warning TOYOTA RAV4 2019 Owners Manual (in English)

2TABLE OF CONTENTS
For your information...................8
Reading this manual ................ 12
How to search .......................... 13
Pictorial index .......................... 14
1-1. For safe use Before driving ................... 26
For safe driving ................ 27
Seat belts ......................... 29
SRS airbags ..................... 33
Front passenger occupant classification system ...... 43
Exhaust gas precautions.. 48
1-2. Child safety Riding with children .......... 49
Child restraint systems..... 50
1-3. Emergency assistance Safety Connect ................ 65
1-4. Theft deterrent system Engine immobilizer system....................................... 70
Alarm................................ 73
2-1. Instrument cluster Warning lights and indicators....................................... 76
Gauges and meters (with 4.2- inch display) ................... 82
Gauges and meters (with 7- inch display) ................... 85
Multi-information display .. 89
Fuel consumption information ....................................... 993-1. Key information
Keys .............................. 102
3-2. Opening, closing and lock- ing the doors
Side doors ..................... 109
Back door ...................... 115
Smart key system .......... 129
3-3. Adjusting the seats Front seats .................... 135
Rear seats ..................... 136
Driving position memory 139
Head restraints .............. 141
3-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel............... 144
Inside rear view mirror ... 145
Digital Rear-view Mirror . 147
Outside rear view mirrors .................................... 156
3-5. Opening, closing the win- dows and moon roof
Power windows ............. 158
Moon roof ...................... 161
Panoramic moon roof .... 164
4-1. Before driving Driving the vehicle ......... 171
Cargo and luggage ........ 178
Vehicle load limits .......... 181
Trailer towing ................. 182
Dinghy towing ................ 193
1For safety and security
2Vehicle status information
and indicators
3Before driving
4Driving

6TABLE OF CONTENTS
If your vehicle has to be stopped in an emergency
.................................... 612
If the vehicle is trapped in ris- ing water...................... 613
8-2. Steps to take in an emer- gency
If your vehicle needs to be towed........................... 615
If you think something is wrong .......................... 620
Fuel pump shut off system .................................... 621
If a warning light turns on or a warning buzzer sounds 622
If a warning message is dis- played.......................... 633
If you have a flat tire...... 636
If the engine will not start 645
If you lose your keys ..... 646
If the electronic key does not operate properly (vehicles
with smart key system) 647
If the vehicle battery is dis- charged ....................... 649
If your vehicle overheats 653
If the vehicle becomes stuck .................................... 655
9-1. Specifications Maintenance data (fuel, oil level, etc.) .................... 658
Fuel information ............ 669
Tire information ............. 671
9-2. Customization Customizable features .. 6819-3. Initialization
Items to initialize ............ 693
10-1.For owners Reporting safet y defects for
U.S. owners ................. 696
Seat belt instructions for Canadian owners (in
French) ........................ 697
SRS airbag instructions for Canadian owners (in
French) ........................ 698
What to do if... (Troubleshoot- ing) ............................. 708
Alphabetical Index ........ 711
9Vehicle specifications
10For owners
Index

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Reading this manual
Explains symbols used in
this manual
Symbols in this manual
SymbolsMeanings
WARNING:
Explains something
that, if not obeyed,
could cause death or
serious injury to people.
NOTICE:
Explains something
that, if not obeyed,
could cause damage to
or a malfunction in the
vehicle or its equip-
ment.
Indicates operating or
working procedures.
Follow the steps in
numerical order.
Symbols in illustrations
SymbolsMeanings
Indicates the action
(pushing, turning, etc.)
used to operate
switches and other
devices.
Indicates the outcome
of an operation (e.g. a
lid opens).
SymbolsMeanings
Indicates the compo-
nent or position being
explained.
Means Do not, Do not
do this, or Do not let
this happen.

