2021 TOYOTA RAV4 PLUG-IN HYBRID Owners Manual

655Alphabetical Index
HV mode .......................................... 85
Hybrid battery ( traction battery)
Charging .................................... 135
Location ....................................... 94
Specification............................... 621
Hybrid battery ( traction battery)
charge mode ................................. 85
Hybrid system
ACCESSORY mode .................. 320
Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System 92
Brake Override System .............. 301
Drive-Start Control ..................... 301
Emergency shut off system.......... 98
Energy monitor/consumption screen
................................................. 195
High voltage components ............ 94
How to start the hybrid system... 317
Hybrid System Indicator ............. 174
If the hybrid system will not start 601
If your vehicle has to be stopped in
an emergency .......................... 560
Ignition switch (power switch) .... 317
Overheating ............................... 611
Plug-in hybrid system precautions94
Plug-in hybrid vehicle driving tips. 99
Power (ignition) switch ............... 317
Regenerative brakin g ................... 90
Starting the hybrid system ......... 317
Hybrid System Indica tor .............. 174
Hybrid transmission ..................... 321
I
Identification
Engine ........................................ 619
Vehicle ....................................... 618
Ignition switch (pow er switch) .... 317
Auto power off function .............. 320
Changing the powe r switch modes
................................................. 320
If your vehicle has to be stopped in
an emergency .......................... 560
Starting the hybrid system..........317
Illuminated entry system.............. 466
Immobilizer system ........................ 76
Indicators....................................... 168
Initialization
Items to initialize......................... 643
Panoramic moon roof ................. 295
Power back door ........................218
Power windows ........ ..................291
Tire pressure war ning system ....523
Inside rear view mirror ......... 279, 280
Installing a child restraint system to
a front passenger seat ................. 52
Instrument cluster light control... 178
Interior lights ................................. 465
Switch.........................................465
Wattage ......................................626
Intrusion sensor.............................. 79
ISOFIX lower anchorages .............. 62
J
Jack
Positioning a floor jack ...............499
Vehicle-equipped jack ........ 583, 594
Jack handle ...........................583, 594
Jam protection function
Electronic sunshade ................... 295
Panoramic moon roof ................. 295
Power back door opener and closer
.................................................216
Power windows ........ ..................291
K
Keyless entry
Smart entry & star t system .........223
Wireless remote control .............203
Keys ............................................... 202
Battery-saving function...............224
Electronic key .............................202
If the electronic key does not operate

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properly .................................... 604
If you lose your keys .................. 603
Key number plate ....................... 202
Keyless entry ..................... 203, 223
Mechanical key .......................... 204
Power switch .............................. 317
Replacing the battery ................. 543
Warning buzzer .......................... 224
Wireless remote control key....... 203
Knee airbags ................................... 39
L
Lane Tracing Assist (LTA) ........... 362
Operation ................................... 362
Warning messages .... ................ 371
Language (multi-information dis -
play) ..................................... 188, 631
Lever
Auxiliary catch lever ................... 498
Hood lock release l ever ............. 498
Shift lever ................................... 321
Tilt and telescopic steering lock
release lever ............................ 278
Turn signal lever ........................ 325
Wiper lever ......................... 338, 340
License plate lights
Light switch ................................ 332
Replacing light bulbs .................. 548
Light bulbs
Replacing ................................... 548
Wattage...................................... 626
Lights
Automatic High Beam system .... 334
Emergency flasher switch .......... 560
Extended Headlight Lighting system
................................................. 333
Fog light switch .......................... 337
Front interior lights ..................... 465
Headlight switch ...... ................... 332
Illuminated entry system ............ 466
Interior lights .............................. 465
Luggage compartment light........ 212
Personal lights............................ 466
Rear interior light ........................466
Replacing light bulbs ..................548
Turn signal lever......................... 325
Vanity lights ................................476
Wattage ......................................626
Lock steering column................... 318
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist) ........... 362
Operation ...................................362
Warning messages .................... 371
