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:

Installation
Install no. 2 Radiator grille lower Install the radiator grille and attach the 16 claws. Install no. 1 Radiator grille lower Install the radiator grille and attach the 16 claws. Install radiator grille Install the radiator grille with the 6 claws. ...

Reassembly
Caution: Wear protective gloves. Sharp areas on the seat frame (with adjuster) may injure your hands. Install front seat wire Install seat position airbag sensor (see page rs-390) Install lumbar support adjuster assembly Install the lumbar support adjuster with the 2 screws. ...

Wheels
If a wheel is bent, cracked or heavily corroded, it should be replaced. Otherwise, the tire may separate from the wheel or cause a loss of handling control. Wheel selection When replacing wheels, care should be taken to ensure that they are equivalent to those removed in load capacity, diameter ...