
2564-5. Using the driving support systems
This mode employs a radar to detect the presence of vehicles up to 
approximately 328 ft. (100 m) ahead, determines the current vehicle-
to-vehicle following distance, and operates to maintain a suitable fol-
lowing distance from the vehicle ahead. The desired vehicle-to- vehi-
cle distance can also be set by operating the vehicle-to-vehicl e 
distance switch.
When driving on downhill slopes, t he vehicle-to-vehicle distance may 
become shorter.
WARNING
●When weather conditions are 
bad enough that they may pre-
vent the sensors  from detecting 
correctly (fog, snow, sandstorm, 
heavy rain, etc.)
●When there is rain, snow, etc. 
on the front surface of the radar 
or front camera
●In traffic conditions that require 
frequent repeated acceleration 
and deceleration
●When your vehicle is towing a 
trailer or during emergency tow-
ing
●When an approach warning 
buzzer is heard often
Driving in vehicle-to-vehicle distance control mode 

2584-5. Using the driving support systems
again to deactivate the cruise con-
trol.
If the cruise control main switch is 
pressed and held for 1.5 seconds 
or more, the syste m turns on in 
constant speed control mode. 
(  P.261)
2 Accelerate or decelerate, 
with accelerator pedal opera-
tion, to the desired vehicle 
speed (at or above approxi-
mately 20 mph [30 km/h]) 
and press the “-SET” switch 
to set the speed.
Cruise control “SET” indicator will 
come on.
The vehicle speed at the moment 
the switch is released becomes the 
set speed.
To change the set speed, press 
the “+RES” or “-SET” switch 
until the desired set speed is  displayed.
1
Increases the speed (Except 
when the vehicle has been 
stopped by system control in 
vehicle-to-vehicle distance 
control mode)
2 Decreases the speed
Fine adjustment: Press the switch.
Large adjustment: Press and hold 
the switch to cha nge the speed, 
and release when the desired 
speed is reached.
In the vehicle-to-vehicle dis-
tance control mode, the set 
speed will be increased or 
decreased as follows:
For the U.S. mainland and 
Hawaii
Fine adjustment: By 1 mph (1.6 
km/h)
*1 or 1 km/h (0.6 mph)*2 each 
time the switch is pressed
Large adjustment: Increases or 
decreases in 1 mph (1.6 km/h)
*1 or 
1 km/h (0.6 mph)
*2 increments for 
as long as the switch is held
Except for the U.S. mainland 
and Hawaii
Fine adjustment: By 1 mph (1.6 
km/h)
*1 or 1 km/h (0.6 mph)*2 each 
time the switch is pressed
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2614-5. Using the driving support systems
4
Driving
ceding vehicle matches or 
exceeds your vehicle speed
 When the preceding vehicle is 
traveling at an extremely slow 
speed
 Immediately after the cruise 
control speed was set
 When depressing the acceler-
ator pedal
When constant speed control 
mode is selected, your vehicle 
will maintain a set speed without 
controlling the vehicle-to-vehi-
cle distance. Select this mode 
only when vehicle-to-vehicle dis-
tance control mode does not 
function correctly due to a dirty 
radar, etc.
1 With the cruise control off, 
press and hold the cruise 
control main switch for 1.5 
seconds or more.
Immediately after the switch is 
pressed, the dynamic radar cruise 
control indicator will come on. After-
wards, it switches to the cruise con-
trol indicator.
Switching to constant speed control 
mode is only possible when operat-
ing the switch wit h the cruise con- trol off.
2
Accelerate or decelerate, 
with accelerator pedal opera-
tion, to the desired vehicle 
speed (at or above approxi-
mately 20 mph [30 km/h]) 
and press the “-SET” switch 
to set the speed.
Cruise control “SET” indicator will 
come on.
The vehicle speed at the moment 
the switch is released becomes the 
set speed.
Adjusting the speed setting: 
P.258
Canceling and resuming the speed 
setting:  P.260
■Dynamic radar cruise control 
with full-speed range can be set 
when
●The shift lever is in D.
●The desired set speed can be set 
when the vehicle speed is approx-
imately 20 mph (30 km/h) or more. 
Selecting constant speed 
control mode 
![TOYOTA RAV4 2021  Owners Manual (in English) 2624-5. Using the driving support systems
(However, when the vehicle speed 
is set while driving at below 
approximately 20 mph [30 km/h], 
the set speed will be set to 
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(However, when the vehicle speed 
is set while driving at below 
approximately 20 mph [30 km/h], 
the set speed will be set to 
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2624-5. Using the driving support systems
(However, when the vehicle speed 
is set while driving at below 
approximately 20 mph [30 km/h], 
the set speed will be set to 
approximately 20 mph [30 km/h].)
■Accelerating after setting the 
vehicle speed
The vehicle can accelerate by oper-
ating the accelerator pedal. After 
accelerating, the set speed 
resumes. However, during vehicle- 
to-vehicle distance control mode, 
the vehicle spee d may decrease 
below the set speed in order to 
maintain the distance to the preced-
ing vehicle.
■When the vehicle stops while 
follow-up cruising
●Pressing the “+RES” switch while 
the vehicle ahead stops will 
resume follow-up cruising if the 
vehicle ahead starts off within 
approximately 3 seconds after the 
switch is pressed.
●If the vehicle ahead starts off 
within 3 seconds after your vehicle 
stops, follow-up cruising will be 
resumed.
■Automatic cancelation of vehi-
cle-to-vehicle d istance control 
mode
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance control 
mode is automatically canceled in 
the following situations.
●VSC is activated.
●TRAC is activated for a period of 
time.
●When the VSC or TRAC system is 
turned off.
●The sensor cannot detect cor-
rectly because i t is covered in 
some way.
●Pre-collision braking is activated.
●The parking brake is operated.
●The vehicle is stopped by system 
control on a steep incline.
●The following are detected when 
the vehicle has been stopped by  system control:
• The driver is not wearing a seat  belt.
• The driver’s door is opened.
• The vehicle has been stopped for 
about 3 minutes
If vehicle-to-vehicle distance control 
mode is automatically canceled for 
any reasons other than the above, 
there may be a malfunction in the 
system. Contact your Toyota dealer.
■Automatic cancelation of con-
stant speed control mode
Constant speed control mode is 
automatically cance led in the follow-
ing situations:
●Actual vehicle speed is more than 
approximately 10 mph (16 km/h) 
below the set vehicle speed.
●Actual vehicle speed falls below 
approximately 20 mph (30 km/h).
●VSC is activated.
●TRAC is activated for a period of 
time.
●W h en  t he  V S C o r T RA C sys te m is 
turned off.
●Pre-collision braking is activated.
If constant speed control mode is 
automatically canceled for any rea-
sons other than the above, there 
may be a malfunction in the system. 
Contact your Toyota dealer.
■Brake operation
A brake operation sound may be 
heard and the brake pedal response 
may change, but these are not mal-
functions.
■Warning messages and buzzers 
for dynamic radar cruise con-
trol with full-speed range
Warning messages and buzzers are 
used to indicate a system malfunc-
tion or to inform the driver of the 
need for caution while driving. If a 
warning message is shown on the 
multi-information  display, read the  

