headlights TOYOTA RAV4 2019 Owners Manual (in English)

15Pictorial index
To prevent freezing (windshield wiper de-icer)*.................... P.515
Precautions against car wash
(Rain-sensing windshield wipers)
*....................................... P.551
Replacing the wiper insert ..................................... ............... P.591
Fuel filler door ............................................... ..................... P.221
Refueling method ............................................... .................. P.221
Fuel type/fuel tan k capacity ................................... .............. P.660
Tires.......................................................... ........................... P.573
Tire size/inflation pressure ................................... ................ P.664
Winter tires/tire chain ........................................ ................... P.369
Checking/rotation/tire pressur e warning system ..................P.573
Coping with flat tires......................................... .................... P.636
Hood ........................................................... ......................... P.563
Opening ............................................................................... P.563
Engine oil ..................................................... ........................ P.660
Coping with overheat ........................................... ................ P.653
Warning messages ............................................... ............... P.633
Headlights..................................................... ...................... P.210
Turn signal lights ............................................. .................. P.204
Parking lights ................................................. .................... P.210
Daytime running lights .. .................................................... P.210
Side marker lights ............................................. ................. P.210
Fog lights
*............................................................... ............ P.216
Stop lights/tail lights/turn s ignal lights .................... P.204, 210
Tail lights.................................................... ......................... P.210
Back-up lights
Shifting the shift lever to R ................................................... P.200
Light bulbs of the exterior lights for driving
(Replacing method: P.599, Watts: P.668)
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18Pictorial index
When the warning messages are displayed ........................P. 6 3 3
Turn signal lever.............................................. ................... P.204
Headlight switch ............................................... ................. P.210
Headlights/parking lights/tail lights/
license plate lights/daytime running lights .................... ........ P.210
Fog lights
*1............................................................... ............ P.216
Windshield wiper and washer switch............................... P.216
Rear window wiper and washer switch ........................... P.219
Usage.......................................................... ................. P.216, 219
Adding washer fluid .............................................................. P.572
Warning messages ............................................... ............... P.633
Emergency flasher switch ....................................... .......... P.612
Hood lock release lever ........................................ ............. P.563
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever ................P. 1 4 4
Adjustment ..................................................... ...................... P.144
Air conditioning system ............................. ............... P.504, 509
Usage.......................................................... ................. P.504, 509
Rear window defogger ........................................... ...... P.505, 512
Entune Audio
*1............................................................... .... P.377
Entune Audio Plus
*1, 2
Entune Premium Audio*1, 2
Fuel filler door opener lever .................................. ............ P.222
*1: If equipped
*2: Refer to “NAVIGATION AND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM OWNER’S MAN-
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982-1. Instrument cluster
Select to display warning mes-
sages and measures to be
taken if a malfunction is
detected. (P.633)
Displays suggestions to the
driver in the following situations.
To select a response to a dis-
played suggestion, use the
meter control switches.
■Suggestion to turn on the
headlights
If the headlight switch is in other
than or , and the vehicle
speed is 3 mph (5 km/h) or
higher for a certain amount of
time when the surroundings are dark, a suggestion message will
be displayed.
■Suggestion to turn off the
headlights
If the headlights are left on for a
certain amount of time after the
engine switch has been turned
off, a suggestion message will
be displayed.
When the headlight switch is in
the AUTO position: The mes-
sage asking if you wish to turn
the headlights off is displayed.
To turn the headlights off, select
“Yes”.
If the driver’s door is opened after
the engine switch is turned off, this
suggestion message will not be dis-
played.
■Customization
The suggestion fu nction can be
turned on/off. (Customizable fea-
tures: P.682)
WA R N I N G
■Cautions during setting up
the display
As the engine needs to be run-
ning during setting up the display,
ensure that the vehicle is parked
in a place with adequate ventila-
tion. In a closed area such as a
garage, exhaust gases including
harmful carbon monoxide (CO)
may collect and enter the vehicle.
This may lead to d eath or a seri-
ous health hazard.
NOTICE
■During setting up the display
To prevent battery discharge,
ensure that the engine is running
while setting up the display fea-
tures.
Warning message display
Suggestion function

