TOYOTA RAV4 PRIME 2021 Owners Manual
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2014-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
4
Before driving
■Using the door lock 
switches
1 Locks all the doors
2 Unlocks all the doors
■Using the inside lock but-
tons
1 Locks the door
2 Unlocks the door
The front doors c an be opened by 
pulling the inside handle even if the 
lock buttons are in the lock position.
■Locking the front doors from 
the outside without a key
1 Move the inside l ock button to 
the lock position.
2 Close the door.
The door cannot be locked if the 
power switch is in ACC or ON, or 
the electronic key  is left inside the 
WARNING
●Set the rear door child-protector 
locks when children are seated 
in the rear seats.
■When opening or closing a 
door
Check the surroundings of the 
vehicle such as whether the vehi-
cle is on an incline, whether there 
is enough space for a door to 
open and whether a strong wind 
is blowing. When opening or clos-
ing the door, hold the door handle 
tightly to prepare for any unpre-
dictable movement.
■When using the wireless 
remote control, key or 
mechanical key and operating 
the power windows, moon 
roof (if equipped) or pan-
oramic moon roof (if 
equipped)
Operate the power window, moon 
roof or panoramic moon roof after 
checking to make sure that there 
is no possibility of any passenger 
having any of their body parts 
caught in the side window, moon 
roof or panoramic moon roof. 
Also, do not allo w children to 
operate the wireless remote con-
trol, key or mechanical key. It is 
possible for children and other 
passengers to get caught in the 
side window, moon roof or pan-
oramic moon roof.
Unlocking and locking the 
doors from the inside 
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vehicle.
Depending on the position of the 
electronic key, the key may not be 
detected correctly and the door may 
be locked.
■Open door warning buzzer
If the vehicle speed reaches 3 mph 
(5 km/h), a buzzer sounds to indi-
cate that the door(s) or the hood is 
not fully closed.
The open door(s) or hood is dis-
played on the multi-information dis-
play.
■When all the doors are locked 
with the entry function or wire-
less remote control
●The doors cannot be unlocked 
with the door lock switch.
●The door lock switches can be 
reset by unlocking all the doors 
with the entry function or wireless 
remote control.
The door cannot be opened 
from inside the vehicle when the 
lock is set.
1 Unlock
2 Lock
These locks can be set to prevent 
children from opening the rear 
doors. Push down on each rear 
door switch to lock both rear doors.
The following functions can be 
set or canceled:
For instructions on customizing, 
refer to P.569.
Rear door child-protector 
lock
Automatic door locking 
and unlocking systems
FunctionOperation
Speed linked 
door locking 
function
All doors are 
automatically 
locked when 
vehicle speed is 
approximately 
12mph (20 km/h) 
or higher.
Shift position 
linked door lock-
ing function
All doors are 
automatically 
locked when 
shifting the shift 
lever to position 
other than P.
Shift position 
linked door 
unlocking func-
tionAll doors are 
automatically 
unlocked when 
shifting the shift 
lever to P.
Driver’s door 
linked door 
unlocking func-
tion
All doors are 
automatically 
unlocked when 
driver’s door is 
opened within 
approximately 45 
seconds after 
turning the power 
switch off. 
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Before driving
Back door
The back door can be 
locked/unlocked and 
opened/closed by the fol-
lowing procedures.
Charging port lid and charging 
connector will also be locked 
and unlocked. (P.107)
WARNING
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so m ay result in 
death or serious injury.
■Before driving
●Make sure that the back door is 
fully closed. 
If the back door is not fully 
closed, it may  open unexpect-
edly while driving and hit near-
by objects or luggage in the lug-
gage compartment may be 
thrown out, causing an acci-
dent.
●Do not allow child ren to play in 
the luggage compartment.
If a child is accidentally locked 
in the luggage compartment, 
they could get heat exhaustion 
or other injuries.
●Do not allow a child to open or 
close the back door.
