seat adjustment TOYOTA RAV4 2020 Owners Manual (in English)

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For safety
and securityMake sure to read through them
(Main topics: Child seat, theft deterrent system)
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information and
indicatorsReading driving-related information
(Main topics: Meters, multi-information display)
Before driving
Opening and closing the doors and windows,
adjustment before driving
(Main topics: Keys, doors, seats)
Driving
Operations and advice which are necessary for
driving
(Main topics: Starting engine, refueling)
AudioOperating the Audio
(Main topics: Audio/visual, phone, Connected Services)
Interior featuresUsage of the interior features
(Main topics: Air conditioner, storage features)
Maintenance
and careCaring for your vehicle and maintenance
procedures
(Main topics: Interior and exterior, light bulbs)
When trouble
arisesWhat to do in case of malfunction and emergency
(Main topics: Battery discharge, flat tire)
Vehicle
specificationsVehicle specifications, customizable features
(Main topics: Fuel, oil, tire inflation pressure)
For ownersReporting safety defects for U.S. owners, and seat
belt and SRS airbag instructions for Canadian
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281-1. For safe use
Make sure that all occupants are
wearing their seat belts before
driving the vehicle. (P.30)
Use a child restraint system
appropriate for the child until the
child becomes large enough to properly wear the vehicle’s seat
belt. (
P.50)
Make sure that you can see
backward clearly by adjusting
the inside rear view mirror (if
equipped), Digital Rear-view
Mirror (if equipped) and outside
rear view mirrors properly.
( P.143, 145, 154)
WA R N I N G
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so m ay result in
death or serious injury.
●Do not adjust the position of the
driver’s seat while driving.
Doing so could cause the driver
to lose control of the vehicle.
●D o n ot pla ce a cu sh ion b etw ee n
the driver or passenger and the
seatback. A cushion may pre-
vent correct pos ture from being
achieved, and reduce the effec-
tiveness of the seat belt and
head restraint.
●Do not place anything under the
front seats.
Objects placed u nder the front
seats may become jammed in
the seat tracks and stop the
seat from locking in place. This
may lead to an accident and the
adjustment mechanism may
also be damaged.
●Always observe the legal speed
limit when driving on public
roads.
●When driving over long dis-
tances, take regular breaks
before you start to feel tired.
Also, if you feel tired or sleepy
while driving, do not force your-
self to continue driving and take
a break immediately.
Correct use of the seat
belts
Adjusting the mirrors

551-2. Child safety
1
For safety and security
manual enclosed with the child
restraint system.
■Rear-facing  Infant
seat/convertible seat
1 Adjust the rear seat.
If there is a gap between the child
restraint system and the seatback,
adjust the seatback angle until
good contact is achieved.
2 Place the child restraint sys-
tem on the rear seat facing
the rear of the vehicle.
3 Run the seat belt through the
child restraint system and
insert the plate into the
buckle. Make sure that the
belt is not twisted.
4 Fully extend the shoulder belt
and allow it to retract to put it in lock mode. In lock mode,
the belt cannot be extended.
5 While pushing the child
restraint system down into
the rear seat, allow the shoul-
der belt to retract until the
child restraint system is
securely in place.
After the shoulder belt has
retracted to a poi nt where there is
no slack in the belt, pull the belt to
check that it cannot be extended.
6 After installing the child
restraint system, rock it back
and forth to ensure that it is
installed securely. ( P.58)
■Forward-facing  Convert-
ible seat
1 Adjust the seat.
When using the front passenger
seat: If installing th e child restraint
system to the front passenger seat
is unavoidable, refer to P.53 for
front passenger seat adjustment.

571-2. Child safety
1
For safety and security
check that it cannot be extended.
7If the child restraint has a top
tether strap, follow the child
restraint manufacturer’s
operation manual regarding
the installation, using the top
tether strap to latch onto the
top tether strap anchor.
( P. 6 1 )
8 After installing the child
restraint system, rock it back
and forth to ensure that it is
installed securely. ( P.58)
■Booster seat
1 If installing the child restraint
system to the front passen-
ger seat is unavoidable, refer
to P.53 for front passenger
seat adjustment.
2 High back type: If the head
restraint interferes with your
child restraint system, and
the head restraint can be removed, remove the head
restraint. (
P.141)
3 Place the child restraint sys-
tem on the seat facing the
front of the vehicle.
Booster type
High back type
4 Sit the child in the child
restraint system. Fit the seat
belt to the child restraint sys-
tem according to the manu-
facturer’s instructions and
insert the plate into the

1343-3. Adjusting the seats
3-3.Adjusting the seats
Manual seat
1 Seat position adjustment
lever
2 Seatback angle adjustment
lever
3 Vertical height adjustment
lever (driver’s side only)
Power seat (driver’s side
only)
1 Seat position adjustment
switch
2 Seatback angle adjustment
switch
3 Seat cushion (front) angle
adjustment switch
4 Vertical height adjustment
switch
5 Lumbar support adjustment
switch
■When adjusting the seat
Take care when adjusting the seat
so that the head restraint does not
touch the ceiling.
Front seats
The seats can be adjusted
(longitudinally, vertically,
etc.). Adjust the seat to
ensure the correct driving
posture.
Adjustment procedure
WA R N I N G
■When adjusting the seat posi-
tion
●Take care when adjusting the
seat position to ensure that
other passengers are not
injured by the moving seat.

