warning light TOYOTA RAV4 HYBRID 2020 Owners Manual (in English)

2TABLE OF CONTENTS
For your information...................8
Reading this manual ................ 13
How to search .......................... 14
Pictorial index .......................... 16
1-1. For safe use Before driving ................... 28
For safe driving ................ 29
Seat belts ......................... 31
SRS airbags ..................... 35
Front passenger occupant classification system ...... 45
Exhaust gas precautions.. 50
1-2. Child safety Riding with children .......... 51
Child restraint systems..... 52
1-3. Emergency assistance Safety Connect ................ 67
1-4. Hybrid system Hybrid system features .... 72
Hybrid system precautions ....................................... 77
1-5. Theft deterrent system Immobilizer system .......... 82
Alarm................................ 85
2-1. Instrument cluster Warning lights and indicators....................................... 88
Gauges and meters (with 4.2- inch display) ................... 94Gauges and meters (with 7-
inch display) ................... 98
Multi-information display 103
Energy monitor/ consumption
screen.......................... 113
3-1. Key information Keys .............................. 122
3-2. Opening, closing and lock- ing the doors
Side doors ..................... 128
Back door ...................... 134
Smart key system .......... 148
3-3. Adjusting the seats Front seats .................... 154
Rear seats ..................... 155
Driving position memory 157
Head restraints .............. 160
3-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel............... 162
Inside rear view mirror ... 163
Digital Rear-view Mirror . 165
Outside rear view mirrors .................................... 174
3-5. Opening, closing the win- dows and moon roof
Power windows ............. 176
Moon roof ...................... 179
Panoramic moon roof .... 182
1For safety and security
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Vehicle status
information and
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8-1. Essential informationEmergency flashers ...... 628
If your vehicle has to be stopped in an emergency.................................... 629
If the vehicle is trapped in ris- ing water...................... 630
8-2. Steps to take in an emer- gency
If your vehicle needs to be
towed........................... 631
If you think something is wrong .......................... 635
If a warning light turns on or a warning buzzer sounds 636
If a warning message is dis- played.......................... 647
If you have a flat tire...... 651
If the hybrid system will not start ............................. 660
If you lose your keys ..... 661
If the fuel filler door cannot be opened ........................ 662
If the electronic key does not operate properly (vehicles
with smart key system) 663
If the 12-volt battery is dis- charged ....................... 665
If your vehicle overheats 670
If the vehicle becomes stuck .................................... 6749-1. Specifications
Maintenance data (fuel, oil level, etc.) .................... 676
Fuel information............. 685
Tire information ............. 687
9-2. Customization Customizable features... 697
9-3. Initialization Items to initialize ............ 708
10-1.For owners Reporting safet y defects for
U.S. owners ................. 710
Seat belt instructions for Canadian owners (in
French) ........................ 711
SRS airbag instructions for Canadian owners (in
French) ........................ 712
What to do if... (Troubleshoot- ing) ............................. 722
Alphabetical Index ........ 725
8When trouble arises9Vehicle specifications
10For owners
Index

16Pictorial index
Pictorial index
■Exterior
The shape of the headlights may differ depending on the grade, etc.
Side doors ......... ................................. ................................ P.128
Locking/unlocking .............................................. .................. P.128
Opening/closing the side windows ............................... ........ P.176
Locking/unlocking by using the mechanical key .......... P.129, 663
Warning messages ............................................... ............... P.647
Back door ...................................................... ..................... P.134
Locking/unlocking .............................................. .................. P.135
Opening from inside the cabin
*............................................ P.138
Opening from outside................................................... P.136, 138
Warning messages ............................................... ............... P.647
Outside rear view mirrors ................................................. P.174
Adjusting the mirror angle ..................................... ............... P.174
Folding the mirrors ............................................ ................... P.174
Defogging the mirrors
*......................................................... P.522
Windshield wipers.............................................. ................ P.235
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Precautions against winter season ...................................... P.377
To prevent freezing (windshield wiper de-icer)
*.................... P.525
Precautions against car wash
(Rain-sensing windshield wipers)
*....................................... P.563
Replacing the wiper insert .................................... ............... P.610
Fuel filler door ............................................... ..................... P.240
Refueling method ............................................... .................. P.240
Fuel type/fuel tan k capacity ................................... .............. P.677
Tires.......................................................... ........................... P.586
Tire size/inflation pressure ................................... ................ P.681
Winter tires/tire chain ........................................ ................... P.377
Checking/rotation/tire pressure warning system
*................. P.586
Coping with flat tires......................................... .................... P.651
Hood ........................................................... ......................... P.575
Opening ............................................................................... P.575
Engine oil ..................................................... ........................ P.678
Coping with overheat ........................................... ................ P.670
Warning messages ............................................... ............... P.647
Headlights..................................................... ...................... P.229
Turn signal lights ............................................. .................. P.223
Parking lights ................................................. .................... P.229
Daytime running lights .. .................................................... P.229
Side marker lights ............................................. ................. P.229
Fog lights
*............................................................... ............ P.235
Stop lights/tail lights/turn s ignal lights .................... P.223, 229
Tail lights.................................................... ......................... P.229
Back-up lights
Light bulbs of the exterior lights for driving
(Replacing method: P.618, Watts: P.684)
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■Instrument panel