Doing so may cause the back 
door to operate unexpectedly, 
or cause the child’s hands, 
head, or neck to be caught by 
the closing back door.
■Important points while driving
●Keep the back door closed 
while driving.
If the back door is left open, it 
may hit near-by objects or lug-
gage in the luggage compart-
ment may be thrown out, 
causing an accident.
●Never let anyone sit in the lug-
gage compartment. 
In the event of sudden braking, 
sudden swerving  or a collision, 
they are susceptible to death or 
serious injury.
■Back door handles
Do not hang any  object to the 
back door handles.
If any object is hung, the back 
door may suddenly shut, causing 
parts of the body to be caught, 
resulting in dea th or serious 
injury.
■Operating the back door
Observe the following precau-
tions. 
Failure to do so may cause parts 
of the body to be caught, resulting 
in death or se rious injury.
●Remove any heavy loads, such 
as snow and ice, from the back 
door before opening it. Failure 
to do so may cause the back 
door to suddenly shut again 
after it is opened.
●When opening or closing the 
back door, thoroughly check to 
make sure the surrounding area 
is safe.
●If anyone is in the vicinity, make 
sure they are safe and let them 
know that the back door is 
about to open or close.
●Use caution when opening or 
closing the back door in windy 
weather as it may move 
abruptly in strong wind. 
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■Using the entry function
Carry the electronic key to 
enable this function.
WARNING
●Vehicles without power back 
door: The back door may sud-
denly shut if it is not opened 
fully. It is more difficult to open 
or close the ba ck door on an 
incline than on a level surface, 
so beware of the back door 
unexpectedly opening or closing 
by itself. Make sure that the 
back door is fully open and 
secure before using the luggage 
compartment.
●Vehicles with power back door: 
The back door may suddenly 
shut if it is not opened fully, 
while on a steep incline. Make 
sure that the back door is 
secured before using the lug-
gage compartment.
●When closing the back door, 
take extra care to prevent your 
fingers, etc. from being caught.
●Vehicles without power back 
door: When closing the back 
door, make sure to press it 
lightly on its outer surface. If the 
back door handle is used to fully 
close the back door, it may 
result in hands or arms being 
caught.
●Vehicles without power back 
door: Do not pull on the back 
door damper stay ( P.206) to 
close the back door, and do not 
hang on the back door damper 
stay.
Doing so may cause hands to 
be caught or the back door 
damper stay to break, causing 
an accident.
●Vehicles with power back door: 
Do not pull on the back door 
spindle ( P.214) to close the 
back door, and do not hang on 
the back door spindle.
Doing so may cause hands to 
be caught or the back door spin-
dle to break, causing an acci-
dent.
●Vehicles without power back 
door: If a bicycle carrier or simi-
lar heavy object is attached to 
the back door, it may suddenly 
shut again after being opened, 
causing someone’s hands, 
head or neck to be caught and 
injured. When  installing an 
accessory part to the back door, 
using a genuine Toyota part is 
recommended.
Unlocking and locking the 
back door from the out-
side 
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Before driving
1Unlocks all the doors
The doors cannot be unlocked for 3 
seconds after the doors are locked.
2Locks all the doors
Check that the door is securely 
locked.
■Using the wireless remote 
control
 P.198
■Operation signals
 P.199
■Security feature
 P.199
■Using the door lock 
switches
 P.201
■Open
Raise the back door while 
pressing up the back door 
opener switch.
■Close
Lower the back door using the 
back door handle  , and make 
sure to push the back door 
down from the outside to close 
it.
Be careful not to  pull the back door 
sideways when closing the back 
door with the handle.
■Luggage compartment light
The luggage compartment light 
turns on when the back door is 
opened with the luggage compart-
ment light switch on.
When the power switch is turned to 
OFF, the light will go off automati-
cally after 20 minutes.
Unlocking and locking the 
back door from the inside
Opening/closing the back 
door (vehicles without 
power back door)
A 
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1On
2 Off
■If the back door opener is inop-
erative
The back door can be unlocked 
from the inside.
