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4-1. Before drivingDriving the vehicle ............. 166
Cargo and luggage............ 176
Vehicle load limits ............. 180
Trailer towing..................... 181
Dinghy towing.................... 195
4-2. Driving procedures Engine (ignition) switch (vehicles without
smart key system) ........... 196
Engine (ignition) switch (vehicles with
smart key system) ........... 198
Automatic transmission ..... 203
Turn signal lever................ 210
Parking brake .................... 211
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 212
Automatic High Beam ....... 216
Fog light switch ................. 220
Windshield wipers and washer ..................... 221
Rear window wiper and washer ..................... 225 4-4. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank cap................................... 228
4-5. Using the driving support systems
Toyota Safety Sense P ...... 231
PCS (Pre-Collision System)..... 238
LDA (Lane Departure Alert with steering
control) ............................ 252
Dynamic radar cruise control.............................. 260
Cruise control .................... 272
Intuitive parking assist ....... 277
Rear view monitor system ............................. 286
All-wheel drive lock switch (AWD models) ...... 296
Driving assist systems ....... 297
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor)......... 305
• The Blind Spot Monitor function.......................... 309
• The Rear Cross Traffic Alert function ................. 312
4-6. Driving tips Winter driving tips .............. 315
Utility vehicle precautions ...................... 319
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8-2. Steps to take in an emergency
If your vehicle needs to be towed ..................... 607
If you think something is wrong ......... 613
Fuel pump shut off system............................. 614
If a warning light turns on or a warning buzzer
sounds ............................ 615
If a warning message is displayed (multi-information
display with color display
only) ................................ 626
If you have a flat tire .......... 642
If the engine will not start ..................... 655
If the shift lever cannot be shifted from P ............. 657
If the electronic key does not operate properly
(vehicles with
smart key system) ........... 658
If the vehicle battery is discharged ................... 660
If your vehicle overheats ... 664
If the vehicle becomes stuck................................ 667 9-1. Specifications
Maintenance data (fuel, oil level, etc.) .......... 670
Fuel information ................. 679
Tire information.................. 682
9-2. Customization Customizable features ....... 695
9-3. Initialization Items to initialize ................ 705
Reporting safety defects for U.S. owners ........................ 708
Seat belt instructions for Canadian owners
(in French)................................ 709
SRS airbag instructions for Canadian owners
(in French)................................ 711
What to do if... (Troubleshooting) ..................... 722
Alphabetical index ...................... 726
9Vehicle specifications
10For owners
Index
For vehicles with Entune Premium Audio with Navigation or Entune
Audio Plus, refer to the “NAVIGATION AND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM
OWNER’S MANUAL” for informati on regarding the equipment listed
below.
• Navigation system
• Audio system
• Rear view monitor system• Toyota parking assist monitor
• Panoramic view monitor

15Pictorial index
RAV4_OM_OM42A41U_(U)Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 221
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 315
To prevent freezing (windshield wiper de-icer)
*. . . . . . . . P. 486, 493
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 228
Refueling method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 228
Fuel type/fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 672
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 565
Tire size/inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 677
Winter tires/tire chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 315
Checking/rotation/tire pressure warning system
*. . . . . . . . P. 565
Coping with flat tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 642
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 551
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 551
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 673
Coping with overheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 664
Headlights/daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 212
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 212
Fog lights
* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 220
Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 210
Tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 212
Stop/tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 212
Hill-start assist control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 297
License plate lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 212
Back-up lights
Shifting the shift lever to R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 203
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 212
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Light bulbs of the exter ior lights for driving
(Replacing method: P. 591, Watts: P. 678)
*: If equipped
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RAV4_OM_OM42A41U_(U)Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 604
Intuitive parking assist switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 277
Panoramic view monitor switch
*1, 2
VSC OFF switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 299
Driving mode select switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 205
Seat heater switches
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 499
Windshield wiper de-icer switch
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 486, 493
AUX port/USB port
*2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 354, 360, 394
Power outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 520
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*1: These lights turn on when the engine switch is turned to the “ON” position(vehicles without smart key system) or IGNITION ON mode (vehicles with
smart key system), to indicate that a system check is being performed.
They will turn off after the engine is started, or after a few seconds. There
may be a malfunction in a system if the lights do not come on, or turn off.
Have the vehicle inspected by your Toyota dealer.
*2: The light flashes to indicate a malfunction.
*3: The light comes on to indicate that the intuitive parking assist sensor is dirtyor covered with ice.
*4: This light illuminates on the center panel.
Seat belt reminder light
(→P. 616)*1
(if equipped)
Low washer fluid
warning light ( →P. 618)
Low fuel level warning
light ( →P. 617)*2, 3, 4
(if equipped)
Intuitive parking assist
indicator ( →P. 618)
*1
(if equipped)
High engine coolant
temperature warning
light ( →P. 617)*1
(if equipped)
Master warning light
(→P. 626)
*1
(U.S.A.)
(if equipped)
Maintenance required
reminder light ( →P. 617)
*1, 2
(if equipped)
PCS warning light
(→P. 618)
*1
(if equipped)
Automatic transmission
fluid temperature
warning light ( →P. 617)
(amber)
(if equipped)
LDA warning light
(→P. 619)
*1
(if equipped)
Dynamic Torque Control
AWD system warning
light ( →P. 617)*1
(if equipped)
Tire pressure warning
light (→P. 619)
(yellow)
(if equipped)
Cruise control warning
light (→P. 617)

