2006 TOYOTA RAV4 Owners Manual

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UPPER TRAY
To access the upper tray, raise the con-
sole box lid without touching the lock
release lever.
CONSOLE BOX
To access the rear console box, pull up
the lock release lever while raising the
rear console box lid.
CAUTION
To reduce the chance of injury in
case of an accident or a sudden stop,
always keep the console box closed
while driving.
Rear console box

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The cup holders are designed for hold-
ing cups or drinkcans securely.
CAUTION
Do not place anything else other than
cups or drinkcans in the cup holder,
as such items may be thrown about
in the compartment and possibly in-
jure people in the vehicle during sud-
den braking or in an accident.
For rear/second seats
For third seats
The cup holders are designed for hold-
ing cups or drinkcans securely.
For the rear/second seat cup holder: To
use the holder, push down the armrest by
pulling the strap forward.
CAUTION
Do not place anything else other than
cups or drinkcans in the cup holder,
as such items may be thrown about
in the compartment and possibly in-
jure people in the vehicle during sud-
den braking or in an accident.
Front cup holdersRear cup holders

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Front door
Rear door
The bottle holders are designed to hold
bottles securely.
CAUTION
Do not attempt to use the holder for
any other purpose for which it was
intended. Inappropriately sized or
shaped objects may be thrown about
in the compartment and possibly in-
jure people in the vehicle during a
sudden braking or an accident.
NOTICE
Do not put a cup or open bottle in
the bottle holder because the con-
tents may spill when the door opens
or closes.
To secure your luggage, use the tiedown
hooks as shown above.
See “—Stowage precautions” on page 301
in Section 2 for precautions when loading
luggage.
Vehicles with third seat: When using the
tie−down hooks, stow the third seat (For
detailed information, see “—Stowing third
seats for luggage space” on page 45 in
Section 1 −3).
CAUTION
To avoid personal injury, keep the tie
down hooks stored when not in use.
Bottle holders Tiedown hooks

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This hook is designed to hang things
such as grocery bags.
NOTICE
To prevent damage to the hook, avoid
hanging heavy load on it.
BEFORE USING LUGGAGE COVER
Move the rear/second seats to the rear
most lock position.
Grocery bag hooksLuggage cover

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USING LUGGAGE COVER
To use the luggage cover:1. Attach the front hooks of the lug- gage cover to the head restraint.
2. Pull out the rear luggage cover and hook it on the anchors.
CAUTION
Do not place anything on the lug-
gage cover. Such items may be
thrown about and possibly injure
people in the vehicle during sudden
braking or a collision.
To reduce the chance of injury in
case of an accident or sudden stop,
make sure the luggage cover is se-
cured in place.
If the front hooks cannot be attached to
the head restraint, push down the
rear/second seatback.REMOVING LUGGAGE COVER
Compress the end of the luggage cover
and lift the cover up.
After you remove the luggage cover, stow
it under deck board as described below.
This will prevent passengers from injury in
the event of a sudden stop or accident.

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STOWING LUGGAGE COVER (without
third seats)1. Open the deck board.
2. Remove the deck side cover.

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3. Insert the right end of the luggagecover into the hole in the luggage
storage box as shown.4. Compress the left end of the lug-gage cover, and fit it into the hollow
on the other side of the luggage
storage box.
CAUTION
Make sure the luggage cover is surely
stowed.
When you stow the rear cargo net and
luggage cover together, stow the rear
cargo net first and then the luggage
cover. (See “Rear cargo net” on page
269 in this section.)
Place the front portion of the luggage
cover (2) on the stowed rear cargo net
and then place the rear portion of the
luggage cover (1) over the rear cargo
net. Otherwise, the deck board may not
close securely.

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This is the hook to fix the separation
net which is the option installment kit
for Toyota dealer.
You can separate the luggage compart-
ment by installing the separation net.
When using this, open the cover.You can use the tiedown hooks to
hook the claw of the separation net
strap.
Make sure the net does not interfere with
a reclined seatback or head restraint.
Refer to the attached instruction manual
for installment.
Vehicles with third seat: When using the
separation net, stow the third seat (For
detailed information, see “—Stowing third
seats for luggage space” on page 45 in
Section 1−3).
CAUTION
When not using the separation net,
make sure that the cover of the fixing
hook is closed. If the cover is open,
it might cause the unexpected injury
like hitting a head.
Separation net fixing hook