1 Remove the cover.
To prevent damage, cover the tip of 
the screwdriver with a rag.
2 Loosen the screw.
3 Turn the cover.
4 Move the lever. 5
When installing, reverse the 
steps listed.■Open door warning buzzer
 P.202
NOTICE
■Back door damper stays
The back door is equipped with 
damper stays that hold the back 
door in place.
Observe the following precau-
tions. 
Failure to do so may cause dam-
age to the back door damper stay, 
resulting in malfunction.
●Do not attach  any foreign 
objects, such as stickers, plastic 
sheets, or adhesives to the 
damper stay rod.
●Do not touch the damper stay 
rod with gloves or other fabric 
items.
●Do not attach a ny accessories 
other than genuine Toyota parts 
to the back door.
●Do not place your hand on the 
damper stay or apply lateral 
forces to it. 
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Before driving
■Using the wireless remote 
control
Press and hold the switch.
The power back door automatically 
opens/closes.
P r e s s i n g  t h e  s w i t c h  w h i l e  t h e  p o w e r  
back door is opening/closing stops 
the operation. When the switch is 
pressed and held again during the 
halted operation, the back door will 
perform the reverse operation.
■Using the power back door 
switch on the instrument 
panel
Press and hold the switch.
The power back door automatically 
opens/closes.
Unlock the back door before oper-
ating.
P r e s s i n g  t h e  s w i t c h  w h i l e  t h e  p o w e r  
back door is opening/closing stops 
the operation. When the switch is 
pressed and held again during the 
halted operation, the back door will 
perform the reverse operation.
■Using the back door opener 
switch
When the back door is 
unlocked: Press the back door 
opener switch.
When the back door is locked: 
While carrying the electronic key 
on your person, press and hold 
the back door opener switch.
The power back door automatically 
opens.
P r e s s i n g  t h e  s w i t c h  w h i l e  t h e  p o w e r  
back door is opening/closing stops 
the operation.
■Using the power back door 
switch on the back door
Press the switch.
The power back door automatically 
closes.
P r e s s i n g  t h e  s w i t c h  w h i l e  t h e  p o w e r  
back door is operating will stop the 
operation. 
Opening/closing the back 
door (vehicles with power 
back door) 
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When the switch is pressed again 
during the halted operation, the 
back door will perform the reverse 
operation.
■Using the back door han-
dles
Lower the back door using the 
back door handle  .
The back door closing assist 
(  P.210) will be activated, and the 
power back door will fully close 
automatically.
■Using the kick sensor (vehi-
cles with Hands Free Power 
Back Door)
The Hands Free Power Back 
Door enables automatic opening 
and closing of the power back 
door by putting your foot near 
the lower center part of the rear 
bumper and moving it away 
from the rear bumper. When  operating the Hands Free 
Power Back Door, make sure 
that the power switch is in OFF, 
the Hands Free Power Back 
Door operation is enabled 
(
P.177) and you are carrying 
an electronic key.
1 While carrying an electronic 
key, stand within the smart 
key system operation range, 
approximately 11.8 to 19.7 in. 
(30 to 50 cm) from the rear 
bumper.
Kick sensor
Hands Free Power Back 
Door operation detection 
area
Smart key system operation 
detection area ( P.217)
2 Perform a kick operation by 
moving your foot to within 
approximately 3.9 in. (10 cm) 
of the rear bumper and then 
pulling it back.
Perform the entire kick operation 
within 1 second.
The back door will not start operat-
ing while a foot is detected under 
the rear bumper.
Operate the Hand s Free Power 
A
A
B
C 
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Before driving
Back Door without contacting the 
rear bumper with your foot.
If another electronic key is in the 
cabin or luggage compartment, it 
may take slightly longer than nor-
mal for the operation to occur.