Luggage compartment light 212, 216
Wattage ......................................626
Luggage cover ..............................473
M
Maintenance
Do-it-yourself maintenance ........ 496
Maintenance data..... ..................618
Maintenance requirements......... 494
Malfunction indicator lamp ..........570
Menu icons .................................... 180
Meter
“ODO TRIP” switch .................... 178
Clock .......................................... 179
Head-up display ......................... 191
Indicators.................................... 168
Meter control switches ...............180
Meters ........................................174
Multi-information display ............179
Settings ..............................186, 631
Units ...........................................188
Warning lights .................... 568, 578
Warning messages .................... 189
Meter contro l switches ................. 180
Mirrors
Digital Rear-view Mirror.............. 280
Inside rear view mirror................279
Outside rear view mirror defoggers
.................................................454
Outside rear view mirrors ........... 289

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Vanity mirrors ............................. 476
Multi-information display
Audio system-linked display....... 184
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) .......... 393
Changing the display ................. 180
Display contents......................... 179
Driving information display ......... 181
Driving support system information
display ..................................... 184
Dynamic radar cruise control with
full-speed range ....................... 376
Energy monitor/consumption screen
................................................. 195
Hybrid System Indicator ..... 177, 631
Language ................ ........... 188, 631
LTA (Lane-Tracing Assist) ......... 368
Menu icons................................. 180
Meter control switches ............... 180
Navigation system-l inked display184
Parking Support Brake function . 422
PCS (Pre-Collision System) ....... 355
Pop-up display ................... 188, 630
RSA (Road Sign Assist) ............. 372
Settings ...................................... 186
Suggestion function ........... 189, 631
Toyota parking assi st-sensor ..... 414
Units ........................................... 188
Vehicle information display ........ 185
Warning message display .......... 189
Warning messages .... ................ 578
“My Room Mode” ......................... 153
N
Normal mode ................................ 434
O
Odometer ...................................... 174
“ODO TRIP” switch .................... 178
“ODO TRIP” switch ...................... 178
Oil
Engine oil ...................................621
Opener
Back door ...........................212, 214
Fuel filler door ....... ..................... 343
Hood...........................................498
Outer foot lights
Replacing light bulbs ..................548
Wattage ......................................626
Outside rear view mirrors ............289
Adjusting and folding ..................289
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor)........... 393
Outside rear view mirror defoggers
.................................................454
Outside temperature display .......177
Overheating ...................................611
P
Paddle shift switches ................... 323
Panoramic moon roof
Jam protection function .............. 295
Operation ...................................294
Warning message ...................... 296
Parking assist sensors (Toyota park -
ing assist-sensor).......................414
Parking brake
Operation ...................................326
Parking brake engaged warning
buzzer ......................................328
Warning light ..............................574
Warning message ...................... 328
Parking Support Brake (PKSB) ... 420
Indicator .....................................171
Parking Support Brake function
(rear-crossing vehicles)............ 430
Parking Support Brake function
(static objects) ..........................424
Warning light ..............................572
PCS (Pre-Collis ion System)
Enabling/disabling the pre-collision
system......................................357
Function .....................................355

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Warning light .............................. 571
Warning message .............. 353, 581
Personal lights.............................. 466
Switch ........................................ 466
Wattage...................................... 626
PKSB (Parking Supp ort Brake) ... 420
Indicator ..................................... 171
Parking Support Brake function
(rear-crossing vehicles) ........... 430
Parking Support Brake function
(static objects) ......................... 424
Warning light .............................. 572
Plug-in hybrid system .................... 84
AUTO EV/HV mode switch .......... 86
AUTO EV/HV mode ..................... 85
Driving tips ................................... 99
EV driving range ..... ................... 102
EV mode ...................................... 85
EV/HV mode selection switch ...... 86
Features ....................................... 84
How to charge ............................ 135
HV mode ...................................... 85
Hybrid battery (traction battery)
