2021 TOYOTA RAV4 PHEV warning

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4-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Before driving
■Defogging the mirrors
The outside rear view mirrors can be
cleared using the mirror defoggers. Turn on the rear window defogger to turn on
the outside rear view mirror defoggers.
( →P.454)
1To select a mirror to adjust,
press the switch.
Left
Right
2 To adjust the mirror, press the
switch.
Up
Right
Down
Left
■Mirror angle can be adjusted when
The power switch is in ACC or ON.
Outside rear view mir-
rors
The rear view mirror’s position
can be adjusted to enable suf -
ficient confirmation of the rear
view.
WARNING
■Important points while driving
Observe the following precautions
while driving.
Failing to do so may result in loss of control of the veh icle and cause an
accident, resulting in death or serious
injury.
●Do not adjust the m irrors while driv-
ing.
●Do not drive with the mirrors folded.
●Both the driver and passenger side mirrors must be extended and prop -
erly adjusted before driving.
■When the mirror defoggers are
operating
Do not touch the rea r view mirror sur- faces, as they can become very hot
and burn you.
Adjustment procedure
A
B
A
B
C
D

2904-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
1Folds the mirrors
2 Extends the mirrors
Putting the outside rear view mirror
folding switch in the neutral position
sets the mirrors t o automatic mode.
Automatic mode allows the folding or
extending of the mirrors to be linked to
locking/unlocking of the doors.
■Using automatic mode in cold
weather
When automatic mod e is used in cold
weather, the door mirror could freeze up
and automatic stowing and return may not be possible. In this event, remove
any ice and snow fro m the door mirror,
then either operate the mirror using manual mode or mov e the mirror by
hand.
■Customization
The automatic mirror folding and extending operati on can be changed.
(Customizable features: →P.636)
Folding the mirrors
WARNING
■When a mirror is moving
To avoid personal injury and mirror malfunction, be careful not to get your
hand caught by the moving mirror.

2924-5. Opening, closing the windows and moon roof
direction, and hold it there for
approximately 4 seconds or more.
6 Pull and hold the power window switch in the one-touch closing
direction again. After the side win -
dow is completely closed, continue holding the switch for a further 1 sec -
ond or more.
If you release the switch while the side window is moving, start again from the
beginning.
If the side window reverses and cannot be fully closed or opened, have the vehi -
cle inspected by any authorized Toyota
retailer or Toyota authorized repairer, or any reliable repairer.
■Door lock linked power window
operation
●The power windows can be opened
and closed using the mechanical key.*
( →P.605)
●The power windows can be opened
and closed using the wireless remote
control.* ( →P.205)
●Vehicles with alarm: The alarm may
be triggered if the alarm is set and the
power window is c losed using the door lock linked power window opera -
tion function. ( →P.78)*: These settings must be customized at
any authorized Toy ota retailer or
Toyota authorized repairer, or any reli -
able repairer.
■Power window open reminder func -
tion
The buzzer sounds and a message is
shown on the multi-in formation display
when the power switch is turned to OFF and the driver’s doo r is opened with the
power windows open.
■Customization
Settings (e.g. linked door lock operation)
can be changed. (Customizable fea - tures: →P.636)
WARNING
Observe the following precautions.
Failing to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
■Closing the power windows
●The driver is responsible for all the power window operations, including
the operation for the passengers. In
order to prevent accidental opera -
tion, especially by a child, do not let a child operate the power windows.
It is possible for children and other
passengers to have body parts caught in the power window. Also,
when riding with a child, it is recom -
mended to use the window lock switch. ( →P.293)
●Check to make sure that all passen- gers do not have any part of their
body in a position where it could be
caught when a po wer window is being operated.
●When using the wi reless remote control or mechanical key and oper -
ating the power windows, operate
the power window after checking to make sure that there is no possibil -
ity of any passenger having any of
their body parts caught in the side window. Also, do not let a child
operate the power window by the
wireless remote control or mechani - cal key. It is po ssible for children
and other passengers to get caught
in the power window.

