TOYOTA RAV4 PLUG-IN HYBRID 2021 Owners Manual

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5-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Driving
■The windshield wipers and washer can be operated when
The power switch is in ON.
■Effects of vehicle speed on wiper
operation
With low speed windshield wiper opera -
tion selected, wiper operation will be
switched from low sp eed to intermittent wiper operation when the vehicle is sta -
tionary. (However, when the sensor sen -
sitivity is adjusted to the highest level, the mode will not switch.)
■Raindrop sensor
●The raindrop sensor judges the
amount of raindrops.* An optical sen - sor is adopted. It may not operate
properly when sunlight from the rising
or setting of the sun intermittently strikes the windshield, or if bugs, etc.
are present on the windshield.
●If the wiper switch is turned to the
“AUTO” position while the power
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 sen -
sor is 85°C (185°F) or higher, or -15°C
(5°F) or lower, the automatic opera - tion may not occur. In this case, oper -
ate the wipers in any mode other than
“AUTO”.*: It may be located on the opposite side
depending on the target region.
■If no windshield washer fluid
sprays
Check that the washer nozzles are not
blocked if there is washer fluid in the
windshield washer fluid reservoir.
■Washer nozzle heaters (if equipped)
The washer nozzle heaters operate to
prevent frozen nozzle when the outside temperature is 5°C (41°F) or less and
the power switch is in ON.
WARNING
■Caution regarding the use of
windshield wipers in “AUTO” mode
The windshield wipers may operate
unexpectedly if the sensor is touched or the windshield is subject to vibra -
tion in “AUTO” mode. Take care that
your fingers or anything else does not become caught in the windshield wip -
ers.
■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, result -
ing in death or serious injury.
■When the washer nozzle heaters
are operating (if equipped)
Do not touch the area around the washer nozzle, as they can become
very hot and burn you.
NOTICE
■When the washer fluid tank is empty
Do not operate the switch continually
as the washer fluid pump may over - heat.

3405-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Operating the switch oper-
ates the rear wiper as follows:
1 Off
2 Intermittent operation
3 Normal operation
NOTICE
■When a nozzle becomes blocked
In this case, contact any authorized
Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized repairer, or any reliable repairer.
Do not try to clear it with a pin or other
object. The nozzle will be damaged.
■To prevent 12-volt battery dis -
charge
Do not leave the wipers on longer than necessary when the hybrid sys -
tem is off.
Rear window wiper and
washer
The rear window wiper and
washer can be used by operat -
ing the lever.
NOTICE
■When the rear window is dry
Do not use the wiper, as it may dam -
age the rear window.
Operating the wiper lever

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5-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Driving
4 Washer/wiper dual oper-
ation
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 power switch is in ON.
■If no washer fluid sprays
Check that the wash er nozzle is not
blocked if there is washer fluid in the
washer fluid reservoir.
■Back door opening linked rear win - dow wiper stop function
When the rear window wiper is operat -
ing, if the back door is opened while the vehicle is stopped, o peration of the rear
window wiper will be stopped to prevent
anyone near the vehicle from being sprayed by water f rom the wiper. When
the back door is closed, wiper operation
will resume.*
*: The setting must be customized at
any authorized Toy ota retailer or
Toyota authorized repairer, or any reli -
able repairer.
■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 function can be changed.
(Customizable features: →P.637)
NOTICE
■When the washer fluid tank is empty
Do not operate the switch continually
as the washer fluid pump may over -
heat.
■When a nozzle becomes blocked
In this case, contact any authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized
repairer, or any reliable repairer.
Do not try to clear it with a pin or other object. The nozzle will be damaged.
■To prevent 12-volt battery dis - charge
Do not leave the wiper on longer than
necessary when the hybrid system is off.