1453-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
3
Before driving
*: If equipped
The height of the rear view mir-
ror can be adjusted to suit your
driving posture.
Adjust the height of the rear
view mirror by moving it up and
down.Reflected light from the head-
lights of vehicles behind can be
reduced by operating the lever.
1
Normal position
2 Anti-glare position
Responding to the level of
brightness of the headlights of
vehicles behind, the reflected
light is automatically reduced.
Changing automatic anti-glare
function mode on/off
When the automatic anti-glare func-
tion is in ON mode, the indicator
illuminates.
The function will set to ON mode
each time the engine switch is
turned to ON.
Pressing the button turns the func-
tion to OFF mode. (The indicator also turns off.)
Inside rear view mir-
ror*
The rear view mirror’s posi-
tion can be adjusted to
enable sufficient confirma-
tion of the rear view.
Adjusting the height of
rear view mirror
WA R N I N G
■Caution while driving
Do not adjust the position of the
mirror while driving.
Doing so may lead to mishandling
of the vehicle and cause an acci-
dent, resulting in death or serious
injury.
Anti-glare function (vehi-
cles with manual anti-
glare inside rear view mir-
ror)
Anti-glare function (vehi-
cles with auto anti-glare
inside rear view mirror)
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1493-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
3
Before driving
■Display settings (digital mir-
ror mode)
Settings of the display in the dig-
ital mirror mode, on/off operation
of the automatic anti-glare func-
tion, etc. can be changed.
1 Press the menu/enter button.
The icons will be displayed.
2Press / of the
select buttons to select the
desired icon, and press the
menu/enter button.
3 Press / of the
select buttons to change the
setting, and press the
menu/enter button.
When enabling/disabling or
, press / of the
select buttons to select (on) or (off), and press the menu/enter
button.
4 Press / of the
select buttons to select ,
and press the menu/enter
button.
The icons will disappear.
IconsSettings
Select to enable/disable the
automatic anti-glare func-
tion.
*
Responding to the bright-
ness of the headlights of
vehicles behind, the
reflected light is automati-
cally adjusted.
The automatic anti-glare
function is enabled each
time the engine switch is
changed to ON.
Select to adjust the bright-
ness of the display.
Select to adjust the area
displayed up/down.
Select to adjust the area
displayed to the left/right.
Select to adjust the angle of
the displayed image.

1533-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
3
Before driving
SymptomLikely causeSolution
The image is difficult to
see.
The mirror surface is
dirty.Clean the mirror surface
gently, using a soft dry
cloth.
Sunlight or headlights
are shining directly into
the Digital Rear-view
Mirror.
Change to optical mirror
mode.
(If the light is coming
through the moon roof [if
equipped] or panoramic
moon roof [if equipped],
close the sunshade or
electronic sunshade.)
• T h e v e h i c l e i s i n a d a r k area.
• The vehicle is near a TV tower, broadcast-
ing station, electric
power plant, or other
location where strong
radio waves or electri-
cal noise may be pres-
ent.
• The temperature around the camera is
extremely high/low.
• The ambient tempera- ture is extremely low.
• It is raining or humid.
• Sunlight or headlights are shining directly into
the camera lens.
• The vehicle is under fluorescent lights,
sodium lights, mer-
cury lights, etc.
• Exhaust gas is obstructing the cam-
era.
Change to optical mirror
mode.
(Change back to digital
mirror mode when the
conditions have
improved.)

