Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Owners Manual: Positioning a floor jack
When raising your vehicle with a floor jack, position the jack correctly.
Improper placement may damage your vehicle or cause injury.
Front
Rear
Caution
When raising your vehicle
Make sure to observe the following precautions to reduce the possibility of death or serious injury:
- Lift up the vehicle using a floor jack
such as the one shown in the illustration.
- When using a floor jack, follow the instructions of the manual provided with the jack.
- Do not use the jack that was supplied with your vehicle.
- Do not put any part of your body underneath the vehicle when it is supported only by the floor jack.
- Always use floor jack and/or automotive jack stands on a solid, flat, level surface.
- Do not start the engine while the vehicle is supported by the floor jack.
- Stop the vehicle on level, firm ground, firmly set the parking brake and shift the shift lever to p.
- Make sure to set the floor jack properly at the jack point.
Raising the vehicle with an improperly positioned floor jack will damage the vehicle and may cause the vehicle to fall off the floor jack.
- Do not raise the vehicle while someone is in the vehicle.
- When raising the vehicle, do not place any object on top of or underneath the floor jack.
Hood
Release the lock from the inside of the vehicle to open the hood
Pull the hood lock release lever.
The hood will pop up slightly.
Push the auxiliary catch lever to
the left and lift t ...
Engine compartment
Engine coolant reservoir
Engine oil filler cap
Battery
Brake fluid reservoir
Fuse box
Radiator
Condenser
Electric cooling fans
Engine oil level dipstick
Washer fluid tank
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Other materials:
Customization
Customizable features
Your vehicle includes a variety of electronic features that can be
personalized to your preferences. The settings of these features
can be changed by using the steering wheel switches, entune
premium audio with navigation or entune audio, or at your
toyota dealer.
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Winter driving tips
Carry out the necessary preparations and inspections before
driving the vehicle in winter. Always drive the vehicle in a manner
appropriate to the prevailing weather conditions.
Preparation for winter
Use fluids that are appropriate to the prevailing outside temperatures.
Engine oil
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Trailer towing
Your vehicle is designed
primarily as a passenger-and-
load-carrying vehicle.
Towing a trailer can have an
adverse impact on handling,
performance, braking, durability,
and fuel consumption.
For your safety and the
safety of others, you must
not overload your vehicle or
trailer. You must also
ensu ...
