door TOYOTA RAV4 2015 XA40 / 4.G Owners Manual

RAV4_OM_OM42A78U_(U)
Pictorial indexSearch by illustration
1For safety
and securityMake sure to read through them
2Instrument
clusterHow to read the gauges and meters, the variety of
warning lights and indicators, etc.
3Operation of
each componentOpening and closing the doors and windows,
adjustment before driving, etc.
4DrivingOperations and advices which are necessary for
driving
5Interior featuresUsage of the interior features, etc.
6Maintenance
and careCaring for your vehicle and maintenance
procedures
7When trouble
arisesWhat to do in case of malfunction or emergency
8Vehicle
specificationsVehicle specifications, customizable features, etc.
9For ownersReporting safety defects for US owners, and seat
belt and SRS airbag instructions for Canadian
owners
IndexSearch by symptom
Search alphabetically

TABLE OF CONTENTS2
RAV4_OM_OM42A78U_(U)For your information....................... 8
Reading this manual .................... 14
How to search .............................. 15
Pictorial index .............................. 16
1-1. For safe use
Before driving ...................... 26
For safety drive ................... 28
Seat belts ............................ 30
SRS airbags ........................ 38
Front passenger occupant classification system ......... 51
Safety information for children ........................ 58
Child restraint systems ........ 59
Installing child restraints ...... 63
Exhaust gas precautions ..... 75
1-2. Theft deterrent system Engine immobilizer system............................... 76 2. Instrument cluster
Warning lights and indicators .................... 80
Gauges and meters ............. 85
Multi-information display ...... 87
Fuel consumption information......................... 92
3-1. Key information Keys..................................... 96
3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Smart key system ................ 99
Wireless remote control ..... 113
Side doors ......................... 119
Back door .......................... 124
3-3. Adjusting the seats Front seats......................... 136
Rear seats ......................... 138
Driving position memory .... 142
Head restraints .................. 146
3-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel ................... 149
Inside rear view mirror ....... 150
Outside rear view mirrors ............................. 153
3-5. Opening, closing the windows and moon roof
Power windows.................. 155
Moon roof .......................... 158
1For safety and security
2Instrument cluster
3Operation of
each component

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Pictorial index
■Exterior
Side doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 119
Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 100, 113
Opening/closing the door glasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 155
Locking/unlocking by using the mechanical key
* . . . . . . . . . . P. 646
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 615
Back door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 124
Opening from inside the cabin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 124
Opening from outside. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 100, 113
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 615
Outside rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 153
Adjusting the mirror angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 153
Folding the mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 153
Driving position memory
* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 142
Defogging the mirrors
* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 316
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RAV4_OM_OM42A78U_(U)Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 229
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 287
To prevent freezing (windshield wiper de-icer)
*. . . . . . . . . . . . P. 318
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 237
Refueling method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 237
Fuel type/fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 662
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 551
Tire size/inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 669
Winter tires/tire chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 287
Checking/rotation/tire pressure warning system
*. . . . . . . . P. 551
Coping with flat tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 627
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 533
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 533
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 663
Coping with overheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 653
Camera
* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 259
Headlights/daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 217
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 217
Fog lights
* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 228
Turn signal lights
*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 214
Tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 217
Stop/tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 217
License plate lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 217
Back-up lights
Shifting the shift lever to R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 207
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 217
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Light bulbs of the exterior lights for driving
(Replacing method: P. 584, Watts: P. 670)
*: If equipped
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RAV4_OM_OM42A78U_(U)Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 214
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 217
Headlights/parking lights/tail lights/daytime running lights . . . . P. 217
Fog lights
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 228
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 229
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 229
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 550
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 615
Hood lock release lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 533
Manual air conditioning system
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 300
Automatic air conditioning system
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 306
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 300, 306
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 316
Audio system
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 319
Entune Audio
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 319, 387
Entune Audio Plus/Entune Premium Audio
with Navigation
*1, 2
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 504
Power back door main switch
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 126
Fuel filler door opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 239
*1: If equipped
*2: Refer to “NAVIGATION AND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM OWNER’S MANUAL”.
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■Switches
Outside rear view mirror switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 153
Instrument panel light control dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 86
VSC OFF switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 273
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) main switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 277
All-wheel drive lock switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 270
Power back door switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 124
Driving position memory switches
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 142
Power window switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 155
Door lock switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 120
Window lock switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 155
Tire pressure warning reset switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 554
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361-1. For safe use
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CAUTION
■When children are in the vehicle
Do not allow children to play with the seat belt. If the seat belt becomes
twisted around a child’s neck, it may lead to choking or other serious injuries
that could result in death.
If this occurs and the buckle cannot be unfastened, scissors should be used
to cut the belt.
■ Seat belt pretensioners
● Do not place anything, such as a cushion, on the front passenger’s seat.
Doing so will disperse the passenger’s weight, which prevents the sensor
from detecting the passenger’s weight properly. As a result, the seat belt
pretensioner for the front passenger’s seat may not activate in the event of
a collision.
● If the pretensioner has activated, the SRS warning light will come on. In
that case, the seat belt cannot be used again and must be replaced at
your Toyota dealer.
■ Adjustable shoulder anchor
Always make sure the shoulder belt is positioned across the center of your
shoulder. The belt should be kept away from your neck, but not falling off
your shoulder. Failure to do so could reduce the amount of protection in an
accident and cause death or serious injuries in the event of a sudden stop,
sudden swerve or accident. ( P. 33)
■ Seat belt damage and wear
● Do not damage the seat belts by allowing the belt, plate, or buckle to be
jammed in the door.
● Inspect the seat belt system periodically. Check for cuts, fraying, and loose
parts. Do not use a damaged seat belt until it is replaced. Damaged seat
belts cannot protect an occupant from death or serious injury.
● Ensure that the belt and plate are locked and the belt is not twisted.
If the seat belt does not function correctly, immediately contact your Toyota
dealer.
● Replace the seat assembly, including the belts, if your vehicle has been
involved in a serious accident, even if there is no obvious damage.
● Do not attempt to install, remove, modify, disassemble or dispose of the
seat belts. Have any necessary repairs carried out by your Toyota dealer.
Inappropriate handling of the pretensioner may prevent it from operating
properly resulting in death or serious injury.