3425-4. Refueling
5-4.Refueling
Close all the doors and windows,
and turn the power switch to
OFF.
 Confirm the type of fuel.
■Fuel types
→ P.627
■Fuel tank opening for unleaded
gasoline
To help prevent inco rrect fueling, your vehicle has a fuel tank opening that only
accommodates the special nozzle on
unleaded fuel pumps.
Opening the fuel tank
cap
Perform the foll owing steps to
open the fuel tank cap:
Before refueling the vehicle
WARNING
■When refueling the vehicle
Observe the following precautions
while refueling the vehicle. Failure to
do so may result in death or serious injury.
●After exiting the vehicle and before
opening the fuel door, touch an unpainted metal surface to dis -
charge any static e lectricity. It is
important to discha rge static elec- tricity before re fueling because
sparks resulting fr om static electric-
ity can cause fuel vapors to ignite while refueling.
●Always hold the gr ips on the fuel tank cap and turn it slowly to
remove it.
A whooshing sound may be heard when the fuel tank cap is loosened.
Wait until the sound cannot be
heard before fully removing the cap. In hot weather, pressurized
fuel may spray out of the filler neck
and cause injury.
●Do not allow anyone that has not
discharged static electricity from their body to come close to an open
fuel tank.
●Do not inhale vaporized fuel.
Fuel contains substances that are
harmful if inhaled.
●Do not smoke while refueling the
vehicle. Doing so may cause the fuel to
ignite and cause a fire.
●Do not return to the vehicle or touch
any person or objec t that is stati-
cally charged. T his may cause static electricity t o build up, result-
ing in a possible ignition hazard.
■When refueling
Observe the following precautions to
prevent fuel overflowing from the fuel tank:
●Securely insert the fuel nozzle into
the fuel filler neck.
●Stop filling the tank after the fuel
nozzle automatically clicks off.
●Do not top off the fuel tank.
NOTICE
■Refueling
Do not spill fuel during refueling. Doing so may damage the vehicle,
such as causing the emission control
system to operate abnormally or dam - aging fuel system components or the
vehicle’s pain ted surface.

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5-4. Refueling
Driving
1 Press the opener to open the
fuel filler door.
2 Turn the fuel tank cap slowly to
open it and put it into the holder
on the fuel f iller door.
■If the fuel filler door cannot be
opened
→ P.603
After refueling, turn the fuel tank
cap until you hear a click. Once the
cap is released, it will turn slightly in
the opposite direction.
NOTICE
■Notice about fuel
→ P.98
Opening the fuel tank cap
Closing the fuel tank cap
WARNING
■When replacing the fuel tank cap
Do not use anything but a genuine
Toyota fuel tank cap designed for your vehicle. Doing so may cause a
fire or other incident which may result
in death or serious injury.

3445-5. Using the driving support systems
5-5.Using the driving support systems
*: If equipped
■PCS (Pre-Collision System)
→ P.355
■LTA (Lane Tracing Assist)
→ P.362
■AHB (Automatic High Beam)
→ P.334
■RSA (Road Sign Assist) (if
equipped)
→ P.372
■Dynamic radar cruise control
with full-speed range
→ P.376
Two types of sensors, located
behind the front grille and wind -
shield, detect information neces -
sary to operate the drive assist
systems.
Radar sensor
Front camera
Toyota Safety Sense*
The Toyota Safety Sense con -
sists of the f ollowing drive
assist systems and contrib -
utes to a safe and comfortable
driving experience:
Driving assist system
WARNING
■Toyota Safety Sense
The Toyota Safety Sense is designed
to operate under the assumption that the driver will drive safely, and is
designed to help reduce the impact to
the occupants and the vehicle in the case of a collision or assist the driver
in normal driving conditions.
As there is a limit to the degree of rec -
ognition accuracy and control perfor - mance that this system can provide,
do not overly rely on this system. The
driver is always responsible for pay - ing attention to the vehicle’s sur -
roundings and driving safely.
Sensors
A
B

