2021 TOYOTA RAV4 HYBRID driver seat adjustment

301-1. For safe use
Make sure that all occupants are
wearing their seat belts before
driving the vehicle. (P.32)
Use a child restraint system
appropriate for the child until the
child becomes large enough to properly wear the vehicle’s seat
belt. (
P.52)
Make sure that you can see
backward clearly by adjusting
the inside rear view mirror (if
equipped), Digital Rear-view
Mirror (if equipped) and outside
rear view mirrors properly.
( P.163, 165, 174)
WARNING
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so m ay result in
death or serious injury.
●Do not adjust the position of the
driver’s seat while driving.
Doing so could cause the driver
to lose control of the vehicle.
●D o n ot pla ce a cu sh ion b etw ee n
the driver or passenger and the
seatback. A cushion may pre-
vent correct pos ture from being
achieved, and reduce the effec-
tiveness of the seat belt and
head restraint.
●Do not place anything under the
front seats.
Objects placed u nder the front
seats may become jammed in
the seat tracks and stop the
seat from locking in place. This
may lead to an accident and the
adjustment mechanism may
also be damaged.
●Always observe the legal speed
limit when driving on public
roads.
●When driving over long dis-
tances, take regular breaks
before you start to feel tired.
Also, if you feel tired or sleepy
while driving, do not force your-
self to continue driving and take
a break immediately.
Correct use of the seat
belts
Adjusting the mirrors

1533-3. Adjusting the seats
3
Before driving
3-3.Adjusting the seats
Manual seat
1 Seat position adjustment
lever
2 Seatback angle adjustment
lever
3 Vertical height adjustment
lever (driver’s side only)
Power seat (driver’s side only)
1 Seat position adjustment
switch
2 Seatback angle adjustment
switch
3 Seat cushion (front) angle
adjustment switch
4 Vertical height adjustment
switch
5 Lumbar support adjustment
switch
■When adjusting the seat
Take care when adjusting the seat
so that the head restraint does not
touch the ceiling.
Front seats
The seats can be adjusted
(longitudinally, vertically,
etc.). Adjust the seat to
ensure the correct driving
posture.
Adjustment procedure
WARNING
■When adjusting the seat posi-
tion
●Take care when adjusting the
seat position to ensure that
other passengers are not
injured by the moving seat.

1543-3. Adjusting the seats
Pull the seatback angle adjust-
ment lever , and adjust the
seatback angle.
WARNING
●Do not put your hands under the
seat or near the moving parts to
avoid injury.
Fingers or hands may become
jammed in the seat mechanism.
●Make sure to leave enough
space around the feet so they
do not get stuck.
●Manual seat only: After adjust-
ing the seat, make sure that the
seat is locked in position.
■Seat adjustment
To reduce the risk of sliding under
the lap belt durin g a collision, do
not recline the seat more than
necessary.
If the seat is too reclined, the lap
belt may slide past the hips and
apply restraint forces directly to
the abdomen, or your neck may
contact the shoulder belt, increas-
ing the risk of death or serious
injury in the event of an accident.
Adjustments should not be made
while driving as the seat may
unexpectedly move and cause
the driver to lose control of the
vehicle.
Rear seats
Reclining adjustments and
folding the seatbacks can
be done with lever opera-
tion.
Adjustment procedure
WARNING
■When operating the seatback
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so may cause death
or serious injury.
●Keep other passengers from
being hit with the seatback.
●Do not bring your hands close
to the moving parts or between
the seats, as we ll as do not let
any part of your body get
caught.
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1573-3. Adjusting the seats
3
Before driving
ten.
■Recall procedure
1 Check that the shift lever is in
P.
2 Turn the power switch to ON.
3 Press one of the buttons for
the driving position you want
to recall until the buzzer
sounds.
■To stop the position recall oper-
ation part-way through
Perform any of the following:
●Press the “SET” button.
●Press button “1” or “2”.
●Operate any of the seat adjust-
ment switches.
■Seat positions that can be
memorized ( P.153)
The adjusted positions other than
the position adjusted by lumbar sup-
port switch can be recorded.
■Operating the driving position
memory after turning the power
switch to OFF
Recorded seat positions can be
activated up to 180 seconds after
the driver’s door is opened and
another 60 seconds after it is closed
again.
■In order to corre ctly use the
driving position memory func-
tion
If a seat position is already in the
furthest possible position and the
seat is operated in the same direc-
tion, the recorded position may be
slightly different w hen it is recalled.
■When recalling the driving posi-
tion
Take care when recalling the driving
position so that the head restraint
does not touch the ceiling.
■If the 12-volt b attery is discon-
nected
The memorized positions are
erased.
■When the recorded seat posi-
tion cannot be recalled
The seat positi on may not be
recalled in some situations when the
seat position is recorded in a certain
range. For details, contact your
Toyota dealer.
WARNING
■Seat adjustment caution
Take care during seat adjustment
so that the seat does not strike
the rear passenger or squeeze
your body against the steering
wheel.