charge mode.............................. 85
Power back door switch .............. 214
Power control unit coolant .......... 503
Capacity ................ ..................... 622
Checking .................................... 504
Preparing and c hecking before win-
ter ............................................ 445
Radiator ..................................... 504
Power outlets ................................ 476
Power sources .............................. 124
Power steering (E lectric Power
Steering system) ........................ 438
Warning light .............................. 570
Power switch ................................ 317
Auto power off function .............. 320
Changing the powe r switch modes
................................................. 320
If your vehicle has to be stopped in
an emergency ..........................560
Starting the hybrid system..........317
Power windows
Catch protection function ........... 291
Door lock linked window operation
.................................................292
Jam protection function .............. 291
Operation ...................................291
Window lock switch .................... 293
Pre-Collision System (PCS)
Enabling/disabling the pre-collision
system......................................357
Function .....................................355
Warning light ..............................571
Warning message .............. 353, 581
R
Radar cruise control
Dynamic radar cruise control with
full-speed range .......................376
Radiator .........................................504
RCTA (Rear Crossing Traffic Alert)
RCTA Function...................393, 411
Warning message ...................... 394
Rear Crossing Traffic Alert (RCTA)
..................................................... 393
Rear fog light
Replacing light bulbs ..................548
Switch.........................................337
Rear passengers’ seat belt reminder
light ..............................................576
Rear seat........................................271
Folding down the rear seatbacks272
Head restraints ...........................276
Seat heaters ............................... 463
Rear turn signal lights
Replacing light bulbs ..................548
Turn signal lever......................... 325
Wattage ......................................626
Rear view mirror
Digital Rear-view Mirror.............. 280

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Inside rear view mirror ............... 279
Outside rear view mirrors ........... 289
Rear window defogger ................. 454
Rear window wiper ....................... 340
Refueling ....................................... 342
Capacity ................ ..................... 620
Fuel types .................................. 620
If the fuel filler door cannot be
opened..................................... 603
Opening the fuel tank cap .......... 342
Regenerative braking ..................... 90
Remote Air Conditioning System 460
Replacing
Electronic key battery................. 543
Fuses ......................................... 545
Light bulbs.................................. 548
Tires ........................................... 593
Wiper insert ................................ 539
Road accident caution s ................. 96
Road Sign Assist .......................... 372
RSA (Road Sign Assist) ............... 372
S
Seat belt reminder light........ 575, 576
Seat belts ........................................ 35
Adjusting the seat belt shoulder
anchor height ............................. 37
Child restraint syst em installation 61
Cleaning and maintaining the seat
belt ........................................... 491
Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR)
................................................... 37
How to wear your seat belt .......... 36
How your child should wear the seat
belt ............................................. 36
Pregnant women, proper seat belt
use ............................................. 35
Reminder light and buzzer . 575, 576
Seat belt pretensioners ................ 37
SRS warning light ...................... 570
Seat heaters .................................. 462
Seat position memory ..................273
Seats
Adjustment precautions...... 270, 271
Adjustment ......................... 270, 271
Armrest......... .............................. 484
Cleaning .....................................491
Driving position memory.............273
Folding down the rear seatbacks272
Head restraint.............................276
Properly sitting in the seat ............ 33
Seat heaters ............................... 462
Seat position memory ................273
Seat ventilators ..........................462
Seat ventilators .............................462
Secondary Collision Brake ..........439
Sensor
Automatic headlig ht system .......332
Automatic High Be am system ....334
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor)........... 408
Digital Rear-view Mirror.............. 283
Front camera ..............................344
Humidity sensor ......................... 459
Inside rear view mirror................279
Intrusion sensor and tilt sensor .... 79
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist)..........362
Parking Support Brake function
(rear-crossing vehicles)............ 408
Parking Support Brake function
(static objects) ..........................414
