2021 TOYOTA RAV4 PLUG-IN HYBRID change time

1863-1. Instrument cluster
Vehicle settings and the content
displayed on the screen can be
changed by using the meter control
switches.
■Setting procedure
1 Operate or of the meter
control switches and select .
2 Operate or of the meter
control switches and select the
desired item.
• If the function is turned on and
off or the volume, etc. is changed
on the setting screen, the setting
is changed each time is
pressed.
• For functions that allow opera -
tion contents, display contents,
etc., of function to be selected,
the setting screen is displayed by
pressing and holding . When
the setting screen is displayed,
select the setting or desired
value (time, etc.) with .
3 After changing the settings,
press of the meter control
switches.
■ LTA (Lane Tracing Assist)
(if equipped) ( →P.362)
Select to set up t he following items.
 “Lane Center”
Select to enable/disable the lane cen-
tering function.
 “Steering Assist”
Select to enable/disable steering wheel
assistance.
 “Alert”
Select to change each notification
method of the lane departure alert.
 “Sensitivity”
Select to set the lane departure alert
sensitivity.
 “Sway Warning”
Select to enable/disable the vehicle
sway warning.
 “Sway Sensitivity”
Select to set the vehicle sway warning
sensitivity.
■ PCS (Pre-Collision Sys -
tem) (if equipped) ( →P.355)
Select to set up t he following items.
 PCS on/off
Select to enable/disable the pre-colli-
sion system.
 “Sensitivity”
Select to change the pre-collision warn-
ing timing.
■ BSM (Blind Spot Monitor)
(if equipped) ( →P.393)
Select to set up t he following items.
 BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) on/off
Select to enable/disable the BSM sys-
tem.
 “Brightness”
Select to switch the brightness of the
outside rear view mirror indicators.
( →P.393)
“Sensitivity”
Select to change the alert timing for an
approaching vehicle.
Settings display

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3-1. Instrument cluster
Vehicle status information and indicators
• “Drive Info Type”
Select to change the drive information
type display between trip and total.
( →P.185).
• “Drive Info Items”
Select to set the items on the upper and
lower side of the drive information
screen from three items, average
speed, distance and total time.
 “Closing Display”
Select to set the items displayed when
the power switch is turned off.
 “Pop-Up Display” (if equipped)
Select to enable/disable the following
pop-up displays, which may appear in
some situations.
• Intersection guidance display of the
navigation system-linked system (if
equipped)
• Incoming call disp lay of the hands-
free phone system (if equipped)
• Audio operation
• Volume operation
• Voice control (if equipped)
 “Calender”
Select to set up the calender.
This can only be set if GPS calibration
of clock is turned off in the multimedia
system settings.
 “MID OFF”
A blank screen is displayed
“Default Settings”
Select to reset the meter display set-
tings.
■Suspension of the settings display
●In the following situations, operation of
the settings display will be temporarily suspended.
• When a warning message appears on
the multi-information display
• When the vehicle begins to move
●Settings for functions not equipped to
the vehicle are not displayed.
●When a function is turned off, the
related settings for that function are not selectable.
Select to display warning mes -
sages and measures to be taken if
a malfunction is detected.
( →P.578)
Displays suggestions to the driver
in the following situations. To select
a response to a displayed sugges -
tion, use the meter control
switches.
WARNING
■Cautions during setting up the
display
As the hybrid system needs to be operating during setting up the dis -
play, ensure that the vehicle is parked
in a place with adequate ventilation. In a closed area such as a garage,
exhaust gases including harmful car -
bon monoxide (CO) may collect and enter the vehicle. This may lead to
death or a serious health hazard.
NOTICE
■During setting u p the display
To prevent 12-volt b attery discharge,
ensure that the hyb rid system is oper-
ating while setting up the display fea- tures.
Warning message display
Suggestion function

