2021 TOYOTA RAV4 alarm

2TABLE OF CONTENTS
For your information...................8
Reading this manual ................ 12
How to search .......................... 13
Pictorial index .......................... 14
1-1. For safe use Before driving ................... 26
For safe driving ................ 27
Seat belts ......................... 29
SRS airbags ..................... 33
Front passenger occupant classification system ...... 43
Exhaust gas precautions.. 48
1-2. Child safety Riding with children .......... 49
Child restraint systems..... 50
1-3. Emergency assistance Safety Connect ................ 65
1-4. Theft deterrent system Engine immobilizer system....................................... 70
Alarm................................ 73
2-1. Instrument cluster Warning lights and indicators....................................... 76
Gauges and meters (with 4.2- inch display) ................... 82
Gauges and meters (with 7- inch display) ................... 85
Multi-information display .. 89Fuel consumption information
....................................... 99
3-1. Key information Keys .............................. 102
3-2. Opening, closing and lock- ing the doors
Side doors ..................... 109
Back door ...................... 115
Smart key system .......... 129
3-3. Adjusting the seats Front seats .................... 135
Rear seats ..................... 136
Driving position memory 138
Head restraints .............. 141
3-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel............... 144
Inside rear view mirror ... 145
Digital Rear-view Mirror . 147
Outside rear view mirrors .................................... 156
3-5. Opening, closing the win- dows and moon roof
Power windows ............. 158
Moon roof ...................... 161
Panoramic moon roof .... 164
4-1. Before driving Driving the vehicle ......... 171
Cargo and luggage ........ 177
Vehicle load limits.......... 180
1For safety and security
2
Vehicle status
information and
indicators
3Before driving
4Driving

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For safety and security
For safety and security
1-1. For safe useBefore driving ................. 26
For safe driving .............. 27
Seat belts ....................... 29
SRS airbags ................... 33
Front passenger occupant classification system .... 43
Exhaust gas precautions 48
1-2. Child safety Riding with children ........ 49
Child restraint systems... 50
1-3. Emergency assistance Safety Connect .............. 65
1-4. Theft deterrent system Engine immobilizer system..................................... 70
Alarm.............................. 73

731-4. Theft deterrent system
1
For safety and security
*: If equipped
■Items to check before lock-
ing the vehicle
To prevent unexpected trigger-
ing of the alarm and vehicle
theft, make sure of the following:
 Nobody is in the vehicle.
 The side windows and moon
roof (if equipped) or pan- oramic moon roof (if
equipped) are closed before
the alarm is set.
 No valuables or other per-
sonal items are left in the
vehicle.
■Setting
Close the doors and hood, and
lock all the doors. The system
will be set automatically after 30
seconds.
The security indicator changes from
being on to flashing when the sys-
tem is set.
■Canceling or stopping
Do one of the following to deac-
tivate or stop the alarm:
 Unlock the doors.
 Turn the engine switch to
ACC or ON, or start the
engine. (The alarm will be
deactivated or stopped after a
few seconds.)
■System maintenance
The vehicle has a maintenance-free
type alarm system.
■Triggering of the alarm
The alarm may be triggered in the
following situations:
Alarm*
The alarm uses light and
sound to give an alert when
an intrusion is detected.
The alarm is triggered in the
following situations when
the alarm is set:
 Vehicles without smart key
system: A locked door is
unlocked or opened in any
way other than using the
wireless remote control or
key. (The doors will lock
again automatically.)
Vehicles with smart key
system: A locked door is
unlocked or opened in any
way other than using the
entry function, wireless
remote control or mechani-
cal key. (The doors will lock
again automatically.)
The hood is opened.
Setting/canceling/stop-
ping the alarm system

741-4. Theft deterrent system
(Stopping the alarm deactivates the
alarm system.)
●A person inside the vehicle opens
a door or hood, or unlocks the
vehicle using an inside lock but-
ton.
●The battery is recharged or
replaced when the vehicle is
locked. (P.666)
■Alarm-operated door lock
In the following cases, depending
on the situation, th e door may auto-
matically lock to p revent improper
entry into the vehicle:
●When a person remaining in the
vehicle unlocks the door and the
alarm is activated.
●While the alarm is activated, a
person remaining in the vehicle
unlocks the door.
●When recharging or replacing the
battery.
■Customization (Canada only)
The alarm can be set to activate
when the key (vehicles without
smart key system) or mechanical
key (vehicles with smart key sys-
tem) is used to unlock. (Customiz-
able features: P.701)
NOTICE
■To ensure the system oper-
ates correctly
Do not modify or remove the sys-
tem. If modified or removed, the
proper operation of the system
cannot be guaranteed.

1023-1. Key information
3-1.Key information
The following keys are provided
with the vehicle.
Vehicles without smart key
systemMaster keys
Operating the wireless remote con-
trol function ( P.104)
Key number plate
Vehicles with smart key sys-
tem
Electronic keys
• Operating the smart key system ( P.129)
• Operating the wireless remote control function ( P.104)
Mechanical keys Key number plate
■When riding in an aircraft
When bringing a ke y with wireless
remote control func tion onto an air-
craft, make sure you do not press
any buttons on the key while inside
the aircraft cabin. If you are carrying
the key in your bag etc., ensure that
the buttons are not likely to be
pressed accidentally. Pressing a
button may cause the key to emit
radio waves that could interfere with
the operation of the aircraft.
■Key battery depletion
Vehicles without smart key system
●The standard battery life is 1 to 2
years.
●The battery will be come depleted
even if the wireless key is not
used. The following symptoms
indicate that the wireless key bat-
tery may be depleted. Replace the
battery when necessary.
(  P.613)
• The wireless remote control does not operate.
• The detection area becomes smaller.
Vehicles with smart key system
●The standard battery life is 1 to 2
years.
●If the battery bec omes low, an
alarm will sound in the cabin and a
message will be disp layed on the
multi-information display when the
engine stops.
●To reduce key battery depletion
when the electronic key is to not
be used for long periods of time,
set the electronic key to the bat-
tery-saving mode. ( P.130)
●As the electronic key always
receives radio waves, the battery
will become depleted even if the
electronic key is not used. The fol-
lowing symptoms indicate that the
electronic key battery may be
depleted. Replace the battery
Keys
Key types
A
B
A
B
C

