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2021 Toyota RAV4 Owners Manual - Refueling



Refueling

Before refueling the vehi- cle

    Close all the doors and win- dows, and turn the power switch to OFF.
    Confirm the type of fuel.

    Fuel types

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    Fuel tank opening for unleaded gasoline

To help prevent incorrect fueling, your vehicle has a fuel tank opening that only accommodates the spe- cial nozzle on unleaded fuel pumps.

opener.

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NOTICE

    Refueling
    Finish refueling within 30 min- utes. If more than 30 minutes passes, the internal valve closes. In this condition, fuel may overflow during the refuel- ing process. Press the fuel filler door opener switch again.
    Do not spill fuel during refueling. Doing so may damage the vehi- cle, such as causing the emis- sion control system to operate abnormally or damaging fuel system components or the vehi- cle’s painted surface.
    Notice about fuel

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The fuel filler door will open within about 10 seconds of the switch being pressed. Before refueling is possible, a message will be shown on the multi-information display in the instrument cluster to indicate the progress of the fuel filler door

    Turn the fuel tank cap slowly

to open it and put it into the holder on the fuel filler door.

    If the fuel filler door cannot be opened

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    When “Check Fuel Cap” is dis- played on the multi-information display

The fuel tank cap may be unfas- tened or loose. Turn the power switch off, check the cap and tighten it securely. If the message remains, wait a few seconds and then turn the power switch off once again.

WARNING

    When replacing the fuel tank cap

Do not use anything but a genu- ine Toyota fuel tank cap designed for your vehicle. Doing so may cause a fire or other incident which may result in death or seri- ous injury.

NOTICE

    When refueling

When refueling your vehicle, make sure that the fuel filler door lock is not pushed by the fuel noz- zle boot, etc., as this may cause a valve to close, possibly resulting in a fuel spill.

If the fuel filler door lock has been pushed, operate the fuel filler door opener switch in the vehicle before continuing to refuel.


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