2021 TOYOTA RAV4 PLUG-IN HYBRID tow

3605-5. Using the driving support systems
• When there is a m etal object (man-
hole cover, steel plate, etc.), steps, or a protrusion in front of your vehicle
• When passing under an object (road
sign, billboard, etc.)
• When approaching an electric toll gate
barrier, parking area barrier, or other barrier that opens and closes
• When using an automatic car wash
• When driving through or under objects that may contact your vehicle, such as
thick grass, tree branches, or a ban-
ner
• When driving through steam or smoke
• When driving near an object that reflects radio waves, such as a large
truck or guardrail
• When driving near a TV tower, broad - casting station, electric power plant, or
other location where strong radio
waves or electrical noise may be pres - ent
■Situations in which the system may
not operate properly
●In some situations such as the follow-
ing, an object may not be detected by
the radar sensor and front camera,
preventing the syst em from operating properly:
• When a detectab le object is
approaching your vehicle • When your vehicle or a detectable
object is wobbling
• If a detectable object makes an abrupt maneuver (such as sudden swerving,
acceleration or deceleration)
• When your vehicle approaches a detectable object rapidly
• When a detectabl e object is not
directly in front of your vehicle
• When a detectable object is near a
wall, fence, guardrail, manhole cover, vehicle, steel plate on the road, etc.
• When a detectable object is under a
structure • When part of a detectable object is
hidden by an object, such as large
baggage, an umbrella, or guardrail • When multiple detectable objects are
close together
• If the sun or othe r light is shining directly on a de tectable object
• When a detectable object is a shade
of white and looks extremely bright • When a detectable object appears to
be nearly the same color or brightness
as its surroundings • If a detectable object cuts or suddenly
emerges in front of your vehicle
• When the front of your vehicle is hit by water, snow, dust, etc.
• When a very brigh t light ahead, such
as the sun or the headlights of oncom - ing traffic, shines directly into the front
camera
• When approaching the side or front of a vehicle ahead
• If a vehicle ahea d is a motorcycle
• If a vehicle ahead is narrow, such as a
personal mobility vehicle • If a preceding vehicle has a small rear
end, such as an unloaded truck
• If a preceding vehicle has a low rear end, such as a low bed trailer

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Driving
WARNING
■Before using LTA system
●Do not rely sole ly upon the LTA
system. The LTA system does not automatically drive the vehicle or
reduce the amount of attention that
must be paid to the area in front of the vehicle. The driver must always
assume full responsibility for driving
safely by paying careful attention to
the surrounding conditions and operating the stee ring wheel to cor-
rect the path of t he vehicle. Also,
the driver must take adequate breaks when fatigued, such as from
driving for a long period of time.
●Failure to perform appropriate driv -
ing operations and pay careful
attention may lead to an accident, resulting in death or serious injury.
●When not u sing the LTA system, use the LTA switch to turn the sys -
tem off.
■Situations unsuitable for LTA
system
In the following situations, use the LTA switch to tu rn the system off.
Failure to do so may lead to an acci -
dent, resulting in death or serious injury.
●Vehicle is driven on a road surface which is slippery due to rainy
weather, fallen snow, freezing, etc.
●Vehicle is driven on a snow-cov -
ered road.
●White (yellow) lines are difficult to
see due to rain, snow, fog, dust,
etc.
●Vehicle is driven in a temporary
lane or restricted lane due to con - struction work.
●Vehicle is driven in a construction zone.
●A spare tire, tire chains, etc. are equipped.
●When the tires have been exces - sively worn, or when the tire infla -
tion pressure is low.
●When tires of a size other than
specified are installed.
●Vehicle is driven in traffic lanes
other than that highways and free -
ways.
●When your vehicle is towing a
trailer or during emergency towing
■Preventing LTA system malfunc -
tions and operations performed by mistake
●Do not modify the headlights or
place stickers, etc. on the surface of the lights.
●Do not modify the suspension etc. If the suspension etc. needs to be
replaced, contact any authorized
Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized repairer, or any reliable repairer.
●Do not install or place anything on the hood or grille. Also, do not
install a grille guar d (bull bars, kan-
garoo bar, etc.).
●If your windshield needs repairs,
contact any autho rized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized
repairer, or any reliable repairer.
■Conditions in which functions
may not operate properly
In the following situ ations, the func- tions may not operate properly and
the vehicle may depart from its lane.
Drive safely by always paying careful
attention to your surroundings and operate the steering wheel to correct
the path of the vehicle without relying
solely on the functions.

