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[PCJJK]

 

I am a new member to this forum and a new owner to boot.

I have had the car for a couple of months and tomorrow we are off on a longish trip so I thought of checking all the fluid levels.

Everything is fine except for the Invertor Fluid level which is just above the low mark.

The car is cold - does it need topping up and if so can I use a little bit of water?

Never owned a hybrid before so please excuse my ignorance.

Thanks in anticipation for any help.

Looking forward to reading the forums going forward

[FROSTYBALLS]

Hello Philip - welcome to Toyota Owners Club.

Post moved to the Auris club.

[Catlover]

My handbook says both engine coolant level and inverter coolant level should be between full and low lines when the whole system is cold.

Further, the handbook says Toyota Super Long Life Coolant, or similar should be used. If just adding water, and I would not recommend doing that in this worsening weather, it should be deionised water. The Toyota Super Long Life Coolant is made up of 50% coolant and 50% deionised water (to quote the handbook.

So sounds if you ok with the current levels (just) but why not plan your route to pass a Toyota dealer and top up - but be careful NOT to take of any reservoir tank cap when the engine is hot, its under pressure and you could scold yourself, only take a tank cap off when system is cold.