CAUTION: (Continued)everyone away from the vehicle until it coolsdown. Wait until there is no sign of steam orcoolant before you open the hood.If you keep driving when your engine isoverheated, the liquids in it can catch fire. Youor others could be badly burned. Stop yourengine if it overheats, and get out of thevehicle until the engine is cool.See “Overheated Engine Protection OperatingMode” underEngine Overheating on page 5-26for information on driving to a safe place in anemergency.Notice: If your engine catches fire because youkeep driving with no coolant, your vehicle canbe badly damaged. The costly repairs would not becovered by your warranty. See “OverheatedEngine Protection Operating Mode” underEngineOverheating on page 5-26 for information on drivingto a safe place in an emergency.If No Steam Is Coming From YourEngineAn overheat warning, along with a low coolant condition,can indicate a serious problem.If you get an engine overheat, but see or hear nosteam, the problem may not be too serious. Sometimesthe 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. See “Driving on Grades” underTowing a Trailer on page 4-55.If you get the overheat warning with no sign of steam,try this for a minute or so:1. Turn on your heater to full hot at the highest fanspeed and open the window as necessary.2. If you’re in a traffic jam, shift to NEUTRAL (N);otherwise, shift to the highest gear whiledriving – DRIVE (D).5-27
