window TOYOTA RAV4 HYBRID 2023 Owners Manual

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Pictorial indexSearch by illustration
For safety
and securityMake sure to read through them
(Main topics: Child seat, theft deterrent system)
Vehicle status
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, power windows)
Driving
Operations and advice which are necessary for
driving
(Main topics: Starting hybrid system, refueling)
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: 12-volt 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, SRS airbag and headlight aim instructions for
Canadian owners
IndexSearch by symptom
Search alphabetically

2TABLE OF CONTENTS
For your information...................6
Reading this manual ................ 11
How to search .......................... 12
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. Hybrid system Hybrid system features .... 70
Hybrid system precautions ....................................... 75
1-5. Theft deterrent system Immobilizer system .......... 80
Alarm................................ 81
2-1. Instrument cluster Warning lights and indicators....................................... 86
Gauges and meters (with 7- inch multi-information dis-
play) ............................... 93Gauges and meters (with
12.3-inch multi-information
display) ........................... 99
Multi-information display (with 7-inch multi-informa-
tion display) ................. 105
Multi-information display (with 12.3-inch multi-infor-
mation display) ............ 115
Energy monitor/consumption screen.......................... 125
3-1. Key information Keys .............................. 130
3-2. Opening, closing and lock- ing the doors
Side doors ..................... 135
Back door ...................... 141
Smart key system .......... 155
3-3. Adjusting the seats Front seats .................... 160
Rear seats ..................... 161
Driving position memory 163
Head restraints .............. 166
3-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel............... 169
Inside rear view mirror ... 170
Digital Rear-view Mirror . 172
Outside rear view mirrors .................................... 181
3-5. Opening, closing the win- dows and moon roof
Power windows ............. 183
Moon roof ...................... 186
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Vehicle status
information and
indicators
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Panoramic moon roof....189
4-1. Before driving Driving the vehicle......... 195
Cargo and luggage ....... 202
Vehicle load limits ......... 205
Trailer towing ................ 206
Dinghy towing ............... 216
4-2. Driving procedures Power (ignition) switch (vehi-cles without smart key sys-
tem) ............................. 217
Power (ignition) switch (vehi- cles with smart key system).................................... 219
EV drive mode .............. 224
Hybrid transmission ...... 226
Turn signal lever ........... 230
Parking brake ................ 231
Brake Hold .................... 235
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ............ 237
AHB (Automatic High Beam) .................................... 240
Fog light switch ............. 244
Windshield wipers and washer......................... 244
Rear window wiper and washer......................... 247
4-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap.................................... 2494-5. Using the driving support
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Toyota Safety Sense 2.5 252
PCS (Pre-Collision System) .................................... 257
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist) .................................... 268
RSA (Road Sign Assist) 279
Dynamic radar cruise control with full-speed range ... 282
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) .................................... 293
Intuitive parking assist ... 298
RCTA (Rear Cross Traffic Alert) function .............. 307
PKSB (Parking Support Brake) .......................... 312
Parking Support Brake func- tion (static objects) ...... 318
Parking Support Brake func- tion (rear-crossing vehicles)
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Driving mode s elect switch
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Trail Mode (AWD vehicles) .................................... 324
Driving assist systems ... 326
4-6. Driving tips Hybrid Electric Vehicle driv-ing tips ......................... 332
Winter driving tips .......... 334
Utility vehicle precautions .... ...

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4Driving

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WARNING
■General precautions while
driving
Driving under the influence: Never
drive your vehicle when under the
influence of alcohol or drugs that
have impaired your ability to oper-
ate your vehicle. Alcohol and cer-
tain drugs delay reaction time,
impair judgment and reduce coor-
dination, which could lead to an
accident that could result in death
or serious injury.
Defensive drivin g: Always drive
defensively. Anticipate mistakes
that other drivers or pedestrians
might make and be ready to avoid
accidents.
Driver distraction: Always give
your full attention to driving. Any-
thing that distracts the driver,
such as adjusting controls, talking
on a cellular phone or reading can
result in a collision with resulting
death or serious injury to you,
your occupant s or others.
■General precaution regarding
children’s safety
Never leave children unattended
in the vehicle, and never allow
children to have or use the key.
Children may be able to start the
vehicle or shift the vehicle into
neutral. There is also a danger
that children ma y injure them-
selves by playing with the side
windows, the moon roof or the
panoramic moon roof, or other
features of the vehicle. In addi-
tion, heat build-up or extremely
cold temperatures inside the vehi-
cle can be fatal to children.

