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, ...

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If the vehicle battery is discharged
The following procedures may be used to start the engine if the vehicle's battery is discharged. You can also call your Toyota dealer or a qualified repair shop. Restarting the engine If you have a set of jumper (or booster) cables and a second vehicle with a 12-volt battery, you can jump start you ...

Parking brake lever
Components On-vehicle inspection Check parking brake switch assembly Remove the rear console box (see page ip-16). Hint: Refer to the procedures from the removal of the no. 1 Console upper panel garnish up until the removal of the rear console box sub-assembly. Discon ...

System description
General The front passenger occupant classification system judges whether the front passenger seat is occupied or not in accordance with the seat belt buckle status; and whether the seat is occupied by an adult or child (with child seat) in accordance with the load that is applied ...