2020 TOYOTA RAV4 Owners Manual (in English)

QUICK
REFERENCE
GUIDE
2020

RAV4 2020
This Quick Reference Guide is a summary of basic vehicle
operations. It contains brief descriptions of fundamental
operations so you can locate and use the vehicle’s main
equipment quickly and easily.
The Quick Reference Guide is not intended as a substitute for
the Owner’s Manual located in your vehicle’s glove box. We
strongly encourage you to review the Owner’s Manual and
supplementary manuals so you will have a better understanding
of your vehicle’s capabilities and limitations.
Your dealership and the entire staff of Toyota Motor North
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new RAV4.
A word about safe vehicle operations
This Quick Reference Guide is not a full description of RAV4 operations. Every
RAV4 owner should review the Owner’s Manual that accompanies this vehicle.
Pay special attention to the boxed
information highlighted in color throughout
the Owner’s Manual. Each box contains safe operating instructions to help you
avoid injury or equipment malfunction.
All information in this Quick Reference Guide is current at the time of printing.
Toyota reserves the right to make changes at any time without notice.

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OVERVIEW FEATURES & OPERATIONS TOYOTA SAFETY SENSE SAFETY & EMERGENCY FEATURES
INDEX
Engine maintenance 11
Fuel tank door release & cap 10
Hood release 10
Indicator symbols 6-7
Instrument cluster 5
Instrument panel 2-4
Instrument panel light control 11
Keyless entry
1 8-9
Smart Key system1 9
1 Visit your Toyota dealer for information on customizing this feature.2 Programmable by customer. Refer to the Owner’s Manual for instructions and more information.3 HomeLink® is a registered trademark of Gentex Corporation.
OVERVIEW
FEATURES & OPERATIONSFEATURES & OPERATIONS (continued)
SAFETY & EMERGENCY FEATURES TOYOTA SAFETY SENSE™ (TSS 2.0)
Air conditioning/heating 19
Audio 23
Auto lock/unlock
1 12
Automatic transmission 12
Bird’s Eye View Camera
with Perimeter Scan function 28
Blind Spot Monitor with Rear
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Clock 20
Cup holders 26
Door locks 14
Downhill assist control system 28
Driving mode select 32-33
Electric parking brake 13
Front and Rear Parking Assist
with Automated Braking 30
Garage door opener (Homelink
®)3 35
Intuitive Parking Assist 30
Lights
1,2 & turn signals1 16-17
Moonroof 20
Multi-Information Display (MID)
2 25
Multi-terrain select 34
Panoramic moonroof 21
Power outlets-12V DC 26
Power outlets- 120V AC
26
Qi wireless charger 27
Rear door-Power Liftgate 18
Rear view monitor system 29
Seat adjustments-Front 15
Seat adjustments-Rear 15
Seat heaters/ventilators 22
Seats-Head restraints 15Steering lock release 14
Steering wheel-Heater 22
Steering wheel switches &
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Stop & Start system 31
Tilt & telescopic steering wheel 14
USB charge-ports 27
USB media Port 23
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TRAC/Trailer sway control
OFF switch 33
Windows-Power 17
Windshield wipers & washers 17
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Sensors 37
BLUETOOTH® DEVICE
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Rear door child safety locks 53
Safety Connect
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Seat belts 53
Seat belts-Shoulder belt anchor 53
Spare tire & tools 54
Star Safety System
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Tire Pressure Monitoring
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OVERVIEW
Instrument panel
Steering wheel controls
Audio volume
control switch2
Telephone switch2
Voice
command switch2
Tilt and telescopic steering
lock release lever (below
the steering wheel)
Ignition switch
Audio control switches2
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist)/Lane Departure
Alert with Steering Assist (LDA w/SA) switch
Meter control
switches
Hood lock release lever Headlight/turn signal/fog light
1 control
Fuel tank door release lever Power Liftgate main switch
1
Bird’s Eye View Camera
ON/OFF switch1,2
Windshield de-icer
switch1
Instrument panel
light control dial
Automatic High Beam
(AHB) switch
Heated steering wheel switch
1
Windshield wiper and washer control
Meters Multi-Information Display (MID)
Full-Speed Range Dynamic Radar
Cruise Control (DRCC) Vehicle-to-
vehicle distance switch
Full-Speed Range
Dynamic Radar Cruise
Control (DRCC) switch

3
1
If equipped.2
For details, refer to the “Navigation and Multimedia System Owner’s Manual” or
visit www.toyota.com/audio-multimedia for additional audio/multimedia resources.
OVERVIEW FEATURES & OPERATIONS TOYOTA SAFETY SENSE SAFETY & EMERGENCY FEATURES
Emergency flasher switch
Air conditioning/heating controls
1
“ENGINE START STOP”
button (Smart Key)1
Audio/Navigation system1,2

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CENTER PANEL AREA
OVERVIEW
Instrument panel (continued)
1
If equipped.
Electric parking brake switch
Brake hold switch
Multi-terrain
Select switch1
VSC OFF switch Front seat heater/ventilator switches
1
Front seat heater switches1
Stop & Start cancel switches1
Electric parking
brake switchDriving mode select switch
Driving mode
select switch
Snow mode
switch1Snow mode
switch1
DAC (Downhill Assist Control) switch1
Multi-terrain
Select switch1
Brake hold switch

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Instrument cluster
Tachometer Speedometer
Tachometer
TachometerFuel gauge
Fuel gauge Engine coolant
temperature gauge
Engine coolant
temperature gauge Speedometer
Speedometer Clock
Clock Outside temperature
Outside temperature
Outside temperature Engine coolant temperature gauge Fuel gauge
Odometer and trip meter display
Odometer and trip meter display Shift position
indicator
Shift position indicator
Shift position indicatorClock Multi-Information Display (MID)
Multi-Information Display (MID)
Multi-Information Display (MID)Odometer and trip
meter display
4.2-inch display
7-inch display (Analog speedometer)
7-inch display (Digital speedometer)
Service indicators and reminders
OVERVIEW FEATURES & OPERATIONS TOYOTA SAFETY SENSE SAFETY & EMERGENCY FEATURES

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OVERVIEW
Indicator symbols
For details, refer to “Indicators and warning lights,” Section 2-1, 2020 Owner’s
Manual.
Blind Spot Monitor (BSM) indicator4
BSM outside rear view mirror
indicators1,4
Brake system warning1
Charging system warning1
Brake system warning1
[Yellow]
Fuel tank door position Airbag ON/OFF indicator
1
Anti-lock Brake System (ABS)
warning1
Automatic High Beam (AHB)
indicatorECO drive mode indicator
Electric power steering system
warning1 [Red/yellow]
Intuitive parking assist OFF
indicator2,4
Front and Rear Parking Assist
with Automated Braking OFF
indicator
1,2,4,5
Brake hold operating indicator1,2
Brake hold standby indicator1
Downhill assist control system
indicator1,3,4
Brake Override System/Drive-Start
Control/Front and Rear Parking
Assist with Automated Braking
4,5
warning
Driver’s and front passenger’s seat
belt reminder
(alarm will sound when
the engine switch is ON mode)Airbag SRS warning1
Fog light indicator4
High coolant temperature warningHeadlight low/high beam
indicators
Eco driving indicator1
Constant speed cruise control
indicator/Constant speed
cruise control SET indicator
Full-Speed Range Dynamic
Radar Cruise Control (DRCC)
indicator/DRCC SET indicator