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Driving
This mode employs a radar to detect the presence of vehicles up to approx-
imately 100 m (328 ft.) ahead, det ermines the current vehicle-to-vehicle fol-
lowing distance, and operates to m aintain a suitable following distance from
the vehicle ahead. The desired v ehicle-to-vehicle distance can also be set
by operating the vehicle-to -vehicle distance switch.
When driving on downhill slopes, the vehicle-to-vehicle distance may become
shorter.
Example of constant speed cruising
When there are no vehicles ahead
The vehicle travels at the speed set by the driver.
Example of deceleration cruising and follow-up cruising
When a preceding vehicle driving slower than the set speed appe ars
WARNING
●When there is rain, snow, etc. on
the front surface of the radar or
front camera
●In traffic conditions that require fre -
quent repeated acceleration and deceleration
●When your vehicle is towing a
trailer or during emergency towing
●When an approach warning buzzer
is heard often
Driving in vehicle-to-vehicle distance control mode
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B

3885-5. Using the driving support systems
*: If equipped
■Meter display
Set speed
Indicators
■Operation switches
“+RES” switch
Cruise control main switch
“-SET” switch
Cancel switch
1 Press the cruise control main
switch to activate the cruise con -
trol.
Cruise control indicator will be dis - played.
Press the switch again to deactivate the
Cruise control*
Use the cruise control to main -
tain a set speed without
depressing the accelerator
pedal.
System Components
A
B
A
B
C
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WARNING
■To avoid operating the cruise
control by mistake
Switch the cruise control off using the cruise control main switch when not in
use.
■Situations unsuitable for cruise
control
Do not use cruise control in any of the
following situations. Doing so may result in loss of control
and could cause an accident resulting
in death or serious injury.
●In heavy traffic
●On roads with sharp bends
●On winding roads
●On slippery roads, such as those
covered with rain, ice or snow
●On steep hills
Vehicle speed may exceed the set speed when driving down a steep
hill.
●When your vehicle is towing a
trailer or during emergency towing
Setting the vehicle speed

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Driving
*: If equipped
1 Press the switch to activate the
speed limiter.
Press the switch once more to deacti -
vate the speed limiter.
2 Accelerate or decelerate, with
accelerator pedal operation, to
the desired maximum speed
and press the “-SET” switch to
set the speed.
1 Increases the speed
2 Decreases the speed
Fine adjustment: Press the switch.
Large adjustment: Press and hold the
switch to change the speed, and
Speed limiter*
A desired maximum speed can
be set using the cruise control
switch. ( →P.388)
The speed limiter prevents
vehicle speed from exceeding
the set speed.
WARNING
■To avoid operating the speed
limiter by mistake
Keep the speed lim iter switch off
when not in use.
■Situations unsuitable for speed
limiter
Do not use the speed limiter in either of the following situations.
Doing so may result in control of the
vehicle being lost and could cause a serious or fatal accident.
●On slippery roads, such as those
covered with ra in, ice or snow
●On steep hills
●When your vehicle is towing a
trailer or during emergency towing
Setting the vehicle speed
Adjusting the set speed

