Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Owners Manual: Reporting safety defects for u.S. Owners
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could cause a crash or could cause injury or death, you should immediately inform the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) in addition to notifying toyota motor sales, u.S.A., Inc.
(Toll-free: 1-800-331-4331).
If nhtsa receives similar complaints, it may open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy campaign. However, nhtsa cannot become involved in individual problems between you, your dealer, or toyota motor sales, u.S.A., Inc.
To contact nhtsa, you may call the vehicle safety hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); go to http://www.Safercar.Gov ; or write to: administrator, nhtsa, 1200 new jersey ave, s.E., Washington, dc 20590. You can also obtain other information about motor vehicle safety from http://www.Safercar.Gov.
For owners
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Seat belt instructions
for canadian owners
(in french)
The following is a french explanation of seat belt instructions
extracted from the seat belt section in this manual.
See the seat belt section for more detailed seat belt instructions in
english.
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Other materials:
Cold start
Description
The electronic throttle control system (etcs) controls the engine idling
speed. The etcs operates the
throttle actuator to open and close the throttle valve, and adjusts the intake
air amount to achieve the
target idling speed.
In addition, the ecm retards the ignition timi ...
Fastening and releasing
the seat belt
To fasten the seat belt, push
the plate into the buckle until a click sound is heard.
To release the seat belt,
press the release button A.
â– Emergency locking retractor
(ELR)
The retractor will lock the belt during
a sudden stop or on impact. It may
also lock if you lean forward too
quickly ...
Disposal
Hint:
When scrapping a vehicle equipped with an srs or disposing
of the steering pad, be sure to deploy the airbag first in
accordance with the procedure described below. If any
abnormality occurs with the airbag deployment, contact the
service dept. Of toyota motor sales, u.S.A., Inc.
Caution ...
