Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Owners Manual: Driving procedures

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 grou ...

Engine (ignition) switch (vehicles without a smart key system)

Starting the engine Check that the parking brake is set. Check that the shift lever is set in p. Firmly depress the brake pedal. Turn the engine switch to the “start” position to start t ...

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Short in driver side curtain shield squib circuit
Description The driver side curtain shield squib circuit consists of the center airbag sensor and the curtain shield airbag lh. The circuit instructs the srs to deploy when the deployment conditions are met. These dtcs are recorded when a malfunction is detected in the driver side cu ...

On-vehicle inspection
Check battery condition Notice: If the battery is weak or if the engine is difficult to start, perform the following procedures. Check the battery for damage and deformation. If severe damage, deformation or leakage is found, replace the battery. Check the electrolyte quantity of e ...

Customizing the startup and screen off images (if equipped)
An image can be copied from a usb memory and used as the startup and screen off images. When the engine switch is in the “acc” or “on” position (vehicles without a smart key system) or accessory or ignition on mode (vehicles with a smart key system), the initial screen will be displaye ...