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5-1. Essential information
From the rear
Use a towing dolly under the
front wheels.
Using a flat bed truck
If you use chains or cables to tie
down your vehicle, the angles
shaded in black must be 45
°
.
Do not overly tighten the tie
downs or the vehicle may be
damaged.
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Emergency towing procedure
Release the parking brake.
Shift the shift lever to N.
Vehicles without smart key system: Turn the engine switch to “ACC”
(engine off) or “ON” (engine running) position.
Vehicles with smart key system: Turn the “ENGINE START STOP”
switch to ACCESSORY (engine off) or IGNITION ON (engine run-
ning) mode.
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Location of the emergency towing eyelet
The emergency towing eyelet is in the tool bag. (
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P. 467)
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Summary of Contents for 2012 Rav4
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Page 159: ...175 2 3 Operating the lights and wipers 2 When driving Type B Off Front fog lights on...
Page 294: ...311 3 2 Using the audio system 3 Interior features Steering wheel switches P 304 Microphone...
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