1998 TOYOTA RAV4 Owners Manual

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ÐRemoving
1. Pull the handle down while pushing
in one of the lock buttons.2. Push in the retaining spring arms asshown 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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ÐStowing
Install the removed sun roof panel on
the tail gate as follows.
NOTICE
If the rear seats are reclined, return
them to the upright position beforeclosing the tail gate. Otherwise, theywill interfere with the installed sun
roof panel, possibly damaging thepanel.
1. Remove the holder from the tail gate by turning the bolts counterclock-
wise.2. Set the front edge of the sun roofpanel into the holders.

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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 panel is se-curely attached to the tail gate.
ÐInstalling
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 arms and 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.
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 soft- top opening.
Otherwise, you could be seriously
injured if the vehicle stops sudden-
ly or if the vehicle is involved in an
accident.
Do not lower or raise the soft- top
while the vehicle is moving. You
may lose control and it may cause
an accident.
The vehicle should never be driven
with the soft- top partially lowered.
Make sure the top has been either
fully latched to the roof or fully
lowered before driving.
When raising or lowering the soft-
top, keep hands clear from any
parts of the top linkage.
Do not drive the vehicle only with
the rear window removed because
serious injury or death can result.
The removed rear window may let
the exhaust gases enter the vehicle.
If you must drive with the rear win-
dow removed, broken or not fully
sealed, you should immediately re-
move the quarter windows also to
avoid exhaust gas filled up and as
necessary have the window fixed
immediately.
Make sure no object overhangs the
vehicle. The overhanging objects
may cause an accident.
Soft- topÐ
ÐSoft- top precautions

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NOTICE
Make sure there are no items orpackages between the rear seatbackand the soft- top storage area when raising or lowering the soft- top.
Even small items may interfere withsoft- top operation and can causedamage.
Do not sit or place excessiveweight on the soft- top; when the top is up or down, damage may
result.
Do not raise or lower the soft- topwhen the temperature is below 0
5C
(32
5F), or damage may result to the
top material, rear window or quarter
windows. If necessary to do so,warm the vehicle in a heated garage
prior to operating the soft- top
mechanism.
Do not lower the soft- top if the top
is damp or wet. Interior water dam-age, water stains or mildew of the
top material may result.
Do not bend the removed quarterand rear windows or hit them on a hard object. It may damage the
removed windows.
ÐLowering the soft- top
Before lowering the soft- top, make sure
the soft- top is securely closed.
REMOVING THE QUARTER WINDOWS
1. Remove the Velcros on the top of the quarter window from the inside
of the vehicle.2. Remove the Velcros on the quarter window from the outside of the ve-
hicle.

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3. Unfasten the zippers.4. Remove the retainers on the bottom of the quarter windows from the
groove.5. Slide down the window along theside groove.
NOTICE
Do not bend the removed quarter win-
dow or hit it on a hard object. It maydamage the quarter window.

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REMOVING THE REAR WINDOW1. Open the tail gate, and remove the Velcros on the rear window.2. Unfasten the zippers and slide down the rear window.
NOTICE
Do not bend the removed rear window
or hit it on a hard object. It maydamage the rear window.
LOWERING THE SOFT- TOP
Before lowering the soft- top, make sure
the quarter windows and rear window
are already removed.
NOTICE
Lowering the soft- top without remov-
ing the quarter and rear window maycause damage to the soft- top.
1. While pressing the lock release but-
ton, pull down the latch handle.

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2. Lock the latch handle and hook.3. Fold the soft- top. Make sure to place the soft- top between the rear
seat backs and tail gate.
CAUTION
With the soft- top opened, when the
rear seat is in the reclined position
or when reclining the rear seat, be
careful not to damage the soft- top
and not to get your head hit or in-
jured by the latch handles.
4. Take the latch handle cover out ofthe glovebox, put it over the latch
handle and fasten it securely with
Ve l c r o s .