3945-5. Using the driving support systems
BSM function:
When a vehicle is detected in a blind
spot of the outside rear view mirrors or
approaching rapidly from behind into a
blind spot, the outside rear view mirror
indicator on the detected side will illumi -
nate. If the turn signal lever is operated
toward the detected side, the outside
rear view mirror indicator will flash.
RCTA function:
When a vehicle approaching from the
right or left at the re ar of the vehicle is
detected, both outsi de rear view mirror
indicators will flash.
Monitor screen display (RCTA
function only)
If a vehicle approaching from the right
or left at the rear of the vehicle is
detected, the RCTA icon ( →P.411) for
the detected side will be displayed.
BSM OFF indicator/RCTA OFF
indicator
When the Blind Spot Monitor is dis -
abled, the BSM OFF indicator illumi -
nates.
When the RCTA func tion is disabled,
the RCTA OFF indicator illuminates.
RCTA buzzer (RCTA function
only)
If a vehicle approaching from the right
or left at the rear of the vehicle is
detected, a buzzer will sound from
behind the rear seat.
The BSM function and the RCTA
function can be e nabled/disabled
on the screen of the multi-infor -
mation display. ( →P.186)
The BSM function/RCTA function will
be enabled each time the power switch
is turned to ON.
■Outside rear view mirror indicators visibility
In strong sunlight, the outside rear view
mirror indicator may be difficult to see.
■Hearing the RCTA buzzer
The RCTA buzzer may be difficult to
hear over loud noi ses such as high
audio volume.
■When “Blind Spot Monitor Unavail - able” or “RCTA Unavailable” is
shown on the multi-information
display
The sensor voltage has become abnor -
mal, or water, snow, mud, etc., may be
built up in the vicinit y of the sensor area of the rear bumper. ( →P.408)
Removing the water, snow, mud, etc.,
from the vicinity of the sensor area should return it to normal.
Also, the sensor ma y not function nor-
mally when used in extremely hot or cold weather.
■When “Blind Spot Monitor Malfunc -
tion Visit Your Dealer” or “RCTA
Malfunction Visit Your Dealer” is
shown on the multi-information display
There may be a sensor malfunction or
misaligned. Have the vehicle inspected at any authorized To yota retailer or
Toyota authorized repairer, or any reli -
able repairer.
■Customization
Some functions can be customized.
( →P.186)Turning the BSM func-
tion/RCTA function on/off
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4105-5. Using the driving support systems
■The BSM function is operational when
The BSM function is operational when
all of the following conditions are met:
●The BSM function is on.
●The shift lever is in a position other
than R.
●The vehicle speed is greater than
approximately 16 km/h (10 mph).
■The BSM function will detect a
vehicle when
The BSM function will detect a vehicle
present in the detection area in the fol -
lowing situations:
●A vehicle in an adjacent lane over -
takes your vehicle.
●You overtake a vehicle in an adjacent
lane slowly.
●Another vehicle enters the detection
area when it changes lanes.
■Conditions under which the BSM function will not detect a vehicle
The BSM function is not designed to
detect the following types of vehicles and/or objects:
●Small motorcycles, bicycles, pedestri -
ans, etc.*
●Vehicles traveling in the opposite
direction
●Guardrails, walls, signs, parked vehi -
cles and similar stationary objects*
●Following vehicles that are in the
same lane*
●Vehicles traveling 2 lanes away from
your vehicle*
●Vehicles which are being overtaken
rapidly by your vehicle*: Depending on the conditions, detec -
tion of a vehicle and/or object may
occur.
■Conditions under which the BSM
function may not function correctly
●The BSM function may not detect
vehicles correctly in the following situ - ations:
• When the sensor is misaligned due to
a strong impact to the sensor or its surrounding area
• When mud, snow, ice, a sticker, etc. is
covering the sensor or surrounding area on the rear bumper
• When driving on a road surface that is
wet with standing water during bad weather, such as heavy rain, snow, or
fog
• When multiple veh icles are approach- ing with only a small gap between
each vehicle
• When the distance between your vehi - cle and a following vehicle is short
• When there is a significant difference
in speed between your vehicle and the vehicle that enters the detection
area
• When the difference in speed between your vehicle and another
vehicle is changing
• When a vehicle enters a detection area traveling at about the same
speed as your vehicle
• As your vehicle starts from a stop, a vehicle remains in the detection area
• When driving up and down consecu-
tive steep inclines, such as hills, dips in the road, etc.
• When driving on roads with sharp
bends, consecutive curves, or uneven surfaces
• When vehicle lanes are wide, or when
driving on the edge of a lane, and the vehicle in an adjacent lane is far away
from your vehicle
• When an accessory (such as a bicycle
carrier) is installed to the rear of the vehicle
• When there is a significant difference
in height between your vehicle and the vehicle that enters the detection
area
• Immediately afte r the BSM func- tion/RCTA function are turned on
• When towing a trailer

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a strong impact to the sensor or its
surrounding area • When mud, snow, ice, a sticker, etc. is
covering the sensor or surrounding
area on the rear bumper • When driving on a road surface that is
wet with standing water during bad
weather, such as heavy rain, snow, or fog
• When multiple vehicles are approach -
ing with only a sm all gap between each vehicle
• When a vehicle is approaching at high
speed • When parking on a steep incline, such
as hills, a dip in the road, etc.
• When an accessory (such as a bicycle carrier) is installed to the rear of the
vehicle
• When backing up on a slope with a sharp change in grade
• When backing out of a shallow angle
parking spot
• Immediately after the RCTA function
is turned on
• Immediately after the hybrid system is
started with the RCTA function on
• When towing a trailer • When the sensors cannot detect a
vehicle due to obstructions
●Instances of the RCTA function
unnecessary detecting a vehicle
and/or object may i ncrease in the fol- lowing situations:
• When a vehicle passe s by the side of
your vehicle • When the parking space faces a
street and vehicles are being driven
on the street
• When the distance between your vehi -
cle and metal objects, such as a guardrail, wall, sign, or parked vehicle,
which may reflect electrical waves
toward the rear of th e vehicle, is short • When an accessory (such as a bicycle
carrier) is installed to the rear of the
vehicle