2014 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
distracts 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 regard ing 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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Driving
Driving assist systems
◆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
◆VSC (Vehicle Stability Control)
Helps the driver to control skidding when swerving suddenly or
turning on slippery road surfaces
◆TRAC (Traction Control)
Helps to maintain drive power and prevent the drive wheels from
spinning when starting the vehicle or accelerating on slippery roads
To help enhance driving safety and performance, the following
systems operate automatically in response to various driving
situations. Be aware, however, that these systems are supple-
mentary and should not be relied upon too heavily when operat-
ing the vehicle.

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6798-1. Specifications
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Vehicle specifications
This information has been prepared in accordance with regulations
issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the
U.S. Department of Transportation.
It provides the purchasers and/or prospective purchasers of Toyota
vehicles with information on uniform tire quality grading.
Your Toyota dealer will help answer any questions you may have as
you read this information.
■DOT quality grades
All passenger vehicle tires must c onform to Federal Safety Require-
ments in addition to these grades. Quality grades can be found
where applicable on the tire sidewall between tread shoulder and
maximum section width.
For example: Treadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature A
■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 wo uld wear one and a half (1 - 1/2)
times as well on the government course as a tire graded 100.
The relative performance of tire s depends upon the actual condi-
tions of their use. Performance may differ 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 conditio ns 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.
Uniform Tire Quality Grading

727Alphabetical index
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Talk switch*.......................... 483
Telephone switches ...... 365, 457
Tire pressure warning
reset switch ........................ 553
VSC OFF switch ................... 273
Window lock switch............... 155
Windshield wipers and washer switch ..................... 229
Tachometer ................................ 85
Tail lights .................................. 217 Light switch ........................... 217
Replacing light bulbs............. 595
Wattage ................................ 670
Talk switch
*............................. 483
Telephone switches ........ 365, 457
Theft deterrent system
Engine immobilizer system ..... 76
Tire inflation pressure ............. 669
Maintenance data ................. 669
Warning light ......................... 616
Tire information ....................... 674
Glossary................................ 681
Size ....................................... 677
Tire identification number ..... 676
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................... 679
Tire pressure warning system .................................... 553
Function ................................ 553
Initializing .............................. 553
Installing tire pressure warning valves and
transmitters......................... 553
Registering ID codes ............ 555
Tire pressure warning
reset switch ........................ 553
Warning light ......................... 616 Tires .......................................... 551
Chains .................................. 287
Checking............................... 551
If you have a flat tire ............. 627
Inflation pressure .................. 669
Information............................ 674
Replacing.............................. 627
Rotating tires ........................ 552
Size....................................... 669
Snow tires ............................. 290
Spare tire .............................. 627
Tire pressure warning
system .......... ...................... 553
Warning light......................... 616
Tools ......................................... 628
Top tether strap ......................... 71
Total load capacity .................. 660
Towing Dinghy towing ....................... 196
Emergency towing ................ 603
Towing eyelet ....................... 604
Trailer towing ........................ 181
TRAC (Traction Control) ......... 271
Transmission
Automatic transmission ........ 207
If the shift lever cannot be shifted from P ..................... 645
Selecting the driving mode ... 209
Trip information ......................... 88
Trip meters ................................. 88
Turn signal lights .................... 214 Replacing light bulbs................... 590, 594, 597
Turn signal lever ................... 214
Wattage ................................ 670
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*: Refer to “NAVIGATION AND MULT IMEDIA SYSTEM OWNER’S MANUAL”.