401-1. For safe use
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SRS airbag system components
Side impact sensors (front
doors)
Front passenger airbag
Curtain shield airbags
Front passenger’s seat cush-
ion airbag
Side airbags
“AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG
OFF” indicator lights
Front passenger’s seat belt
buckle switch
SRS warning light
Driver airbagSide impact sensors (rear)
Seat belt pretensioners and
force limiters
Driver’s seat position sensor
Driver’s seat belt buckle
switch
Driver knee airbag
Front impact sensors
Front passenger occupant
classification system (ECU
and sensors)
Airbag sensor assembly1
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For safety and security
CAUTION
■SRS airbag precautions
● Do not allow a child to stand in front of
the SRS front passenger airbag unit or
sit on the knees of a front passenger.
● Do not allow the front seat occupants to
hold items on their knees.
● Do not lean against the door, the roof
side rail or the front, side and rear pil-
lars.
● Do not allow anyone to kneel on the
passenger seat toward the door or put
their head or hands outside the vehicle.
● Do not attach anything to or lean any-
thing against areas such as the dash-
board, steering wheel pad and lower
portion of the instrument panel.
These items can become projectiles
when the SRS driver, front passenger
and knee airbags deploy.

441-1. For safe use
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CAUTION
■SRS airbag precautions
● Do not hang coat hangers or other hard objects on the coat hooks. All of
these items could become projectiles and may cause death or serious
injury, should the SRS curtain shield airbags deploy.
● If a vinyl cover is put on the area where the SRS knee airbag will deploy,
be sure to remove it.
● Do not use seat accessories which cover the parts where the SRS side
airbags and SRS seat cushion airbag inflate as they may interfere with
inflation of the airbags. Such accessories may prevent the side airbags
and seat cushion airbag from activating correctly, disable the system or
cause the side airbags and SRS seat cushion airbag to inflate accidentally,
resulting in death or serious injury.
● Do not strike or apply significant levels of force to the area of the SRS air-
bag components.
Doing so can cause the SRS airbags to malfunction.
● Do not touch any of the component parts immediately after the SRS air-
bags have deployed (inflated) as they may be hot.
● If breathing becomes difficult after the SRS airbags have deployed, open a
door or window to allow fresh air in, or leave the vehicle if it is safe to do
so. Wash off any residue as soon as possible to prevent skin irritation.
● If the areas where the SRS airbags are stored, such as the steering wheel
pad and front and rear pillar garnishes, are damaged or cracked, have
them replaced by your Toyota dealer.
●Do not attach anything to areas such as
a door, windshield glass, side door
glass, front or rear pillar, roof side rail
and assist grip.
● Vehicles without a smart key system:
Do not attach any heavy, sharp or hard
objects such as keys and accessories
to the key. The objects may restrict the
SRS knee airbag inflation or be thrust
into the driver’s seat area by the force
of the deploying airbag, thus causing a
danger.