2021 TOYOTA RAV4 PHEV break in

5447-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
nal facing up.
4 When installing, reverse the
steps listed.
WARNING
■Battery precautions
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
●Do not swallow the battery. Doing
so may cause chemical burns.
●A coin battery or button battery is
used in the electronic key. If a bat -
tery is swallowed, it may cause severe chemical burns in as little as
2 hours and may result in death or
serious injury.
●Keep away new and removed bat -
teries from children.
●If the cover cannot be firmly closed,
stop using the electronic key and stow the key in t he place where
children cannot reach, and then
contact any auth orized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized
repairer, or any reliable repairer as
soon as possible.
●If you accidentally swallow a battery
or put a battery into a part of your body, get emergency medical atten -
tion immediately.
■To prevent battery explosion or leakage of flammable liquid or
gas
●Replace the batt ery with a new bat- tery of the same type. If a wrong
type of battery i s used, it may
explode.
●Do not expose batteries to
extremely low pressure due to high altitude or extremely high tempera -
tures.
●Do not burn, break or cut a battery.
■Certification for the electronic key battery
CAUTION
RISK OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS REPLACED BY AN INCORRECT
TYPE.
DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUC -
TIONS
NOTICE
■When replacing the battery
Use a flathead screwdriver of appro - priate size. Applying excessive force
may deform or damage the cover.
■For normal operation after
replacing the battery
Observe the following precautions to prevent accidents:
●Always work with dry hands.
Moisture may cause the battery to rust.
●Do not touch or move any other component inside the remote con -
trol.
●Do not bend either of the battery
terminals.

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7-3. Do-it-yours elf maintenance
Maintenance and care
Type C
Normal fuse
Blown fuse
■After a fuse is replaced
●When installing the lid, make sure that
the tab is installed securely.
●If the lights do not t urn on even after
the fuse has been replaced, a bulb
may need replacement. ( →P.548)
●If the replaced fuse blows again, have
the vehicle inspec ted by any autho-
rized Toyota retailer or Toyota autho - rized repairer, or any reliable repairer.
■If there is an over load in a circuit
The fuses are designed to blow, protect -
ing the wiring har ness from damage.
■When replacing an electronic com- ponent, such as a lights, etc.
Toyota recommends that you use genu -
ine Toyota product s designed for this vehicle. Because certain bulbs are con -
nected to circuits de signed to prevent
overload, non-genuine parts or parts not designed for this vehicle may be unus -
able.
A
B
WARNING
■To prevent system breakdowns
and vehicle fire
Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may cause damage
to the vehicle, and possibly a fire or
injury.
●Never use a fu se of a higher
amperage rating than that indi -
cated, or use any other object in
place of a fuse.
●Always use a genuine Toyota fuse
or equivalent. Never replace a fuse with a wire,
even as a temporary fix.
●Do not modify the fuses or fuse
boxes.
NOTICE
■Before replacing fuses
Have the cause of el ectrical overload
determined and repaired by any authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota
authorized repairer, or any reliable
repairer as soon as possible.
■To prevent damage to the engine
compartment fuse box cover
When opening the fuse box, com - pletely release th e claw locks before
lifting up the cover. Otherwise, the
claws may be damaged.

5608-1. Essential information
8-1.Essential information
Press the switch.
All the turn signal lights will flash.
To turn them off, press the switch once
again.
■Emergency flashers
●If the emergency flashers are used for a long time while the hybrid system is
not operating (while the “READY” indi -
cator is not illumi nated), the 12-volt battery may discharge.
●If any of the SRS airbags deploy (inflate) or in the event of a strong rear
impact, the emergency flashers will
turn on automatically.
The emergency flashers will turn off automatically after operating for
approximately 20 m inutes. To manu-
ally turn the emerg ency flashers off, press the switch twice. (The emer -
gency flashers may not turn on auto -
matically depending on the force of the impact and co nditions of the colli-
sion.)
1 Steadily step on the brake pedal
with both feet and firmly depress
it.
Do not pump the brake pedal repeat -
edly as this will in crease the effort required to slow the vehicle.
2 Shift the shift lever to N.
If the shift lever is shifted to N
3 After slowing down, stop the
vehicle in a saf e place by the
road.
4 Stop the hybrid system.
If th e s hif t le ver ca nn o t b e s hif te d
to N
3 Keep depressing the brake
pedal with both feet to reduce
vehicle speed as much as possi -
ble.
Press and hold the power switch for 2
consecutive seconds or more, or press
Emergency flashers
The emergency flashers are
used to warn other drivers
when the vehicle has to be
stopped in the road due to a
breakdown, etc.
Operating instructions
If your vehicle has to be
stopped in an emer-
gency
Only in an emergency, such as
if it becomes impossible to
stop the vehicle in the normal
way, stop the vehicle using the
following procedure:
Stopping the vehicle

