fold seats TOYOTA RAV4 2019 Owners Manual (in English)

1363-3. Adjusting the seats
Pull the seatback angle adjust-
ment lever , and adjust the
seatback angle.
WA R N I N G
●Do not put your hands under the
seat or near the moving parts to
avoid injury.
Fingers or hands may become
jammed in the seat mechanism.
●Manual seat only: After adjust-
ing the seat, make sure that the
seat is locked in position.
■Seat adjustment
To reduce the risk of sliding under
the lap belt durin g a collision, do
not recline the seat more than
necessary.
If the seat is too reclined, the lap
belt may slide past the hips and
apply restraint forces directly to
the abdomen, or your neck may
contact the shoulder belt, increas-
ing the risk of death or serious
injury in the event of an accident.
Adjustments should not be made
while driving as the seat may
unexpectedly move and cause
the driver to lose control of the
vehicle.
Rear seats
Reclining adjustments and
folding the seatbacks can
be done with lever opera-
tion.
Adjustment procedure
WA R N I N G
■When operating the seatback
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so may cause death
or serious injury.
●Keep other passengers from
being hit with the seatback.
●Do not bring your hands close
to the moving parts or between
the seats, as we ll as do not let
any part of your body get
caught.
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1373-3. Adjusting the seats
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Before driving
■Before folding down the
seatbacks
1 Park the vehicle in a safe
place.
Apply the parking brake ( P.205)
and shift the shift lever to P.
(  P.201)
2 Adjust the position of the
front seat and the angle of
the seatback. ( P.135)
Depending on the position of the
front seat, if the seatback is folded
backward, it may interfere with the
operation of the rear seat.
3 Lift up and push down the
head restraints of the rear
outboard seats, and lower
the head restraint of the rear
center seat. ( P.141) 4
Stow the armrest of the rear
seat if it is pulled out.
( P.540)
This step is not necessary when
operating the left side seat only.
■Folding down the seat-
backs
While pulling the seatback angle
adjustment lever , fold the
seatback down.
■Returning the rear seat-
backs
To avoid trapping the seat belt
between the seat and the inside
of the vehicle, pass the seat belt
inside the seat belt guide
and then return the seatback
securely to the locked position.
WA R N I N G
●After adjusting the seat, make
sure that the seat is locked in
position.
If the seatback is not securely
locked, the red marking will be
visible. Make sure that the red
marking is not visible.
Folding down the rear
seatbacks
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1383-3. Adjusting the seats
WA R N I N G
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so may result in
death or serious injury.
■When folding the rear seat-
backs down
●Do not fold the seatbacks down
while driving.
●Stop the vehicle on level
ground, set the parking brake
and shift the shift lever to P.
●Do not allow anyo ne to sit on a
folded seatback or in the lug-
gage compartment while driv-
ing.
●Do not allow child ren to enter
the luggage compartment.
●Do not operate the rear seat if it
is occupied.
●Be careful not to get feet or
hands caught in the moving
parts or joints of the seats
during operation.
●Do not allow children to operate
the seat.
■After returning the rear seat-
back to the upright position
●Make sure that the seatback is
securely locked in position by
lightly pushing it back and forth.
If the seatback is not securely
locked, the red marking will be
visible. Make sure that the red
marking is not visible.
●Check that the seat belts are
not twisted or caught in the
seatback.

1784-1. Before driving
Cargo capacity depends on the
total weight of the occupants.
(Cargo capacity) = (Total load
capacity) - (Total weight of occu-
pants)
Steps for Determining Cor-
rect Load Limit 
(1) Locate the statement “The
combined weight of occupants
and cargo should never exceed
XXX kg or XXX lbs.” on your
vehicle’s placard.
(2) Determine the combined
weight of the driver and passen-
gers that will be riding in your
vehicle.
(3) Subtract the combined
weight of the driver and passen-
gers from XXX kg or XXX lbs.
(4) The resulting figure equals
the available amount of cargo
and luggage load capacity.
Cargo and luggage
Take notice of the following
information about storage
precautions, cargo capacity
and load.
WA R N I N G
■Things that must not be car-
ried in the luggage compart-
ment
The following things may cause a
fire if loaded in the luggage com-
partment:
●Receptacles co ntaining gaso-
line
●Aerosol cans
■Storage precautions
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so m ay prevent the
pedals from be ing depressed
properly, may block the driver’s
vision, or may result in items hit-
ting the driver or passengers, pos-
sibly causing an accident.
●Stow cargo and luggage in the
luggage compartment when-
ever possible.
●Do not stack anything in the lug-
gage compartment higher than
the seatbacks.
●Do not place cargo or luggage
in or on the follo wing locations.
• At the feet of the driver
• On the front passenger or rear seats (when stacking items)
• On the luggage cover (if equipped)
• On the instrument panel
• On the dashboard
●Secure all items in the occupant
compartment.
●When you fold down the rear
seats, long items should not be
placed directly behind the front
seats.
●Never allow anyon e to ride in
the luggage compartment. It is
not designed for passengers.
They should ride in their seats
with their seat belts properly
fastened. Otherw ise, they are
much more likely to suffer death
or serious bodily injury, in the
event of sudden braking, sud-
den swerving or an accident.
Capacity and distribution

722Alphabetical Index
Reporting safety defects for U.S. owners................................... 696
Resetting the message indicat- ing maintenance is required 557
Road Sign Assist .................... 249
Rock & Dirt mode ................... 355
RSA (Road Sign Assist) ......... 249
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Screen adjustment ................. 390
Seat belt reminder light . 628, 629
Seat belts .................................. 29 Adjusting the seat belt shoulder anchor height ....................... 31
Automatic Locking Retractor .. 31
Child restraint system installation ............................................. 54
Cleaning and maintaining the seat belt.............................. 553
Emergency Locking Retractor 31
How to wear your seat belt..... 30
How your child should wear the seat belt................................ 30
Pregnant women, proper seat belt use................................. 29
Reminder light and buzzer . 628, 629
Seat belt extender .................. 30
Seat belt instructions for Cana- dian owners ........................ 697
Seat belt pretensioners .......... 32
SRS warning light................. 623
Seat heaters ............................ 516
Seating capacity ..................... 181
Seat position memory ............ 139
Seats
Adjustment precautions 135, 136
Adjustment ................... 135, 136
Child restraint system installation............................................. 50
Cleaning ............................... 553
Driving position memory....... 139 Folding down the rear seatbacks
...........................................137
Head restraint .......................141
Properly sitting in the seat ......27
Seat heaters ....... ..................516
Seat position memory...........139
Seat ventilators.....................516
Seat ventilators .. .............516, 516
Secondary Collision Brake ....362
Sensor Automatic headlight system . 211
Automatic High Beam system...........................................213
BSM (Blind Spot M onitor) .....265
Digital Rear-view Mirror ........150
Inside rear view mirror ..........146
Intuitive parking assist ..........272
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist) .....238
Parking Support Brake function (rear-crossing vehicles) ......265
Parking Support Brake function (static objects) ....................272
Rain-sensing windshield wipers
...........................................218
RCTA ....................................265
Toyota Safety Sense 2.0 ......224
Service reminder message ....557
Setup button (Menu screen) 379, 382
Setup screen ...........................382
S-FLOW mode ......................... 511
Shift lever ................................200 Automatic transm ission ........200
If th e s hif t le ver ca n no t b e s hif te d from P .................................202
Shift lock system ....................202
Side airbags ..............................33
Side auxiliary box ...................527
Side doors ............. ..................109
Side marker lights Light switch...........................210
Replacing light bulbs ............599