Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Owners Manual: Dinghy towing
Your vehicle is not designed to be dinghy towed (with 4 wheels on the ground) behind a motor home.
Notice
To avoid serious damage to your vehicle
Do not tow your vehicle with 4 wheels on
the ground. 
To prevent causing serious damage to the transmission and dynamic torque control awd system (awd models)
2Wd models: never tow this vehicle from
the rear with the front wheels on the
ground. This may cause serious damage
to the transmission. 
Awd models: never tow this vehicle with
any of the wheels on the ground. This
may cause serious damage to the transmission
and dynamic torque control
awd system. 
Trailer towing tips
Your vehicle will handle differently when towing a trailer. Help to avoid
an accident, death or serious injury, keep the following in mind when
towing:
Speed limits for towing a trailer vary by ...
Other materials:
Engine
On-vehicle inspection
Inspect engine coolant
Inspect engine oil
Inspect battery
Inspect air cleaner filter element subassembly
Remove the air cleaner cap.
Remove the air filter element.
Visually check that the air filter is not excessively
damaged or oily.
If necessary, rep ...
Sliding roof switch assembly
Removal
Disconnect cable from negative battery terminal
Caution:
Wait at least 90 seconds after disconnecting the
cable from the negative (-) battery terminal to
prevent airbag and seat belt pretensioner activation.
Remove map light assembly
Using a clip remover, detach the 4 ...
Evaporative emission system switching valve control
Dtc summary
Hint:
The vent valve is built into the canister pump module.
Description
The description can be found in the evap (evaporative emission) system (see
page es-335).
Inspection procedure
Refer to the evap system (see page es-340).
Monitor description
5 Hours* after the ign ...
