Toyota RAV4 (XA50) 2019-2026 Owners Manual: If your vehicle has to be stopped in an emergency

Toyota RAV4 (XA50) 2019-2026 Owners Manual / When trouble arises / Essential information / If your vehicle has to be stopped in an emergency

Only in an emergency, such as if it becomes impossible to stop the vehicle in the normal way, stop the vehicle using the following procedure:

Stopping the vehicle

1. Steadily step on the brake pedal with both feet and firmly depress it.

Do not pump the brake pedal repeatedly as this will increase the effort required to slow the vehicle.

2. Shift the shift lever to N.

If the shift lever is shifted to N

3. After slowing down, stop the vehicle in a safe place by the road.

4. Stop the engine.

If the shift lever cannot be shifted to N

3. Keep depressing the brake pedal with both feet to reduce vehicle speed as much as possible.

4. Perform the following procedure to stop the engine:

Vehicles without smart key system

Turn the engine switch to ACC.

If your vehicle has to be stopped in an emergency

Vehicles with smart key system

Press and hold the engine switch for 2 consecutive seconds or more, or press it briefly 3 times or more in succession.

If your vehicle has to be stopped in an emergency

5. Stop the vehicle in a safe place by the road.

WARNING

■If the engine has to be turned off while driving

Power assist for the brakes and steering wheel will be lost, making the brake pedal harder to depress and the steering wheel heavier to turn. Decelerate as much as possible before turning off the engine.
Vehicles without smart key system: Never attempt to remove the key, as doing so will lock the steering wheel.

Emergency flashers

The emergency flashers are used to warn other drivers when the vehicle has to be stopped in the road due to a breakdown, etc. Operating instructions Press the switch. All the turn signal lights will ...

If the vehicle is submerged or water on the road is rising

This vehicle is not designed to be able to drive on roads that are deeply flooded with water. Do not drive on roads where the roads may be submerged or the water may be rising. It is dangerous to rema ...

Other materials:

Evaporative emission leak detection pump
Dtc summary Hint: The leak detection pump is built into the canister pump module. Description The description can be found in the evap (evaporative emission) system (see page es-335). Inspection procedure Refer to the evap system (see page es-340). Monitor description 5 Hours* afte ...

Changing settings of the pre-collision system
■ Enabling/disabling the pre-collision system The pre-collision system can be enabled/disabled on the screen of the multi-information display. The system is automatically enabled each time the engine switch is turned to ON. If the system is disabled, the PCS warning light will turn on and a mes ...

Back door
The back door can be locked/unlocked and opened/closed by the following procedures. WARNING Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or serious injury. ■Before driving Make sure that the back door is fully closed. If the back door is not fully closed, it may op ...