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 ...

Other materials:

Front suspension lower no. 1 Arm
Components Removal Remove front wheel Remove hood sub-assembly Remove the hood (see page ed-4). Suspend engine assembly Install the no. 1 And no. 2 Engine hangers with the bolts as shown in the illustration. Torque: 38 n*m (387 kgf*cm, 28 ft.*Lbf) parts no. ...

Floor shift assembly
Components Removal Disconnect cable from negative battery terminal Caution: Wait at least 90 seconds after disconnecting the cable from the negative (-) battery terminal to prevent airbag and seat belt pretensioner activation. Remove shift lever knob sub-assembly Remove re ...

Adjusting the mirrors
Make sure that you can see backward clearly by adjusting the inside and outside rear view mirrors properly. Caution Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or serious injury. Do not adjust the position of the driver’s seat while driving. Doing so could ...