2021 TOYOTA RAV4 PLUG-IN HYBRID spare tire location

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7-3. Do-it-yours elf maintenance
Maintenance and care
repairer.
Check if the treadwear indicators
are showing on the tires. Also
check the tires fo r uneven wear,
such as excessiv e wear on one
side of the tread.
Check the spare ti re condition and
pressure if not rotated.
New tread
Worn tread
Treadwear indicator
The location of treadwear indicators is
shown by a “TWI” or “ ” marks, etc.,
Tires
Replace or rotate tires in
accordance with maintenance
schedules and treadwear.
Checking tires
A
B
C

5107-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
molded into the sidewall of each tire.
Replace the tires if the treadwear indi -
cators are showing on a tire.
■When to replace your vehicle’s
tires
Tires should be replaced if:
●The treadwear indicators are showing on a tire.
●You have tire damage such as cuts, splits, cracks deep enough to expose
the fabric, and bulges indicating inter -
nal damage.
●A tire goes flat repeatedly or cannot
be properly repaired due to the size or location of a cut or other damage.
If you are not sure, consult with any
authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized repairer, or any reliable
repairer.
■Tire life
Any tire over 6 y ears old must be checked by a qualified technician even if
it has seldom or never been used or
damage is not obvious.
■If the tread on snow tires wears down below 4 mm (0.16 in.)
The effectiveness of t he tires as snow
tires is lost.
Rotate the tires in the order shown.
To equalize tire wear and help extend
tire life, Toyota re commends that tire
rotation is carried out approximately
WARNING
■When inspecting or replacing tires
Observe the following precautions to
prevent accidents. Failure to do so may cause damage
to parts of the driv e train as well as
dangerous handling c haracteristics, which may lead to an accident result -
ing in death or serious injury.
●Do not mix tires of different makes, models or tread patterns.
Also, do not mix tires of remarkably
different treadwear.
●Do not use tire sizes other than those recommended by Toyota.
●Do not mix differently constructed tires (radial, bias-belted or bias-ply
tires).
●Do not mix summer, all season and
snow tires.
●Do not use tires that have been
used on another vehicle.
Do not use tires if you do not know how they were used previously.
●Vehicles with compact spare tire: Do not tow if your vehicle has a
compact spare tire installed.
●Vehicles with emergency tire punc -
ture repair kit: Do not tow anything
if a tire that has been repaired using the emergency tire puncture repair
kit is installed. The load on the tire
may cause unexpec ted damage to the tire.
NOTICE
■Driving on rough roads
Take particular care when driving on
roads with loose sur faces or potholes. These conditions may cause losses in
tire inflation pressure, reducing the
cushioning ability of the tires. In addi - tion, driving on rough roads may
cause damage to the tires them -
selves, as well as the vehicle’s wheels and body.
■If tire inflation pressure of each tire becomes low while driving
Do not continue drivi ng, or your tires
and/or wheels may be ruined.
Tire rotation

5948-2. Steps to take in an emergency
Jack
Spare tire
Towing eyelet
Jack handle
Wheel nut wrench
Location of the spare tire, jack and tools
A
B
C
D
E
WARNING
■Using the tire jack
Observe the following precautions.
Improper use of th e tire jack may
cause the vehicle to suddenly fall off
the jack, leading to death or serious injury.
●Do not use the tir e jack for any pur-
pose other than replacing tires or installing and removing tire chains.
●The equipped jack can only be used with your vehi cle. Do not use
it with other vehicles.
●And do not use j acks from other
vehicles with your vehicle.
●Put the jack properly in its jack
point.

6008-2. Steps to take in an emergency
WARNING
■When using the compact spare
tire
●Remember that the compact spare tire provided is specifically
designed for use with your vehicle.
Do not use your compact spare tire on another vehicle.
●Do not use more than one compact
spare tire simultaneously.
●Replace the compact spare tire with
a standard tire as soon as possible.
●Avoid sudden acceleration, abrupt
steering, sudden braking and shift - ing operations that cause sudden
engine braking.
■When the compact spare tire is
attached
The vehicle speed may not be cor - rectly detected, and the following sys -
tems may not oper ate correctly:
• ABS & Brake assist
• VSC/Trailer Sway Control
•TRC
• Cruise control (if equipped)
• Dynamic radar cruise control with
full-speed range (if equipped)
• PCS (Pre-Collision System) (if
equipped)
• EPS
• LTA (Lane Tracing Assist) (if
equipped)
• Tire pressure warning system
• AHB (Automatic High Beam) (if equipped)
• BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) (if equipped)
• Rear view monitor system (if equipped)
• Panoramic view monitor (if equipped)
• Toyota parking assist monitor (if equipped)
• Toyota parking assist-sensor (if equipped)
• PKSB (Parking Support Brake) (if equipped)
• Navigation system (if equipped)
Also, not only can the following sys-
tem not be utilized fully, but it may actually negatively affect the drive-
train components:
• E-Four (Electro nic On-Demand AWD system)
■Speed limit when using the com - pact spare tire
Do not drive at speeds in excess of 80
km/h (50 mph) when a compact spare tire is installed on the vehicle.
The compact spare tire is not
designed for driving at high speeds. Failure to observe this precaution
may lead to an accident causing
death or serious injury.
■After using the tools and jack
Before driving, make sure all the tools and jack are securely in place in their
storage location to reduce the possi -
bility of personal i njury during a colli- sion or sudden braking.
NOTICE
■Be careful when driving over
bumps with the compact spare
tire installed on the vehicle
The vehicle height may become lower
when driving with the compact spare
tire compared to w hen driving with standard tires. Be careful when driv-
ing over uneven road surfaces.

