Toyota RAV4 2000 Owner's Manual page 172

Maintenance requirements
Your Toyota vehicle has been designed for
fewer maintenance requirements with long-
er service intervals to save both your time
and money. However, each regular mainte-
nance, as well as day−to−day care, is
more important than ever before to ensure
smooth, and trouble−free, safe, and eco-
nomical driving.
It is the owner's responsibility to make
sure the specified maintenance, including
general maintenance service, is performed.
Note that the new vehicle warranties spec-
ify that proper maintenance and care must
be performed. See Owner's Warranty In-
formation Booklet" or Owner's Manual
Supplement" for complete warranty
formation.
General maintenance
General maintenance items are those day−
to−day care practices that are important to
your vehicle for proper operation. It is the
owner's responsibility to ensure that the
general maintenance items are performed
regularly.
These checks or inspections can be done
either by yourself or a qualified technician,
or if you prefer, your EV service station
will be pleased to do them at a nominal
cost.
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Scheduled maintenance
The scheduled maintenance items listed in
the Scheduled Maintenance Guide" or
Owner's Manual Supplement" are those
required to be serviced at regular inter-
vals.
For details of your maintenance Schedule,
read the Scheduled Maintenance Guide"
or Owner's Manual Supplement".
It is recommended that only genuine
Toyota parts be used for maintenance.
in-
Where to go for service?
Toyota technicians are well−trained spe-
cialists and are kept up to date with the
latest service information through technical
bulletins, service tips, and in−dealership
training programs. They learn to work on
Toyotas before they work on your vehicle,
rather than while they are working on it.
You can be confident that your EV service
station's service department performs the
best job to meet the maintenance require-
ments on your vehicle reliably and eco-
nomically.
Your copy of the repair order is proof that
all required maintenance has been per-
formed for warranty coverage. And if any
problems should arise with your vehicle
while under warranty, your EV service sta-
tion will promptly take care of it. Again,
be sure to keep a copy of the repair order
for any service performed on your Toyota.
What about do−it−yourself maintenance?
Many of the maintenance items are easy
to do yourself if you have a little mechani-
cal ability and a few basic automotive
tools. Simple instructions for how to per-
form them are presented in Section 8.