If Your Vehicle Overheats - Lexus LFA Owner's Manual

5-2. Steps to take in an emergency

If your vehicle overheats

If your engine overheats:
Stop the vehicle in a safe place and turn off the air conditioning
STEP 1
system.
Check to see if steam is coming out from under the hood.
STEP 2
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 fan is
operating.
While being careful of hot air and
exhaust gases, check by looking
through the radiator grilles or by
listening to the operating sound.
If the fan is operating:
Wait until the engine coolant tem-
perature shown on the gauge low-
ers and then stop the engine.
If the fan is not operating:
Stop the engine immediately and
call your local Lexus dealer.
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