Radar sensor..............................344
Rain-sensing windshield wipers . 339
RCTA .........................................408
Tilt sensor..................................... 79
Toyota parking assi st-sensor ..... 414
Toyota Safety Sense ..................344
Service plug .................................... 94
Shift lever ......................................321
If the shift lever cannot be shifted
from P ......................................323
Shift lock system ..........................323
Side airbags .................................... 39

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Side doors ..................................... 205
Side mirrors .................................. 289
Adjustment ................................. 289
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) .......... 393
Folding ....................................... 290
Outside rear view mirror defoggers
................................................. 454
Side turn signal lights
Replacing light bulbs .................. 548
Turn signal lever ........................ 325
Side windows................................ 291
Smart entry & start system .......... 223
Antenna location ................ 211, 223
Entry functions ........................... 205
Starting the hybrid system ......... 317
Warning message ...................... 578
Snow tires ..................................... 445
Spare tire
Storage location ......................... 594
Spark plug ..................................... 623
Specifications ............................... 618
Speed limiter ................................. 391
Speedometer................................. 174
Sport mode ................................... 434
SRS airbags .................................... 39
Steering lock
Column lock release .................. 318
Steering lock system warning mes -
sage ......................................... 318
Steering wheel
Adjustment ................................. 278
Heated steering wheel ............... 462
Meter control switches ............... 180
Stop lights
Replacing light bulbs .................. 548
Storage feature ............................. 468
Storage precautions .. ................... 469
Stuck
If the vehicle beco mes stuck ...... 615
Suggestion function ..................... 189
Sunshade ...................................... 294
Sun visors .....................................476
Switches
“ODO TRIP” switch .................... 178
AUTO EV/HV mode switch .......... 86
Automatic High Beam switch ..... 334
Brake hold switch .......................329
Cruise control .............................388
Digital Rear-view Mirror control
switches ...................................280
Door lock switch ......................... 208
Driving mode select switch.........434
Driving position memory switches
.................................................273
Dynamic radar cruise control with
full-speed range .......................377
Electronic sunshade switch ........ 294
Emergency flashers switch ........ 560
EV/HV mode selection switch ...... 86
Fog light switch ..........................337
Fuel filler door ope ner switch ..... 343
Heated steering wheel ...............462
Ignition switch (po wer switch) ....317
Intrusion sensor and tilt sensor can -
cel switch ................................... 79
Light switch ................................332
LTA switch.................................. 367
Meter control switches ...............180
Outside rear view mirror switches
.................................................289
Paddle shift switches..........323, 324
Panoramic moon roof switches .. 294
Parking brake switch ..................326
Power back door switch .............214
Power switch ..............................317
Power window switc h ................. 291
Rear window and outside rear view
mirror defoggers switch............454
Rear window wiper and washer
switch ....................................... 340
Seat heater switches ..................463
Seat ventilators switches............463

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Vehicle-to-vehicle distance switch
................................................. 377
VSC OFF switch ........................ 439
Window lock switch .................... 293
Windshield defogger switch ....... 453
Windshield wiper de-icer switch . 457
Windshield wipers and washer
switch....................................... 338
Wireless charger power supply
switch....................................... 480
T
Tail lights
Light switch ................................ 332
Replacing light bulbs .................. 548
Theft deterrent system
Alarm............................................ 78
Double locking system ................. 77
Immobilizer system ...................... 76
Intrusion sensor ........................... 79
Tilt sensor .................................... 79
Tilt sensor ....................................... 79
Tire inflation pressure
Warning light .............................. 575
Tire pressure warning system
Function ..................................... 511
Initializing ................................... 523
Installing tire pressure warning
valves and transmitters ............ 522
Registering ID codes.................. 525
Warning light .............................. 575
Tires ............................................... 509
Chains ........................................ 447
