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Toyota RAV4 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 ...

Driving procedures
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Other materials:

Removal
Drain engine coolant (see page co-6) 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 air cleaner cap (see page es-41 ...

Installation
Install mass air flow meter Install the mass air flow meter with the 2 screws. Notice: Make sure that the o-ring is not cracked or jammed when installing it. Connect the mass air flow meter connector. Connect cable to battery negative terminal ...

Engine (ignition) switch (vehicles without a smart key system)
Starting the engine Check that the parking brake is set. Check that the shift lever is set in p. Firmly depress the brake pedal. Turn the engine switch to the “start” position to start the engine. Changing the engine switch positions “Lock” The steering wheel is locked an ...

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