Toyota RAV4 PHEV 2023 Owner's Manual page 533

Emergency towing proce-
dure
To have your vehicle towed by
another vehicle, the towing eyelet
must be installed to your vehicle.
Install the towing eyelet using the
following procedure.
1 Take out the wheel nut wrench
and towing eyelet. (P.549,
560)
2 Using a flathead screwdriver,
remove eyelet cover (
then remove eyelet cover (
To protect the bodywork, place a rag
between the screwdriver and the vehi-
cle body as shown in the illustration.
3 Insert the towing eyelet into the
hole and tighten partially by
hand.
8-2. Steps to take in an emergency
4 Tighten down the towing eyelet
securely using a wheel nut
wrench (if equipped) or hard
metal bar.
A ), and
5 Securely attach cables or chains
to the towing eyelet.
B ).
Take care not to damage the vehicle
body.
6 Enter the vehicle being towed
and start the hybrid system.
Turn off the Parking Support Brake
function. (if equipped): P.403
If the hybrid system does not start, turn
the power switch to ON.
7 Shift the shift lever to N and
release the parking brake.
Turn automatic mode off. (P.321)
When the shift lever cannot be shifted:
P.316
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While towing
If the hybrid system is off, the power
assist for the brakes and steering will
not function, making steering and brak-
ing more difficult.
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Wheel nut wrench (if equipped)
●
Vehicles without spare tire: Wheel nut
wrench is installed in luggage com-
partment. (P.550)
●
Vehicles with spare tire: Wheel nut
wrench is in the tool bag in luggage
compartment. (P.560)
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Vehicles without wheel nut wrench:
531
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