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 ...

Other materials:

Removal
Discharge fuel system pressure (see page fu-9) 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 hood sub-assembly ( ...

Tilting up and down
Tilts the moon roof up* Tilts the moon roof down* *: Lightly press either end of the moon roof switch to stop the moon roof partway. The moon roof can be operated when Vehicles without a smart key system The engine switch is in the “on” position. Vehicles with a smart k ...

Handling of hose clamps
Before removing the hose, check the clamp position so that it can be reinstalled in the same position. Replace any deformed or dented clamps with new ones. When reusing a hose, attach the clamp on the clamp track portion of the hose. For a spring type clamp, you may want to spread ...