1997 TOYOTA RAV4 roof

21. Side vent
2. Instrument cluster
3. Center vents
4. Electronic moon roof switch and
personal lights
5. Glovebox
6. Power door lock switch
7. Power window switches
8. Parking brake lever
9. Automatic transmission selector lever or manual transmissiongear shift lever
10. Ashtray
11. Hood lock release lever
Instrument panel overview

Part 1Keys
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OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS ANDCONTROLSÐ
Chapter 1-2 Keys and Doors
Keys
Side doors
Power windows
Quarter window
Back door
Hood
Fuel tank cap
Electric moon roof
Detachable sun roof

Your vehicle is supplied with two
kinds of key.
1. Master key- This key works in every
lock.
2. Subkey- This key will not work in the glovebox.
To protect things locked in the glovebox
when you have your vehicle parked, leave
the subkey with the attendant. Since the side doors and back door can be
locked without a key, you should always carry a
spare key in case you accidentally
lock your keys inside the vehicle.
KEY NUMBER PLATE
Your key number is shown on the
plate. Keep the plate in a safe place
such as your wallet, not in the vehicle.
If you should lose your keys of if you need
additional keys, duplicates can be made
by a Toyota dealer using the key number.
You should also put a copy of the key
number with your important papers.

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Sliding operation
Tilting operationTo operate the moon roof, use the
switches beside the personal light. The key must be in the ONº position. Sun shade operationÐThe sun shade can be opened or closed by hand. Sliding operationÐ
To open: Push the switch on the SLIDEº side.
The sun shade will be opened together with the roof.
To close: Push the switch on the opposite
side of the SLIDEº side.
As a precaution when closing, the roof
stops at the three-quarters closed posi- tion before fully closing. Therefore, re-
lease the switch and then push it again to
close it completely.
Tilting operationÐ
To tilt up: Push the switch on the UPº side.
To lower: Push the switch on the opposite
side of the UPº side.
You may stop the moon roof at any de-
sired
position. The roof will move while the
switch is being pushed and stop when re-leased.
CAUTION!
To avoid serious personal injury, you
must do the following. While the vehicle is moving, always
keep the head, hands and other
parts of the body of all occupants away from the roof opening. Other-
wise, you could be seriously in-
jured if the vehicle stops suddenly
or if the vehicle is involved in an ac- cident.
Always make sure nobody places
his/her head, hands and other parts
of the body in the roof opening be-
fore you close the roof. If some-
one's neck, head or hands gets
caught in the closing roof, it could
result in a seri ous injury. When any-
one close the roof, first make sure
it is safe to do so.
Never leave small children alone in
the vehicle, especially with the igni-
tion key still inserted. They could
use the power window switches
and get trapped in a window. Unat-
tended children can become in-
volved in serious accidents.
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Never sit on top of the vehicle
around the roof opening.
CAUTION!
To avoid serious personal injury, you
must do the following. While the vehicle is moving, always
keep the head, hands and other
parts of the body of all occupants away from the roof opening. Other-
wise, you could be seriously in-
jured if the vehicle stops suddenly
or if the vehicle is involved in an ac- cident.
Never sit on top of the vehicle
around the roof opening.
Never attempt to remove the sun
roof panels while driving. Other-
wise, the panels may become a haz-
ard by falling into or flying off the vehicle.
After installing the sun roof panel,
make sure they are firmly secured
by pushing up on the underside ofeach panel.
Never put your hands between the
sun roof panel and the surrounding roof.
To tilt up the sun roof, first pull down
on the handle while pushing in one of
the lock buttons. Then push up the
sun roof until it locks.
The rear sun roof can only be removedÐit is not designed for tilting up.
After tilting up the sun roof, make sure the
handle is securely in place. When closing the sun roof, slowly pull
down the handle while supporting the roof
with your hand. Close and lock the sun
roof by pushing the handle until it clicks.
Be sure to use your palm to push the han- dle. After closing the sun roof, make sure it is securely locked.
Detachable sun roofÐ ÐSun roof precautions
ÐTilting up
and closing
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1. Pull the handle down while push-ing in one of the lock buttons.2. Push in the retaining spring armsas shown and push up the sun roof.3. Push back the auxiliary catch to re-lease it from the hook. Then lift the
sun roof panel and pull it out.
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Install the removed sun roof panels on
the back door as follows.
If the rear seats are reclined, return
them to the upright position before
closing the back door. Otherwise,they will interfere with the installed sun roof panels, possibly damagingthem.
NOTICE
1. Remove the holder from the back door by turning the bolts counter- clockwise.
The upper holder is for the front sun roof
panel and the lower one is for the rear panel.2. Set the front edge of the sun roof panel into the holders.
The fore part of holders is for the front sun roof panel and the back part is for the rearpanel.
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3. Place the removed holder over thesun roof handle.4. Secure the holder by turning thebolts clockwise.
NOTICE
Do not drive the vehicle without checking that the roof panels are
securely attached to the back door.
1. Insert the flat hinges of the sun roof
panel into the hinge cases on the
body. Then slowly lower it while
holding the roof with your hands.
Make sure both flat hinges are inserted into the hinge cases.
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2. Press in the retaining spring armsand insert them into the holes.
Then lock the sun roof by pushing
the handle up with the palm of your
hand until the handle clicks.