1043-1. Key information
The keys are equipped with the
following wireless remote con-
trol:
Vehicles without smart key
systemLocks all the doors ( P.109)
Sounds the alarm ( P.105)
Unlocks all the doors
( P.109)
Opens the side windows
*
( P.109)
*: This setting must be customized
at your Toyota dealer.
Vehicles with smart key sys-
tem
Locks all the doors ( P.109)
Unlocks all the doors
( P.109)
Opens the side windows
*1
and the moon roof
*1, 2 or
panoramic moon roof
*1, 2
( P.109)
NOTICE
●Do not attach a sticker or any-
thing else to the surface of the
keys.
●Do not place th e keys near
objects that produce magnetic
fields, such as TVs, audio sys-
tems and induction cookers.
●Do not place th e keys near
medical electrical equipment
such as low-frequency therapy
equipment or microwave ther-
apy equipment, and do not
receive medical attention with
the keys on your person.
■Carrying the electronic key
on your person (vehicles with
smart key system)
Carry the electronic key 3.9 in.
(10 cm) or more away from elec-
tric appliances that are turned on.
Radio waves emitted from electric
appliances within 3.9 in. (10 cm)
of the electronic key may interfere
with the key, causing the key to
not function properly.
■In case of a smart key system
malfunction or other key-
related proble ms (vehicles
with smart key system)
 P.664
■When an electronic key is lost
(vehicles with s mart key sys-
tem)
 P.664
Wireless remote control
A
B
C
D
A
B
C

1053-1. Key information
3
Before driving
Opens and closes the power
back door
*2 ( P.119)
Sounds the alarm ( P.105)
*1: These settings must be custom-
ized at your Toyota dealer.
*2: If equipped
■Theft deterrent panic mode
Vehicles without smart key system
When is pressed for longer
than about 1 seco nd, an alarm will
sound intermittentl y and the vehicle
lights will flash to deter any person
from trying to break into or damage
your vehicle.
To stop the alarm, press any button
on the key.
Vehicles with smart key system
When is pressed for longer
than about 1 seco nd, an alarm will
sound intermittentl y and the vehicle
lights will flash to deter any person
from trying to break into or damage
your vehicle.
To stop the alarm, press any button
on the electronic key.
■Conditions affecting operation
Vehicles without smart key system
The wireless remote control function
may not operate normally in the fol-
lowing situations.
●When the wireles s key battery is
depleted
●Near a TV tower, electric power
plant, gas station, radio station,
large display, airpo rt or other facil-
ity that generates strong radio
waves or electrical noise
●When carrying a portable radio,
cellular phone or other wireless
communication device
●When the wireless key is in con-
tact with, or is c overed by a metal-
lic object
●When other wireless key (that
emits radio waves) is being used
nearby
●If window tint wit h a metallic con-
tent or metallic objects are
attached to the rear window
Vehicles with smart key system
 P.130
D
E

1113-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
3
Before driving
Vehicles with alarm: To prevent
unintended triggering of the alarm,
unlock the doors using the wireless
remote control and open and close
a door once after t he settings have
been changed. (If a door is not
opened within 60 seconds after
is pressed, the doors will be
locked again a nd the alarm will
automatically be set.)
In a case that the alarm is triggered,
immediately stop the alarm.
(  P.73)
■Operation signals
Doors: A buzzer sounds and the
emergency flashers flash to indicate
that the doors have been
locked/unlocked using the entry
function or wireless remote control.
(Locked: Once; Unlocked: Twice)
Side windows and moon roof (if
equipped) or panoramic moon roof
(if equipped): A buzzer sounds to indicate that the side windows and
moon roof or panoramic moon roof
are operating us
ing the wireless
remote control.
■Security feature
Vehicles without smart key system
If a door is not opened within
approximately 60 s econds after the
vehicle is unlocked using the wire-
less remote control, the security fea-
ture automatically locks the vehicle
again.
Vehicles with smart key system
If a door is not opened within
approximately 60 s econds after the
vehicle is unlocked using the entry
function or wireles s remote control,
the security featur e automatically
locks the vehicle again. (However,
depending on the location of the
electronic key, the key may be
detected as being in the vehicle. In
this case, vehicle may be unlocked.)
■When the door cannot be
locked by the lock sensor on
the upper part of the door han-
dle (vehicles with smart key
system)
If the door will not lock even when
the topside sensor area is touched,
try touching both the topside and
underside sensor areas at the same
time.
When gloves are being worn,
remove the gloves.
■Door lock buzzer (vehicles with
smart key system)
If an attempt to lock the doors using
the smart key system is made when
a door other than the door you are
locking is open, a buzzer sounds
Multi-informa- tion dis-
play/BeepUnlocking func- tion
Exterior: Beeps 3 times
Interior: Pings once
Holding the
driver’s door han-
dle unlocks only
the driver’s door.
Holding the pas-
senger’s door
handle or press-
ing the back door
opener switch
unlocks all the
doors.
Exterior: Beeps twice
Interior: Pings once
Holding a door
handle or press-
ing the back door
opener switch
unlocks all the
doors.