Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Owners Manual: Dinghy towing
Your vehicle is not designed to be dinghy towed (with 4 wheels on the ground) behind a motor home.
Notice
To avoid serious damage to your vehicle
Do not tow your vehicle with 4 wheels on
the ground. 
To prevent causing serious damage to the transmission and dynamic torque control awd system (awd models)
2Wd models: never tow this vehicle from
the rear with the front wheels on the
ground. This may cause serious damage
to the transmission. 
Awd models: never tow this vehicle with
any of the wheels on the ground. This
may cause serious damage to the transmission
and dynamic torque control
awd system. 
Trailer towing tips
Your vehicle will handle differently when towing a trailer. Help to avoid
an accident, death or serious injury, keep the following in mind when
towing:
Speed limits for towing a trailer vary by ...
Other materials:
Exhaust gas precautions
Harmful substance to the human body is included in exhaust
gases if inhale.
Caution
Exhaust gases include harmful carbon monoxide (co), which is colorless and
odorless. Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause exhaust gases enter the vehicle and may lead to
an accident c ...
Rear drive shaft assembly
Components
Removal
Hint:
Use the same procedures for the rh side and lh side.
The procedures listed below are for the lh side.
Disconnect cable from negative battery
terminal
Caution:
Wait at least 90 seconds after disconnecting the
cable from the negative (-) battery termin ...
Circuit inspection
A description of the main areas of each circuit inspection
is below.
Item
Description
description
The major role, operation of the circuit and its component parts are
explained.
Dtc no., Dtc detection condition, trouble area
Indicates the diagnostic trouble cod ...
