Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Owners Manual: When trouble arises
- Essential information
- Steps to take in an emergency
- If your vehicle needs to be towed
- If you think something is wrong
- Fuel pump shut off system
- If a warning light turns on or a warning buzzer sounds
- If you have a flat tire
- If the engine will not start
- If the shift lever cannot be shifted from p
- If the electronic key does not operate properly (vehicles with a smart key system)
- If the vehicle battery is discharged
- If your vehicle overheats
- If the vehicle becomes stuck
Light bulbs
You may replace the following bulbs by yourself. The difficulty
level of replacement varies depending on the bulb. If necessary
bulb replacement seems difficult to perform, contact your
toyota deal ...
Other materials:
Engine (ignition) switch
(vehicles without smart
key system)
Starting the engine
1. Pull the parking brake switch
to check that the parking
brake is set.
The parking brake indicator will
come on.
2. Check that the shift lever is
set in P.
3. Firmly depress the brake
pedal.
4. Turn the engine switch to
START to start the engine.
â– If the engine does not s ...
Brake switch "A" / "B" correlation
Description
The stop light switch is a duplex system that transmits two signals: stp and
st1-. These two signals are
used by the ecm to monitor whether or not the brake system is working properly.
If the signals, which
indicate the brake pedal is being depressed and released, are detected ...
Throttle / pedal position sensor
Hint:
These dtcs relate to the accelerator pedal position (app) sensor.
Description
Hint:
This etcs (electronic throttle control system) does not use a throttle cable.
The app sensor is mounted on the accelerator pedal bracket and has 2 sensor
circuits: vpa (main) and
vpa2 (sub). This ...
