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:

Throttle / pedal position sensor / switch "A" circuit range / performance problem
Hint: This dtc relates to the throttle position (tp) sensor. Description Refer to dtc p0120 (see page es-114). Monitor description The ecm uses the tp sensor to monitor the throttle valve opening angle. This sensor transmits two signals: vta1 and vta2. Vta1 is used to detect the th ...

Diagnosis system
Description When troubleshooting obd ii (on-board diagnostics) vehicles, the intelligent tester (complying with sae j1987) must be connected to the dlc3 (data link connector 3) of the vehicle. Various data in the vehicle's ecm (engine control module) can be then read. Obd ii regulations ...

Checking monitor status
Perform monitor drive pattern Connect the intelligent tester to the dlc3. Turn the ignition switch and the tester on. Clear the dtcs (see page es-35). Run the vehicle in accordance with the applicable drive pattern described in readiness monitor drive pattern (see page es-19). Do ...