Toyota RAV4 2005 User manual

2005 RAV4
!A word about safe vehicle operations
This Pocket Reference Guide is a summary
guide for basic vehicle operations. It contains
brief descriptions of fundamental operations
so you can locate and use the vehicle’s main
equipment quickly and easily.
The Pocket Reference Guide is not intended
as a substitute for the Owner’s Manual
located in the vehicle’s glove box. We
strongly encourage you to review the Owner’s
Manual and supplementary manuals so you
will have a better understanding of the
vehicle’s capabilities and limitations.
Your dealership and the entire staff of Toyota
Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., wish you many
years of satisfied driving in your new RAV4.
This Pocket Reference Guide is not a full
guide to RAV4 operations. Every RAV4
owner should review the Owner’s Manual
that accompanies this vehicle.
Pay special attention to the boxed
information highlighted in yellow
throughout the Owner’s Manual. Each box
contains safe operating instructions to
help you avoid injury or equipment
malfunction.
All information in this Pocket Reference
Guide is current at the time of printing.
Toyota reserves the right to make changes
at any time without notice.
Utility vehicles have a significantly higher rollover
rate than other types of vehicles. See page 24 in
this guide for important rollover information.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item Page no.
OVERVIEW
Engine compar men 7
Fuel ank door opener and cap 6
Hood release lever 6
Indica or symbols 4-5
Ins rumen clus er 4-5
Ins rumen panel 2-3
Ligh con rol-Ins rumen panel 7
FEATURES/OPERATIONS
Air condi ioning/Hea ing 19
Audio 16-18
Au oma ic ransmission 9
Clock 14
Cruise con rol 20
Cup holders 20
Door locks 14
Engine immobilizer 15
Garage door opener (HomeLink®)118
Keyless en ry 8
Ligh s & urn signals 12
Moonroof 15
Parking brake 13
Power ou le s 15
Sea adjus men s-Fron 10
Sea adjus men s-Rear 10
Sea s-Head res rain s 10
Sea s-Tumbling/Removing rear sea 11
Til s eering wheel 8
Windows 14
Wiper & washer lever-Fron /Rear 13
SAFETY AND EMERGENCY FEATURES
Airbag-Supplemen al Res rain Sys em 23
Doors-Child safe y locks 21
Rollover informa ion 24
Sea bel s 21
Sea bel s-Shoulder bel anchor 21
Spare ire & ools 25
Tire Pressure Warning Sys em 22
TRAC (Trac ion Con rol) 22
VSC (Vehicle S abili y Con rol) 22
1HomeLink®is a registered trademark of Johnson Controls, Inc.
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Power rear view mirror con rols
Ins rumen panel ligh con rol
Engine immobilizer indica or ligh *
Headligh , urn signal and fron fog* ligh con rols
Fron /Rear wiper and washer con rols
Rear window and ou side rear view mirror defogger
swi ch
Audio
Emergency flasher swi ch
Fron passenger’s sea bel reminder ligh
Clock
Air condi ioning*/Hea er con rols
Cigare e ligh er
Sea hea er swi ches*
Ash ray
Igni ion swi ch
Cruise con rol lever*
Til s eering lock release lever
Audio s eering wheel swi ches*
“TRAC OFF” (Trac ion Con rol “OFF”) swi ch
Tire Pressure Warning se swi ch
*If ins alled
Inst ument panel
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1For details, refer to “Service reminder indicators and warning
uzzers,” Section 1-6, 2005 Owner’s Manual.
2If this light flashes, refer to “Cruise control,” Section 1-7, 2005
Owner’s Manual.
