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:

Parking brake assembly
Components Disassembly Hint: Use the same procedures for the lh side and rh side. The procedures listed below are for the lh side. Remove rear wheel Disconnect rear disc brake cylinder mounting lh (see page br-55) Remove parking brake shoe adjusting hole plug Remove t ...

Blower motor
On-vehicle inspection Inspect blower motor (for automatic air conditioning system) Disconnect the blower motor connector. Connect the positive (+) lead from the battery to terminal 1 and negative (-) lead to terminal 2, and then check that the motor operates smoothly. If the ...

Mechanical system tests
Stall speed test Hint: This test is to check the overall performance of the engine and transaxle. Notice: Do not perform the stall speed test longer than 5 seconds. To ensure safety, perform this test in an open and level area that provides good traction. The stall speed test sh ...