Kick sensor
Hands Free Power Back 
Door operation detection 
area
3 When the kick sensor detects 
that your foot is pulled back, 
a buzzer will sound and the 
back door will automatically 
fully open/close.
If a foot is moved under the rear 
bumper while the back door is 
opening/closing, the back door will 
stop moving.
If a foot is moved under the rear 
bumper again during the halted 
operation, the back door will per-
form the reverse operation.
■Luggage compartment light
The luggage compartment light 
turns on when the back door is 
opened with the luggage compart-
ment light  switch on.
When the power switch is turned to 
OFF, the light will go off automati-
cally after 20 minutes. 1
On
2 Off
■Back door closer
In the event that the back door is left 
slightly open, the back door closer 
will automatically clo se it to the fully 
closed position.
Whatever the state of the power 
switch, the back door closer oper-
ates.
■Power back door operating con-
ditions
The power back doo r can automati-
cally open and close under the fol-
lowing conditions:
●When the power back door sys-
tem is enabled. ( P.177)
●When the power switch is in ON, 
in addition to the above for the 
opening operations, the back door 
operates for any of the following 
conditions:
• Parking brake is engaged
• The brake pedal is depressed
• The shift lever is in P.
■Operation of the power back 
door
●A buzzer sounds and the emer-
gency flashers flash twice to indi-
cate that the back door is 
opening/closing.
●When the power back door sys-
tem is disabled, t he power back 
door does not operate but it can 
be opened and closed by hand.
●When the power back door auto-
matically opens, if an abnormality 
due to people or objects is 
detected, operation will stop.
A
B 
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■Jam protection function
Sensors are equipped on both sides 
of the power back door. If anything 
obstructs the power back door while 
it is closing, the b ack door will auto-
matically operate in the opposite 
direction or stop.
■Fall-down protection function
While the power back door is open-
ing automatically, applying exces-
sive force to it will stop the opening 
operation to prevent the power back 
door from suddenly shutting.
■Back door closing assist
If the back door is lowered manually 
when the back door is stopped at an 
open position, th e back door will 
fully close automatically.
■Back door reserve lock function
This function is a  function which 
reserves locking of all doors, before-
hand, when the power back door is 
open.
When the following  procedure is 
performed, all the doors except the 
power back door are locked and 
then power back d oor will also be 
locked at the same time it is closed.
1 Close all doors, except the back 
door.
2 During the power back door clos-
ing operation, lock the doors 
using the smart key system from 
the side doors ( P.198) or the 
wireless remo te control. 
(  P.198)
Operation signals  will indicate that 
all the doors have been closed and 
locked ( P.199).
●If the electronic key is placed  inside the vehicle after starting a 
close operation via the door 
reserve lock function, the elec-
tronic key may become locked 
inside the vehicle.
●If the power back door does not 
fully close due to the operation of 
the jam protection function, etc., 
while the back door is automati-
cally closing after a door reserve 
lock operation is performed, the 
door reserve lock function is can-
celed and all the 
doors will unlock.
●Before leaving the vehicle, make 
sure that all the doors are closed 
and locked.
■Hands Free Power Back Door 
operating conditions (vehicles 
with Hands Free Power Back 
Door)
The Hands Free Power Back Door 
will open/close automatically when 
the following conditions are met:
●The Hands Free Power Back Door 
operation is enabled ( P.177)
●The power switch is in OFF.
●The electronic key is within the 
operational range. ( P.217)
●A foot is put near the lower center 
part of the rea r bumper and 
moved away from the rear 
bumper.
The power back door may also be 
operated by putting a hand, an 
elbow, a knee, etc. near the lower 
center part of the rear bumper and 
moving it away from the rear 
bumper. Make sure to put it close 
enough to the center part of the 
rear bumper.
■Situations in which the Hands 
Free Power Back Door may not 
operate properly (vehicles with 
Hands Free Power Back Door)
In the following si tuations, the 
Hands Free Power Back Door may 
not operate properly:
●When a foot remains under the 
rear bumper