TOYOTA RAV4 EV 2013 1.G Quick Reference Guide
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Step 1 Pull the charging connector toward you while pressing the latch release 
button.
Step 2 Attach the charging connector cap.
Firmly push the charging port cap 
and charging port door, and check 
that they are securely locked.
Step 3 Close the charging port cap, and then close the charging port door.
- Hold the body of the plug while 
removing.
- Make sure to put the cable away  immediately after disconnecting.
- When leaving the plug inserted, check  the plug and connector once a month 
for accumulation of dirt or dust.
Step 4 Remove the plug from the electrical receptacle when the charging 
equipment will not be used for a long period of time.
Depending on the charge settings, the vehicle may not start charging just by  
plugging in the charging cable. Use the navigation screen to set the charging and 
Pre-climate/remote climate control schedules. Before either function starts, it is 
recommended that:
-Parking brake is securely set with shift position in “P”
-All windows and doors are closed
-Engine hood is securely closed
-All lights are turned off
When the EV System is turned off, the screen changes to the charging and 
Pre-climate  settings screen. If no operations are performed for approximately 30 
seconds, the screen turns off.
Next charge start schedule
Battery charge amount
Charge complete schedule
Charge immediately button
Next departure schedule
Departure schedule Edit button
Extended charge mode setting button
By My Departure schedule setting
Charge and Pre-climate schedule setting screen
Set departure time dial
Charge Only button
Pre-climate Only button
Charge and Pre-climate button
Add/Delete button
Charging
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Pre-climate (Remote Climate Control) 
Adjusting cabin temperature before driving reduces traction battery consumption 
after departure, thereby increasing driving range. If the amount of charge 
remaining in the traction battery is less than 50% at the time Pre-climate 
operation is scheduled to begin, Pre-climate operations will not be performed in 
order to preserve driving range.
The climate control system can be turned on before entering the vehicle by 
setting the Pre-climate schedule or using the Smartphone Entune
® EV Remote 
Climate application on a smartphone.
Pre-climate operations completion can be set for a specific time on each day of 
the week.
Charging settings
The RAV4 EV may be charged immediately, or scheduled to charge at a specific 
time each day.
Smartphone Entune® EV Applications
Drivers with a smartphone and active Entune® and Safety Connect® subscriptions 
may remotely interact with several features of the RAV4 EV.
For details, please refer to http://www.toyota.com/entune or call  
1-800-331-4331.
ELECTRIC VEHICLE SYSTEM
Start Charge Immediately
Step 1 Turn the EV System off. The charge settings screen will be displayed. If no  actions are performed, screen will turn off after 30 seconds.
Step 2 Touch “Charge Immediately.”
Step 3 Plug in the charging cable. Charging will start.
Preset Charge Immediately
Step 1 Touch EV on the Main Menu.
Step 2 Touch “Charging & Pre-climate Setup.”
Step 3 Touch 
to display the “Charge Immediately on Plug-in” screen. 
Touch “Save.”
Step 4 A screen advising that charge mode has been changed to Charge 
Immediately is displayed. The EV screen returns after a few seconds.
Step 5 Turn the EV System off. The charge settings screen will be displayed for 
about 30 seconds.
Step 6 Plug in the charging cable. Charging will start. Depending on the charge settings, the vehicle may not automatically start 
charging upon plug-in. You may set it to Charge Immediately in one of two ways. 
This setting will temporarily override any schedule that may already be set.
Charge Immediately
System Details
Charging Charge immediately Starts charging immediately 
regardless of charging schedule settings.
Scheduled charging Charge completion can be set 
for a specific time on each day of the week. If no 
schedule is set, the system defaults to the Charge 
Immediately function.
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Pre-climate (Remote Climate Control) 
Adjusting cabin temperature before driving reduces traction battery consumption 
after departure, thereby increasing driving range. If the amount of charge 
remaining in the traction battery is less than 50% at the time Pre-climate 
operation is scheduled to begin, Pre-climate operations will not be performed in 
order to preserve driving range.
The climate control system can be turned on before entering the vehicle by 
setting the Pre-climate schedule or using the Smartphone Entune
® EV Remote 
Climate application on a smartphone.
Pre-climate operations completion can be set for a specific time on each day of 
the week.
Charging settings
The RAV4 EV may be charged immediately, or scheduled to charge at a specific 
time each day.
Smartphone Entune® EV Applications
Drivers with a smartphone and active Entune® and Safety Connect® subscriptions 
may remotely interact with several features of the RAV4 EV.
For details, please refer to http://www.toyota.com/entune or call  
1-800-331-4331.
Start Charge Immediately
Step 1 Turn the EV System off. The charge settings screen will be displayed. If no  actions are performed, screen will turn off after 30 seconds.
Step 2 Touch “Charge Immediately.”
After operations have been 
completed, the “Charge 
Immediately” screen button 
indicator illuminates.
Step 3 Plug in the charging cable. Charging will start.
Preset Charge Immediately
Step 1 Touch EV on the Main Menu.
Step 2 Touch “Charging & Pre-climate Setup.”