3054-5. Using the driving support systems
4
Driving
The parking assist monitor 
screen will be displayed if the 
shift lever is shifted to the “R” 
while the engine switch is in ON.
Each time the display mode 
switching button is selected, the 
mode will change as follows:
Rear view
Displays the rear view of the vehi-
cle.
Display mode switching but-
ton
Each time the button is selected, 
the rear view mode and the wide 
rear view mode are switched.
Guide line switching button
Select to switch the guide line 
mode. ( P.306)
• Each time the bu tton is selected, 
the display mode changes in the 
following order:
Estimated course line display mode 
  Parking assist guide line display 
mode   Distance guide line dis-
play mode.
Rear Cross Traffic Alert*
When a sensor detects a vehicle 
approaching from the rear, the 
direction of the vehicle approaching 
from the rear is d isplayed and the 
buzzer sounds.
Intuitive parking assist*
When a sensor detects a stationary 
object, the direction of and the 
approximate distan ce to the a sta-
tionary object are displayed and the 
buzzer sounds.
*: If equipped
Wide rear view
Displays a near 180° image from 
the rear view camera.
WARNING
●In low temperatures, the screen 
may darken or the image may 
become faint. The image could 
distort when the vehicle is mov-
ing, or you may become unable 
to see the image on the screen. 
Be sure to visually check all 
around the vehicle both directly 
and using the mirrors before 
proceeding.
●If the tire sizes are changed, the 
position of the guide lines dis-
played on the screen may 
change.
●The camera uses a special lens. 
The distances between objects 
and pedestrians that appear in 
the image displayed on the 
screen will differ from the actual 
distances. ( P.311)
Screen display
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B
C
D 

