TOYOTA RAV4 2023 Owners Manual

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Driving
■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 imme-
diately 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 to the , or posi-
tion once and then back to or
position.
■Light reminder buzzer
A buzzer sounds when the engine
switch is turned to 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 on automatically
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 tail lights are on
when the engine switch is turned to
OFF, the battery saving function will
operate and automatically turn off all
the lights after approximately 20
minutes.
When any of the following 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.518)
NOTICE
■To prevent battery discharge
Do not leave the lights on longer
than necessary w hen the engine
is not running.

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1With 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.
1 Press the Automatic High
Beam switch.
Turning on the high beam
headlightsAHB (Automatic High
Beam)
The Automatic High Beam
uses an in-vehicle front
camera to assess the bright-
ness of streetlights, the
lights of vehicles ahead etc.,
and automatically turns the
high beams on or off as nec-
essary.
WARNING
■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
necessary.
■To prevent incorrect opera-
tion of the Automatic High
Beam system
Do not overload the vehicle.
Activating the Automatic
High Beam system

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2Turn the headlight switch to
the or position.
The Automatic High Beam indicator
will come on when the system is
operating.
■High beams automatic turning
on or off conditions
●When all of the following condi-
tions are fulfilled , the high beams
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 streetlights on the
road ahead.
●If any of the following conditions
are fulfilled, the high beams 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.
■Front camera detection infor-
mation
●The high beams may not be auto-
matically turned off in the following
situations:
• When oncoming vehicles sud-
denly appear from a curve
• When the vehicle is cut in front of by another vehicle
• When vehicles ahead are hidden from sight due to repeated curves,
road dividers or roadside trees
• When vehicles ahead appear from the faraway lane on a wide road
• When vehicles ahead have no lights
●The high beams may be turned off
if a vehicle ahead that is using fog
lights without using the headlights
is detected.
●House lights, street lights, traffic
signals, and illuminated billboards
or signs may cause the high
beams to switch to the low beams,
or the low beams to remain on.
●The following fact ors may affect
the amount of time taken to turn
the high beams on or off:
• The brightness of headlights, fog
lights, and tail lig hts of vehicles
ahead
• The movement and direction of
vehicles ahead
• When a vehicle ahead only has
operational lights on one side
• When a vehicle ahead is a two- wheeled vehicle
• The condition of the road (gradi-
ent, curve, condition of the road
surface etc.)
• The number of passengers and
amount of luggage
●The high beams may be turned on
or off when the d river does not
expect it.
●Bicycles or similar objects may not
be detected.
●In the situations shown below, the
system may not be able to accu-
rately detect surrounding bright-
ness levels. This may cause the
low beams to remain on or the
high beams to cause problems for
pedestrians, vehicles ahead or
other parties. In these cases,
manually switch between the high
and low beams.
• In bad weather (rain, snow, fog, sandstorms, etc.)
• The windshield is obscured by