Step 3 Touch 
to display the “Charge Immediately on Plug-in” screen. 
Touch “Save.”
Step 4 A screen advising that charge mode has been changed to Charge 
Immediately is displayed. The EV screen returns after a few seconds.
Step 5 Turn the EV System off. The charge settings screen will be displayed for 
about 30 seconds.
Step 6 Plug in the charging cable. Charging will start. Depending on the charge settings, the vehicle may not automatically start 
charging upon plug-in. You may set it to Charge Immediately in one of two ways. 
This setting will temporarily override any schedule that may already be set.
Charge Immediately
System Details
Charging Charge immediately Starts charging immediately 
regardless of charging schedule settings.
Scheduled charging Charge completion can be set 
for a specific time on each day of the week. If no 
schedule is set, the system defaults to the Charge 
Immediately function.
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Charging and Pre-climate operations may be programmed to complete at a specific 
time on any or all days of the week.
Set charging/Pre-climate schedule
Step 1 Touch EV.
Step 2 Touch “Charging & Pre-climate Setup.”
Step 3 Touch
 to display the “My Departure Schedule” screen. Touch 
“Schedule Setup.”
Step 4 Touch desired day.
- Up to three actions can be set for a  single day by touching “Add.”
- To delete the set action, touch  “Delete.”
- Two actions cannot be set at the  same time.
Step 5 Flick the schedule to the desired time for charging and/or Pre-climate 
completion. Select Charge Only, Pre-climate Only or Charge & Pre-climate.
Step 6 After settings have been completed, touch  twice to return to the “By 
My Departure Schedule.”
Step 7 Touch “Save.” If “Save” is not touched, the changes will not be reflected  in the charging schedule.
Scheduled chargingStep 8  When charging schedule is only set for some days of the week:
If “Keep My Schedule” is touched, setting the charging schedule is done and the 
EV screen returns. Touch “Return to Schedule Setup” to set the charging schedule 
for additional days.
Step 9  When charging schedule is set for each day of the week:
A screen advising that settings have been completed appears. The EV screen 
returns after a few seconds.
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Charging and Pre-climate operations may be programmed to complete at a specific 
time on any or all days of the week.
Set charging/Pre-climate schedule
Step 1 Touch EV.
Step 2 Touch “Charging & Pre-climate Setup.”
Step 3 Touch
 to display the “My Departure Schedule” screen. Touch 
“Schedule Setup.”
Step 4 Touch desired day.
- Up to three actions can be set for a  single day by touching “Add.”
- To delete the set action, touch  “Delete.”
- Two actions cannot be set at the  same time.
Step 5 Flick the schedule to the desired time for charging and/or Pre-climate 
completion. Select Charge Only, Pre-climate Only or Charge & Pre-climate.
Step 6 After settings have been completed, touch  twice to return to the “By 
My Departure Schedule.”
Step 7 Touch “Save.” If “Save” is not touched, the changes will not be reflected  in the charging schedule.
Step 8  When charging schedule is only set for some days of the week:
If “Keep My Schedule” is touched, setting the charging schedule is done and the 
EV screen returns. Touch “Return to Schedule Setup” to set the charging schedule 
for additional days.
Step 9  When charging schedule is set for each day of the week:
A screen advising that settings have been completed appears. The EV screen 
returns after a few seconds.
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Extended charge mode
Step 1 Turn the EV System off. The screen will change to the charging schedule screen. The screen will turn off after about 30 seconds if no operations 
are performed. Depending on “Charging & Pre-climate Setup” settings, the 
displayed screen will differ.
Step 2 Touch “Extended Charge.”
Charge modes
The RAV4 EV has two charge modes which can be selected depending on your 
intended usage.
* An approximation based on a traction battery without any capacity deterioration.  This value will fluctuate depending on conditions such as air conditioning system 
usage, road conditions, years of usage, etc.
Changing to extended charge mode
Add a one-time departure
Step 1 Turn the EV System off. If a charge schedule has been previously set,  the following charge settings screen will be displayed. If no actions are 
performed, screen will turn off after 30 seconds.
Step 2 Touch “Edit.”
Step 3 Touch “Yes.”
Step 4 Flick the schedule to the desired day and time for charging and/or  Pre-climate  completion. Select Charge Only, Pre-climate Only or Charge & 
Pre-climate. Touch Save.
Charge Only schedule setting
Pre-climate Only schedule setting
Charging and Pre-climate 
schedule setting
Step 5 The set schedule will be displayed. To change the set action or schedule,  return to Step 2.
Step 6 Plug in the charging cable.
Charge 
mode Charge 
amount*
Details
Normal 
charge 
mode Approx.
80% Maximizes traction battery life.
Recommended whenever long distance driving 
is not necessary.
Extended 
charge 
mode Approx.
100% Maximizes driving range on a single charge.
However, frequent use of this mode may 
shorten traction battery life.
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Extended charge mode
Step 1 Turn the EV System off. The screen will change to the charging schedule 
screen. The screen will turn off after about 30 seconds if no operations 
are performed. Depending on “Charging & Pre-climate Setup” settings, the 
displayed screen will differ.
