If Steam Is Coming From Your Engine{ CAUTION:Steam from an overheated engine can burnyou badly, even if you just open the hood.Stay away from the engine if you see or hearsteam coming from it. Turn it off and geteveryone 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 the vehicles engineis overheated, the liquids in it can catch fire.You or others could be badly burned. Stopyour engine if it overheats, and get out ofthe vehicle until the engine is cool.See Overheated Engine Protection OperatingMode on page 5-33 for information on drivingto a safe place in an emergency.Notice: If the engine catches fire while drivingwith no coolant, the vehicle can be badly damaged.The costly repairs would not be covered by thevehicle warranty. See Overheated Engine ProtectionOperating Mode on page 5-33 for information ondriving to a safe place in an emergency.If No Steam Is Coming From YourEngineAn Engine Overheated Idle Engine warning, along withlow coolant, can indicate a serious problem.If you get an Engine Overheated Idle Engine warning,but see or hear no steam, the problem may not betoo serious. Sometimes the engine can get a littletoo 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.5-32