Power switch ................................................... ........... P.210, 212
Starting the hybrid system/changing the modes .. P.210, 212, 216
Emergency stop of the hybrid system ............................ ...... P.629
When the hybrid system will not start .......................... ........ P.660
Warning messages ............................................... ............... P.647
Shift lever.................................................... ........................ P.219
Changing the shift position.................................... ............... P.220
Precautions against towing ..................................... ............. P.631
When the shift lever does not move............................. ........ P.221
Meters ............................................................................. P.94, 98
Reading the meters/adjusting the instrument panel light ............................................................... ............ P.94, 96, 98, 102
Warning lights/indicator lights ................................ ................ P.88
When the warning lights come on ................................ ........ P.636
Multi-information display . ................................................. P.103
Display ........................................................ ......................... P.103A
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Energy monitor..................................................................... P.113
When the warning messages are displayed ........................ P. 6 4 7
Turn signal lever.............................................. ................... P.223
Headlight switch ............................................... ................. P.229
Headlights/parking lights/tail lights/
license plate lights/daytime running lights .................... ........ P.229
Fog lights
*1............................................................... ............ P.235
Windshield wiper and washer switch............................... P.235
Rear window wiper and washer switch ........................... P.238
Usage.......................................................... ................. P.235, 238
Adding washer fluid .............................................................. P.583
Warning messages ............................................... ............... P.647
Emergency flasher switch ....................................... .......... P.628
Hood lock release lever ........................................ ............. P.575
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever ................P. 1 6 2
Adjustment ..................................................... ...................... P.162
Air conditioning system ............................. ....................... P.520
Usage................................................................................... P.520
Rear window defogger ........................................... .............. P.522
Audio
*1............................................................... ................. P.385
Audio Plus
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Premium Audio*1, 2
Fuel filler door opener swi tch ........................................... P.241
*1: If equipped
*2: Refer to “NAVIGATION AND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM OWNER’S MAN-
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341-1. For safe use
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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
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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 hybrid system will be stopped
and fuel supply to the engine will
be stopped. ( P. 8 0 )
●The brakes and st op lights will be
controlled automatically. ( P.369)
●The interior lights will turn on auto-
matically. ( P.531)
●The emergency flashers will turn
on automatically. ( P.628)
●For Safety Connect subscribers, if any of the following 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 7 )
• 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).
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SRS warning light
Driver’s and front passenger’s seat belt reminder light
“AIR BAG OFF” indicator light
“AIR BAG ON” indicator light
Front passenger occupant classification system
Your vehicle is equipped with a front passenger occupant
classification system. This system detects the conditions of
the front passenger seat and activates or deactivates the front
passenger airbag and seat cushion airbag in the front passen-
ger side.
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■Front passenger occupant
classification system precau-
tions
Observe the following precautions
regarding the front passenger
occupant classification system.
Failure to do so may cause death
or serious injury.
●Wear the seat belt properly.
●Make sure the front passenger’s
seat belt plate has not been left
inserted into the buckle before
someone sits in the front pas-
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WA R N I N G
●Make sure the “AIR BAG OFF”
indicator light is not illuminated
when using the seat belt
extender for the front passenger
seat. If the “AIR BAG OFF” indi-
cator light is illuminated, discon-
nect the extender tongue from
the seat belt buckle, and recon-
nect the seat belt. Reconnect
the seat belt extender after
making sure the “AIR BAG ON”
indicator light is illuminated. If
you use the seat belt extender
while the “AIR BAG OFF” indi-
cator light is illuminated, the
SRS airbags for the front pas-
senger will not activate, which
could cause death or serious
injury in the ev ent of a collision.
●D o n o t a p p l y a h e a v y l o a d t o t h e
front passenger seat or equip-
ment (e.g. seatback pocket).
●Do not put weight on the front
passenger seat by putting your
hands or feet on the front pas-
senger seat seatback from the
rear passenger seat.
●Do not let a rea r passenger lift
the front passenger seat with
their feet or press on the seat-
back with their legs.
●Do not put objec ts under the
front passenger seat.
●Do not recline t he front passen-
ger seatback so far that it
touches a rear seat. This may
cause the “AIR BAG OFF” indi-
cator light to be illuminated,
which indicates that the SRS
airbags for the front passenger
will not activate in the event of a
severe accident. If the seatback
touches the rear seat, return the
seatback to a pos ition where it
does not touch the rear seat.
Keep the front passenger seat-
back as upright as possible
when the vehicle is moving.
Reclining the seatback exces-
sively may lessen the effective-
ness of the seat belt system.
●If an adult sits i n the front pas-
senger seat, the “AIR BAG ON”
indicator light i s illuminated. If
the “AIR BAG OFF” indicator is
illuminated, ask the passenger
to sit up straight, well back in
the seat, feet on the floor, and
with the seat belt worn correctly.
If the “AIR BAG OFF” indicator
still remains illumi nated, either
ask the passenger to move to
the rear seat, or if that is not
possible, move the front pas-
senger seat fully rearward.
●When it is unavoidable to install
a forward-facing c hild restraint
system on the front passenger
seat, install the child restraint
system on the front passenger
seat in the proper order.
(  P. 5 5 )
●Do not modify or remove the
front seats.
●Do not kick the front passenger
seat or subject it to severe
impact. Otherwise, the SRS
warning light m ay come on to
indicate a malfu nction of the
front passenger occupant clas-
sification system. In this case,
contact your Toyota dealer
immediately.