If Your Vehicle Overheats - Toyota Sequoia Manual

If your vehicle overheats

The following may indicate that your vehicle is overheating:
● The needle of the engine coolant temperature gauge (→P. 86)
enters 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.
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
Cooling fan
If a large amount of coolant
leaks, immediately contact your
Toyota dealer.
4
The coolant level is satisfactory
if it is between the "FULL" and
"LOW" lines on the reservoir.
Reservoir
"FULL" line
"LOW" line
Radiator cap
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