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 ...

Other materials:

Disassembly
Remove park/neutral position switch assembly Remove the nut, washer and control shaft lever. Using a screwdriver, pry off the lock plate. Remove the nut and lock plate. Remove the 2 bolts and pull out the switch. Remove breather plug hose Remove oil coo ...

Front seatback heater
Inspection Inspect front seatback heater assembly lh Measure the resistance of the seatback heater. Standard resistance If the result is not as specified, replace the seatback heater assembly Inspect front seatback heater assembly rh Hint: Use the same procedures desc ...

Active test
Hint: Performing an active test enables components including the relays, vsv (vacuum switching valve) and actuators, to be operated without removing any parts. The active test can be performed with the intelligent tester. Performing the active test as the first step of troubleshooting is one ...