14Pictorial index
Pictorial index
■Exterior
Side doors ......... ................................. ................................ P.109
Locking/unlocking .............................................. .................. P.109
Opening/closing the side windows ............................... ........ P.158
Locking/unlocking by using the key ............................. P.110, 647
Warning messages ............................................... ............... P.633
Back door ...................................................... ..................... P.115
Opening from inside the cabin
*............................................ P.119
Opening from outside........................................... .........P.117, 119
Warning messages ............................................... ............... P.633
Outside rear view mirrors ................................................. P.156
Adjusting the mirror angle ..................................... ............... P.156
Folding the mirrors ............................................ ................... P.156
Defogging the mirrors
*................................................. P.505, 512
Windshield wipers.............................................. ................ P.216
Precautions against winter season .............................. ........ P.369
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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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■Instrument panel
Engine switch ............................................................. P.195, 196
Starting the engine/changing the modes ..... P.195, 195, 196, 199
Emergency stop of the engin e ............................................. P.612
When the engine will not start ................................. ............. P.645
Warning messages ............................................... ............... P.633
Shift lever.................................................... ........................ P.200
Changing the shift position.................................... ............... P.201
Precautions against towing ..................................... ............. P.615
When the shift lever does not move............................. ........ P.202
Meters ............................................................................. P.82, 85
Reading the meters/adjusting the instrument
panel light............................................................. P.82, 85, 84, 88
Warning lights/indicator lights ................................ ................ P.76
When the warning lights come on ................................ ........ P.622
Multi-information display . ................................................... P.89
Display ........................................................ ........................... P.89A
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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-
UAL”.
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VSC OFF switch ................................................................. P.363
Front seat heater switches
*............................................... P.517
Front seat ventilator switches
*......................................... P.518
Stop & Start cancel switch
*............................................... P.348
Parking brake switch ........................................... .............. P.205
Applying/releasing............................................. ................... P.205
Precautions against winter season .............................. ........ P.370
Warning buzzer/me ssage ......................................... ... P.628, 633
Brake hold switch .............................................. ................ P.208
Driving mode select switch ..................................... .......... P.353
Multi-terrain Select switch
*............................................... P.355
SNOW mode switch
*.......................................................... P.359
“DAC” switch
*............................................................... ..... P.360
*: If equipped
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321-1. For safe use
click.
The pretensioners help the seat
belts to quickly restrain the
occupants by retracting the seat
belts when the vehicle is sub-
jected to certain types of severe
frontal or side collision or a vehi-
cle rollover.
The pretensioners do not activate
in the event of a minor frontal
impact, a minor side impact or a
rear impact.
■Replacing the belt after the pre-
tensioner has been activated
If the vehicle is in volved in multiple
collisions, the pret ensioner will acti- vate for the first collision, but will not
activate for the
second or subse-
quent collisions.
WA R N I N G
■Adjustable shoulder anchor
Always make sure the shoulder
belt is positioned across the cen-
ter of your shoulder. The belt
should be kept away from your
neck, but not falling off your shoul-
der. Failure to do so could reduce
the amount of protection in an
accident and cause death or seri-
ous injuries in the event of a sud-
den stop, sudden swerve or
accident.
Seat belt pretensioners
(front seats)
WA R N I N G
■Seat belt pretensioners
Observe the following precautions
to reduce the risk of injury in the
event of sudden braking, sudden
swerving or an accident.
Failure to do so may cause death
or serious injury.
●Do not place anything, such as
a cushion, on the front passen-
ger’s seat.
Doing so will disperse the pas-
senger’s weight, which prevents
the sensor from detecting the
passenger’s weight properly. As
a result, the seat belt preten-
sioner for the fr ont passenger’s
seat may not activate in the
event of a collision.
●If the pretensioner has acti-
vated, 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.

351-1. For safe use
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For safety and security
Driver airbag
Front passenger occupant classification system (ECU and sen-
sors)
Knee airbag
SRS warning light
Airbag sensor assembly
Your vehicle is equipped with ADVANCED AIRBAGS designed
based on the US motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS208). The
airbag sensor assembly (ECU) cont rols airbag deployment based on
information obtained from the sensors etc. shown in the system
components diagram above. This in formation includes crash sever-
ity and occupant information. As the airbags deploy, a chemical
reaction in the inflators quickly fills the airbags with non-toxic gas to
help restrain the motion of the occupants.
■If the SRS airbags deploy
(inflate)
●Slight abrasions, burns, bruising
etc., may be sustained from SRS
airbags, due to the extremely high
speed deployment (inflation) by
hot gases.
●A loud noise and white powder will
be emitted.
●Parts of the airbag module (steer-
ing wheel hub, airbag cover and
inflator) as well as the front seats,
parts of the front and rear pillars,
and roof side rails, may be hot for
several minutes. T he airbag itself
may also be hot.
●The windshield may crack.
●The brakes and st op lights will be
controlled automatically. ( P.362)
●The interior lights will turn on auto-
matically. ( P.520)
●The emergency flashers will turn
on automatically. ( P.612)
●Fuel supply to the engine will be
stopped. (P.621)
●For Safety Connect subscribers, if
any of the followin g situations occur, the system is designed to
send an emergency call to the
response center, notifying them of
the vehicle’s location (without
needing to push the “SOS” button)
and an agent will attempt to speak
with the occupants to ascertain
the level of emergency and assis-
tance required. If the occupants
are unable to communicate, the
agent automatically treats the call
as an emergency and helps to dis-
patch the necessary emergency
services. (
P. 6 5 )
• An SRS airbag is deployed.
• A seat belt pretensioner is acti- vated.
• The vehicle is involved in a severe rear-end collision.
■SRS airbag deployment condi-
tions (SRS front airbags)
●The SRS front airbags will deploy
in the event of an impact that
exceeds the set threshold level
(the level of forc e corresponding
to an approximately 12-18 mph
[20-30 km/h] frontal collision with
a fixed wall that does not move or
deform).
However, this threshold velocity will
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