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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Exhaust pipe
Components 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 heated oxygen sensor (for bank 1 sensor 2) (s ...

Dtc check / clear
Check dtc Hint: When dtc b1650/23 is detected as a result of troubleshooting for the airbag system, troubleshoot the occupant classification system. Use the intelligent tester (with can vim) to read and clear dtcs, otherwise the dtcs cannot be read and cleared. Connect ...

Selecting the driving mode
The following modes can be selected to suit driving conditions. Eco drive mode Use eco drive mode to help achieve low fuel consumption during trips that involve frequent accelerating. Press the “eco mode” button to select eco drive mode. The “eco mode” indicator comes on. Press t ...