 3. If you're in atrafficjam,shift to N (Neutral). If younolongerhavetheoverheatwarning,youcandrive. Just to besafe, driveslowerforabouttenminutes.Ifthewarningdoesn'tcomebackon,you candrivenormally. If thewarningcontinues,pullover,stop,andparkyourvehiclerightaway. If there'sstillnosign ofsteam,pushtheacceleratoruntiltheenginespeedis abouttwiceasfastasnormalidlespeed.Bringtheenginespeedback to if thewarningstops. normalidlespeedafter two or threeminutes.Nowsee OFF THEENGINEANDGET Butthen, if you stillhavethewarning,TURN EVERYONE OUT OF THE VEHICLE until it cools down. Youmay decide not to lift the hood but to getservicehelprightaway. KO715 5-1 0

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Problems
on
the
Road
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.
Stop after high speed driving.
Idle
for
long periods
in traffic.
Tow a
trailer.
If
you get the overheat warning with no sign
ofsteam,trythisforaminute
or
so:
1.
If
you have an air conditioner,
turn
it off.
2.
Turn your heater
to full hot at the highest fan speed and open the
3.
If
you're in a traffic
jam, shift
to
N
(Neutral).
window as necessary.
If
you no
longer have the overheat warning, you can drive.
Just
to be safe,
drive slower for about ten minutes. If the warning doesn't come back on, you
can drive normally.
If
thewarningcontinues,pullover,stop,andparkyourvehiclerightaway.
If
there's still no sign
of steam, push the accelerator until the engine speed
is
abouttwiceasfastasnormalidlespeed.Bringtheenginespeedback
to
normal
idle speed after
two
or
three minutes. Now see
if
the warning stops.
Butthen,
if
you stillhavethewarning,TURN
OFF
THE ENGINE AND GET
EVERYONE
OUT
OF
THE VEHICLE until
it cools down.
You may
decide
not
to
lift the hood but
to
get service help right away.
KO71
5
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0