Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Owners Manual: Trailer towing

Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Owners Manual / Driving / Before driving / 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 ensure that you are using appropriate towing equipment, that the towing equipment has been installed correctly and used properly, and that you employ the requisite driving habits.

Vehicle-trailer stability and braking performance are affected by trailer stability, brake performance and setting, trailer brakes, the hitch and hitch systems (if equipped).

To tow a trailer safely, use extreme care and drive the vehicle in accordance with your trailer’s characteristics and operating conditions.

Toyota warranties do not apply to damage or malfunction caused by towing a trailer for commercial purposes.

Contact your toyota dealer for further information about additional requirements such as a towing kit, etc.

Vehicle load limits

Vehicle load limits include total load capacity, seating capacity, twr (trailer weight rating) and cargo capacity. Total load capacity (vehicle capacity weight) Total load capacity means the combin ...

Towing related terms

Gcwr (gross combination weight rating) The maximum allowable gross combination weight. The gross combination weight is the sum of the total vehicle weight (including the occupants, cargo an ...

Other materials:

Transmission oil cooler
Components Removal Remove transmission oil cooler *1: Disconnect the no. 3 Water by-pass hose from the transmission oil cooler. *2: Disconnect the no. 4 Water by-pass hose from the transmission oil cooler. *3: Disconnect the no. 1 Oil cooler inlet hose from the transmiss ...

Steering column assembly
Components Removal Caution: Some of these service operations affect the srs airbag system. Read the precautionary notices concerning the srs airbag system before servicing the steering column (see page rs-1). Place front wheels facing straight ahead Disconnect cab ...

System description
General In conjunction with an impact absorbing structure for a frontal collision, the srs (supplemental restraint system) driver airbag, front passenger airbag and driver side knee airbag were designed to supplement seat belts in the event of a frontal collision in order to help ...