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4-5. Opening, closing the windows and moon roof
Before driving
This function can be used to pre -
vent children from accidentally
opening or closing a passenger
window.
Press the switch.
The indicator will come on and the
passenger windows will be locked.
The passenger windows can still be
opened and closed us ing the driver’s
switch even if the lock switch is on.
■The window lock switch can be operated when
The power switch is in ON.
■When the 12-volt battery is discon -
nected
The window lock switch is disabled. If
necessary, press the window lock switch
after reconnecting the 12-volt battery.
WARNING
●When exiting the v ehicle, turn the
power switch to OFF, carry the key
and exit the vehicle along with the child. There may be accidental
operation, due to mischief, etc., that
may possibly lead to an accident.
■Jam protection function
●Never use any part of your body to
intentionally activ ate the jam pro- tection function.
●The jam protection function may not work if something gets jammed just
before the side window is fully
closed. Be careful not to get any part of your body jammed in the
side window.
■Catch protection function
●Never use any part of your body or
clothing to intentionally activate the catch protection function.
●The catch protection function may not work if something gets caught
just before the side window is fully
opened. Be careful not to get any part of your body or clothing caught
in the side window.
Preventing accidental oper -
ation (window lock switch)
A

2964-5. Opening, closing the windows and moon roof
panoramic moon roof or electronic
sunshade closes and reopens. The panoramic moon roo f and electronic
sunshade will start to close.*
4 Check that the panoramic moon roof
and electronic sunshade are fully closed and release the switch.*: If the switch is released at the incor -
rect time, the procedure will have to
be performed again from the begin -
ning.
If the panoramic moon roof or electronic
sunshade does not fully close even after performing the above procedure cor -
rectly, have the vehicle inspected by any
authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized repairer, or any reliable
repairer.
■Panoramic moon roof open
reminder function
A buzzer sounds and a message is
shown on the multi-in formation display
when the power switch is turned to OFF and the driver’s doo r is opened with the
panoramic moon roof open.
■Customization
Settings (e.g. linked door lock operation) can be changed. (Customizable fea -
tures: →P.636)
WARNING
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or serious injury.
■Opening and closing the elec - tronic sunshade
●Check to make sure that all passen -
gers do not have any part of their body in a position where it could be
caught when the electronic sun -
shade is being operated.
●Do not let a child operate the elec -
tronic sunshade. Closing the elec - tronic sunshade on someone can
cause death or serious injury.
■Opening the panoramic moon
roof
●Do not allow any passengers to put their hands or head outside the
vehicle while it is moving.
●Do not sit on top of the panoramic
moon roof.
■Opening and closing the pan -
oramic moon roof
●The driver is responsible for pan - oramic moon roof opening and
closing operations.
In order to prevent accidental oper - ation, especially by a child, do not
let a child operat e the panoramic
moon roof. It is possible for children and other passengers to have body
parts caught in the panoramic
moon roof.

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4-5. Opening, closing the windows and moon roof
Before driving
WARNING
●Check to make sure that all passen -
gers do not have any part of their
body in a position where it could be caught when the panoramic moon
roof is being operated.
●When using the wireless remote
control or mechanical key and oper -
ating the panoramic moon roof, operate the panoramic moon roof
after checking to make sure that
there is no possibility of any pas - senger having any of their body
parts caught in the panoramic
moon roof. Also, do not let a child operate panoramic moon roof by
the wireless remote control or
mechanical key. It is possible for children and other passengers to
get caught in the panoramic moon
roof.
●When exiting the v ehicle, turn the
power switch to OFF, carry the key and exit the vehicle along with the
child. There may be accidental
operation, due to mischief, etc., that may possibly lead to an accident.
■Jam protection function
●Never use any part of your body to
intentionally activ ate the jam pro-
tection function.
●The jam protection function may not work if something gets caught just
before the panoramic moon roof or
electronic sunshade is fully closed. Also, the jam prote ction function is
not designed to op erate while the
switch is being pre ssed. Take care so that your fingers, etc. do not get
caught.
■To prevent burns or injuries
Do not touch the a rea between the
underside of the panoramic moon roof and the electronic sunshade.
Your hand may get caught and you
could injure yourself. Also, if the vehi - cle is left in direc t sunlight for a long
time, the underside of the panoramic
moon roof could become very hot and could cause burns.
NOTICE
■To prevent damage to the pan -
oramic moon roof
●Before opening the panoramic moon roof, make sure that there are
no foreign objects, such as stones
or ice, around the opening.
●Do not hit the surface or edge of the
panoramic moon r oof with hard objects.
■After the vehicle has been washed or rained on
Before opening the panoramic moon
roof, wipe any water off the pan - oramic moon roof. Otherwise, water
may enter the cabin when the pan -
oramic moon roof is opened.

