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 ...
Other materials:
Operation flow
Hint:
Perform troubleshooting in accordance with the
procedures below. The following is an outline of basic
troubleshooting procedures. Confirm the troubleshooting
procedures for the circuit you are working on before
beginning troubleshooting.
Ask
the customer about the conditions and en ...
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor)
The Blind Spot Monitor is a
system that uses rear side
radar sensors installed on
the inner side of the rear
bumper on the left and right
side to assist the driver in
confirming safety when
changing lanes.
WARNING
â– Cautions regarding the use of
the system
The driver is solely responsible
for sa ...
Master cylinder pressure sensor malfunction
Description
The master cylinder pressure sensor is connected to the skid control ecu in
the abs and traction
actuator.
Dtc c1281/81 can be detected when the master cylinder pressure sensor sends a
master cylinder
pressure signal or test mode ends. Dtc c1281/81 is output only in test mo ...
