If Your Vehicle Overheats - Toyota 4RUNNER 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 condi-
STEP 1
tioning 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 sub-
sides and then restart the engine.
If you do not see steam:
Leave the engine running and carefully lift the hood.
Remove the engine compartment cover. ( → P. 497)
STEP 3
Check to see if the cooling fan is operating.
STEP 4
If the fan is operating:
Wait until the temperature of the engine (shown on the
instrument panel) begins to fall and then stop the engine.
If the fan is not operating:
Stop the engine immediately and call your Toyota dealer.
STEP 5
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After the engine has cooled
down sufficiently, check the
engine coolant
inspect the radiator core (radi-
ator) for any leaks.
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