2023 TOYOTA RAV4 brake

992-1. Instrument cluster
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Vehicle status information and indicators
centering function.
“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 warn-
ing sensitivity.
■ PCS (Pre-Collision Sys-
tem) ( P.239)
Select to set up the following
items.
 PCS on/off
Select to enable/disable the pre-
collision system.
“Warning timing”
Select to change t he pre-collision
warning timing.
■ BSM (Blind Spot Moni-
tor) (if equipped) ( P.275)
Select to set up the following
items.
 BSM (Blind Spot Monitor)
on/off
Select to enable/disable the BSM
system.
“Brightness”
Select to switch the brightness of
the outside rear view mirror indica-
tors. ( P.276)
 “Sensitivity”
Select to change the alert timing for
an approaching vehicle.
■ (Intuitive parking
assist) (if equipped)
( P.280)
Select to set up the following
items.
 Intuitive parking assist on/off
Select to enable/d isable the Intui-
tive parking assist.
 “Volume”
Select to set the volume of the
buzzer which sounds when the
Intuitive parking assist is operated.
■RCTA (Rear Cross Traffic
Alert) (if equipped)
( P.289)
 RCTA (Rear Cross Traffic
Alert) on/off
Select to enable /disable the RCTA
system.
 “Volume”
Select to change the RCTA buzzer
volume.
■ PKSB (Parking Sup-
port Brake System) (if
equipped) ( P.294)
Select to enable/disable the
Parking Support Brake function.
■ RSA (Road Sign
Assist) (if equipped)
( P.261)
Select to set up the following
items.
 Road Sign Assist on/off
Select to enable /disable the RSA
system.

1092-1. Instrument cluster
2
Vehicle status information and indicators
■PKSB (Parking Sup-
port Brake System) (if
equipped) ( P.294)
Select to enable/disable the
Parking Support Brake function.
■RSA (Road Sign Assist)
(if equipped) ( P.261)
Select to set up the following
items.
 Road Sign Assist on/off
Select to enable/disable the
RSA system.
 “Notification Method”
Select to change each notifi-
cation method used to notify
the driver when the system
recognizes excess speed and
Do Not Enter sign.
 “Notification Level”
Select to change each notifi-
cation level used to notify the
driver when the system recog-
nizes a speed limit sign.
■ Vehicle Settings
 PBD (Power Back Door)
(if equipped) ( P.138)
Select to set up the following items.
• System settings
Select to enable/disable the
power back door system.
• “Hands Free”
*
Select to enable/disable the
Hands Free Power Back Door.
• “Opening Adjustment” Select the open position when
power back door is fully open. •“Volume”
Select to set the volume of the
buzzer which sounds when the
power back door system oper-
ates.
*: Vehicles with Hands Free Power Back Door
 Stop & Start system (if
equipped) ( P.304)
Select to set the length of time the
Stop & Start system will operate
when the “A/C” switch of the air
conditioning system is on.
“Scheduled Maintenance”
( P.388)
Select to reset the scheduled
maintenance information
(message indicating mainte-
nance is required and dis-
tance until the next
maintenance) after all mainte-
nance is performed.
 Rear Seat Reminder
( P.388)
Select to enable/disable the
rear seat reminder function.
 “TPWS” (Tire Pressure Warn-
ing System) ( P.410)
• “Set Pressure”
Select to initialize the tire pres-
sure warning system.
• “Change Wheel” Select to change the tire pressure
warning system sensor ID code
set. To enable this function, a
second set of tire pressure warn-
ing system sensor ID codes must
be registered by a Toyota dealer.
For information regarding chang-
ing the registered ID code set,

1323-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
bumper while the back door is
opening/closing, the back door will
stop moving.
If a foot is moved under the rear
bumper again during the halted
operation, the back door will per-
form the reverse operation.
■Luggage compartment light
●The luggage compartment light
turns on when the back door is
opened.
●When the engine switch is turned
to OFF, the light will go off auto-
matically after 20 minutes.
■Back door closer
In the event that the back door is left
slightly open, the back door closer
will automatically close it to the fully
closed position.
Whatever the state of the engine
switch, the back door closer oper-
ates.
■Power back door operating con-
ditions
The power back door can automati-
cally open and close under the fol-
lowing conditions:
●When the power back door sys-
tem is enabled. ( P.98)
●When the engine switch is in ON,
in addition to the above for the
opening operations, the back door
operates for any of the following
conditions:
• Parking brake is engaged
• The brake pedal is depressed
• The shift lever is in P.
■Operation of the power back
door
●A buzzer sounds and the emer-
gency flashers flash twice to indi-
cate that the back door is
opening/closing.
●When the power back door sys-
tem is disabled, the power back
door does not ope rate but it can
be opened and closed by hand.
●When the power back door auto-
matically opens, if an abnormality
due to people or objects is
detected, operation will stop.
■Jam protection function
Sensors are equipped on both sides
of the power back door. If anything
obstructs the power back door while
it is closing, the back door will auto-
matically operate in the opposite
direction or stop.
■Fall-down protection function
While the power back door is open-
ing automatically, applying exces-
sive force to it will stop the opening
operation to prevent the power back
door from suddenly shutting.
■Back door closing assist
If the back door is lowered manually
when the back door is stopped at an
open position, the back door will
fully close automatically.
■Back door reserve lock function
This function is a function which
reserves locking of all doors, before-
hand, when the power back door is
open.
When the following procedure is
performed, all the doors except the
power back door are locked and
then power back door will also be
locked at the same time it is closed.
1 Close all doors, except the back
door.
2 During the power back door clos-
ing operation, lock the doors
using the smart key system from
the side doors ( P.119) or the
wireless remote control.
(  P.119)

