Toyota RAV4 (RHD) - MMC, Owner'S Manual

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482 7-2. Maintenance
Maintenance operations:
I = Inspect, correct or replace as necessary
R = Replace, change or lubricate
T = Tighten to specified torque
Scheduled maintenance
Perform maintenance by the schedule as follows:
Maintenance schedule requirements
Your vehicle needs to be serviced according to the normal maintenance schedule.
(See “Maintenance schedule”.)
If you mainly operate your vehicle under one or more of the special operating condi-
tions below, some of the maintenance schedule items need to be serviced more fre-
quently in order to keep your vehicle in good condition.
(See “Additional maintenance schedule”.)
A. Road Conditions
1. Operating on rough or muddy roads,
or roads with melted snow.
2. Operating on dusty roads. (Roads in
areas where their pavement rate is low,
or a cloud of dust often arises and the air
is dry.)
3. Operating on road which has road salt
applied.
B. Driving Conditions
1. Heavily loaded vehicle. (Example:
Towing a trailer, using a camper, using a
car top carrier, etc.)
2. Repeated short trips of less than 8 km
(5 miles) and outside temperatures
remain below freezing. (Engine tempera-
ture will not reach to normal tempera-
ture.)
3. Extensive idling and/or low speed driv-
ing for a long distance such as police,
professional/private use like taxi or door-
to-door delivery use.
4. Continuous high speed driving (80%
or more of maximum vehicle speed) for
over 2 hours.
Maintenance schedule (except for South Africa)