2000 TOYOTA RAV4 Owners Manual

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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 injured
if the vehicle stops suddenly or if
the vehicle is involved in an acci-
dent.
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 serious injury. When
anyone 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 moon roof switches and get
trapped in the roof opening. Unat-
tended children can become in-
volved in serious accidents.
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 injured
if the vehicle stops suddenly or if
the vehicle is involved in an acci-
dent.
Never sit on top of the vehicle
around the roof opening.
Never attempt to remove the sun
roof panel while driving. Otherwise,
the panel may become a hazard 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 of
each panel.
Never put your hands between the
sun roof panel and the surrounding
roof.
—Tilting up and closing
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.
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
handle. After closing the sun roof, make
sure it is securely locked.
Detachable sun roof—
—Sun roof precautions
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—Removing
1. Pull the handle down while pushing
in one of the lock buttons.2. Push in the retaining spring arms as
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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—Stowing
Install the removed sun roof panel on
the tailgate as follows.
NOTICE
If the rear seats are reclined, return
them to the upright position before
closing the tailgate. Otherwise, they
will interfere with the installed sun
roof panel, possibly damaging the
panel.
1. Remove the holder from the tailgate
by turning the bolts counterclock-
wise.2. Set the front edge of the sun roof
panel into the holders.
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3. Place the removed holder over the
sun roof handle.4. Secure the holder by turning the
bolts clockwise.
NOTICE
Do not drive the vehicle without
checking that the roof panel is se-
curely attached to the tailgate.
—Installing
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−top—
—Soft−top precautions
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NOTICE
Make sure there are no items or
packages between the rear seatback
and the soft−top storage area when
raising or lowering the soft−top.
Even small items may interfere with
soft−top operation and can cause
damage.
Do not sit or place excessive
weight on the soft−top; when the
top is up or down, damage may
result.
Do not raise or lower the soft−top
when the temperature is below 0°C
(32°F), 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 quarter
and rear windows or hit them on a
hard object. It may damage the re-
moved windows.
—Lowering 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 the
side groove.
NOTICE
Do not bend the removed quarter win-
dow or hit it on a hard object. It may
damage the quarter window.
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REMOVING THE REAR WINDOW
1. Open the tailgate, 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 may
damage 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 may
cause damage to the soft−top.
1. While pressing the lock release but-
ton, pull down the latch handle.
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