Toyota RAV4 Owners Manual: 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 combined weight of occupants, cargo and luggage.
Seating capacity: 5 occupants (front 2, rear 3)
Seating capacity means the maximum number of occupants whose estimated average weight is 150 lb. (68 Kg) per person.
Twr (trailer weight rating)
Twr means the maximum gross trailer weight (trailer weight plus its cargo weight) that your vehicle is able to tow.
Cargo capacity
Cargo capacity may increase or decrease depending on the weight and the number of occupants.
Total load capacity and seating capacity
These details are also described on the tire and loading information label.
Caution
Overloading the vehicle
Do not overload the vehicle.
It may not only cause damage to the tires, but also degrade steering and braking ability, resulting in an accident.
Cargo and luggage
Take notice of the following information about storage precautions,
cargo capacity and load:
Capacity and distribution
Cargo capacity depends on the total weight of the occupants.
(Cargo capacit ...
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 y ...
Other materials:
Torque converter clutch solenoid performance (shift solenoid valve dsl)
Description
The ecm uses the signals from the throttle position sensor, air-flow meter,
turbine (input) speed sensor,
intermediate (counter) shaft speed sensor and crankshaft position sensor to
monitor the engagement
condition of the lock-up clutch.
Then the ecm compares the engagement ...
Diagnosis system
Description
The occupant classification ecu controls the functions of
the occupant classification system on the vehicle. Data
of the occupant classification system can be read in the
data link connector 3 (dlc3) of the vehicle. When the
system seems to be malfunctioning, use the intelligen ...
Optimal use of the
audio system
On the “sound settings” screen, sound quality (treble/mid/
bass), volume balance can be adjusted.
How to adjust the sound settings and sound quality
Select “-” or “+” to adjust
the treble, mid or bass to
a level between -5 and 5.
Select “front” or “rear” to
adjust the fr ...