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fog, mist, ice, dirt, etc.
• The windshield is cracked or dam- aged
• The front camera is deformed or
dirty
• When the temperature of the front
camera is extremely high
• Surrounding brightness levels are equal to those of h eadlights, tail
lights or fog lights
• When headlights or tail lights of vehicles ahead are turned off,
dirty, changing color, or not aimed
properly
• When the vehicle is hit by water,
snow, dust, etc. fr om a preceding
vehicle
• When driving thr ough an area of
intermittently changing brightness
and darkness
• When frequently and repeatedly
driving ascending/descending
roads, or roads with rough, bumpy
or uneven surfaces (such as
stone-paved roads, gravel roads,
etc.)
• When frequently and repeatedly
taking curves or driving on a wind-
ing road
• There is a highly reflective object
ahead of the vehicle, such as a
sign or mirror
• The back of a vehicle ahead is
highly reflective, such as a con-
tainer on a truck
• The vehicle’s headlights are dam-
aged or dirty, or are not aimed
properly
• The vehicle is listing or tilting due
to a flat tire, a trailer being towed,
etc.
• The high beams and low beams
are repeatedly being switched
between in an abnormal manner
• The driver believes that the high
beams may be causing problems
or distress to other drivers or
pedestrians nearby
■If “Headlight System Malfunc-
tion Visit Your D ealer” is dis-
played on the multi-information
display
The system may be malfunctioning. Have the vehicle inspected by your
Toyota dealer.
■Temporarily lowering sensor
sensitivity
The sensitivity of the sensor can be
temporarily lowered.
1 Turn the engine switch to OFF
while the following conditions are
met.
●The headlight switch is in or
position.
●The headlight switch lever is in
high beam position.
●Automatic High Beam switch is
on.
2 Turn the engine switch to ON.
3 Within 60 second s after step 2,
repeat pulling the headlight
switch lever to the original posi-
tion then pushing it to the high
beam position qui ckly 10 times,
then leave the lever in the origi-
nal position.
4 If the sensitivity is changed, the
Automatic High Beam indicator
is turn on and off 3 times.
Automatic High Beam (headlights)
may turn on even when the vehicle
is stopped.
■Switching to the high
beams
Push the lever away from you.
The Automatic High Beam indicator
will turn off and the headlight high
beam indicator will turn on.
Pull the lever to its original position
to activate Automatic High Beam
system again.
Turning the high beams
on/off manually

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■Switching to the low beams
Press the Automatic High Beam
switch.
The Automatic High Beam indicator
will turn off.
Press the switch to activate the
Automatic High Beam system
again.
■Temporarily switching to
the low beams
Pull the lever toward you and
then return it to its original posi-
tion.
The high beams are on while the
lever is pulled toward you, how-
ever, after the lever is returned to
its original position, the low beams
remain on for a certain amount of
time. Afterwards, the Automatic
High Beam will be a ctivated again.
■Temporarily switching to the
low beams
It is recommended to switch to the
low beams when the high beams
may cause problems or distress to
other drivers or pedestrians nearby.

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*: If equipped
1*1 or *2 Turns the
fog lights off
2 Turns the fog lights on
*1: For the U.S.A.
*2: For Canada
■Fog lights can be used when
The headlights are on in low beam.
Operating the lever oper-
ates the wipers or washer as fol-
lows:
Intermittent windshield wipers
1
*1 or *2 Off
2
*1 or *2 Intermittent
operation
3
*1 or *2 Low speed
operation
Fog light switch*
The fog lights offer
improved visibility in diffi-
cult driving conditions,
such as in rain and fog.
Operating procedure
Windshield wipers and
washer
Operating the lever can
switch between automatic
operation and manual oper-
ation, or can use the
washer.
NOTICE
■When the windshield is dry
Do not use the wipers, as they
may damage the windshield.
Operating the wiper lever

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4*1 or *2 High speed
operation
5
*1 or *2 Temporary
operation
*1: For the U.S.A.
*2: For Canada
If equipped, wiper intervals can
be adjusted when intermittent
operation is selected.
6 Increases the intermittent
windshield wiper frequency
7 Decreases the intermittent
windshield wiper frequency
8 Washer/wiper dual
operation
Pulling the lever o perates the wip-
ers and washer.
The wipers will au tomatically oper-
ate a couple of times after the
washer squirts.
Rain-sensing windshield wip-
ers
1
*1 or *2 Off
2 Rain-sensing opera-
tion
3
*1 or *2 Low speed
operation
4
*1 or *2 High speed
operation
5
*1 or *2 Temporary
operation
*1: For the U.S.A.
*2: For Canada
When “AUTO” is selected, the wip-
ers will operate automatically when
the sensor detects falling rain. The
system automatically adjusts wiper
timing in accordance with rain vol-
ume and vehicle speed.
The sensor sensitivity can be
adjusted when “AUTO” is
selected.

