1998 Chevrolet Camaro Owner's Manual - Page 233

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 serious. Sometimes too the engine can get a little hot when you: too Climb a longhill 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 nosign of steam, try this for aminute or so: If you no longer have the overheat warning, you can drive. Just to be safe, driveslower for 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, to see if the warning stops. But then, if you still have the warning, turn o f t h e engine andget everyone out o the f vehicle until it cools down. You may decide not to lift the hood but to get service help right away. 1. Turn off your air conditioner. 2. Turn on your heater to fullhot at thehighest 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 -- AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (a) or DRIVE (D) for automatic transmissions. 5-15