2064-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
The setting changes each time an oper -
ation is performed, as shown below.
(When changing the setting continu-
ously, release the buttons, wait for at
least 5 seconds, and repeat step 3.)
Vehicles with alarm: To prevent unin - tended triggering of the alarm, unlock
the doors using the wireless remote
control and open and close a door once after the settings have been changed. (If
a door is not opened within 30 seconds
after is pressed, the doors will
be locked again and the alarm will auto - matically be set.)
In a case that the a larm is triggered,
immediately st op the alarm. (→P.78)
■Impact detection door lock release system
In the event that the vehicle is subject to
a strong impact, all the doors are unlocked. Depending on the force of the
impact or the type of accident, however,
the system may not operate.
■Operation signals
Doors: The emergency flashers flash to indicate that the doors have been
locked/unlocked. (Locked: Once;
Unlocked: Twice)
Side windows and panoramic moon roof
(if equipped): A buzzer sounds to indi -
cate that the side windows and pan- oramic moon roof are operating.
■Security feature
If a door is not opened within approxi -
mately 30 seconds af ter the vehicle is unlocked, the security feature automati -
cally locks the vehicl e again. (However,
depending on the location of the elec - tronic key, the key m ay 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 handle
If the door will not lock even when the topside sensor are a 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
A buzzer sounds continuously for 5 sec -
onds in the followi ng situations. Fully close all the doors and lock the vehicle
once more.
●If an attempt to lo ck the doors using the smart entry & start system is made
when a door other than the door you
are locking is open.
●If an attempt to lo ck the doors using
the wireless remote control is made when a door is open.
Multi-information
display/BeepUnlocking function
(Left-hand drive vehicles)
(Right-hand drive vehicles)
Exterior: Beeps 3 times
Holding the driver’s
door handle
unlocks only the
driver’s door.
Holding the front
passenger’s door
handle or pressing
the back door
opener switch
unlocks all the
doors.
Exterior: Beeps twice
Holding either front
door handle or
pressing the back
door opener switch
unlocks all the
doors.

2224-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
The settings of the power back door
system can be changed by select -
ing the “Vehicle Settings” from the
screen of the multi-information
display and displaying the “PBD”
screen. ( →P.186)
The changed power back door settings
are not reset by turning the power
switch to OFF. In order to restore the
original settings, they need to be
changed back on the screen of the
multi-information display.
The open position of the power
back door can be adjusted.
1 Stop the back door in the desir-
able position. ( →P.213)
2 Press and hold the power back
door switch on the back door for
approximately 2 seconds.
When the settings are completed, the
buzzer sounds 4 times.
When opening the back door the next
time, the back door will stop at that
position.
■Canceling the adjusted open posi - tion of the back door
Press and hold the power back door
switch on the back door for approxi - mately 7 seconds.
After the buzzer s ounds 4 times, it
sounds twice more. When the power back door does the opening operation
the next time, the door will open to the
initial settings position.
NOTICE
●Do not subject the kick sensor or its
surrounding area to a strong
impact. If the kick sensor or its surrounding
area has been subjected to a strong
impact, the kick sensor may not operate properly. If the kick sensor
does not operate in the following
situations, have the vehicle
inspected by any authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized
repairer, or any reliable repairer.
• The kick sensor or its surrounding area has been subjected to a strong
impact.
• The lower center part of the rear bumper is scratched or damaged.
●Do not disassemble the rear bumper.
●Do not attach sti ckers to the rear bumper.
●Do not paint the rear bumper.
●If a bicycle carrier o r similar heavy
object is attached to the power back door, disable the Hands Free
Power Back Door. ( →P.186)
Changing settings of the
power back door system
(vehicles with power back
door)
Adjusting the open position
of the back door (vehicles
with power back door)

