Toyota RAV4 1996 Owner's Manual

Foreword

Welcome to the growing group of value-conscious people who drive Toyotas. We
are proud of the advanced engineering and quality construction of each vehicle we
build.

This Owner’s Manual explains the features of your new Toyota. Please read it and
follow the instructions carefully so that you can enjoy many years of safe motoring.

When it comes to service, remember that your Toyota dealer knows your vehicle
best and is interested in your complete satisfaction. He will provide quality mainte­nance and any other assistance you may require.

Please leave this Owner’s Manual in this vehicle at the time of resale. The next
owner will need this information also.

All information and specifications in this manual are current at the time of
printing. However, because of Toyota’s policy of continual product improve­ment, we reserve the right to make changes at any time without notice.

Please note that this manual applies to all models and explains all equipment,
including options. Therefore, you may find some explanations for equipment
not installed on your vehicle.

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

 1996 TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced or copied, in whole or in

part, without the written permission of Toyota Motor Corporation.

New vehicle warranty

Your new vehicle is covered by the following Toyota
limited warranties:

 New vehicle warranty
 Emission control systems warranty
 Others

For further information, please refer to the separate
“Owner’s Guide”, “Owner ’s Manual Supplement” or
“Warranty Booklet”.

Your responsibility for maintenance

It is the owner ’s responsibility to make sure that the
specified maintenance is performed. Part 6 gives de­tails of these maintenance requirements. Also in­cluded in Part 6 is general maintenance. For sched­uled maintenance information, please refer to the
separate “Owner’s Manual Supplement/Mainte­nance Schedule”.

Accessories, spare parts and

modification of your Toyota

A wide variety of non genuine spare parts and acces­sories for Toyota vehicles are currently available in
the market. You should know that Toyota does not
warrant these products and is not responsible either
for their performance, repair or replacement, or for
any damage they may cause to, or adverse effect
they may have on, your Toyota vehicle.

This vehicle should not be modified with non genuine
Toyota products. Modification with non genuine Toyo­ta products could affect its performance, safety or du­rability, and may even violate governmental regula­tions. In addition, damage or performance problems
resulting from the modification may not be covered
under warranty.