Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Owners Manual: Automatic transmission

Engine (ignition) switch (vehicles with a smart key system)

Performing the following operations when carrying the electronic key on your person starts the engine or changes engine switch modes. Starting the engine Check that the parking brake is set. ...

Shifting the shift lever

Vehicles without a smart key system While the engine switch is in the “on” position, move the shift lever with the brake pedal depressed. When shifting the shift lever between p and d, ...

Other materials:

Differential oil seal
Components Replacement Replace transaxle housing oil seal lh Drain the automatic transaxle fluid. Remove the drain plug and gasket, and drain atf. Install a new gasket and drain plug. Torque: 47 n*m (479 kgf*cm, 35 ft.*Lbf) Remove the front drive shaft lh (see pag ...

Downhill assist control switch
Components Removal Disconnect cable from negative battery terminal Caution: Wait at least 90 seconds after disconnecting the cable from the negative (-) battery terminal to prevent airbag and seat belt pretensioner activation. Remove downhill assist control switch Detach t ...

On-vehicle inspection
Check ignition coil assembly and perform spark test Notice: in this section, the terms "cold" and "hot" refer to the temperature of the coils. "Cold" means approximately -10 to 50°c (14 to 122°f). "Hot" means approximately 50 to 100°c (122 to 212� ...