2010 TOYOTA RAV4 traction control

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CAUTION
■General precautions while driving
Driving under the influence: Never drive your vehicle when under the influ-
ence of alcohol or drugs that have impaired your ability to operate your vehi-
cle. Alcohol and certain drugs delay reaction time, impair judgment and
reduce coordination, which could lead to an accident that could result in
death or serious injury.
Defensive driving: Always drive defensively. Anticipate mistakes that other
drivers or pedestrians might make and be ready to avoid accidents.
Driver distraction: Always give your full attention to driving. Anything that dis-
tracts the driver, such as adjusting controls, talking on a cellular phone or
reading can result in a collision with resulting death or serious injury to you,
your occupants or others.
■ General precaution regarding children’s safety
Never leave children unattended in the vehicle, and never allow children to
have or use the key.
Children may be able to start the vehicle or shift the vehicle into neutral.
There is also a danger that children may injure themselves by playing with
the windows, the moon roof, or other features of the vehicle. In addition, heat
build-up or extremely cold temperatures inside the vehicle can be fatal to
children.

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2-4. Using other driving systems
Driving assist systems
To help enhance driving safety and performance, the following sys-
tems operate automatically in res ponse to various driving situations.
Be aware, however, that these systems are supplementary and
should not be relied upon too h eavily when operating the vehicle.
■ABS (Anti-lock Brake System)
Helps to prevent wheel lock when the brakes are applied suddenly, or if
the brakes are applied while driving on a slippery road surface.
■Brake assist
Generates an increased level of braking force after the brake pedal is
depressed, when the system detects a panic stop situation.
■Enhanced VSC (Enhanced Vehicle Stability Control)
Helps the driver to control skidding when swerving suddenly or turning
on slippery road surfaces.
■TRAC (Traction Control)
Maintains drive power and prevents the drive wheels from spinning
when starting the vehicle or accelerating on slippery roads.
■AUTO LSD function (2WD models)
The AUTO LSD function is activated when the system is in TRAC off
mode. It operates when one of the drive wheels is spinning, such as
when the wheel is spinning freely on ice or mud. The system applies
the brakes to the spinning wheel and transfers some of the torque to
the other wheel to secure drive power.
■Active torque control 4WD system (4WD models)
Automatically switches from front-wheel drive to four-wheel drive
(4WD) according to the driving conditions, helping to ensure reliable
handling and stability. Examples of conditions where the system will
switch to 4WD are when cornering, going uphill, starting off or acceler-
ating, and when the road surface is slippery due to snow, rain, etc.
■EPS (Electric Power Steering)
Employs an electric motor to reduce the amount of effort needed to turn
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6-1. Specifications
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Vehicle specifications
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Treadwear
The treadwear grade is a comparative rating based on the wear
rate of the tire when tested under controlled conditions on a speci-
fied government test course.
For example, a tire graded 150 would wear one and a half (1 - 1/2)
times as well on the government course as a tire graded 100.
The relative performance of tires depends upon the actual conditions
of their use, however, and may depart significantly from the norm due
to variations in driving habits, service practices and differences in
road characteristics and climate.
■ Traction AA, A, B, C
The traction grades, from highest to lowest, are AA, A, B and C,
and they represent the tire's ability to stop on wet pavement as
measured under controlled cond itions on specified government
test surfaces of asphalt and concrete.
A tire marked C may have poor traction performance.
Warning: The traction grade assigned to this tire is based on braking
(straight ahead) traction tests and does not include cornering (turn-
ing) traction.
■ Temperature A, B, C
The temperature grades are A (the highest), B, and C, represent-
ing the tire's resistance to the generation of heat and its ability to
dissipate heat when tested under controlled conditions on a speci-
fied indoor laboratory test wheel.
Sustained high temperature can cause the material of the tire to
degenerate and reduce tire life, and excessive temperature can lead
to sudden tire failure.
The grade C corresponds to a level of performance which all passen-
ger car tires must meet under the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Stan-
dard No. 109.
Grades B and A represent higher levels of performance on the labo-
ratory test wheel than the minimum required by law.

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Abbreviation list
TPMS Tire Pressure Warning System
TRAC Traction control VIN Vehicle Identification Number
VSC Vehicle Stability Control
ABBREVIATIONSMEANING

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Alphabetical index
Stop lights
Replacing light bulbs ............ 396
Wattage ................................ 473
Storage feature ........................ 304
Storage precautions ............... 201
Stuck If your vehicle becomes stuck................................... 458
Sun visors ................................ 312
Switch Emergency flasher switch .... 406
Engine switch ............... 144, 147
Fog light switch..................... 168
Hazard light switch ............... 406
Ignition switch ............... 144, 147
Light switches ....................... 165
Power door lock switch........... 43
Power window switches ......... 81
Window lock switch ................ 81
Wiper and washer
switch ......................... 169, 171
Tachometer .............................. 156
Tail lights Replacing light bulbs ............ 396
Switch ................................... 165
Wattage ................................ 473
Talk switch ............................... 271
Telephone switch .................... 271
Theft deterrent system Engine immobilizer system..... 92
Theft prevention labels ............. 95
Tire inflation pressure ............ 372 Tire information
Glossary ................................482
Size .......................................479
Tire identification number ......478
Uniform tire quality
grading ................................480
Tires Chains ...................................206
Checking ...............................365
If you have a flat tire ..............430
Inflation pressure...................372
Information ............................477
Replacing ..............................430
Rotating tires .........................365
Size .......................................472
Snow tires .............................206
Tire pressure warning
system ........................365, 421
Tools .........................................430
Total load capacity...................204
Towing Dinghy towing........................218
Emergency towing.................408
Trailer towing.........................210
Traction control........................180
TRAC .........................................180
Trip information .......................162
Trip meter .................................156
Turn signal lights Replacing light bulbs .............396
Switch....................................153
Wattage .................................473
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