Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Owners Manual: 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.
- Towing related terms
- Weight limits
- Gcwr, twr and unbraked twr
- Trailer tongue weight
- Hitch
- Trailer towing tips
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 ...
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Glossary of sae and toyota terms
This glossary lists all sae-j1930 terms and abbreviations
used in this manual in compliance with sae
recommendations, as well as their toyota equivalents.
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Coolant
Replacement
Remove no. 1 Engine under cover
Drain engine coolant
Loosen the radiator drain cock plug.
Hint:
Collect the coolant in a container and dispose of it
according to the regulations in your area.
Remove the radiator reservoir cap.
Caution:
Do not remove the radiator ...
Adjusting the settings manually
To adjust the fan speed, press
on
to increase the fan
speed and to
decrease the fan speed.
Press to turn the fan off.
To adjust the temperature setting, turn
clockwise to
increases the temperature and turn
counterclockwise to
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