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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Shift lock system
Parts location System diagram On-vehicle inspection Check shift lock operation Move the shift lever to p. Turn the ignition switch off. Check that the shift lever cannot be moved to any position other than p. Turn the ignition switch on, depress the brake pedal and chec ...

Throttle / pedal position sensor
Hint: These dtcs relate to the accelerator pedal position (app) sensor. Description Hint: This etcs (electronic throttle control system) does not use a throttle cable. The app sensor is mounted on the accelerator pedal bracket and has 2 sensor circuits: vpa (main) and vpa2 (sub). This ...

Shifting the shift lever
Vehicles without a smart key system While the engine switch is in the “on” position, move the shift lever with the brake pedal depressed. When shifting the shift lever between p and d, make sure that the vehicle is completely stopped. Vehicles with a smart key system While the en ...