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:
Child restraint system
â– Types of child restraint system installation methods
Confirm with the operation manual enclosed with the child restraint
system about the installation of the child restraint system.
Seat belt attachment
Child restraint LATCH
anchors attachment
Anchor brackets (for
top tether strap) attachment
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Removal
Hint:
Use the same procedures for the rh side and lh side.
The procedures listed below are for the lh side.
When removing the moulding, heat the vehicle body and
moulding using a heat light.
Standard heating temperature
Notice:
Do not heat the vehicle body and moulding
excessively.
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Rear axle hub and bearing
Components
On-vehicle inspection
Remove rear wheel
Disconnect rear drive shaft assembly lh
(for 4wd)
Disconnect the drive shaft (see page ds-69).
Remove rear disc brake cylinder assembly
lh (see page br-55)
Remove rear disc (see page br-57)
Check bearing backlash a ...
