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If No Steam Is Coming From Your Engine

An overheat warning, along with a low coolant light,
can indicate a serious problem. See “Low Coolant
Light” in the Index.

If you get an engine overheat warning with no low
coolant light, but see or hear no steam, the problem may
not be too serious. Sometimes the engine can get a little
too hot when you:

D

Climb a long hill on a hot day.

D

Stop after high

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speed driving.

D

Idle for long periods in traffic.

D

Tow a trailer.

If you get the overheat warning with no sign of steam,
try this for a minute or so:

1. If your air conditioner is on, turn it 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, shift to the highest gear while 
driving 

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 AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (

B

).

If you no longer have the overheat warning, you can
drive. Just to be safe, drive slower 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, idle the engine for 
three minutes while you’re parked. If you still have the
warning, turn off the engine and get everyone out of 
the vehicle until it cools down. Also, see “Overheated
Engine Protection Operating Mode” listed previously in
this section.

You may decide not to lift the hood but to get service
help right away.