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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When towing active torque control 4wd vehicles
Use one of the methods shown below to tow the vehicle. If the vehicle has trouble in the chassis and drivetrain, use method 1 (flat bed truck). Notice: Do not use any towing method other than those shown above. For example, the towing methods shown below are dangerous or dama ...

Terminals of ecu
Check power steering ecu Hint: Measurements cannot be performed on the c connector side of the power steering ecu. Measure the voltage and resistance of the connectors. If the result is not as specified, the ecu may have a malfunction. ...

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, rim ...