Speedome er
Service reminder indica ors and indica or ligh s
Tachome er
Fuel gauge
Engine coolan empera ure gauge
Trip me er rese knob
Odome er and wo rip me ers
Inst ument cluste
Driver’s sea bel reminder ligh 1
Fron passenger’s sea bel reminder ligh 1
Ba ery warning ligh 1
Low engine oil pressure warning ligh 1
Brake sys em warning ligh 1
Malfunc ion indica or ligh 1
Low fuel level warning ligh 1
An i-lock Brake Sys em warning ligh 1
When he An i-lock Brake Sys em (ABS) func ion is in
ac ion, you may feel he brake pedal pulsa ing and
hear a noise. In his si ua ion, o le he An i-lock
Brake Sys em work for you, jus hold he brake pedal
down more firmly. Do no pump he brake as his will
resul in reduced braking performance.
Indicato symbols
Low windshield washer fluid level warning
ligh 1
Headligh high beam indica or ligh
Turn signal indica or ligh
Au oma ic ransmission indica or ligh s
Overdrive-off indica or ligh
Slip indica or ligh
Trac ion Con rol off indica or ligh
Cruise con rol indica or ligh 2
Au oma ic ransmission fluid empera ure
warning ligh 1
Low Tire Pressure Warning ligh 1
Open door warning ligh 1
Airbag SRS warning ligh 1
•Vehicle S abili y Con rol warning ligh 1
•Trac ion Con rol warning ligh 1
Engine oil replacemen reminder ligh 1
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To adjust the b ightness of the inst ument panel
lights Turn he dial righ o increase, or lef o
decrease he brigh ness of he ins rumen panel
ligh s.
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Ba ery
Power s eering fluid reservoir
Engine oil filler cap
Brake fluid reservoir
Fuse block
Engine coolan reservoir
Radia or
A/C condenser
Elec ric cooling fans
Engine oil level dips ick
Windshield and rear window washer fluid ank
Note: Regularly scheduled maintenance, including
oil changes, will help extend the life of
your vehicle and maintain performance.
Please refer to the “Owner’s arranty
Information Booklet,” “Scheduled
Maintenance Guide” or “Owner’s Manual
Supplement.”
Fuel tank doo opene and cap Engine compa tment
Hood elease leve
To open the fuel tank doo f om d ive side
seat Pull up on he opener.
To emove the fuel tank cap Turn he cap slowly
coun erclockwise, hen pause sligh ly before
removing i . Af er removing, hang he e her on
he fuel ank door.
To eplace the fuel tank cap Turn clockwise un il
a click is heard. If no igh ened enough, Check
Engine “ ” indica or may illumina e.
To elease the hood Pull he lever inside vehicle.
To open the hood Inser finger hrough he
opening be ween he hood and grill. Pull up on
he ca ch lever inside he compar men and lif
he hood.
Light cont ol-Inst ument panel
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FEATURES/OPERATIONS
To lock Push “LOCK.”
To unlock d ive doo Push “UNLOCK” once.
To unlock all the doo s Push “UNLOCK” wice.
To activate ala m with emote Push “PANIC.”
Refer o he Owner’s Manual for more de ails.
Ala m ope ation
Keyless ent y (if installed)
Locking ope ation Unlocking ope ation
NOTE: Af er unlocking, if a door is no opened wi hin
hir y (30) seconds, all doors will relock for
safe y.
Automatic t ansmission (if installed)
Pa k Engine s ar ing and key removal
Reve se
Neut al
D ive (see “Overdrive swi ch” below)
Second gea Increased engine braking
Fi st gea Maximum engine braking
P
R
N
D
2
L
Lock elease button
Wi h he brake pedal depressed, shif while
holding he lock release bu on in ( he igni ion
swi ch mus be in he “ON” posi ion).
Shif while holding he lock release bu on in.
Shif normally.
Ove d ive switch
To tu n “ON” o “OFF” Depress he overdrive
swi ch o choose ei her hree-speed (“OFF”) or four-
speed (“ON”) opera ion. During normal driving
condi ions, always drive wi h overdrive “ON;” his
allows he ransmission o shif au oma ically in o
four-speed opera ion a higher speeds, improving
fuel economy. If he indica or ligh on he
ins rumen clus er is illumina ed, overdrive is “OFF.”