2264-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
• The electronic key is too close to the
window or outside door handle, near the ground, or in a high place when
the doors are lo cked or unlocked.
• The electronic key is on the instru- ment panel, luggage co ver or floor, or
in the door pockets or glove box when
the hybrid system is started or power switch modes are changed.
●Do not leave the electronic key on top of the instrument panel or near the
door pockets when exiting the vehicle.
Depending on the radio wave recep - tion conditions, it m ay be detected by
the antenna outside the cabin and the
door will become lockable from the outside, possibly trapping the elec -
tronic key inside the vehicle.
●As long as the electronic key is within
the effective range , the doors may be
locked or unlocke d by anyone. How- ever, only the door s detecting the
electronic key can be used to lock or
unlock the vehicle.
●Even if the electronic key is not inside
the vehicle, it may be possible to start the hybrid system if the electronic key
is near the window.
●The doors may unlock if a large
amount of water splashes on the door
handle, such as in t he rain or in a car wash when the electronic key is within
the effective range . (The doors will
automatically be locked after approxi - mately 30 seconds if the doors are not
opened and closed.)
●If the wireless remote control is used
to lock the doors when the electronic
key is near the vehi cle, there is a pos- sibility that the door may not be
unlocked by the entry function. (Use
the wireless remote control to unlock
the doors.)
●Touching the door lock sensor while
wearing gloves may delay or prevent lock operation. Remove the gloves
and touch the lo ck sensor again.
●When the lock operation is performed
using the lock sens or, recognition sig-
nals will be shown up to two consecu -
tive times. After this, no recognition
signals will be given.
●If the door handle becomes wet while
the electronic key is within the effec - tive range, the door may lock and
unlock repeatedly. In that case, follow
the following correction procedures to wash the vehicle:
• Place the electronic key in a location 2
m (6 ft.) or more away from the vehi - cle. (Take care to ensure that the key
is not stolen.)
• Set the electronic key to battery-sav - ing mode to disable the smart entry &
start system. ( →P.225)
●If the electronic key is inside the vehi-
cle and a door handle becomes wet
during a car wash, a message may be shown on the multi-information dis -
play and a buzzer will sound outside
the vehicle. To turn off the alarm, lock all the doors.
●The lock sensor m ay not work prop- erly if it comes int o contact with ice,
snow, mud, etc. Clean the lock sensor
and attempt to operate it again, or use the lock sensor on the lower part of
the door handle.
●A sudden approach to the effective
range or door handle may prevent the
doors from being unlocked. In this case, return the door handle to the
original position and check that the
doors unlock before pulling the door handle again.
●If there is another electronic key in the detection area, it may take slightly lon -
ger to unlock the doors after the door
handle is gripped.
■When the vehicle is not driven for extended periods
●To prevent theft of the vehicle, do not
leave the electronic key within 2 m (6 ft.) of the vehicle.
●The smart entry & start system can be deactivated in advance. ( →P.633)
●Battery-saving mode can reduce the power consumption of electronic keys.
( →P.225)

2824-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
■Adjusting the mirror height
The height of the rear view mirror
can be adjusted to suit your driving
posture.
Change to optical mirror mode,
adjusting the height of the rear view
mirror by moving it up and down.
■Display settings (digital mir-
ror mode)
Settings of the display in the digital
mirror mode, on/off operation of the
automatic anti-glare function, etc.
can be changed.
1 Press the menu button.
The icons will be displayed.
2Press the menu button repeat-
edly and select the item you
want to adjust.
3 Press or to
change the setting.
The icons will disap pear if a button is
not operated for approximately 5 sec -
onds or more.
*: This is a function for the optical mirror
mode, however, the setting can also
be changed while using the digital
mirror mode.
■Enabling/disabling the auto -
matic anti-glare function (opti -
cal mirror mode)
The automatic anti-glare function in
the optical mirror mode can be
enabled/disabled. The setting can
be changed in both the digital mir -
Adjusting the mirror
IconsSettings
Select to adjust the brightness
of the display.
Select to adjus t the area dis-
played up/down.
Select to adjus t the area dis-
played to the left/right.
Select to adjust the angle of
the displayed image.
Select to zoom in/out the dis -
played image.
Select to enable/disable the
automatic anti-glare function.*
Responding to the brightness
of the headlights of vehicles
behind, the refl ected light is
automatically adjusted.
The automatic anti-glare func -
tion is enabled each time the
power switch is changed to
ON.

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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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.