Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Owners Manual: If your vehicle has to be stopped in an emergency
Only in an emergency, such as if it becomes impossible to stop the vehicle in the normal way, stop the vehicle using the following procedure:
- Steadily step on the brake pedal with both feet and firmly depress it.
Do not pump the brake pedal repeatedly as this will increase the effort required to slow the vehicle.
- Shift the shift lever to n.
If the shift lever is shifted to n
- After slowing down, stop the vehicle in a safe place by the road.
- Stop the engine.
If the shift lever cannot be shifted to n
- Keep depressing the brake pedal with both feet to reduce vehicle speed as much as possible.
- Vehicles without a smart key system: stop the engine by turning the engine switch to the “acc” position.
- Vehicles with a smart key system: to stop the engine, press and hold the engine switch for 2 consecutive seconds or more, or press it briefly 3 times or more in succession.
- Stop the vehicle in a safe place by the road.
Caution
If the engine has to be turned off while driving
- Power assist for the brakes and steering wheel will be lost,
making the
brake pedal harder to depress and the steering wheel heavier to turn.
Decelerate as much as possible before turning off the engine.
- Vehicles without a smart key system: never attempt to remove the key, as doing so will lock the steering wheel.
Emergency flashers
The emergency flashers are used to warn other drivers when the
vehicle has to be stopped in the road to a breakdown, etc.
Press the switch.
All the turn signals will flash.
To turn them off, p ...
Other materials:
Fail-safe chart
If a problem occurs in the electric power steering system, the
p/s warning light will come on in the combination meter and
steering power assist will be stopped, fixed at a particular
point, or decreased simultaneously to protect the system.
Hint:
The amount of power assist may be decreased ...
Fog light switch
The fog lights offer
improved visibility in difficult
driving conditions,
such as in rain and fog.
Operating procedure
*1 or
*2 Turns the
fog lights off
Turns the fog lights on
*1:For the U.S.A.
*2:For Canada
■Fog lights can be used when
The headlights are on in low beam. ...
Driving mode select switch
The driving modes can be
selected to suit the driving
and usage conditions.
Selecting a driving mode
■ FF vehicles/Dynamic
Torque Control AWD vehicles
Eco drive mode
Suitable for driving to improve fuel
economy by more smoothly generating
torque in response to accelerator
pedal operations comp ...
