2022 TOYOTA RAV4 warning

3654-6. Driving tips
4
Driving
Specific design characteris-
tics give it a higher center of
gravity than ordinary passen-
ger cars. This vehicle design
feature causes this type of
vehicle to be more likely to
rollover. And, utility vehicles
have a significantly higher
rollover rate than other types
of vehicles.
 An advantage of the higher
ground clearance is a better
view of the road allowing you
to anticipate problems.
 It is not designed for corner-
ing at the same speeds as
ordinary passenger cars any
more than low-slung sports
cars are designed to perform
satisfactorily under off-road
conditions. Therefore, sharp
turns at excessive speeds
may cause the vehicle to roll-
over.
When driving your vehicle off-
Utility vehicle precau-
tions
This vehicle belongs to the
utility vehicle class, which
has higher ground clear-
ance and narrower tread in
relation to the height of its
center of gravity to make it
capable of performing in a
wide variety of off-road
applications.
Utility vehicle feature
WARNING
■Utility vehicle precautions
Always observe t he following pre-
cautions to minim ize the risk of
death, serious injury or damage to
your vehicle:
●In a rollover crash, an unbelted
person is significantly more
likely to die than a person wear-
ing a seat belt. Therefore, the
driver and all passengers
should always fasten their seat
belts.
●Avoid sharp turns or abrupt
maneuvers, if at all possible.
Failure to operat e this vehicle
correctly may result in loss of
control or vehicle rollover caus-
ing death or serious injury.
●Loading cargo on the roof lug-
gage carrier (if equipped) will
make the center of the vehicle
gravity higher. Avoid high
speeds, sudden starts, sharp
turns, sudden braking or abrupt
maneuvers, otherwise it may
result in loss of control or vehi-
cle rollover du e to failure to
operate this vehicle correctly.
●Always slow down in gusty
crosswinds. Because of its pro-
file and higher ce nter of gravity,
your vehicle is more sensitive to
side winds than an ordinary
passenger car. Slowing down
will allow you to have better
control.
●Do not drive horizontally across
steep slopes. Driving straight up
or straight down is preferred.
Your vehicle (or any similar off-
road vehicle) can tip over side-
ways much more easily than
forward or backward.
Off-road driving

3664-6. Driving tips
road, please observe the follow-
ing precautions to ensure your
driving enjoyment and to help
prevent the closure of areas to
off-road vehicles:
Drive your vehicle only in
areas where off-road vehicles
are permitted to travel.
 Respect private property. Get
owner’s permission before
entering private property.
 Do not enter areas that are
closed. Honor gates, barriers
and signs that restrict travel.
 Stay on established roads.
When conditions are wet,
driving techniques should be
changed or travel delayed to
prevent damage to roads.
■Additional information for off-
road driving
For owners in U.S. mainland,
Hawaii and Puerto Rico:
To obtain additional information per-
taining to driving your vehicle off-
road, consult the following organiza-
tions: • State and Local Parks and Recre-
ation Departments
• State Motor Vehicle Bureau
• Recreational Vehicle Clubs
• U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management
WARNING
■Off-road driving precautions
Always observe t he following pre-
cautions to minim ize the risk of
death, serious injury or damage to
your vehicle:
●Drive carefully when off the
road. Do not take unnecessary
risks by driving in dangerous
places.
●Do not grip the steering wheel
spokes when driving off-road. A
bad bump could jerk the wheel
and injure your hands. Keep
both hands and especially your
thumbs on the ou tside of the
rim.
●Always check your brakes for
effectiveness immediately after
driving in sand, mud, water or
snow.
●After driving through tall grass,
mud, rock, sand, rivers, etc.,
check that there is no grass,
bush, paper, rags, stone, sand,
etc. adhering or trapped on the
underbody. Clear off any such
matter from the underbody. If
the vehicle is used with these
materials trapped or adhering to
the underbody, a breakdown or
fire could occur.

3674-6. Driving tips
4
Driving
WARNING
●When driving off-road or in rug-
ged terrain, do not drive at
excessive speeds, jump, make
sharp turns, strike objects, etc.
This may cause loss of control
or vehicle rollover causing
death or serious injury. You are
also risking expensive damage
to your vehicle’s suspension
and chassis.
NOTICE
■To prevent the water damage
Take all necessary safety mea-
sures to ensure that water dam-
age to the engine or other
components does not occur.
●Water entering the engine air
intake will cause severe engine
damage.
●Water entering the automatic
transmission will cause deterio-
ration in shift quality, locking up
of your transmission accompa-
nied by vibration, and ultimately
damage.
●Water can wash the grease
from wheel bearings, causing
rusting and premature failure,
and may also enter the differen-
tials, transmission and transfer
case (AWD models), reducing
the gear oil’s lub ricating quali-
ties.
■When you drive through
water
If driving through water, such as
when crossing shallow streams,
first check the depth of the water
and the bottom of the riverbed for
firmness. Drive slowly and avoid
deep water.
■Inspection after off-road driv-
ing
●Sand and mud that has accu-
mulated around brake discs
may affect braking efficiency
and may damage brake system
components.
●Always perform a maintenance
inspection after each day of off-
road driving that has taken you
through rough terrain, sand,
mud, or water. For scheduled
maintenance information, refer
to the “Scheduled Maintenance
Guide” or “Owner’s Manual
Supplement”.

