If your vehicle overheats – TOYOTA 2011 Tundra User Manual

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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-
tioning system.
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
subsides and then restart the engine.

If you do not see steam:

Leave the engine running and carefully lift the hood.

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 immediately and call your local Toyota
dealer.

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