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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On-vehicle inspection
Check throttle body Check the throttle control motor operating sounds. Turn the ignition switch on. When pressing the accelerator pedal, check the operating sound of the running motor. Make sure that no friction noises emit from the motor. If friction noise exists, replace t ...

Only rear door rh lock / unlock functions do not operate
Description The main body ecu receives lock / unlock switch signals and activates the door lock motor accordingly. Wiring diagram Inspection procedure Inspect rear door with motor lock assembly rh Apply the battery voltage to the door lock motor and check the operation of th ...

Shift solenoid "d" performance (shift solenoid valve s4)
System description The ecm uses signals from the output shaft speed sensor and input speed sensor to detect the actual gear position (1st, 2nd, 3rd or o/d gear). Then the ecm compares the actual gear with the shift schedule in the ecm memory to detect mechanical problems of the shift s ...