If Your Vehicle Overheats - Lexus LS460 Owner's Manual

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7-2. Steps to take in an emergency

If your vehicle overheats

The following may indicate that your vehicle is overheating.
The needle of the engine coolant temperature gauge (→P. 89) enters
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the red zone or a loss of engine power is experienced. (For example,
the vehicle speed does not increase.)
Steam comes out from under the hood.
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Correction procedures
Stop the vehicle in a safe place and turn off the air conditioning system,
1
and then stop the engine.
If you see steam:
2
Carefully lift the hood after the steam subsides.
If you do not see steam:
Carefully lift the hood.
After the engine has cooled
3
down sufficiently, inspect the
hoses and radiator core (radia-
tor) for any leaks.
Radiator
1
Cooling fans
2
If a large amount of coolant leaks,
immediately contact your Lexus
dealer.
LS460/LS460L_U (OM50G04U)