Lock release bu on
Overdrive swi ch
“O/D OFF”
indica or ligh
Tilt stee ing wheel
To change the stee ing wheel angle Push he lock
release lever down, se he desired angle and re urn
he lever o i s locked posi ion.
Note: Do not attempt to adjust while the vehicle
is in motion.
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Seat adjustments-Rea
Position leve
Seatback angle st ap
Refer o he Owner’s Manual for more de ails.
Seats-Head est aints
Lock release bu on
Seat adjustments-F ont Seats-Tumbling/Removing ea seat
Position leve
Cushion angle knob
Seatback angle leve
Pull he sea bel ou sligh ly and inser he
concave end ab in o he upper slo of he cover.
Inser he round end ab in o he slo .
Slide he fron sea s o he fron -mos lock
posi ion.
Slide he rear sea o he rear-mos lock posi ion.
Lower he head res rain s. Pull he sea back
lock-release knob up and fold he sea back.
To tumble Pull he lever and umble he sea .
Ensure he sea is locked in posi ion.
To emove Pull he lock release lever. Pull he
sea oward you sligh ly and lif .
To umble
To remove
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Rea inte mittent Twis he lever knob o posi ion 7.
Rea no mal speed Twis he lever knob o
posi ion 8.
Rea wash and wipe Twis he lever knob upward
or downward o posi ion 9.
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Pa king b ake
To set Pull he lever
To elease (1) Pull he lever up sligh ly, (2) press he
lock release bu on and (3) lower.
Indica or ligh
Lock release
bu on
Wipe & washe leve -F ont/Rea
F ont ope ation
Rea ope ation
Lights & tu n signals
Headlights
Pa king, tail, license plate, side make and
inst ument panel lights Twis he lever knob o
posi ion 1.
Headlights and all of the above Twis he lever
knob o posi ion 2.
High beams Push he lever forward.
Low beams
High beam flashe Pull he lever oward you.
Note: Daytime unning light system* Au oma ically
urns on he headligh s a a reduced in ensi y.
*If ins alled
Tu n signals
Right o left tu n Push he lever up or down.
Lane change Move he lever up or down o
posi ion 7 and hold.
Inte mittent speed Push he lever down o
posi ion 1.
Inte val adjuste Twis he band o adjus he
in ermi en speed.
Slow speed Push he lever down o posi ion 3.
Fast speed Push he lever down o posi ion 4.
Single wipe Push he lever up o posi ion 5.
Wash and wipe Pull he lever oward you.
Indica or ligh
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To lock Push down on he fron of he swi ch.
To unlock Push down on he back of he swi ch.
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Windows-Powe (if installed)
Driver side
Window
lock
swi ch
Window ope ation
To open o close Push down or pull up on he swi ch.
Automatic ope ation (D ive side only) Push he
swi ch comple ely down or pull i comple ely up and
release o fully open or close. To s op window mid-
way, push he swi ch in he opposi e direc ion.
Window lock switch
Push he swi ch o deac iva e he passenger windows.
Clock
To eset the hou Push “H.”
To eset the minute Push “M.”
To ound off minutes to the nea est hou Push
“:00.”
Doo locks-Powe (if installed)
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Moon oof (if installed)
Sliding ope ation Tilting ope ation
To open Push and hold “SLIDE OPEN.”
To close Push and hold “TILT UP,” moonroof will
close halfway. Push and hold again o comple ely
close.
To tilt up Push and hold “TILT UP.”
To lowe Push and hold “SLIDE OPEN.”
Refer o he Owner’s Manual for more de ails
This is a hef de erren sys em. The engine will
s ar only when he elec ronic code in he key’s
ransponder chip corresponds o he regis ered ID
code for he vehicle. Please no e ha key
replacemen can be expensive.
Refer o he Owner’s Manual for more de ails.
Engine immobilize (if installed)
Powe outlets
Cente console (12V) Luggage a ea (12V)
Designed for car accessories. Key mus be in he
“ACC” or “ON” posi ion o be used.
Refer o he Owner‘s Manual for more de ails.
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