TOYOTA RAV4 2008 XA30 / 3.G Owners Manual

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To use the glove box:
Open by pulling the lever.
Lock by inserting the master key and turn-
ing it clockwise.
Unlock by inserting the master key and
turning it counterclockwise.
CAUTION
To reduce the chance of injury in
case of an accident or a sudden stop,
always keep the glove box door
closed while driving.
To use the box, open it as shown
above.
CAUTION
To reduce the chance of injury in
case of an accident or a sudden
stop, always keep the auxiliary box
closed while driving.
As this holder is designed for hold-
ing light objects such as eye-
glasses, do not place objects heavi-
er than 0.2 kg (0.4 lb.) in it. Heavy
objects may cause the holder to
open and the contents to fly out
resulting in injuries.
NOTICE
During hot weather, the interior of the
vehicle becomes very hot. Do not
leave anything flammable or deform-
able such as a lighter, glasses, etc.
inside.
Glove boxAuxiliary box
(overhead console)

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To open the box, push the “OPEN
CLOSE” button.
To close the box, push the “OPEN
CLOSE” button again.
Do not attempt to open the box forcibly
when your vehicle is on a steep downhill.
Move your vehicle to flat road and open
the box by pushing the button.
CAUTION
To reduce the chance of injury in
case of an accident or a sudden stop,
always keep the auxiliary box closed
while driving.
Front
Rear (type A)
Rear (type B)
To use the box, do the following.
Front: Remove the deck board.
Rear (type A): Open the deck board by
pulling up the strap.
Rear (type B): Fold up the deck board.
CAUTION
To reduce the chance of injury in
case of an accident or a sudden stop,
always keep the luggage storage
boxes closed while driving.
Auxiliary box
(instrument panel)Luggage storage boxes

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UPPER TRAY
To access the upper tray, raise the con-
sole box lid without touching the lock
release lever.
CONSOLE BOX
To access the rear console box, pull up
the lock release lever while raising the
rear console box lid.
CAUTION
To reduce the chance of injury in
case of an accident or a sudden stop,
always keep the console box closed
while driving.
Rear console box

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The cup holders are designed for hold-
ing cups or drinkcans securely.
A detachable adapter is provided for each
cup holder. Installing the adapter allows a
smaller cup or drink−can to be securely
held in the holder.
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 in-
jure people in the vehicle during sud-
den braking or in an accident.
For rear/second seats
For third seats
The cup holders are designed for hold-
ing cups or drinkcans securely.
For the rear/second seat cup holder: To
use the holder, push down the armrest by
pulling the strap forward.
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 in-
jure people in the vehicle during sud-
den braking or in an accident.
Front cup holders Rear cup holders

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Front door
Rear door
The bottle holders are designed to hold
bottles securely.
CAUTION
Do not attempt to use the holder for
any other purpose for which it was
intended. Inappropriately sized or
shaped objects may be thrown about
in the compartment and possibly in-
jure people in the vehicle during a
sudden braking or an accident.
NOTICE
Do not put a cup or open bottle in
the bottle holder because the con-
tents may spill when the door opens
or closes.
To secure your luggage, use the tiedown
hooks as shown above.
See “—Stowage precautions” on page 336
in Section 2 for precautions when loading
luggage.
Vehicles with third seat: When using the
tie−down hooks, stow the third seat (For
detailed information, see “—Stowing third
seats for luggage space” on page 47 in
Section 1 −3).
CAUTION
To avoid personal injury, keep the tie
down hooks stored when not in use.
Bottle holders Tiedown hooks

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This hook is designed to hang things
such as grocery bags.
NOTICE
To prevent damage to the hook, avoid
hanging heavy load on it.
BEFORE USING LUGGAGE COVER
Move the rear/second seats to the rear
most lock position.
Grocery bag hooksLuggage cover

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USING LUGGAGE COVER
To use the luggage cover:1. Attach the front hooks of the lug- gage cover to the head restraint.
2. Pull out the rear luggage cover and hook it on the anchors.
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 death or
serious injury in case of an acci-
dent or sudden stop, make sure the
luggage cover is secured in place.
If the front hooks cannot be attached to
the head restraint, push down the
rear/second seatback.REMOVING LUGGAGE COVER
Compress the end of the luggage cover
and lift the cover up.
After you remove the luggage cover, stow
it under deck board as described below.
This will prevent passengers from injury in
the event of a sudden stop or accident.

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STOWING LUGGAGE COVER (without
third seats)1. Open the deck board.
2. Remove the deck side cover.

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3. Insert the right end of the luggagecover into the hole in the luggage
storage box as shown.4. Compress the left end of the lug-gage cover, and fit it into the hollow
on the other side of the luggage
storage box.
CAUTION
Make sure the luggage cover is surely
stowed.
When you stow the rear cargo net and
luggage cover together, stow the rear
cargo net first and then the luggage
cover. (See “Rear cargo net” on page
300 in this section.)
Place the front portion of the luggage
cover (2) on the stowed rear cargo net
and then place the rear portion of the
luggage cover (1) over the rear cargo
net. Otherwise, the deck board may not
close securely.

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To secure your luggage, use the rear
cargo net. You can also put loads on
the net.
See “—Stowage precautions” on page 336
in Section 2 for precautions when loading
luggage.
CAUTION
To reduce the chance of injury in
case of an accident or sudden stop,
make sure the net is secured in
place.
Do not climb on or hang on the
net.
To prevent cargo and luggage from
sliding forward during braking, do
not place anything on the net high-
er than the rear seatbacks. Other-
wise, such items may be thrown
about and possibly injure people in
the vehicle during sudden braking
or an accident.
NOTICE
Do not place breakable items on the
net.
 Do not place anything heavier than
10 kg (22.1 lb.) on the net.
Rear cargo net