Step 2 Touch “Extended Charge.”
Charge modes
The RAV4 EV has two charge modes which can be selected depending on your 
intended usage.
* An approximation based on a traction battery without any capacity deterioration.  This value will fluctuate depending on conditions such as air conditioning system 
usage, road conditions, years of usage, etc.
Changing to extended charge mode
Add a one-time departure
Step 1 Turn the EV System off. If a charge schedule has been previously set,  the following charge settings screen will be displayed. If no actions are 
performed, screen will turn off after 30 seconds.
Step 2 Touch “Edit.”
Step 3 Touch “Yes.”
Step 4 Flick the schedule to the desired day and time for charging and/or  Pre-climate  completion. Select Charge Only, Pre-climate Only or Charge & 
Pre-climate. Touch Save.
Step 5 The set schedule will be displayed. To change the set action or schedule,  return to Step 2.
Step 6 Plug in the charging cable.
Charge 
mode Charge 
amount*
Details
Normal 
charge 
mode Approx.
80% Maximizes traction battery life.
Recommended whenever long distance driving 
is not necessary.
Extended 
charge 
mode Approx.
100% Maximizes driving range on a single charge.
However, frequent use of this mode may 
shorten traction battery life.
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Charging and Pre-climate results While charging/Pre-climate operations are being 
performed or after they are finished, the following information is displayed for 30 
seconds when the driver’s door is opened.
Plug connection status
Current charging status
Estimated charging time (both 120V and 240V)
When the plug is connected, only the voltage of the connected receptacle    
is displayed.
Pre-climate status
Departure time*
* If Pre-climate operations are performed using a smartphone, this will not be  displayed even if the driver’s door is opened.
In the following conditions, only the plug connection information will be displayed:
- When the POWER switch is turned to ON mode after charging/Pre-climate  operations.
- When the charging/Pre-climate schedule is not set. 
 Note: If Pre-climate operations are performed using a smartphone, Pre-climate 
results will be displayed.
Multi-Information Display-Charging 
informationStep 3 Read screen and touch “YES” to continue to Extended Charge mode.  Touching “NO” will cause previous screen to return.
Step 4 When settings are completed, the “Extended Charge” screen button indicator illuminates. Touching “NO” will cause previous screen to return.
If “Extended Charge” is touched 
again, the indicator goes off and 
the system returns to normal 
charge mode.
NOTE: The charge mode will remain on the last mode selected (either extended or 
normal) and default to that mode the next time the vehicle is charged.
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Charging and Pre-climate results While charging/Pre-climate operations are being 
performed or after they are finished, the following information is displayed for 30 
seconds when the driver’s door is opened.
Plug connection status
Current charging status
Estimated charging time (both 120V and 240V)
When the plug is connected, only the voltage of the connected receptacle 
   
is displayed.
Pre-climate status
Departure 
time*
* If Pre-climate operations are performed using a smartphone, this will not be  displayed even if the driver’s door is opened.
In the following conditions, only the plug connection information will be displayed:
- When the POWER switch is turned to ON mode after charging/Pre-climate  operations.
- When the charging/Pre-climate schedule is not set. 
 Note: If Pre-climate 
operations are performed using a smartphone, Pre-climate 
results will be displayed.
Multi-Information Display-Charging 
informationStep 3 Read screen and touch “YES” to continue to Extended Charge mode.  Touching “NO” will cause previous screen to return.
Step 4 When settings are completed, the “Extended Charge” screen button indicator illuminates. Touching “NO” will cause previous screen to return.
NOTE: The charge mode will remain on the last mode selected (either extended or 
normal) and default to that mode the next time the vehicle is charged.
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Confirming charge settings
The amount of charge remaining in the traction battery and charging/Pre-climate 
schedule settings can be confirmed, and the schedule can be adjusted according 
to your next departure time.
Step 1 Touch EV.
Step 2 Touch “Charge Summary.”
The next scheduled charge (if previously set) will also be shown on this screen. If 
an earlier charge time is desired, a one-time departure may be scheduled here.
Step 3 Touch “Edit.”
Step 4 Touch “Yes.”
The previously scheduled charge 
will be ignored until the one-time 
departure is completed.
In the unlikely event that the electrical leakage detection function is not 
operating properly, contact your Toyota dealer as soon as possible.
Check that it is operating properly by following the procedure below.
Step 1 Insert the charging cable into the electrical receptacle of the external power source.
Step 2 Press the test button on the CCID (Charging Circuit Interrupting Device).
Step 3 Press the reset button on the CCID (Charging Circuit Interrupting Device).
Turn off the error warning indicator. Charging cannot be carried out while the 
error warning indicator is illuminated.
Charging can be continued by following the normal procedure. If not charging, 
store the charging cable.
See the  Owner’s Manual  for important precautionary information.
Charging information and warning messages  The first time the POWER switch is 
turned to ON mode after charging is completed, a message detailing the results 
of the charge is shown. Also, if an operation that cannot be carried out during 
charging was attempted, a warning message will be shown.Inspecting electrical leakage 
detection function
For details on setting one-time departure, see Charging section.
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