Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Owners Manual: If you think something is wrong
If you notice any of the following symptoms, your vehicle probably needs adjustment or repair. Contact your toyota dealer as soon as possible.
Visible symptoms
- Fluid leaks under the vehicle (water dripping from the air conditioning after use is normal.)
- Flat-looking tires or uneven tire wear
- High engine coolant temperature warning light comes on
Audible symptoms
- Changes in exhaust sound
- Excessive tire squeal when cornering
- Strange noises related to the suspension system
- Pinging or other noises related to the engine
Operational symptoms
- Engine missing, stumbling or running roughly
- Appreciable loss of power
- Vehicle pulls heavily to one side when braking
- Vehicle pulls heavily to one side when driving on a level road
- Loss of brake effectiveness, spongy feeling, pedal almost touches the floor
If your vehicle needs
to be towed
If towing is necessary, we recommend having your vehicle
towed by your toyota dealer or commercial towing service,
using a wheel-lift type truck or flatbed truck.
Use a safety chain system for al ...
Fuel pump shut off
system
To minimize the risk of fuel leakage when the engine stalls or
when an airbag inflates upon collision, the fuel pump shut off
system stops the supply of fuel to the engine.
Follow the procedure bel ...
Other materials:
Detailed bluetooth®
system settings
You can confirm and change the detailed bluetooth® settings.
How to check and change detailed bluetooth® settings
Display the “bluetooth* setup” screen.
Select “system settings”.
The following screen is displayed:
Bluetooth® power on/off. You can change bluetooth®
fu ...
Ts and cg terminal circuit
Description
If the vehicle is stationary during sensor check mode, speed sensor
malfunctions cannot be detected. The
vehicle must be driven for speed sensor malfunctions to be detected.
Hint:
Change to sensor check mode by connecting terminals tc and cg of the dlc3,
and turning the ignitio ...
Ecm / pcm internal engine off timer performance
Dtc summary
Description
To ensure the accuracy of the evap (evaporative emission) monitor values, the
soak timer, which is built
into the ecm, measures 5 hours (+-15 minutes) from when the ignition switch is
turned off, before the
monitor is run. This allows the fuel to cool down, wh ...