650Alphabetical Index
Blower customization ................. 454
Front seat concent rated airflow
mode (S-FLOW) ...................... 457
Humidity sensor ......................... 459
Remote Air Conditioning System460
Automatic headlight leveling system
..................................................... 333
Automatic High Beam (AHB) ....... 334
Automatic light control system ... 332
Auxiliary box ................................. 471
Average fuel consumption .......... 198
Average fuel economy ................. 181
Average vehicle speed ......... 185, 198
B
Back door ........ .............................. 210
Hands Free Power Back Door ... 215
Power back door ........ ................ 213
Wireless remote con trol ............. 213
Back-up lights
Replacing light bulbs .................. 548
Wattage...................................... 626
Battery (12-volt batte ry) ............... 506
If the 12-volt batt ery is discharged
................................................. 606
Preparing and c hecking before win-
ter ............................................ 445
Replacing ................................... 609
Warning light .............................. 569
Battery (tracti on battery)................ 94
Charging .................................... 135
Location ....................................... 94
Specification............................... 621
Blind Spot Monitor (BSM) ............ 393
Blind Spot Monitor function ........ 408
Rear Crossing Traff ic Alert function
................................................. 411
Bottle holders ............................... 470
Brake
Brake Hold ................................. 329
Parking brake ............................. 326
Regenerative braking ................... 90
Warning light ..............................568
Brake assist...................................438
Brake Hold .....................................329
Brake Override System ................301
Break-in tips .................................. 301
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) ............393
Blind Spot Monitor function ........ 408
Rear Crossing Traffic Alert function
.................................................411
C
Card holder.................................... 471
Care
Aluminum wheels .......................488
Exterior ....................................... 488
Front camera ..............................345
Interior ........................................491
Radar sensor..............................345
Seat belts ...................................491
Water-repellent coating .............. 489
Cargo hooks .................................. 472
Chains ............................................447
Charging
“My Room Mode” .......................153
AC charging cable ...................... 108
Charging equipment ................... 105
Charging indicator ...................... 106
Charging messages ................... 160
Charging procedure ................... 135
Charging schedule function........ 144
Charging time may increase ...... 128
High voltage components............. 94
How to charge ............................ 135
Information related to charging dis -
play .......................................... 131
Opening and closing the charging
port lid ......................................106
Power sources precautions ........ 125
Power sources that can be used 124
Safety functions..........................132

652Alphabetical Index
Cruise control ............................. 388
Drive information ........................ 185
Driving information ..................... 181
Dynamic radar cruise control with
full-speed range ....................... 376
Energy monitor........................... 195
Head-up display ...... ................... 191
LTA (Lane-Tracing Assist) ......... 368
Multi-information disp lay ............ 179
Parking Support Brake function . 422
Pre-collision warning . ................. 355
RCTA ......................................... 393
RSA (Road Sign Assist) ............. 373
Toyota parking assi st-sensor ..... 414
Warning messages .... ................ 578
Do-it-yourself maintenance . 494, 496
Door lock
Back door ................................... 210
Side doors .................................. 205
Smart entry & start system......... 223
Wireless remote con trol ............. 203
Doors
Automatic door locking and unlock -
ing system .... ........................... 209
Back door ................................... 210
Door glasses .............................. 291
Door lock .................................... 205
Open door warning buzzer......... 208
Outside rear view mirrors ........... 289
Rear door child-protectors ......... 209
Side doors .................................. 205
Double locking system .................. 77
Drive information .......................... 185
Driver’s seat belt r eminder light.. 575
Driver’s seat position memory .... 273
Driving position memory ............ 273
Memory recall function ............... 274
Drive-start control ........................ 301
Driving
Break-in tips ............................... 301
Correct posture ............................ 33
Driving mode select switch.........434
Plug-in hybrid vehicle driving tips . 99
Procedures ................................. 300
Winter drive tips ......................... 445
Driving information display .........181
Driving mode select switch .........434
Driving position memory .............273
Memory recall function ...............274
Driving support system information
display .........................................184
Dynamic radar cruise control with
full-speed range
Function .....................................376
Warning message ...................... 578
E
eCall ................................................. 65
ECB (Electronically Controlled Brake
System) ....................................... 438
Eco drive mode .............................434
E-Four (Electronic On-Demand AWD
system) .......... ..............................439
Elapsed time.................................. 185
Electric motor
Location........................................ 84
Specification ............................... 620
Electric Power Steering (EPS)
Function .....................................438
Warning light ..............................570
Electronically Cont rolled Brake Sys-
tem (ECB) .................................... 438
Electronic key
Battery-saving function...............224
If the electronic key does not operate
properly .................................... 604
Replacing the battery ................. 543
Electronic sunshade.....................294
Jam protection function .............. 295
Operation ...................................294
Emergency, in case of
If a warning buzzer sounds ........ 568