2104-3. Operating the lights and wipers
4-3.Operating the lights and wipers
Operating the switch
turns on the lights as follows:
Ty p e AU.S.A.
Canada
1 The side marker, parking,
tail, license plate, instrument
panel lights, and daytime run-
ning lights ( P.209) turn on.
2 The headlights and all
lights listed above (except
daytime running lights) turn
on.
3 The headlights, daytime
running lights ( P.209) and
all the lights listed above turn on and off automatically.
4 (U.S.A.) Off (Can-
ada) The daytime running
lights turn on. ( P.209)
Type B
U.S.A.
Canada
1 The side marker, parking,
tail, license plate, instrument
panel lights, and daytime run-
ning lights ( P.209) turn on.
2 The headlights and all
lights listed above (except
daytime running lights) turn
on.
3 The daytime running
lights turn on. ( P.209)
4 Off
■AUTO mode can be used when
The engine switch is in ON.
■Daytime running light system
●Vehicles without projector head-
lights: The daytime running lights
illuminate using the same lights as
Headlight switch
The headlights can be oper-
ated manually or automati-
cally.
Turning on the headlights
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B
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2114-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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Driving
the low beam headlight lights, and
illuminate dimmer than the low
beam headlight lights.
●Vehicles with projector head-
lights: The daytime running lights
illuminate using the same lights as
the parking light s and illuminate
brighter than the parking lights.
●To make your vehicle more visible
to other drivers during daytime
driving, the daytime running lights
turn on automatically when all of
the following condi tions are met.
(The daytime running lights are
not designed for use at night.)
• The engine is running
• The parking brake is released
• The headlight s witch is in the
(Canada only), , or
*
position
*: When the surroundings are bright
The daytime running lights remain
on after they illumi nate, even if the
parking brake is set again.
●For the U.S.A.: Daytime running
lights can be turned off by operat-
ing the switch.
●Compared to turning on the head-
lights, the daytime running light
system offers gr eater durability
and consumes less electricity, so
it can help improve fuel economy.
■Headlight control sensor (if
equipped)
The sensor may not function prop-
erly if an object is placed on the sen-
sor, or anything that blocks the
sensor is affixed to the windshield.
Doing so interfere s with the sensor
detecting the level of ambient light
and may cause the automatic head-
light system to malfunction.
■Automatic light off system
●When the headlights are on: The
lights turn off 30 seconds after the
engine switch is turned to ACC or
OFF and a door is opened and
closed. (The lights turn off immedi-
ately if on the key is
pressed after all the doors are
closed.)
●When only the tail lights are on:
The tail lights turn off automati-
cally if the engine switch is turned
to ACC or OFF and the driver’s
door is opened.
To turn the lights on again, turn the
engine switch to ON, or turn the light
switch off once and then back to
or position.
■Light reminder buzzer
Vehicles without smart key system
A buzzer sounds when the engine
switch is turned to ACC or OFF, the
key is removed and the driver’s door
is opened while the lights are turned
on.
Vehicles with smart key system
A buzzer sounds when the engine
switch is turned to ACC or OFF and
the driver’s door is opened while the
lights are turned on.
■Windshield wiper linked head-
light illumination (if equipped)
When driving during daytime with
the headlight switch turned to , if
the windshield wipers are used, the
headlights will turn o n automatically

2124-3. Operating the lights and wipers
after several seconds to help
enhance the visibility of your vehi-
cle.
■Battery-saving function
In order to prevent the battery of the
vehicle from discharging, if the
headlights and/or t ail lights are on
when the engine swi tch is turned to
OFF, the battery sav ing function will
operate and automatically turn off all
the lights after approximately 20
minutes.
When any of the fo llowing are per-
formed, the battery -saving function
is canceled once and then reacti-
vated. All the light s will turn off auto-
matically 20 minutes after the
battery-saving function has been
reactivated:
●When the headlight switch is oper-
ated
●When a door is opened or closed
■If “Headlight System Malfunc-
tion Visit Your Dealer” is dis-
played on the multi-information
display
The system may be malfunctioning.
Have the vehicle inspected by your
Toyota dealer.
■Customization
Settings (e.g. light sensor sensitiv-
ity) can be changed.
(Customizable features: P.687)
1 With the headlights on, push
the lever away from you to
turn on the high beams.
Pull the lever toward you to the
center position to turn the high
beams off.
2Pull the lever toward you and
release it to flash the high
beams once.
You can flash the high beams with
the headlights on or off.
NOTICE
■To prevent battery discharge
Do not leave the lights on longer
than necessary when the engine
is not running.
Turning on the high beam
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2134-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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Driving
1Press the Automatic High
Beam switch. 2
Push the lever away from
you with the headlight switch
in the or position.
The Automatic High Beam indicator
will come on when the system is
operating.
■High beam automatic turning
on or off conditions
●When all of the f ollowing condi-
tions are fulfilled, the high beam
will be automatica lly turned on
(after approximately 1 second):
• Vehicle speed is above approxi- mately 21 mph (34 km/h) or more.
• The area ahead of the vehicle is
dark.
• There are no vehicles ahead with headlights or tail lights turned on.
• There are few str eetlights on the
road ahead.
●If any of the following conditions
are fulfille d, the high beam will be
automatically turned off:
• Vehicle speed drops below approximately 17 mph (27 km/h).
• The area ahead of the vehicle is
not dark.
• Vehicles ahead have headlights or tail lights turned on.
• There are many streetlights on the road ahead.
■Camera sensor detection infor-
mation
●The high beam ma y not be auto-
matically turned off in the following
situations:
• When oncoming vehicles sud- denly appear from a curve
Automatic High Beam
The Automatic High Beam
uses an in-vehicle camera
sensor to assess the bright-
ness of streetlights, the
lights of vehicles ahead etc.,
and automatically turns the
high beam on or off as nec-
essary.
WA R N I N G
■Limitations of the Automatic
High Beam
Do not overly rely on the Auto-
matic High Beam. Always drive
safely, taking care to observe your
surroundings and turning the high
beam on or off manually if neces-
sary.
■To prevent incorrect opera-
tion of the Automatic High
Beam system
Do not overload the vehicle.
Activating the Automatic
High Beam system