Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Owners Manual: Reporting safety defects for u.S. Owners
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could cause a crash or could cause injury or death, you should immediately inform the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) in addition to notifying toyota motor sales, u.S.A., Inc.
(Toll-free: 1-800-331-4331).
If nhtsa receives similar complaints, it may open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy campaign. However, nhtsa cannot become involved in individual problems between you, your dealer, or toyota motor sales, u.S.A., Inc.
To contact nhtsa, you may call the vehicle safety hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); go to http://www.Safercar.Gov ; or write to: administrator, nhtsa, 1200 new jersey ave, s.E., Washington, dc 20590. You can also obtain other information about motor vehicle safety from http://www.Safercar.Gov.
For owners
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Seat belt instructions
for canadian owners
(in french)
The following is a french explanation of seat belt instructions
extracted from the seat belt section in this manual.
See the seat belt section for more detailed seat belt instructions in
english.
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Other materials:
Air conditioning filter
The air conditioning filter must be changed regularly to maintain
air conditioning efficiency.
Removal method
Vehicles without a smart key system: turn the engine switch to the
“lock” position.
Vehicles with a smart key system: turn the engine switch off.
Open the glove box. Slide ...
Instrument panel
Engine switch
Starting the engine/changing the modes
Emergency stop of the engine
When the engine will not start
Warning messages*1
Shift lever
Changing the shift position
Precautions against towing
When the shift lever does not move
Meters
Reading the meters/adjusting the instrument pa ...
On-vehicle inspection
Check battery condition
Notice:
If the battery is weak or if the engine is difficult to
start, perform the following procedures.
Check the battery for damage and deformation. If
severe damage, deformation or leakage is found,
replace the battery.
Check the electrolyte quantity of e ...
