TOYOTA RAV4 2004 XA20 / 2.G Owners Manual

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When the garage door opener transmitter
is properly installed, you can operate the
transmitter by pushing the center panel of
the cover.If the center panel does not contact your
garage door opener transmitter:
Check to see if spacer is on the cor-
rect pin.
Attach another spacer to the top of
original spacer. Check operation. If re-
quired, continue to add spacers until
contact is achieved.
If the transmitter is clattering during driv-
ing, fill in a piece of felt or pad to prevent
the transmitter from clattering.
CAUTION
To reduce the chance of injury in
case of an accident or a sudden
stop, always keep the garage door
opener box closed while driving.
Keep the remaining spacers away
from children.

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To use the auxiliary boxes, open as
shown in the following illustrations.
Type C and D auxiliary boxes are
equipped with a belt to hold the objects
such as firstaid kit. See “—Using the
holding belts” on page 185 for detailed
information.
Type E auxiliary box is also designed
to store the warning reflector.
The first −aid kit or warning reflector itself
is not included as an original equipment.
CAUTION
To reduce the chance of injury in
case of an accident or a sudden stop,
always keep the auxiliary box closed
while driving.
NOTICE
Type A: During hot weather, the inte-
rior of the vehicle becomes very hot.
Do not leave anything flammable or
deformable such as a lighter, glasses,
etc. inside.
Type A (front ceiling)
Type B (instrument panel)
Type C (left side of luggage compartment)
Type D (right side of luggage compart-
ment)
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Type E (luggage compartment floor)Type C (left side of luggage compartment)
Type D (right side of luggage compart-
ment)
These auxiliary boxes are equipped with
a belt to hold the objects.
Type D auxiliary box—This belt is de-
signed to hold the firstaid kit.
To use the belt, do the following.1. To loosen: Pull the buckle forward.
2. To tighten: Pull the belt.
Make sure the objects are securely held.
—Using the holding belts

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The cup holder is designed for holding
cups or drinkcans securely.
To use the holder, pull its end.
The cup holder can be adjustable to the
size of the cups or drink−cans by chang-
ing the arm position.
CAUTION
Do not place anything else other
than cups or drinkcans in the cup
holder, as such items may be
thrown about in the compartment
and possibly injure people in the
vehicle during sudden braking or in
an accident.
To reduce the chance of injury in
case of an accident or sudden stop
while driving, keep the cup holder
closed when it is not in use.
The cup holder is designed for holding
cups or drinkcans securely.
To use the holder, pull up the lever.
Front cup holder Rear cup holder

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CAUTION
Do not place anything else other
than cups or drinkcans in the cup
holder, as such items may be
thrown about in the compartment
and possibly injure people in the
vehicle during sudden braking or in
an accident.
To reduce the chance of injury in
case of an accident or sudden stop
while driving, keep the cup holder
closed when it is not in use.
To hold the cups or drink−cans securely,
adjust the size of the cup holder in the
following procedure.
Upper side—To hold a bigger cup, remove
the detachable adapter.
Lower side—To hold a bigger cup, push
down the spring.

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To secure your luggage, use the tiedown
hooks as shown above.
See “—Stowage precautions” on page 219
in Section 2 for precautions when loading
luggage.
CAUTION
To avoid personal injury, keep the tie
down hooks stored under the carpet
when not in use.
NOTICE
Do not use the seat anchors instead
of the tiedown hooks.
This hook is designed to hang things
like grocery bags.
To use the hook, pull it down.
NOTICE
To prevent damage to the hook, do
not hang any object heavier than 4 kg
(8.8 lb.) on it.
This hook is designed to hang things
like grocery bags.
NOTICE
To prevent damage to the hook, do
not hang any object heavier than 4 kg
(8.8 lb.) on it.
Tied o wn ho o ksGro cery bag ho o ks (t yp e A) Gro cery bag ho o ks (t yp e B)

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To use the luggage cover:1. Hook the front end of the luggage cover board onto the front protru-
sions.
2. Lower the rear side of luggage cover board and hook onto the rear protru-
sions.
3. Pull out the cloth portion of the cov- er and attach the front hooks to the
head restraint.
The luggage cover also can be set at the
lower position.
CAUTION
Do not place anything on the lug-
gage cover. Such items may be
thrown about and possibly injure
people in the vehicle during sudden
braking or a collision.
To reduce the chance of injury in
case of an accident or sudden stop,
make sure the luggage cover is se-
cured in place.
Luggage cover

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NOTICE
Do not fold the seatback forward
while the luggage cover is set.
If the luggage cover is left to be removed,
place it somewhere other than the passen-
ger compartment. This will prevent pas-
sengers from injury in the event of a sud-
den stop or an accident.
(a) Behind the rear seats
(b) Behind the front seats
∗
(tumbling the rear
seats)
(c) Behind the front seats
∗
(removing the rear seats)
∗: Vehicles without side airbags and
curtain shield airbags only
You can separate the luggage compart-
ment by installing the separation net as
shown in the illustrations.
Separation net
(on some models)

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1. Raise up the cover.2. Insert one side of the net stay intothe net fixing hole. Press the stay to
contract and insert the other side of
the stay into the other fixing hole.
Push the net forward.(a) Behind the rear seats
3. Hook the claw of the strap over the
front tie down hook.

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(b) Behind the front seats
(tumbling the rear seats)
3. Tumble the rear seat cushions andhook the claw of the strap over the
rear hinge of the rear seat. (See
“—Tumbling rear seats” on page 35
in Section 13.)
(c) Behind the front seats
(removing the rear seats)
3. Remove the rear seats and hook theclaw of the strap over the front
hinge of the rear seat as shown
above. (See “—Removing rear seats”
on page 38 in Section 13.)
4. Pull the end of the belt to stretchthe net securely.
Make sure the net does not interfere
with a reclined seatback or head re-
straint.
CAUTION
When not using the separation net,
make sure that the cover of the fixing
hook is closed. If the cover is open,
it might cause the unexpected injury
like hitting a head.