Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Owners Manual: If you think something is wrong
If you notice any of the following symptoms, your vehicle probably needs adjustment or repair. Contact your toyota dealer as soon as possible.
Visible symptoms
- Fluid leaks under the vehicle (water dripping from the air conditioning after use is normal.)
- Flat-looking tires or uneven tire wear
- High engine coolant temperature warning light comes on
Audible symptoms
- Changes in exhaust sound
- Excessive tire squeal when cornering
- Strange noises related to the suspension system
- Pinging or other noises related to the engine
Operational symptoms
- Engine missing, stumbling or running roughly
- Appreciable loss of power
- Vehicle pulls heavily to one side when braking
- Vehicle pulls heavily to one side when driving on a level road
- Loss of brake effectiveness, spongy feeling, pedal almost touches the floor
If your vehicle needs
to be towed
If towing is necessary, we recommend having your vehicle
towed by your toyota dealer or commercial towing service,
using a wheel-lift type truck or flatbed truck.
Use a safety chain system for al ...
Fuel pump shut off
system
To minimize the risk of fuel leakage when the engine stalls or
when an airbag inflates upon collision, the fuel pump shut off
system stops the supply of fuel to the engine.
Follow the procedure bel ...
Other materials:
Sruepsptrleaminetnstal restraint system center airbag sensor assembly
Components
On-vehicle inspection
Check center airbag sensor assembly
(vehicle not involved in collision and
airbag not deployed)
Perform a diagnostic system check (see page rs-
49).
Check center airbag sensor assembly
(vehicle involved in collision and airbag
not deplo ...
Air inlet control servo motor
Components
Removal
Remove blower assembly
Remove the blower (see page ac-203).
Remove air inlet control servo motor (see
page ac-210)
Inspection
Inspect air inlet control servo motor (for automatic air conditioning
system)
Inspect the servo motor operation. ...
On-vehicle inspection
Check driver side seat belt warning light
Turn the ignition switch on.
When the driver side seat belt is not fastened, check
that the combination meter's driver side seat belt
warning light starts blinking.
When the seat belt is fastened, check that the
combination meter's driver ...