3064-5. Using the driving support systems
Display mode switching but-
ton
Each time the button is selected, 
the rear view mode and the wide 
rear view mode are switched.
Guide line switching button
Select to switch the guide line 
mode. ( P.306)
• Each time the button is selected,  the display mode changes in the 
following order:
Estimated course line display mode 
  Parking assist guide line display 
mode   Distance guide line dis-
play mode.
Rear Cross Traffic Alert*
When a sensor detects a stationary 
object, the direction of stationary 
object is displayed and the buzzer 
sounds.
Intuitive parking assist*
When a sensor detects an obsta-
cle, the direction of and the approx-
imate distance to the obstacle are 
displayed and the buzzer sounds.
*: If equipped
●For details about the Rear Cross 
Traffic Alert function ( P.270) 
and intuitive parking assist. 
(  P.273)
The parking assist monitor is 
canceled when the shift lever is 
shifted into any position other 
than the “R”.
Use any of the following modes.
Estimated course line display 
mode ( P.307)
Estimated course lines are dis-
played which move in accor-
dance with the operation of the 
steering wheel.
Parking assist guide line dis-
play mode ( P.308)
The steering wheel return points 
(parking assist guide lines) are 
displayed.
This mode is recommended for 
WARNING
●As the Rear Cross Traffic Alert 
display is displayed over the 
camera view, it may be difficult 
to see the Rear Cross Traffic 
Alert display depending on the 
color and brightness of the sur-
rounding area.
A
B
C
D
Canceling Toyota parking 
assist monitor
Using the system 

3074-5. Using the driving support systems
4
Driving
those who are comfortable with 
parking the vehicle without the 
aid of the estimated course 
lines.
Distance guide line display 
mode (P.309)
Distance guide lines only are 
displayed.
This mode is recommended for 
those who are comfortable with 
parking the vehicle without the 
aid of the guide lines.
Rear view
Vehicle width guide line
Displays a guide path when the 
vehicle is being backed straight up.
Estimated course lines
Show an estimated course when 
the steering wheel is turned.
Distance guide lines
Show distance behind the vehicle 
when the steering wheel is turned.
• The guide lines move in conjunc- tion with the estimated course 
lines.
• The guide lines display points  approximately 1.5 ft. (0.5 m) (red) 
and approximately 3 ft. (1 m) (yel-
low) from the ce nter of the edge 
of the bumper.
Distance guide line
Shows distance behind the vehicle.
• Displays a point approximately  1.5 ft. (0.5 m) (blue) from the 
edge of the bumper.
Vehicle center guide line
Indicates the es timated vehicle 
center on the ground.
Estimated course line dis-
play mode
Screen description
A
B
C
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E 

3324-5. Using the driving support systems
Estimated course lines
Shows an estimated course when the steering wheel is turned.
Distance guide lines
Shows the distance behind the vehicle when the steering wheel i s turned.
• The guide lines move in conjunc tion with the estimated course lines.
• The guide lines display points  approximately 1.5 ft. (0.5 m) (red) and 
approximately 3 ft. (1 m) (yello w) from the center of the edge of the 
bumper.
Distance guide line
Shows the distance behind the vehicle.
• Displays a point approximately  1.5 ft. (0.5 m) (blue) from the edge of the 
bumper.
Vehicle width guide lines
Displays a guide path w hen the vehicle is being backed straight  up.
Vehicle center guide line
Indicates the estimated vehicle center on the ground.
Parking assist guide line
The steering wheel return points  (parking assist guide lines) are dis-
played.
This mode is recommended for those who are comfortable with par k-
ing the vehicle without the aid of the estimated course lines.
Distance guide lines
Shows distance in front of the vehicle.
• Display points approximately 3  ft. (1 m) from the edge of the bumper.
Distance guide line
Shows the distance behind the vehicle.
• Displays a point approximately  1.5 ft. (0.5 m) (red) from the edge of the 
bumper.
B
C
D
E
F
A
B