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8-2. Steps to take in an emergency  
If your vehicle overheat s  
The following may indicate that your vehicle is overheating.  
● Vehicles with a drive monitor display: The high engine coolant tem-  
perature warning light (P. 491) comes on or a loss of power is  
experienced.  
Vehicles with a multi-information display: The engine coolant tem-  
perature gauge (P. 82) enters the red zone or a loss of power is  
experienced.  
● Steam comes out from under the hood.  
Correction procedures  
1
Stop the vehicle in a safe place and turn off the air conditioning sys-  
tem, and then stop the engine.  
2
If you see steam:  
Carefully lift the hood after the steam subsides.  
If you do not see steam:  
Carefully lift the hood.  
3
After the engine has cooled  
down sufficiently, inspect the  
hoses and radiator core (radia-  
tor) for any leaks.  
Radiator  
1
Cooling fan  
2
If a large amount of coolant  
leaks, immediately contact your  
Toyota dealer.  
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The coolant level is satisfactory  
if it is between the “F” and “L”  
lines on the reservoir.  
Reservoir  
1
“F” line  
2
“L” line  
3
Radiator cap  
4
5
Add engine coolant if neces-  
sary.  
Water can be used in an emer-  
gency if engine coolant is unavail-  
able.  
6
Start the engine to check that the radiator cooling fan operate and  
to check for coolant leaks from the radiator or hoses.  
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If the fan is not operating:  
Stop the engine immediately and contact your Toyota dealer.  
If the fan is operating:  
Have the vehicle inspected at the nearest Toyota dealer.  
CAUTION  
■When inspecting under the hood of your vehicle  
Observe the following precautions.  
Failure to do so may result in serious injury such as burns.  
●If steam is seen coming from under the hood, do not open the hood until  
the steam has subsided. The engine compartment may be very hot.  
●Keep hands and clothing (especially a tie, a scarf or a muffler) away from  
the fan and belts.  
●Do not loosen the radiator cap and the  
coolant reservoir cap while the engine  
and radiator are hot.  
High temperature steam or coolant  
could spray out.  
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NOTICE  
■When adding engine coolant  
Add coolant slowly after the engine has cooled down sufficiently. Adding  
cool coolant to a hot engine too quickly can cause damage to the engine.  
■To prevent damage to the cooling system  
Observe the following precautions:  
●Avoid contaminating the coolant with foreign matter (such as sand or dust  
etc.).  
●Do not use any coolant additives.  
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