Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Owners Manual: Driving procedures

Dinghy towing

Your vehicle is not designed to be dinghy towed (with 4 wheels on the ground) behind a motor home. Notice To avoid serious damage to your vehicle Do not tow your vehicle with 4 wheels on the grou ...

Engine (ignition) switch (vehicles without a smart key system)

Starting the engine Check that the parking brake is set. Check that the shift lever is set in p. Firmly depress the brake pedal. Turn the engine switch to the “start” position to start t ...

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Removal (2006/01- )
Disconnect cable from negative battery terminal Caution: Wait at least 90 seconds after disconnecting the cable from the negative (-) battery terminal to prevent airbag and seat belt pretensioner activation. Remove roof headlining assembly Remove the roof headlining (see page ir ...

Throttle actuator control motor current range / performance
Description The etcs (electronic throttle control system) has a dedicated power supply circuit. The voltage (+bm) is monitored and when it is low (less than 4 v), the ecm determines that there is a malfunction in the etcs and cuts off the current to the throttle actuator. When the volt ...

Diagnosis system
Description Engine immobiliser system data and diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) can be read through the vehicle's data link connector 3 (dlc3). In some cases, a malfunction may be occurring in the engine immobiliser system even though the security indicator light is not illuminated ...