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:

Coolant
Replacement Remove no. 1 Engine under cover Drain engine coolant Loosen the radiator drain cock plug. Hint: Collect the coolant in a container and dispose of it according to the regulations in your area. Remove the radiator reservoir cap. Caution: Do not remove the radiator ...

Precaution
Notice: Perform the reset memory procedures (a/t initialization) when replacing the automatic transaxle assembly, engine assembly or ecm (see page ax-18). Hint: Reset memory cannot be completed by only reconnecting the cable to the negative (-) battery terminal. Caution: When using compresse ...

System description
Driver seat belt warning light When the driver seat belt is not fastened with the ignition switch on, the driver seat belt warning light on the combination meter comes on to inform the driver. The center airbag sensor detects the driver seat belt status and sends signals to the co ...