660Alphabetical Index
Side doors ..................................... 205
Side mirrors .................................. 289
Adjustment ................................. 289
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) .......... 393
Folding ....................................... 290
Outside rear view mirror defoggers
................................................. 454
Side turn signal lights
Replacing light bulbs .................. 548
Turn signal lever ........................ 325
Side windows................................ 291
Smart entry & start system .......... 223
Antenna location ................ 211, 223
Entry functions ........................... 205
Starting the hybrid system ......... 317
Warning message ...................... 578
Snow tires ..................................... 445
Spare tire
Storage location ......................... 594
Spark plug ..................................... 623
Specifications ............................... 618
Speed limiter ................................. 391
Speedometer................................. 174
Sport mode ................................... 434
SRS airbags .................................... 39
Steering lock
Column lock release .................. 318
Steering lock system warning mes -
sage ......................................... 318
Steering wheel
Adjustment ................................. 278
Heated steering wheel ............... 462
Meter control switches ............... 180
Stop lights
Replacing light bulbs .................. 548
Storage feature ............................. 468
Storage precautions .. ................... 469
Stuck
If the vehicle beco mes stuck ...... 615
Suggestion function ..................... 189
Sunshade ...................................... 294
Sun visors .....................................476
Switches
“ODO TRIP” switch .................... 178
AUTO EV/HV mode switch .......... 86
Automatic High Beam switch ..... 334
Brake hold switch .......................329
Cruise control .............................388
Digital Rear-view Mirror control
switches ...................................280
Door lock switch ......................... 208
Driving mode select switch.........434
Driving position memory switches
.................................................273
Dynamic radar cruise control with
full-speed range .......................377
Electronic sunshade switch ........ 294
Emergency flashers switch ........ 560
EV/HV mode selection switch ...... 86
Fog light switch ..........................337
Fuel filler door ope ner switch ..... 343
Heated steering wheel ...............462
Ignition switch (po wer switch) ....317
Intrusion sensor and tilt sensor can -
cel switch ................................... 79
Light switch ................................332
LTA switch.................................. 367
Meter control switches ...............180
Outside rear view mirror switches
.................................................289
Paddle shift switches..........323, 324
Panoramic moon roof switches .. 294
Parking brake switch ..................326
Power back door switch .............214
Power switch ..............................317
Power window switc h ................. 291
Rear window and outside rear view
mirror defoggers switch............454
Rear window wiper and washer
switch ....................................... 340
Seat heater switches ..................463
Seat ventilators switches............463

661Alphabetical Index
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance switch
................................................. 377
VSC OFF switch ........................ 439
Window lock switch .................... 293
Windshield defogger switch ....... 453
Windshield wiper de-icer switch . 457
Windshield wipers and washer
switch....................................... 338
Wireless charger power supply
switch....................................... 480
T
Tail lights
Light switch ................................ 332
Replacing light bulbs .................. 548
Theft deterrent system
Alarm............................................ 78
Double locking system ................. 77
Immobilizer system ...................... 76
Intrusion sensor ........................... 79
Tilt sensor .................................... 79
Tilt sensor ....................................... 79
Tire inflation pressure
Warning light .............................. 575
Tire pressure warning system
Function ..................................... 511
Initializing ................................... 523
Installing tire pressure warning
valves and transmitters ............ 522
Registering ID codes.................. 525
Warning light .............................. 575
Tires ............................................... 509
Chains ........................................ 447
Checking .................................... 509
Emergency tire puncture repair kit
................................................. 582
If you have a flat tire........... 582, 593
Inflation pressure ....................... 529
Replacing ........................... 582, 593
Rotating tires ......... ..................... 510
Size ............................................ 624
Snow tires .................................. 445
Spare tire.................................... 593
Tire pressure war ning system ....511
Warning light ..............................575
Tools ......................................583, 594
Top tether anchorages ................... 63
Towing
Emergency towing...................... 565
Towing eyelet .............565, 583, 594
Trailer sway control .................... 438
Trailer towing..............................308
Toyota parking assist-sensor ...... 414
Function .....................................414
Warning message ...................... 416
Toyota Safety Sense.....................344
Automatic High Beam (AHB)...... 334
Dynamic radar cruise control with
full-speed range .......................376
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist)..........362
PCS (Pre-Collision System) .......355
RSA (Road Sign Assist) .............372
Traction battery (Hybrid battery)
Charging.....................................105
Location........................................ 94
Specification ............................... 621
Traction control ............................ 438
Traction motor (elect ric motor) ..... 84
Trailer sway control ...................... 438
Trailer towing ................................308
Trail Mode ......................................435
Transmission
Hybrid transmission.................... 321
TRC (Traction Control) ................. 438
Trip meters .................................... 174
Turn signal lights
Replacing light bulbs ..................548
Turn signal lever......................... 325
Wattage ......................................626
U
USB charging ports ...................... 478