Checking .................................... 509
Emergency tire puncture repair kit
................................................. 582
If you have a flat tire........... 582, 593
Inflation pressure ....................... 529
Replacing ........................... 582, 593
Rotating tires ......... ..................... 510
Size ............................................ 624
Snow tires .................................. 445
Spare tire.................................... 593
Tire pressure war ning system ....511
Warning light ..............................575
Tools ......................................583, 594
Top tether anchorages ................... 63
Towing
Emergency towing...................... 565
Towing eyelet .............565, 583, 594
Trailer sway control .................... 438
Trailer towing..............................308
Toyota parking assist-sensor ...... 414
Function .....................................414
Warning message ...................... 416
Toyota Safety Sense.....................344
Automatic High Beam (AHB)...... 334
Dynamic radar cruise control with
full-speed range .......................376
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist)..........362
PCS (Pre-Collision System) .......355
RSA (Road Sign Assist) .............372
Traction battery (Hybrid battery)
Charging.....................................105
Location........................................ 94
Specification ............................... 621
Traction control ............................ 438
Traction motor (elect ric motor) ..... 84
Trailer sway control ...................... 438
Trailer towing ................................308
Trail Mode ......................................435
Transmission
Hybrid transmission.................... 321
TRC (Traction Control) ................. 438
Trip meters .................................... 174
Turn signal lights
Replacing light bulbs ..................548
Turn signal lever......................... 325
Wattage ......................................626
U
USB charging ports ...................... 478

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Utility vehicle precau tions ........... 448
V
Vanity lights
Vanity lights................................ 476
Wattage...................................... 626
Vanity mirrors ............................... 476
Vehicle data recordings ................... 7
Vehicle identification number ..... 618
Vehicle Stability C ontrol (VSC) ... 438
Ventilators (seat ve ntilators) ....... 462
VSC (Vehicle Stabi lity Control) ... 438
W
Warning buzzers
Approach warning ...................... 383
Brake hold .................................. 574
Brake Override System .............. 574
Brake system .......... ................... 568
BSM OFF indicator .................... 573
Charging system ........................ 569
Downshifting ...................... 323, 325
Drive-Start Control ..................... 574
Electric power steering............... 570
High coolant tempera ture........... 569
Hybrid system overh eat ............. 569
Low engine oil pressure ............. 569
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist) . 362, 571
Open door .................................. 208
Open hood ................................. 208
Open window ............................. 292
PKSB OFF indicator... ................ 572
Pre-collision warning .......... 355, 571
Radar cruise control ................... 383
RCTA (Rear Crossi ng Traffic Alert)
................................................. 393
RCTA OFF indicator .................. 573
RSA (Road Sign Assist) ............. 372
Seat belt reminder.. ............ 575, 576
Shift position ...................... 324, 325
Toyota parking assist ................. 414
Toyota parking a ssist-sensor OFF
indicator ...................................572
Vehicle sway warning................. 366
Warning lights
ABS ............................................570
Brake hold operate d indicator .... 574
Brake Override System .............. 574
Brake system ........... ..................568
BSM OFF indicator.....................573
Charging system ...... ..................569
Driver’s seat belt reminder light.. 575
Drive-Start Control .....................574
Electric power steering ...............570
Engine ........................................570
Front passenger’s seat belt reminder
light .......................................... 575
High coolant temperature ........... 569
Hybrid system overh eat .............569
Low engine oil pressure ............. 569
Low fuel level .............................575
LTA indicator ..............................571
Malfunction indicator lamp .........570
Parking brake indicator .............. 574
PCS warning light.......................571
PKSB OFF indicator . .................. 572
PKSB............ .............................. 572
RCTA OFF indicator................... 573
Rear passengers’ seat belt reminder
lights.........................................576
Seat belt reminder light ...... 575, 576
Slip indicator............................... 573
SRS ............................................570
Tire pressure ..............................575
Toyota parking a ssist-sensor OFF
indicator ...................................572
Warning messages .......................578
Washer
Checking .................................... 505
Low washer fluid warning message
.........................................505, 578