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WARNING
■T o av oi d ma lf u nct i on of the radar
sensor
Observe the following precautions. Otherwise, the radar sensor may not
operate properly, possibly leading to
an accident resulti ng in death or seri- ous injury.
●Keep the radar sensor and the
radar sensor cover clean at all times.
Radar sensor
Radar sensor cover
If the front of the radar sensor or the
front or back of t he radar sensor
cover is dirty or co vered with water
droplets, snow, etc., clean it.
Clean the radar sensor and radar
sensor cover with a soft cloth to avoid
damaging them.
●Do not attach acce ssories, stickers
(including transparent stickers) or
other items to the radar sensor, radar sensor cover or surrounding
area.
●Do not subject the radar sensor or
its surrounding area to a strong
impact. If the radar sensor, front grille, or
front bumper has been subjected to
a strong impact, have the vehicle
inspected by any authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized
repairer, or any reliable repairer.
A
B
●Do not disassemble the radar sen - sor.
●Do not modify or paint the radar sensor or radar sensor cover.
●In the following cases, the radar sensor must be recalibrated. Con -
tact any authorized Toyota retailer
or Toyota authorized repairer, or any reliable repairer for details.
• When the radar sensor or front grille are removed and installed, or
replaced
• When the front bumper is replaced
■To avoid malfunction of the front camera
Observe the following precautions.
Otherwise, the front camera may not operate properly, possibly leading to
an accident resulting in death or seri -
ous injury.
●Keep the windshield clean at all
times.
• If the windshield is dirty or covered
with an oily film, water droplets, snow, etc., clean the windshield.
• If a glass coating agent is applied to the windshield, it will still be neces-
sary to use the windshield wipers to
remove water dropl ets, etc. from the area of the windshield in front of
the front camera.
• If the inner side of the windshield
where the front camera is installed
is dirty, contac t any authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized
repairer, or any reliable repairer.

3465-5. Using the driving support systems
WARNING
●Do not attach objects, such as
stickers, transparent stickers, etc.,
to the outer side of the windshield in front of the fron t camera (shaded
area in the illustration).
From the top of the windshield to
approximately 1 cm (0.4 in.) below
the bottom of the front camera
Approximately 20 cm (7.9 in.)
(Approximately 10 cm [4.0 in.] to
the right and left from the center of
the front camera)
●If the part of the wi ndshield in front of the front camera is fogged up or
covered with condens ation, or ice,
use the windshield defogger to remove the fog, condensation, or
ice. ( →P.453)
●If water droplets cannot be properly
removed from the area of the wind-
shield in front of the front camera by the windshield wipers, replace the
wiper insert or wiper blade.
●Do not attach window tint to the
windshield.
●Replace the windshield if it is dam -
aged or cracked.
After replacing the windshield, the
front camera must be recalibrated. Contact any authorized Toyota
retailer or Toyota authorized
repairer, or any reliable repairer for details.
A
B
●Do not allow liquids to contact the front camera.
●Do not allow brigh t lights to shine into the front camera.
●Do not dirty or damage the front camera.
When cleaning the inside of the
windshield, do not allow glass cleaner to contact the lens of the
front camera. Also, do not touch the
lens. If the lens is dirt y or damaged, con-
tact any authorized Toyota retailer
or Toyota authorized repairer, or any reliable repairer.
●Do not subject the front camera to a strong impact.
●Do not change the installation posi - tion or direction of the front camera
or remove it.
●Do not disassemb le the front cam-
era.
●Do not modify any components of
the vehicle around the front camera
(inside rear view mirror, etc.) or ceil - ing.
●Do not attach any accessories to the hood, front grille or front bumper
that may obstruct the front camera.
Contact any authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized
repairer, or any reliable repairer for
details.
●If a surfboard or other long object is
to be mounted on the roof, make sure that it will not obstruct the front
camera.
●Do not modify the headlights or other lights.

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■Certification

3485-5. Using the driving support systems