If Your Vehicle Overheats - Toyota 2012 corolla Manual

5-2. Steps to take in an emergency

If your vehicle overheats

If your engine overheats:
STEP 1
Stop the vehicle in a safe place and turn off the air condi-
tioning system.
STEP 2
Check to see if steam is coming out from under the hood.
If you see steam:
Stop the engine. Carefully lift the hood after the steam
subsides and then restart the engine.
If you do not see steam:
Leave the engine running and carefully lift the hood.
STEP 3
Check to see if the cooling fans are operating.
If the fans are operating:
Wait until the temperature of the engine (shown on the
instrument cluster) begins to fall and then stop the
engine.
If the fans are not operating:
Stop the engine and call your Toyota dealer.
STEP STEP 5 4
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After the engine has cooled
down sufficiently, check the
engine
inspect the radiator core (radi-
ator) for any leaks.
I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
coolant level and