Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Owners Manual: Trailer towing

Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Owners Manual / Driving / Before driving / Trailer towing

Your vehicle is designed primarily as a passenger-and-load-carrying vehicle. Towing a trailer can have an adverse impact on handling, performance, braking, durability, and fuel consumption.

For your safety and the safety of others, you must not overload your vehicle or trailer. You must also ensure that you are using appropriate towing equipment, that the towing equipment has been installed correctly and used properly, and that you employ the requisite driving habits.

Vehicle-trailer stability and braking performance are affected by trailer stability, brake performance and setting, trailer brakes, the hitch and hitch systems (if equipped).

To tow a trailer safely, use extreme care and drive the vehicle in accordance with your trailer’s characteristics and operating conditions.

Toyota warranties do not apply to damage or malfunction caused by towing a trailer for commercial purposes.

Contact your toyota dealer for further information about additional requirements such as a towing kit, etc.

Vehicle load limits

Vehicle load limits include total load capacity, seating capacity, twr (trailer weight rating) and cargo capacity. Total load capacity (vehicle capacity weight) Total load capacity means the combin ...

Towing related terms

Gcwr (gross combination weight rating) The maximum allowable gross combination weight. The gross combination weight is the sum of the total vehicle weight (including the occupants, cargo an ...

Other materials:

Terminals of ecu
Check instrument panel junction block (main body ecu) Disconnect the ib and ie junction block connectors. Measure the voltage and resistance of the wire harness side connectors. Reconnect the ib and ie junction block connector. Measure the voltage of the wire harness ...

Disassembly
Hint: Use the same procedures for the rh side and lh side. The procedures listed below are for the lh side. Remove no. 1 Rear seat reclining cover lh Remove the 2 screws. Using a screwdriver, detach the 5 claws and remove the cover. Hint: Tape the screwdriver tip before ...

Door control receiver
Components Removal Remove rear door scuff plate rh Using a screwdriver, detach the 9 claws. Hint: Tape the screwdriver tip before use. Using a clip remover, detach the 2 clips and remove the garnish. Remove rear door opening trim weatherstrip rh ...