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5-1. Before driving
Driving
■Driving in the rain
●Drive carefully when it is raining,
because visibility will be reduced, the
windows may become fogged-up, and the road could be slippery.
●Drive carefully when it starts to rain, as the road surfa ce could be espe-
cially slippery.
●Refrain from hig h speeds when driv-
ing on an expressw ay in the rain,
because there may be a layer of water between the tires and the road sur -
face, preventing the steering and
brakes from operating properly.
■ECO Accelerator Guidance ( →P.182)
It is easier to drive in an Eco-friendly
manner by driving while referring to the ECO Accelerator Guidance display.
Also, by using the ECO Accelerator
Guidance it is easier to increase the “Eco Score” evaluation.
●When starting off: While staying within the ECO Accelerator Guidance range,
gradually depress the accelerator
pedal and accelerate to the desired speed. If excessive acceleration is
avoided, the “Start” score will
increase.
●When driving: After accelerating to the
desired speed, release the accelera - tor pedal and drive at a stable speed
within the ECO Accelerator Guidance
range. By keeping the vehicle within the ECO Accelerator Guidance range,
the “Cruise” score will increase.
●When stopping: When stopping the
vehicle, early releasing the accelera -
tor pedal will cause the “Stop” score to increase.
■Restraining the hybrid system out - put (Brake Override System)
●When the accelerator and brake ped - als are depressed at the same time,
the hybrid system output may be
restrained.
●A warning message is displayed on
the multi-information display and
head-up display (if equipped) while
the system is operating. ( →P.574)
■Restraining sudden start (Drive- Start Control)
●When the following unusual operation is performed, the hybrid system output
may be restrained.
• When the shift leve r is shifted from R
to D, D to R, N to R, P to D*, or P to R*
(D includes S) with the accelerator
pedal depressed, a warning message appears on the multi-information dis -
play and head-up display (if
equipped). If a warning message is shown on the multi-information dis -
play, read the message and follow the
instructions. • When the accelerator pedal is
depressed too much while the vehicle
is in reverse.*: Depending on the sit uation, the shift
lever may not be changed.
●While Drive-Start Control is being acti -
vated, your vehicle may have trouble escaping from the mud or fresh snow.
In such case, deactivate TRC
( →P.439) to cancel Drive-Start Con- trol so that the vehi cle may be able to
escape from the mud or fresh snow.
●Drive-Start Control does not work
when Trail Mode is turned on.
■Breaking in your new Toyota
To extend the life of the vehicle, observ- ing the following precautions is recom -
mended:
●For the first 300 km (200 miles):
Avoid sudden stops.
●For the first 800 km (500 miles):
Do not tow a trailer.
●For the first 1000 km (600 miles): • Do not drive at extremely high
speeds.
• Avoid sudden acceleration. • Do not drive continuously in low
gears.
• Do not drive at a c onstant speed for extended periods.

3025-1. Before driving
■Operating your vehicle in a foreign
country
Comply with the rele vant vehicle regis-
tration laws and confi rm the availability
of the correct fuel. ( →P.620)
WARNING
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
■When starting the vehicle
Always keep your f oot on the brake
pedal while stopped with the “READY” indicator is illuminated. This
prevents the vehicle from creeping.
■When driving the vehicle
●Do not drive if you are unfamiliar
with the location of the brake and accelerator pe dals to avoid
depressing the wrong pedal.
• Accidentally depressing the accel - erator pedal instead of the brake
pedal will result in sudden accelera -
tion that may lead to an accident.
• When backing up, you may twist
your body around, leading to a diffi -
culty in operating the pedals. Make sure to operate th e pedals properly.
• Make sure to keep a correct driving
posture even when moving the vehicle only slightly. This allows
you to depress the brake and accel -
erator pedals properly.
• Depress the brake pedal using your
right foot. Depressing the brake
pedal using your left foot may delay response in an emergency, result -
ing in an accident.
●The driver should pay extra atten - tion to pedestrians when the vehicle
is powered only b y the electric
motor (traction motor). As there is no engine noise, the pedestrians
may misjudge the vehicle’s move-
ment. Even though the vehicle is equipped with the Acoustic Vehicle
Alerting System, drive with care as
pedestrians in the vicinity may still not notice the ve hicle if the sur-
rounding area is noisy.
●Do not drive the vehicle over or
stop the vehicle near flammable
materials such as leaves, paper or rags.
The exhaust system and exhaust
gases can be extremely hot. These hot parts may cause a fire if there is
any flammable material nearby.
●During normal driving, do not turn
off the hybrid system. Turning the
hybrid system off while driving will not cause loss of steering or brak -
ing control, however, power assist
to the steering will be lost. This will make it more difficult to steer
smoothly, so you should pull over
and stop the vehicle as soon as it is safe to do so.
In the event of an emergency, such
as if it becomes impossible to stop the vehicle in the normal way:
→ P.560
●Use engine braking (downshift) to
maintain a safe speed when driving
down a steep hill. Using the brakes continuously may
cause the brakes to overheat and
lose effectiveness. ( →P.321)
●Do not adjust the position of the
steering wheel, t he seat, or the
inside or outside rear view mirrors while driving.
Doing so may result in a loss of
vehicle control.