Dinghy Towing - Toyota RAV4 2003 Operating Manual

Make sure the engine oil viscosity is
suitable for the cold weather.
See page 226 in Section 7–2 for recom-
mended viscosity. Leaving a heavy sum-
mer oil in your vehicle during winter
months may cause harder starting. If you
are not sure about which oil to use, call
your Toyota dealer–he will be pleased to
help.
Keep the door locks from freezing.
Squirt lock de–icer or glycerine into the
locks to keep them from freezing.
Use a washer fluid containing an anti-
freeze solution.
This product is available at your Toyota
dealer and most auto parts stores. Follow
the manufacturer's directions for
much to mix with water.
NOTICE
Do not use engine antifreeze or any
other substitute because it may dam-
age your vehicle's paint.
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'03 Rav4_U (L/O 0208)
Do not use your parking brake when
there is a possibility it could freeze.
When parking, put the transmission into
"P" (automatic) or into first or reverse
(manual) and block the rear wheels. Do
not use the parking brake, or snow or
water accumulated in and around the
parking brake mechanism
making it hard to release.
Keep ice and snow from accumulating
under the fenders.
Ice and snow built up under your fenders
can make steering difficult. During bad
winter driving, stop and check under the
fenders occasionally.
Depending on where you are driving,
we recommend you carry some emer-
how
gency equipment.
Some of the things you might put in the
vehicle are tire chains, window scraper,
bag of sand or salt, flares, small shovel,
jumper cables, etc.

Dinghy towing

(with automatic transmission)
may freeze,
Your vehicle is not designed to be
dinghy towed (with four wheels on the
ground) behind a motorhome.
Do not tow your vehicle with four
wheels on the
cause serious damage to your vehicle.
2003 RAV4 from Aug. '02 Prod. (OM42517U)
NOTICE
ground. This may