power steering fluid TOYOTA RAV4 HYBRID 2023 Owners Manual

3344-6. Driving tips
Use fluids that are appropriate
to the prevailing outside tem-
peratures.
• Engine oil
• Engine coolant
• Power control unit coolant
• Washer fluid
Have a service technician
inspect the condition of the
12-volt battery.
 Have the vehicle fitted with
four snow tires or purchase a
set of tire chains for the front
tires.
Ensure that all tires are the same
size and brand, and that chains
match the size of the tires.
Winter driving tips
Carry out the necessary
preparations and inspec-
tions before driving the
vehicle in winter. Always
drive the vehicle in a man-
ner appropriate to the pre-
vailing weather conditions.
Pre-winter preparations
WARNING
■Driving with snow tires
Observe the following precautions
to reduce the risk of accidents.
Failure to do so m ay result in a
loss of vehicle control and cause
death or serious injury.
●Use tires of the specified size.
●Maintain the recommended
level of air pressure.
●Do not drive in excess of 75
mph (120 km/h), regardless of
the type of snow tires being
used.
●Use snow tires on all, not just
some wheels.
■Driving with tire chains
Observe the following precautions
to reduce the risk of accidents.
Failure to do so may result in the
vehicle being unable to be driven
safely, and may cause death or
serious injury.
●Do not drive in excess of the
speed limit specifi ed for the tire
chains being used, or 30 mph
(50 km/h), whichever is lower.
●Avoid driving on bumpy road
surfaces or over potholes.
●Avoid sudden acceleration,
abrupt steering, sudden brak-
ing and shifting operations that
cause sudden engine braking.
●Slow down sufficiently before
entering a curve to ensure that
vehicle control is maintained.
●Do not use LTA (Lane Tracing
Assist) system.
NOTICE
■Repairing or replacing snow
tires (vehicles with tire pres-
sure warning system)
Request repairs or replacement of
snow tires from your Toyota
dealer or legitimate tire retailers.
This is because the removal and
attachment of snow tires affects
the operation of the tire pressure
warning valves and transmitters.

552Alphabetical Index
Replacing light bulbs ............ 439
Wattage ................................ 504
Battery (12-volt battery) ......... 407 If the 12-volt battery is dis-charged .............................. 485
Preparing and c hecking before
winter.................................. 334
Replacing ............................. 487
Warning light ........................ 456
Battery (traction battery) ......... 75
Blind Spot Monitor (BSM) ...... 293 Blind Spot Monitor function .. 296
Bottle holders ......................... 357
Brake Brake Hold ........................... 235
Fluid ..................................... 405
Parking brake ....................... 231
Regenerative braking ............. 71
Warning light ........................ 456
Brake assist ............................ 326
Brake Hold .............................. 235
Break-in tips ........ ................... 196
Brightness control Instrument panel light control97, 104
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) ...... 293 Blind Spot Monitor function .. 296
C
CareAluminum wheels ................. 384
Exterior ................................. 384
Interior .................................. 387
Seat belts ............................. 387
Cargo capacity ............... 202, 205
Cargo hooks ........................... 359
Chains ..................................... 336
Child-protectors ..................... 140
Child restraint s ystem ............. 50
Fixed with a LATCH system ... 59
Fixed with a seat belt ............. 54
Front passenger occupant clas- sification system ...................43
Points to remember ................50
Riding with children ................49
Types of child restraint system installation method ...............52
Using an anchor bracket ........61
Child safety ...............................49 12-volt battery precautions .407, 489
Airbag precautions .................38
Back door precautions..........141
Child restraint system .............52
Heated steering wheel and seat heater precautio ns..............349
How your child should wear the seat belt ................................30
Moon roof precautions..........187
Panoramic moon roof precau- tions ....................................191
Power window lock switch ....185
Power window precautions...184
Rear door child-protectors ....140
Removed key battery precau- tions ....................................435
Seat belt extender precautions .............................................30
Seat belt precautions..............29
Seat heater precautions .......349
Cleaning ..........................384, 387 Aluminum wheels .................384
Exterior .................................384
Interior ..................................387
Radar sensor ................253, 294
Seat belts .............................387
Clock ..........................................99
Coat hooks ..............................374
Condenser ............. ..................404
Console box ............................356
Consumption screen ..............125
Convenience Services (Sugges- tion function).........................114
Coolant