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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Reassembly
Hint: Use high-temperature grease to lubricate the bearings, gears, return spring and steel ball when assembling the starter. Install planetary gear Apply grease to the planetary gears and pin parts of the planetary shaft. Install the 3 planetary gears. Install starter arm ...

Fail-safe chart
Fail-safe function When communication fails in any of the main wires (communication lines) due to a short circuit or other causes, the fail-safe function, which is specified for each system, operates to prevent the system from malfunctioning. The table below shows the effects on e ...

Diaphragm oil seal
Components Removal Drain differential oil Using a 10 mm socket hexagon wrench, remove the rear differential drain plug and gasket, and drain the oil. Install a new gasket to the rear differential drain plug. Using a 10 mm socket hexagon wrench, install the rear differe ...