Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Owners Manual: Automatic transmission

Engine (ignition) switch (vehicles with a smart key system)

Performing the following operations when carrying the electronic key on your person starts the engine or changes engine switch modes. Starting the engine Check that the parking brake is set. ...

Shifting the shift lever

Vehicles without a smart key system While the engine switch is in the “on” position, move the shift lever with the brake pedal depressed. When shifting the shift lever between p and d, ...

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Operating the interior lights
■ Front interior lights Turns the lights on/off Turns the switch to the door position (door linked) When a door is opened while the door position is on, the lights turn on. Turns the door position on Turns the lights off ■ Rear interior light Turns the light on Turns the door-linked fu ...

Diagnosis system
Diagnosis If the skid control ecu detects a malfunction, the abs, vsc and brake warning lights and the slip, downhill assist control and auto lsd indicator lights come on in accordance with the trouble area to warn the driver. The table below indicates which lights come on when there ar ...

Engine control system malfunction
Description If a malfunction in the engine control system is detected, the operations of vsc and trc are prohibited by the fail-safe function. When the signals from the engine are input normally, the fail-safe is canceled and the dtc is not stored. Inspection procedure Check harn ...