If Your Vehicle Overheats - Lexus LX 570 Owner's Manual

If your vehicle overheats

The following may indicate that your vehicle is overheating.
● The needle of the engine coolant temperature gauge (P. 192)
enters the red zone or a loss of engine power is experienced.
(For example, the vehicle speed does not increase.)
● Steam is coming from under the hood.
Correction procedures
Stop the vehicle in a safe place and turn off the air conditioning
STEP 1
system, and then stop the engine.
If you see steam:
STEP 2
Carefully lift the hood after the steam subsides.
If you do not see steam:
Carefully lift the hood.
STEP 3
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5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
After the engine has cooled down
sufficiently, inspect the hoses and
radiator core (radiator) for any
leaks.
Radiator
Cooling fans
If a large amount of coolant leaks,
immediately contact your Lexus
dealer.
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