Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Owners Manual: Driving procedures

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 grou ...

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 t ...

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If the electronic key does not operate properly (vehicles with smart key system)
If communication between the electronic key and vehicle is interrupted or the electronic key cannot be used because the battery is depleted, the smart key system and wireless remote control cannot be used. In such cases, the doors can be opened and the engine can be started by following the procedur ...

Emergency flashers
The emergency flashers are used to warn other drivers when the vehicle has to be stopped in the road to a breakdown, etc. Press the switch. All the turn signals will flash. To turn them off, press the switch once again. Emergency flashers If the emergency flashers are used for a long ...

Dtc check / clear
Check dtc Connect the intelligent tester (with can vim) to the dlc3. Turn the ignition switch on and turn the intelligent tester on. Read the dtc by following the prompts on the tester screen. Hint: Refer to the intelligent tester operator's manual for further details. ...