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TOYOTA RAV4 1997  Owners Manual 72
(a) Brake System Warning  Light This light has the following functions: Parking brake reminder 
If this light is on, make sure the parking 
brake is fully released.  The light should go
off. 
Low b

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TOYOTA RAV4 1997  Owners Manual 74If this light comes on while you are driving, 
slow 
down and pull off the road.  Stop the
vehicle at a  safe place and put the selector
lever in pº.  With the engine idling, wait
until the light

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TOYOTA RAV4 1997  Owners Manual 78With the selector lever in 2º, the vehicle 
will 
start in the first gear and automatically
shift to the second gear. 
With the selector lever in Lº, the trans- 
mission is engaged in the first

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TOYOTA RAV4 1997  Owners Manual 108
�Do not drive horizontally across 
steep slopes. Driving  straight up or
straight down is preferred. Your ve-
hicle (or any similar off-road ve- 
hicle) can tip over sideways much
more easily than

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TOYOTA RAV4 1997  Owners Manual 11 3
TANDEM MASTER CYLINDER BRAKE SYSTEM 
The tandem master cylinder brake sys- 
tem is a hydraulic system with two sepa- 
rate sub-systems. If either  sub-system
should fa
il, the other will still wo

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TOYOTA RAV4 1997  Owners Manual 126
TIRES �
Ensure that your vehicles tires are 
properly inflated. See Chapter 7-2 forinstructions.
� The trailer tires should be inflated to 
the pressure recommended by the 
trailer manufacturer i

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TOYOTA RAV4 1997  Owners Manual 127
�
Avoid jerky starts or sudden accelera- tion. If your vehicle has manual trans- 
mission,  prevent excessive clutch slip-
page by keeping engine rpm low and 
not racing the engine. Always start o

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TOYOTA RAV4 1997  Owners Manual 128
When restarting out after parking on a slope: 
1. With the transmission in Pº position
(automatic) or the clutch pedal de- 
pressed (manual), start the engine.
(With an automatic transmission, b
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