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■Exterior
The shape of the headlights may differ depending on the grade, etc.
Side doors ......... ................................. ................................P.135
Locking/unlocking ................................................................P.135
Opening/closing the side windows ............................... ........P.183
Locking/unlocking by using the mechanical key ..........P.136, 483
Warning messages ..............................................................P.466
Back door ...................................................... .....................P.141
Locking/unlocking ................................................................P.143
Opening from inside the cabin
*............................................P.145
Opening from outside........................................... ........P.144, 145
Warning messages ..............................................................P.466
Outside rear view mirrors .................................................P.181
Adjusting the mirror angle ..................................... ...............P.181
Folding the mirrors ...............................................................P.182
Defogging the mirrors
*.........................................................P.344
Windshield wipers .............................................. ...............P.244
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Energy monitor.....................................................................P.125
When the warning messages are displayed ........................ P.466
Turn signal lever ................................................................P.230
Headlight switch ................................................................P.237
Headlights/parking lights/tail lights/
license plate lights/day time running lights/LED accessory light s
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Fog lights
*1............................................................... ............P.244
Windshield wiper and washer switch ..............................P.244
Rear window wiper and washer switch ...........................P.247
Usage.......................................................... .................P.244, 247
Adding washer fluid ..............................................................P.406
Warning messages ..............................................................P.466
Emergency flasher switch ....................................... ..........P.448
Hood lock release lever ........................................ .............P.398
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever ................P.169
Adjustment ..................................................... ......................P.169
Air conditioning system ............................. .......................P.342
Usage.......................................................... .........................P.342
Rear window defogger ........................................... ..............P.344
Audio system
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Fuel filler door opener swi tch ...........................................P.250
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■Switches
Driving position memory switches*1................................P.163
Window lock switch ............................................. ..............P.185
Power window switches ....... .............................................P.183
Door lock switches ............................................................P.139
Outside rear view mirror swi tches ...................................P.181
“ODO TRIP” switch (vehicles with 7-inch multi-information dis-
play).......................................................................................P.97
“ODO TRIP” switch (vehicles with 12.3-inch multi-information
display) ....................................................... ........................P.104
Instrument panel light cont rol dial ................................ 97, 104
Automatic High Beam switch ..................................... ......P.240
Windshield wiper de-icer switch
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Camera switch
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Heated steering wheel switch*1........................................P.350
Power back door switch
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401-1. For safe use
WARNING
●Do not sit on the edge of the
seat or lean against the dash-
board.
●Do not allow a child to stand in
front of the SRS front passenger
airbag unit or sit on the knees of
a front passenger.
●Do not allow the front seat occu-
pants to hold items on their
knees.
●Do not lean against the door,
the roof side rail or the front,
side and rear pillars.
●Do not allow anyone to kneel on
the passenger seat toward the
door or put their head or hands
outside the vehicle.
●Do not attach anything to or
lean anything against areas
such as the dashboard, steering
wheel pad and lower portion of
the instrument panel.
These items can become pro-
jectiles when the SRS driver,
front passenger and knee air-
bags deploy.
●Do not attach anything to areas
such as a door, windshield, side
window, front or rear pillar, roof
side rail and assist grip.

481-1. For safe use
Exhaust gas precau-
tions
Harmful substance to the
human body is included in
exhaust gases if inhaled.
WARNING
Exhaust gases contain harmful
carbon monoxide (CO), which is
colorless and odorless. Observe
the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause
exhaust gases to enter the vehicle
and may lead to an accident
caused by light-headedness, or
may lead to death or a serious
health hazard.
■Important points while driving
●Keep the back door closed.
●If you smell exhaust gases in
the vehicle even when the back
door is closed, open the side
windows and have the vehicle
inspected at your Toyota dealer
as soon as possible.
■When parking
●If the vehicle is in a poorly venti-
lated area or a closed area,
such as a garage, stop the
hybrid system.
●Do not leave the vehicle with
the hybrid system operating for
a long time.
If such a situation cannot be
avoided, park the vehicle in an
open space and ensure that
exhaust fumes do not enter the
vehicle interior.
●Do not leave the hybrid system
operating in an area with snow
build-up, or where it is snowing.
If snowbanks build up around
the vehicle while the hybrid sys-
tem is operating, exhaust gases
may collect and enter the vehi-
cle.
■Exhaust pipe
The exhaust system needs to be
checked periodically. If there is a
hole or crack caused by corro-
sion, damage to a joint or abnor-
mal exhaust noise, be sure to
have the vehicle inspected and
repaired by your Toyota dealer.

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For safety and security
1-2.Child safety
Riding with children
Observe the following pre-
cautions when children are
in the vehicle.
Use a child restraint system
appropriate for the child,
until the child becomes
large enough to properly
wear the vehicle’s seat belt.
It is recommended that chil-
dren sit in the rear seats to
avoid accidental contact
with the shift lever, wiper
switch, etc.
 Use the rear door child-pro-
tector lock or the window
lock switch to avoid children
opening the door while driv-
ing or operating the power
window accidentally.
( P.140, 185)
 Do not let small children
operate equipment which
may catch or pinch body
parts, such as the power
window, hood, back door,
seats, etc.
WARNING
■When children are in the vehi-
cle
Never leave children unattended
in the vehicle, and never allow
children to have or use the key.
Children may be able to start the
vehicle or shift the vehicle into
neutral. There is also a danger
that children ma y injure them-
selves by playing with the side
windows, the moon roof (if
equipped), the panoramic moon
roof (if equipped) or other features
of the vehicle. In addition, heat
build-up or extremely cold tem-
peratures inside the vehicle can
be fatal to children.