A New Rav4 Owner

[neesy]

Hi folks just picked up my first rav 4 yesterday a 2002 1.8 nv and am delighted with it. I've been after one for some time and now that my old laguna has hit 130k felt it was time for a change.

The only thing is that it hasnt come with a drivers handbook so was wondering where the best/cheapest place would be to get one was.

Havent a clue about where the jack is or how to open the petrol cover but this forum has hopefully pointed me in the right direction, under the passenger seat and a lever under the steering wheel.

Hope to get a pic of it up on the site soon once the grey skies disappear

Thanks to all for a great and helpful forum :)

[bothwell_buyer]

Hi folks just picked up my first rav 4 yesterday a 2002 1.8 nv and am delighted with it. I've been after one for some time and now that my old laguna has hit 130k felt it was time for a change.

The only thing is that it hasnt come with a drivers handbook so was wondering where the best/cheapest place would be to get one was.

Havent a clue about where the jack is or how to open the petrol cover but this forum has hopefully pointed me in the right direction, under the passenger seat and a lever under the steering wheel.

Hope to get a pic of it up on the site soon once the grey skies disappear

Thanks to all for a great and helpful forum :)

Knowing yer frae Ireland (checked multimap fur confurmation) then a guid welcome tae ye. Jist wan thing.....ye dinna pit the jack unner the steering wheel tae jack up the tyre - whaever telt ye that wis haeing ye oan!!

The jack used tae be in a wee cubby hole in the rear wheel arch, or unner a front seat. Ma jack sits in a box ahent me. Ma petrol cover opens wi a wee lever oan the flayr next tae the drivers seat but maybe yurs has a different secret lever?

have fun

:)

[Robert6920]

Hello and welcome. There are manuals on eBay but they seem to be translations of the original Japanese manuals for Japanese versions. Just another thought, but you could try a breakers - on the basis that you probably have the owners manual in the car when you - erm, crash. There's Machin's 4x4 in Saintfield, I visited them for a bit for my better half's 4.2 recently and they had two or three Rav4s and were really helpful. Worth a call, perhaps. Not sure if it's ok to post their number on the forum but please pm me if you want it.

[neesy]

Cheers for the replies folks Hope the weather is good this bank holiday weekend till I get out and get my new wee baby sparkling