1463-3. Adjusting the seats
■Before folding down the
seatbacks
1 Park the vehicle in a safe
place.
Apply the parking brake ( P.213)
and shift the shift lever to P.
(  P.210)
2 Adjust the position of the
front seat and the angle of
the seatback. ( P.144)
Depending on the position of the
front seat, if the seatback is folded
backward, it may interfere with the
operation of the rear seat.
3 Lift up and push down the
head restraints of the rear
outboard seats, and lower
the head restraint of the rear
center seat. ( P.150)
4 Stow the armrest of the rear
seat if it is pulled out.
( P.369)
This step is not necessary when
operating the left side seat only.
■Folding down the seat-
backs
While pulling the seatback angle
adjustment lever , fold the
seatback down.
■Returning the rear seat-
backs
To avoid trapping the seat belt
between the seat and the inside
of the vehicle, pass the seat belt
outside the seat belt guide
and then return the seatback
securely to the locked position.
WARNING
●After adjusting the seat, make
sure that the seat is locked in
position.
If the seatback is not securely
locked, the red marking will be
visible. Make sure that the red
marking is not visible.
Folding down the rear
seatbacks
WARNING
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so may result in
death or serious injury.
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1473-3. Adjusting the seats
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Before driving
*: If equipped
■Recording procedure
1 Check that the shift lever is in
P.
2 Turn the engine switch to
ON.
3 Adjust the driver’s seat to the
desired positions.
4 While pressing the “SET” but-
ton, or within 3 seconds after
the “SET” button is pressed,
press button “1” or “2” until
the buzzer sounds.
If the selected button has already
been preset, the previously
recorded positio n will be overwrit-
WARNING
■When folding the rear seat-
backs down
●Do not fold the seatbacks down
while driving.
●Stop the vehicle on level
ground, set the parking brake
and shift the shift lever to P.
●Do not allow anyo ne to sit on a
folded seatback or in the lug-
gage compartment while driv-
ing.
●Do not allow child ren to enter
the luggage compartment.
●Do not operate the rear seat if it
is occupied.
●Be careful not to get feet or
hands caught in the moving
parts or joints of the seats
during operation.
●Do not allow children to operate
the seat.
■After returning the rear seat-
back to the upright position
●Make sure that the seatback is
securely locked in position by
lightly pushing it back and forth.
If the seatback is not securely
locked, the red marking will be
visible. Make sure that the red
marking is not visible.
●Check that the seat belts are
not twisted or caught in the
seatback.
Driving position mem-
ory*
This feature automatically
adjusts the driver’s seat to
suit your preferences.
Your preferred driving posi-
tion (the position of the
driver’s seat) can be
recorded and recalled by
pressing a button.
Two different driving posi-
tions can be recorded into
memory.
Each electronic key can be
registered to recall your pre-
ferred driving position.
Recording/recalling a
driving position

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4
Driving
Driving
4-1. Before drivingDriving the vehicle....... 179
Cargo and luggage ..... 185
Vehicle load limits ....... 188
Trailer towing .............. 189
Dinghy towing ............. 201
4-2. Driving procedures Engine (ignition) switch (vehicles without smart
key system) ............... 203
Engine (ignition) switch (vehicles with smart key
system)...................... 204
Automatic transmission 209
Turn signal lever ......... 212
Parking brake .............. 213
Brake Hold .................. 217
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch .......... 219
AHB (Automatic High Beam)........................ 222
Fog light switch ........... 226
Windshield wipers and washer....................... 226
Rear window wiper and washer....................... 229
4-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap.................................. 2314-5. Using the dr
iving support
systems
Toyota Safety Sense 2.5 .................................. 234
PCS (Pre-Collision System) .................................. 239
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist) .................................. 250
RSA (Road Sign Assist) .................................. 261
Dynamic radar cruise con- trol with full-speed range
.................................. 264
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) .................................. 275
Intuitive parking assist . 280
RCTA (Rear Cross Traffic Alert) function ............ 289
PKSB (Parking Support Brake) ........................ 294
Parking Support Brake func- tion (static objects)
.................................. 299
Parking Support Brake function (rear-crossing
vehicles) .................... 302
Stop & Start system .... 304
Driving mode select switch .................................. 310
Multi-terrain Select (AWD vehicles) .................... 312
Snow mode switch (AWD vehicles) .................... 315

