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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Random / multiple cylinder misfire detected
Description When the engine misfires, high concentrations of hydrocarbons (hc) enter the exhaust gas. Extremely high hc concentration levels can cause increases in exhaust emission levels. High concentrations of hc can also cause increases in the three-way catalytic converter (twc) te ...

Circuit opening relay
On-vehicle inspection 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. Inspect instrument panel junction block Notice: Th ...

Disassembly
Caution: Wear protective gloves. Sharp areas on the seatback frame, seat cushion frame and reclining adjuster may injure your hands. Remove rear seat headrest assembly Remove rear seat center headrest assembly Remove center armrest hinge cover rh Return the seatback to the upr ...