1353-3. Adjusting the seats
3
Before driving
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.
●Make sure to leave enough
space around the feet so they
do not get stuck.
●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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1363-3. Adjusting the seats
■Before folding down the
seatbacks
1 Park the vehicle in a safe
place.
Apply the parking brake ( P.203)
and shift the shift lever to P.
(  P.200)
2 Adjust the position of the
front seat and the angle of
the seatback. ( P.134)
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.140)
4 Stow the armrest of the rear
seat if it is pulled out.
( P.547)
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
outside 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
WA R N I N G
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so may result in
death or serious injury.
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1383-3. Adjusting the seats
ten.
■Recall procedure
1 Check that the shift lever is in
P.
2 Turn the engine switch to
ON.
3 Press one of the buttons for
the driving position you want
to recall until the buzzer
sounds.
■To stop the position recall oper-
ation part-way through
Perform any of the following:
●Press the “SET” button.
●Press button “1” or “2”.
●Operate any of the seat adjust-
ment switches.
■Seat positions that can be
memorized ( P.134)
The adjusted positions other than
the position adjusted by lumbar sup-
port switch can be recorded.
■Operating the driving position
memory after turning the
engine switch to OFF
Recorded seat positions can be
activated up to 180 seconds after
the driver’s door is opened and
another 60 seconds after it is closed
again.
■In order to corre ctly use the
driving position memory func-
tion
If a seat position is already in the
furthest possible position and the
seat is operated in the same direc-
tion, the recorded position may be
slightly different w hen it is recalled.
■When recalling the driving posi-
tion
Take care when recalling the driving
position so that the head restraint
does not touch the ceiling.
■If the battery is disconnected
The memorized positions are
erased.
■Registering procedure
Record your driving position to
button “1” or “2” before perform-
ing the following:
Carry only the key you want to
register, and then close the
WA R N I N G
■Seat adjustment caution
Take care during seat adjustment
so that the seat does not strike
the rear passenger or squeeze
your body against the steering
wheel.
Registering/recall/cancel-
ing a driving position to
an electronic key (mem-
ory recall function)

1403-3. Adjusting the seats
■Front seats
1 Up
Pull the head restraints up.
2Down
Push the head restraint down while
pressing the lock release button
.
■Center rear seat
1 Up
Pull the head restraints up.
2Down
Push the head restraint down while
pressing the lock release button
.
■Outboard rear seats
Head restraints cannot be
adjusted.
■Adjusting the height of the head
restraints (front seats)
Make sure that the head restraints
are adjusted so that the center of
the head restraint i s closest to the
top of your ears.
■Adjusting the center rear seat
head restraint
Always raise the head restraint one
level from the stowed position when
using.
Head restraints
Head restraints are provided
for all seats.
WA R N I N G
■Head restraint precautions
Observe the following precautions
regarding the head restraints.
Failure to do so m ay result in
death or serious injury.
●Use the head restraints
designed for each respective
seat.
●Adjust the head restraints to the
correct position at all times.
●After adjusting the head
restraints, push down on them
and make sure they are locked
in position.
●Do not drive with the head
restraints removed.
Vertical adjustment
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722Alphabetical Index
Brake ............................ 577, 670
Washer ................................. 580
FM ............................................ 425
Fog lights Replacing light bulbs ............ 609
Switch................................... 215
Wattage ................................ 670
Footwell lights ..... ................... 525
Front passenger’s seat belt reminder light ....................... 635
Front passenger occupant clas- sification system .................... 43
Front seat heaters .................. 522
Front seats .............................. 134 Adjustment ........................... 134
Cleaning ............................... 561
Correct driving posture ........... 27
Driving position memory....... 137
Head restraints ..................... 140
Memory recall function ......... 138
Seat heaters ......................... 522
Seat position memory .......... 137
Seat ventilators .................... 522
Front side marker lights ........ 209 Light switch .......................... 209
Replacing light bulbs ............ 609
Wattage ................................ 670
Front turn signal lights Replacing light bulbs ............ 609
Turn signal lever ................... 202
Wattage ................................ 670
Fuel Capacity ............................... 666
Fuel gauge ....................... 82, 85
Fuel pump shut off system ... 627
Gas station information ........ 736
Information ........................... 676
Refueling .............................. 220
Type ............................. 666, 676
Warning light ........................ 634
Fuel consumption information 99 Average fuel economy ........... 91 Current fuel consumption .......99
Fuel filler door.........................221 Refueling ..............................220
Fuel gauge...........................82, 85
Fuel pump shut off system ....627
Fuses .......................................607
G
Garage door opene r ...............548
Gas station information .........736
Gauges ................................82, 85
General button (Setup screen) .......................................380, 414
General settings .....................414 Displaying the general settings screen.................................414
General settings screen .......414
Glove box ................................528
H
Hands-free system .................465
Headlights ...............................209 Automatic High Beam system...........................................212
Light switch...........................209
Replacing light bulbs ............609
Wattage ................................670
Head restraints .......................140
Heated steering wheel............522
Heaters Automatic air conditioning sys-tem .....................................515
Heated steering wheel..........522
Manual air conditioning system ...........................................510
Outside rear view mirrors ........................ 511, 517
Seat heaters ....... ..................522
High mounted stoplight Replacing light bulbs ............609
Hill-start assist control...........360