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6Increases the sensitivity
7 Decreases the sensitivity
8 Washer/wiper dual
operation
Pulling the lever o perates the wip-
ers and washer.
The wipers will au tomatically oper-
ate a couple of times after the
washer squirts.
■The windshield wipers and
washer can be operated when
The engine switch is in ON.
■Effects of vehicle speed on
wiper operation
Vehicles with in termittent wind-
shield wipers
With low speed windshield wiper
operation selected, wiper operation
will be switched from low speed to
intermittent wiper operation when
the vehicle is stationary. (However,
when the wiper intervals are
adjusted to highest level, the mode will not switch.)
Vehicles with ra
in-sensing wind-
shield wipers
With low speed windshield wiper
operation selected, wiper operation
will be switched fro m low speed to
intermittent wiper operation when
the vehicle is stationary. (However,
when the sensor sensitivity is
adjusted to the highest level, the
mode will not switch.)
■Raindrop sensor (vehicles with
rain-sensing windshield wipers)
●The raindrop sensor judges the
amount of raindrops.
●If the wiper switch i s turned to the
“AUTO” position while the engine
switch is in ON, the wipers will
operate once to show that “AUTO”
mode is activated.
●If the wiper sensitivity is adjusted
to higher, the wiper may operate
once to indicate the change of
sensitivity.
●If the temperature of the raindrop
sensor is 185°F (85°C) or higher,
or 5°F (-15°C) or lower, the auto-
matic operation ma y not occur. In
this case, operate the wipers in
any mode other than “AUTO”.
■If no windshield washer fluid
sprays
Check that the washer nozzles are
not blocked if there is washer fluid in
the windshield washer fluid reser-
voir.

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Operating the switch
operates the rear wiper as fol-
lows:
1
*1 or *2 Off
2
*1 or *2 Intermittent
operation
3
*1 or *2 Normal oper-
ation
*1: For the U.S.A.
*2: For Canada
WARNING
■Caution regarding the use of
windshield wipers in “AUTO”
mode (vehicles with rain-
sensing windshield wipers)
The windshield wipers may oper-
ate unexpectedly if the sensor is
touched or the windshield is sub-
ject to vibration in “AUTO” mode.
Take care that y our fingers or
anything else does not become
caught in the windshield wipers.
■Caution regarding the use of
washer fluid
When it is cold, do not use the
washer fluid until the windshield
becomes warm. The fluid may
freeze on the windshield and
cause low visibility. This may lead
to an accident, resulting in death
or serious injury.
NOTICE
■When the washer fluid tank is
empty
Do not operate the switch continu-
ally as the washer fluid pump may
overheat.
■When a nozzle becomes
blocked
In this case, conta ct your Toyota
dealer.
Do not try to clear it with a pin or
other object. The nozzle will be
damaged.
■To prevent battery discharge
Do not leave the wipers on longer
than necessary when the engine
is off.
Rear window wiper
and washer
The rear window wiper and
washer can be used by
operating the lever.
NOTICE
■When the rear window is dry
Do not use the wiper, as it may
damage the rear window.
Operating the wiper lever

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4 Washer/wiper dual
operation
Pushing the lever operates the
wiper and washer.
The wiper will automatically operate
a couple of times after the washer
squirts.
■The rear window wiper and
washer can be operated when
The engine switch is in ON.
■If no washer fluid sprays
Check that the washer nozzle is not
blocked if there is washer fluid in the
washer fluid reservoir.
■Back door opening linked rear
window wiper stop function
When the rear w indow wiper is
operating, if the back door is opened
while the vehicle is stopped, opera-
tion of the rear window wiper will be
stopped to prevent anyone near the
vehicle from being sprayed by water
from the wiper. When the back door
is closed, wiper operation will
resume.
*
*
: The setting must be customized at your Toyota dealer.
■Reverse-linked rear window
wiper function
When the shift lever is shifted to R
when the front wipers are operating,
the rear window wiper will operate
once.
■Customization
Setting of the reverse-linked func-
tion can be changed. (Customizable
features: P.518)
NOTICE
■When the washer fluid tank is
empty
Do not operate the switch continu-
ally as the washer fluid pump may
overheat.
■When a nozzle becomes
blocked
In this case, contact your Toyota
dealer.
Do not try to clear it with a pin or
other object. The nozzle will be
damaged.
■To prevent battery discharge
Do not leave the wiper on longer
than necessary w hen the engine
is off.