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:
Brake pedal load sensing switch
Description
The brake pedal load sensing switch is turned on when the brake pedal is
depressed with force exceeding
a predetermined level.
The skid control ecu detects if the brake pedal is depressed or not via this
circuit.
Wiring diagram
Inspection procedure
Notice:
When repla ...
Installation with latch system
Adjust the seatback to the 8th
lock position from the fully
reclined position.
Fully reclined position
8Th lock position
If your child restraint system interferes with a head restraint and
cannot be installed properly, install the child restraint system after
removing the hea ...
Door lock position circuit
Description
This circuit detects the state of the door lock detection sensor and sends it
to the main body ecu.
Wiring diagram
Inspection procedure
Read value of intelligent tester (door lock position)
Connect the intelligent tester (with can vim) to the
dlc3.
Turn the ignitio ...
