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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When closing the back door
Lower the back door using the back door handle. Vehicles without a power back door Make sure to push the back door down from the outside to close it. Vehicles with a power back door The back door closing assist will activate, and the back door will fully close automatically. ...

Coolant thermostat (coolant temperature below thermostat regulating temperature)
Hint: This dtc relates to the thermostat. Description This dtc is set when the engine coolant temperature (ect) does not reach 75°c (167°f) despite sufficient engine warm-up time having elapsed. Monitor description The ecm estimates the ect based on the starting temperature, en ...

Front console illumination
On-vehicle inspection Inspect front console illumination Connect the battery's positive (+) lead to terminal 1 and the negative (-) lead to terminal 2, then check that the light comes on. Ok: light comes on. If the result is not as specified, replace the front console illumin ...