1794-1. Before driving
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Driving
4-1.Before driving
■Starting the engine
 P.203, 204
■Driving
1 With the brake pedal
depressed, shift the shift
lever to D. ( P.209)
2 Release the parking brake.
( P.213)
If the parking brake is in automatic
mode, the parkin g brake will be
released automatically. ( P.215)
3 Gradually release the brake
pedal and gently depress the
accelerator pedal to acceler-
ate the vehicle.
■Stopping
1 With the shift lever in D,
depress the brake pedal.
2 If necessary, set the parking
brake. ( P.213)
If the vehicle is to be stopped for an
extended period of time, shift the
shift lever to P. ( P.209)
■Parking the vehicle
1 With the shift lever in D,
depress the brake pedal.
2 Set the parking brake.
( P.213)
Make sure the parking brake indi-
cator light is on.
3Shift the shift lever to P
( P.209).
4 Turn the engine switch to
OFF to stop the engine.
Do not press the shift release but-
ton after shifting the shift position to
P.
5Lock the door, making sure
that you have the key on your
person.
If parking on a hill, block the wheels
as needed.
■Starting off on a steep
uphill
1 With the brake pedal
depressed, shift the shift
lever to D. ( P.209)
2 Pull the parking brake switch
and parking brake is set
manually. ( P.213)
3 Release the brake pedal and
gently depress the accelera-
tor pedal to accelerate the
vehicle.
Parking brake automatic release
function ( P.215)
■When starting off on a uphill
The hill-start assist control will acti-
vate. ( P.319)
■Driving in the rain
●Drive carefully whe n it is raining,
because visibility will be reduced,
the windows may become fogged-
up, and the road could be slip-
pery.
●Drive carefully whe n it starts to
rain, as the road surface could be
especially slippery.
●Refrain from hig h speeds when
driving on an expressway in the
Driving the vehicle
The following procedures
should be observed to
ensure safe driving:
Driving procedure

1804-1. Before driving
rain, because there may be a
layer of water between the tires
and the road surface, preventing
the steering and brakes from
operating properly.
■Engine speed while driving
In the following conditions, the
engine speed may become high
while driving. This is due to auto-
matic up-shifting control or down-
shifting implementation to meet driv-
ing conditions. It does not indicate
sudden acceleration.
●The vehicle is judged to be driving
uphill or downhill
●When the accelerator pedal is
released
●When the brake pedal is
depressed while sport mode is
selected
■Restraining the engine output
(Brake Override System)
●When the accelerator and brake
pedals are depressed at the same
time, the engine output may be
restrained.
●A warning message is displayed
on the multi-information display
while the system is operating.
■Breaking in your new Toyota
To extend the life of the vehicle,
observing the following precautions
is recommended:
●For the first 200 miles (300 km):
Avoid sudden stops.
●For the first 500 miles (800 km):
Do not tow a trailer.
●For the first 600 miles (1000 km):
• Do not drive at extremely high speeds.
• Avoid sudden acceleration.
• Do not drive continuously in low gears.
• Do not drive at a constant speed for extended periods.
■Operating your vehicle in a for-
eign country
Comply with the relevant vehicle registration laws and confirm the
availability of the correct fuel.
(
 P.488)
WARNING
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so may result in
death or serious injury.
■When starting the vehicle
Always keep your foot on the
brake pedal while stopped with
the engine running. This prevents
the vehicle from creeping.
■When driving the vehicle
●Do not drive if you are unfamil-
iar with the location of the brake
and accelerator pedals to avoid
depressing the wrong pedal.
• Accidentally depressing the accelerator pedal instead of the
brake pedal will result in sudden
acceleration that may lead to an
accident.
• When backing up, you may twist your body around, leading to a
difficulty in operating the pedals.
Make sure to operate the pedals
properly.
• Make sure to keep a correct driving posture even when mov-
ing the vehicle only slightly. This
allows you to depress the brake
and accelerator pedals properly.
• Depress the brake pedal using your right foot. Depressing the
brake pedal using your left foot
may delay response in an emer-
gency, resulting in an accident.
●Do not drive the vehicle over or
stop the vehicle near flammable
materials such as leaves, paper
or rags.
The exhaust system and
exhaust gases can be
extremely hot. These hot parts
may cause a fire i f there is any
flammable material nearby.