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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Throttle actuator control motor current range / performance
Description The etcs (electronic throttle control system) has a dedicated power supply circuit. The voltage (+bm) is monitored and when it is low (less than 4 v), the ecm determines that there is a malfunction in the etcs and cuts off the current to the throttle actuator. When the volt ...

Brake system malfunction
Description This dtc is output when the vsc system has a problem. Check the vsc system when this dtc is output. Inspection procedure Hint: This circuit uses can communication. Therefore, if there are any malfunctions in the communication circuit, one or more dtcs in the can communi ...

Diagnostic trouble code chart
If a dtc is displayed during the dtc check, check the circuit listed for the dtc in the table below (refer to the appropriate page). Hint: When the srs warning light remains on and the normal system code is output, a decrease in the source voltage is likely to occur. This malfunction is n ...