1996 Chevrolet Corvette Owner's Manual - Page 205

If No Steam Is Corning From Your Engine If you get the overheat warning but see or hear no steam, the problem may not too serious. Sometimes be 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. If .you get the overheat warning with no sign of steam, try this for a minute or so: 1. Turn off your air conditioner. . If you no longer have the overheat warning, you can drive. Just to be safe, drive slower for about minutes. 10 If the warning doesn't come back you can on, drive normally. If the warning continues, pull over, stop, and park your vehicle right away. If there's still no sign of steam, youcan idle the engine for twoor three minutes while you're parked, to see if the warning stops. But then, you still have the if warning, turn oJjcthe engine and get everyone out of the vehicle until it cools down. 2. Turn on your heater to full hot at the highest fan speed and open the window as necessary. You may decide not to lift the hood but to get service help right away. 3. If you're in a traffic jam, shift to NEUTRAL (N); otherwise, shift to the highest gear while driving -- AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (@) or DRIVE (D) for automatic transmissions. 5-14