If Your Vehicle Overheats - Toyota GT86 Owner's 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 sub-
sides 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.
If the fan is operating:
Wait until the temperature of the engine (shown on the
instrument cluster) begins to fall and then stop the engine.
If the fan is not operating:
Stop the engine and call any authorized Toyota dealer or
repairer, or another duly qualified and equipped profes-
sional.
STEP 4
After the engine has cooled
down sufficiently, check the
engine coolant
inspect the radiator core (radi-
ator) for any leaks.
level and
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