3725-1. Basic function
When an Apple CarPlay/Android Auto connection is established,
press to display the Maps application screen.
*1
Press to display the audio/visual system screen. (P.416, 417)
Press to display the “Menu” screen. ( P.373)
Press to display the home screen. ( P.380)
*1: This function is not made available in some countries or areas .
*2: When an Apple CarPlay/Android Auto connection is established, this
function will be unavailable.
●The screen shots in this document
and the actual screens of the sys-
tem differ depending on whether
the functions and/or a contract
existed.
G
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WARNING
●For safety, the driver should not
operate the system while
he/she is driving. Insufficient
attention to the r oad and traffic
may cause an accident.

3775-2. Basic information before operation
5
Audio
5-2.Basic information before operation
After a few seconds, the caution
screen will be displayed.
After about 5 seconds or select-
ing “Continue”, the caution
screen automatically switches to
the next screen.
When system response is
extremely slow, the system can
be restarted.
1Press and hold the “POWER
VOLUME” knob for 3 sec-
onds or more.
Initial screen
When the engine switch is
turned to ACC or ON, the
initial screen will be dis-
played and the system will
begin operating.
Caution screen
WARNING
●When the vehicle is stopped
with the engine running, always
apply the parking brake for
safety.
Restarting the system

4065-4. Apple CarPlay/Android Auto
●Android and Android Auto are
trademarks of Google LLC.
If you are experiencing difficulties with Apple CarPlay/Android Auto,
check the following table.
WARNING
●Do not connect iPhone or oper-
ate the controls while driving.
NOTICE
●Do not leave your smartphone
in the vehicle. In particular, high
temperatures inside the vehicle
may damage the smartphone.
●Do not push down on or apply
unnecessary pressure to the
smartphone while it is con-
nected as this may damage the
smartphone or its terminal.
●Do not insert foreign objects into
the port as this may damage the
smartphone or its terminal.
Troubleshooting

4325-8. Media operation
battery.
●Depending on the iPod/iPhone,
the video sound may not be able
to be heard.
●Depending on the iPod/iPhone
and the songs in the iPod/iPhone,
a cover art may be displayed. This
function can be changed to “On”
or “Off”. (P.440) It may take time
to display the co ver art, and the
iPod/iPhone may not be operated
while the cover ar t display is in
process.
●When an iPod/iPhone is con-
nected and the audio source is
changed to iPod/iPhone mode,
the iPod/iPhone will resume play-
ing from the same point it was last
used.
●Depending on the iPod/iPhone
that is connected to the system,
certain functions may not be avail-
able.
●If an iPhone is connected via
Bluetooth® and USB at the same
time, system operation may
become unstable. For known
phone compatibility information,
refer to http://www.toyota.com/
audio-multimedia.
●Tracks selected by operating a
connected iPod/iPhone may not
be recognized or displayed prop-
erly.
●The system may not function
properly if a conversion adapter is
used to connect a device.
The track currently being lis-
tened to can be repeated.
1 Select .
●Each time is selected, the
mode changes as follows:
When shuffle is off (iPhone 5 or
later)
• track repeat  album repeat  off
When shuffle is off (iPhone 4s or
earlier)
• track repeat  off
When shuffle is on
• track repeat  off
Tracks or albums can be auto-
matically and randomly
selected.
1 Select .
●Each time is selected, the
mode changes as follows:
• shuffle (1 album shuffle)  album
shuffle (all album shuffle)  off
Repeating
Random order
WARNING
●Do not operate the player’s con-
trols or connect the iPod/iPhone
while driving.
NOTICE
●Do not leave your portable
player in the car. In particular,
high temperatures inside the
vehicle may damage the porta-
ble player.
●Do not push down on or apply
unnecessary pressure to the
portable player while it is con-
nected as this may damage the
portable player or its terminal.
●Do not insert foreign objects into
the port as this may damage the
portable player or its terminal.

4365-8. Media operation
nected on purpose, such as it was
turned off, this does not happen.
Reconnect the portable player
manually.
●Bluetooth® device information is
registered when the Bluetooth®
device is connected to the
Bluetooth
® audio system. When
selling or disposing of the vehicle,
remove the Bluetooth
® audio
information from the system.
(  P.413)
●In some situations, sound output
via the Bluetooth® audio system
may be out of syn c with the con-
nected device or output intermit-
tently.
To use the Bluetooth® audio
system, it is necessary to regis-
ter a Bluetooth
® device with the
system.
Registering an additional
device
1 Display the Bluetooth
® audio
control screen. ( P.434)
2 Select “Connect”.
3 Select “Add Device”.
 When another Bluetooth
®
device is connected, a confir-
mation screen will be dis-
played. To disconnect the
Bluetooth
® device, select
“Yes”.
WARNING
●Do not operate the player’s con-
trols or connect to the
Bluetooth
® audio system while
driving.
●Your audio unit is fitted with
Bluetooth® antennas. People
with implantable cardiac pace-
makers, cardiac resynchroniza-
tion therapy-pacemakers or
implantable cardioverter defibril-
lators should maintain a reason-
able distance between
themselves and the Bluetooth
®
antennas. The radio waves may
affect the operation of such
devices.
●Before using Bluetooth®
devices, users of any electrical
medical device other than
implantable cardiac pacemak-
ers, cardiac resynchronization
therapy-pacemakers or implant-
able cardioverter defibrillators
should consult the manufacturer
of the device for information
about its operation under the
influence of radio waves. Radio
waves could have unexpected
effects on the operation of such
medical devices.
NOTICE
●Do not leave your portable
player in the vehicle. In particu-
lar, high temperatures inside the
vehicle may damage the porta-
ble player.
Registering/Connecting a
Bluetooth
® device