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Instrument cluster
The indicators inform the driver of the operating state of the vehicle’s
various systems.
Indicators
Turn signal indicator
( →P. 210)*1VSC OFF indicator
(→P. 299)
(U.S.A.)
Headlight indicator
(→P. 212)*1
(if equipped)
“TRAC OFF” indicator
(→P. 299)
(Canada)
Tail light indicator
(→P. 212)*3Security indicator
(→P. 73)
Headlight high beam
indicator ( →P. 214) “SPORT” indicator
(
→P. 205)
(green)
(if equipped)
Automatic High Beam
indicator ( →P. 216) “ECO MODE” indicator
(
→P. 205)
(if equipped)
Fog light indicator
(→P. 220)*1Eco Driving Indicator
Light ( →P. 83)
(green)
(if equipped)
Cruise control indicator
(→P. 272)*1
(if equipped)
All-wheel drive lock
indicator ( →P. 296)
(if equipped)
Dynamic radar cruise
control indicator
(→P. 260)*1
(if equipped)
“AUTO LSD” indicator
(→P. 299)
Cruise control “SET”
indicator ( →P. 272)
*3
(if equipped)
Intuitive parking assist
indicator (→P. 277)
*1, 2Slip indicator
(→P. 298)
(if equipped)
Intuitive parking assist
indicator ( →P. 278)

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The settings of the following items can be changed, refer to P. 695
For functions that can be enabled or disabled, the function switches
between on and off each time is pressed.
●(Lane Departure Alert with steering control)* (→ P. 252)
● (Pre-Collision System)
* (→ P. 238)
● (Blind Spot Monitor)
* (→ P. 305)
● (Intuitive parking assist)
* (→ P. 277)
● (Power back door)
* (→ P. 120)
● Meter Settings
• Language
Select to change the language on the display.
•Units
Select to change the unit of measure for fuel consumption.
• Eco Driving Indicator Light Select to activate/deactivate the Eco Driving Indicator Light
• Pop-up display Select to set the pop-up displays, which may appear in some situa-
tions, on/off.
• Accent color Select to change the accent colors on the screen, such as the cursor
color.
• Default settings Registered or changed meter settings will be deleted or returned to
their default setting.
*: If equipped
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4-1. Before drivingDriving the vehicle ............. 166
Cargo and luggage ........... 176
Vehicle load limits ............. 180
Trailer towing..................... 181
Dinghy towing ................... 195
4-2. Driving procedures Engine (ignition) switch (vehicles without
smart key system) ........... 196
Engine (ignition) switch (vehicles with
smart key system) ........... 198
Automatic transmission ..... 203
Turn signal lever................ 210
Parking brake .................... 211
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 212
Automatic High Beam ....... 216
Fog light switch ................. 220
Windshield wipers and washer ..................... 221
Rear window wiper and washer ..................... 225 4-4. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank cap .................................. 228
4-5. Using the driving support systems
Toyota Safety Sense P ..... 231
PCS (Pre-Collision System) .... 238
LDA (Lane Departure Alert with steering
control) ............................ 252
Dynamic radar cruise control ............................. 260
Cruise control .................... 272
Intuitive parking assist....... 277
Rear view monitor system ............................ 286
All-wheel drive lock switch (AWD models) ..... 296
Driving assist systems ...... 297
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) ........ 305
• The Blind Spot Monitor function ......................... 309
• The Rear Cross Traffic Alert function ................. 312
4-6. Driving tips Winter driving tips ............. 315
Utility vehicle precautions ..................... 319