2012 TOYOTA RAV4 EV Owners Manual

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1-5. Opening, closing and locking the doors
1
Before driving
Unlocking and locking the doors and back door (front and back
door handles only)
Grip the driver’s door handle to
unlock the door. Grip the passen-
ger’s door handle to unlock all
the doors.*
Make sure to touch the sensor on
the back of the handle.
The doors cannot be unlocked for
3 seconds after the doors are
locked.
*: The door unlock settings can bechanged. ( P. 103)
Press the lock button to lock the
doors.

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Antenna location and effective range
■ Antenna location
Antennas outside the cabin
Antennas inside the cabin
Antenna outside the luggage
compartment

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1-5. Opening, closing and locking the doors
1
Before driving
■
Effective range (areas within which the electronic key is
detected)
When locking or unlocking
the doors
The system can be operated
when the electronic key is
within about 2.3 ft. (0.7 m) of
either of the outside front
door handles and back door
handle.
When starting the EV sys-
tem or changing
“POWER” switch modes
The system can be operated
when the electronic key is
inside the vehicle.

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■Operation signals
A buzzer sounds and the emergency flashers flash to indicate that the doors
have been locked/unlocked. (Locked: Once; Unlocked: Twice)
■ Alarms and warning indicators
A combination of exterior and interior alarms are used to prevent theft of the
vehicle and unforeseeable accidents resulting from erroneous operation.
Take appropriate measures according to the warning message shown on the
multi-information display. ( P. 427)
The following table describes circumstances and correction procedures
when only alarms are sounded.
AlarmSituationCorrection procedure
Interior alarm
pings once and
exterior alarm
sounds once for
10 seconds
*1
An attempt was made to
lock the doors using the
entry function while the
electronic key was still
inside the passenger com-
partment. Retrieve the elec-
tronic key from the
passenger compart-
ment and lock the
doors again.
An attempt was made to
exit the vehicle and lock
the doors without first turn-
ing the “POWER” switch
off. Turn the “POWER”
switch off and lock the
doors again.
Exterior alarm
sounds once for
10 seconds An attempt was made to
lock the vehicle while a
door is open. Close all of the doors
and lock the doors
again.

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Before driving
AlarmSituationCorrection procedure
Interior alarm
pings continu-
ously
*1
The “POWER” switch was
turned to ACCESSORY
mode while the driver’s
door was open (or the
driver’s door was opened
while the “POWER” switch
was in ACCESSORY
mode). Turn the “POWER”
switch off and close
the driver’s door.
Interior alarm
sounds continu-
ously
*1
When the “POWER”
switch was in ON or
ACCESSORY mode, an
attempt was made to open
the door and exit the vehi-
cle when the shift position
was not in P. Push the P position
switch and turn the
“POWER” switch off.
Interior and exte-
rior alarms sound
continuously
*1
When the “POWER”
switch was in ON or
ACCESSORY mode, the
driver's door was closed
after the key was carried
outside the vehicle when
the shift position was not in
P. Push the P position
switch, turn the
“POWER” switch off
and close the driver’s
door again.

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*1: A message will be shown on the multi-information display in the instru-ment cluster.
*2: If the EV system does not start when the electronic key is inside thevehicle, the electronic key battery may be depleted or there may be dif-
ficulties receiving the signal from the key. ( P. 468)
■ Security feature
If a door is not opened within approximately 60 seconds after the vehicle is
unlocked, the security feature automatically locks the vehicle again.
AlarmSituationCorrection procedure
Interior alarm
pings once
*1
The electronic key has a
low battery. Replace the electronic
key battery.
An attempt was made to
start the EV system with-
out the electronic key
being present, or the elec-
tronic key was not func-
tioning normally. Start the EV system
with the electronic key
present.
*2
Interior alarm
pings once and
exterior alarm
sounds 3 times
*1
The driver's door was
closed after the key was
carried outside the vehicle
when the “POWER” switch
was not turned off.
Turn the “POWER”
switch OFF and close
the driver’s door
again.
An occupant carried the
electronic key outside the
vehicle and closed the
door while the “POWER”
switch was not off. Bring the electronic
key back into the vehi-
cle.

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Before driving
■
Switching the door unlock function
It is possible to set which doors the entry function unlocks.
Turn the “POWER” switch off.
When the indicator on the key surface is turned off, push and hold or for approximately 5 seconds while pushing the but-
ton on the key.
The setting changes each time an operation is performed, as shown below.
(When changing the setting continuously, release the buttons, wait for at
least 5 seconds, and repeat .)
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 2
Multi-information displayUnlocking doorsBeep
Hold the driver’s door
handle to unlock only the
driver’s door. Exterior: Beeps three
times
Interior: Pings once
Hold the passenger’s door
handle or back door
opener to unlock all the
doors.
Hold a front door handle or
back door opener to unlock
all the doors. Exterior: Beeps twice
Interior: Pings once

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■Battery-saving function
In the following circumstances, the entry function is disabled in order to pre-
vent the 12-volt battery from discharging and the electronic key battery from
depleting.
●When the entry function has not been used for 2 weeks or more.
● When the electronic key has been left within approximately 3 ft. (1 m) of
the vehicle for 10 minutes or more.
The system will resume operation when
● The vehicle is locked using the door handle lock switch when carrying the
electronic key on your person.
● The vehicle is locked/unlocked using the wireless remote control.
( P. 108)
● The vehicle is locked/unlocked using the mechanical key. ( P. 468)
■ Conditions affecting operation
The smart key system uses weak radio waves. In the following situations,
the communication between the electronic key and the vehicle may be
affected, preventing the smart key system and wireless remote control from
operating properly. (Ways of coping: P. 468)
● When the electronic key battery is depleted
● Near a TV tower, electric power plant, gas station, radio station, large dis-
play, airport or other facility that generates strong radio waves or electri-
cal noise
● When carrying a portable radio, ce llular phone, cordless phone or other
wireless communication devices
● When the electronic key is in contact with, or is covered by a metallic
object
● When multiple electronic keys are in the vicinity
● When carrying or using the electronic key together with one or move of
the following devices that emit radio waves
• Another vehicle’s electronic key
• A wireless key that emits radio waves
• Personal computer
● If window tint with a metallic content or metallic objects is attached to the
rear window