2023 TOYOTA RAV4 warning

1253-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Before driving
FunctionOperation
Speed linked
door locking
function
All doors are
automatically
locked when
vehicle speed is
approximately
12mph (20 km/h)
or higher.
Shift position
linked door lock-
ing function
All doors are
automatically
locked when
shifting the shift
lever to position
other than P.
Shift position
linked door
unlocking func-
tionAll doors are
automatically
unlocked when
shifting the shift
lever to P.
Driver’s door
linked door
unlocking func-
tion
All doors are
automatically
unlocked when
driver’s door is
opened within
approximately 45
seconds after
turning the
engine switch to
OFF.
Back door
The back door can be
locked/unlocked and
opened/closed by the fol-
lowing procedures.
WARNING
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so may result in
death or serious injury.
■Before driving
●Make sure that the back door is
fully closed.
If the back door is not fully
closed, it may open unexpect-
edly while driving and hit near-
by objects or luggage in the lug-
gage compartment may be
thrown out, causing an acci-
dent.
●Do not allow children to play in
the luggage compartment.
If a child is accidentally locked
in the luggage compartment,
they could get heat exhaustion
or other injuries.
●Do not allow a child to open or
close the back door.
Doing so may cause the back
door to operate unexpectedly,
or cause the child’s hands,
head, or neck to be caught by
the closing back door.
■Important points while driving
●Keep the back door closed
while driving.
If the back door is left open, it
may hit near-by objects or lug-
gage in the luggage compart-
ment may be thrown out,
causing an accident.

1263-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
WARNING
●Never let anyone sit in the lug-
gage compartment.
In the event of sudden braking,
sudden swerving or a collision,
they are susceptible to death or
serious injury.
■Back door handles
Do not hang any object to the
back door handles.
If any object is hung, the back
door may suddenly shut, causing
parts of the body to be caught,
resulting in dea th or serious
injury.
■Operating the back door
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so may cause parts
of the body to be caught, resulting
in death or serious injury.
●Remove any heavy loads, such
as snow and ice, from the back
door before opening it. Failure
to do so may cause the back
door to suddenly shut again
after it is opened.
●When opening or closing the
back door, thoroughly check to
make sure the surrounding area
is safe.
●If anyone is in the vicinity, make
sure they are safe and let them
know that the back door is
about to open or close.
●Use caution when opening or
closing the back door in windy
weather as it may move
abruptly in strong wind.
●Vehicles without power back
door: The back door may sud-
denly shut if it is not opened
fully. It is more difficult to open
or close the back door on an
incline than on a level surface,
so beware of the back door
unexpectedly opening or closing
by itself. Make sure that the
back door is fully open and
secure before using the luggage
compartment.
●Vehicles with power back door:
The back door may suddenly
shut if it is not opened fully,
while on a steep incline. Make
sure that the back door is
secured before using the lug-
gage compartment.
●When closing the back door,
take extra care to prevent your
fingers, etc. from being caught.
●Vehicles without power back
door: When closing the back
door, make sure to press it
lightly on its outer surface. If the
back door handle is used to fully
close the back door, it may
result in hands or arms being
caught.

1273-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Before driving
■Using the entry function
(vehicles with smart key
system)
Carry the electronic key to
enable this function. 1
Unlocks all the doors
The doors cannot be unlocked for 3
seconds after the doors are locked.
2Locks all the doors
Check that the d oor is securely
locked.
■Using the wireless remote
control
 P.119
■Operation signals
A buzzer sounds and the emer-
gency flashers flash to indicate that
the doors have been
locked/unlocked using the entry
function (if equipped) or wireless
remote control. (Locked: once;
Unlocked: twice)
■Security feature
Vehicles without smart key system
If a door is not opened within
approximately 60 s econds after the
vehicle is unlocked using the wire-
less remote control, the security fea-
ture automatically locks the vehicle
again.
Vehicles with smart key system
If a door is not opened within
approximately 60 s econds after the
vehicle is unlocked using the entry
function or wireles s remote control,
the security feature automatically
locks the vehicle again. (However,
depending on the location of the
WARNING
●Do not pull on the back door
damper stay (vehicles without
power back door) ( P.129) or
back door spindle (vehicles with
power back door) ( P.136) to
close the back door, and do not
hang on the back door damper
stay (vehicles without power
back door) or back door spindle
(vehicles with power back door).
Doing so may cause hands to
be caught or the back door
damper stay (vehicles without
power back door) or back door
spindle (vehicles with power
back door) to break, causing an
accident.
●Vehicles without power back
door: If a bicycle carrier or simi-
lar heavy objec t is attached to
the back door, it may suddenly
shut again after being opened,
causing someone’s hands,
head or neck to be caught and
injured. When installing an
accessory part to the back door,
using a genuine Toyota part is
recommended.
Unlocking and locking the
back door from the out-
side

1293-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Before driving
4Move the lever.
5 When installing, reverse the
steps listed.
■Open door warning buzzer
 P.124
■Using the wireless remote
control
Press and hold the switch.
The power back door automatically
opens/closes.
Pressing the switch while the power
back door is opening/closing stops
the operation. When the switch is
pressed and held again during the
halted operation, the back door will
perform the reve rse operation.
■Using the power back door
switch on the instrument
panel
Press and hold the switch.
The power back door automatically
opens/closes.
NOTICE
■Back door damper stays
The back door is equipped with
damper stays that hold the back
door in place.
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so may cause dam-
age to the back door damper stay,
resulting in malfunction.
●Do not attach any foreign
objects, such as stickers, plastic
sheets, or adhesives to the
damper stay rod.
●Do not touch the damper stay
rod with gloves or other fabric
items.
●Do not attach any accessories
other than genuine Toyota parts
to the back door.
●Do not place your hand on the
damper stay or apply lateral
forces to it.
Opening/closing the back
door (vehicles with power
back door)

1353-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Before driving
5When installing, reverse the
steps listed.
■Customization
Settings (e.g. power back door
opening angle) can be changed.
(Customizable features: P.516)
WARNING
■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 posi-
tion. It takes several seconds
before the back door closer
begins to operate. Be careful
not to catch fingers or anything
else in the back door, as this
may cause bone fractures or
other serious injuries.
●Use caution when using the
back door closer as it still oper-
ates when the power back door
system is canceled.
■Power back door
Observe the following precautions
when operating the power back
door.
Failure to do so may cause death
or serious injury.
●Check the safety of the sur-
rounding area to make sure
there are no obs tacles or any-
thing that could cause any of
your belongings to get caught.
●If anyone is in the vicinity, make
sure they are safe and let them
know that the back door is
about to open or close.
●If the power back door system is
turned off while the back door is
operating automatically, the
automatic operation is stopped.
The back door then has to be
operated manually. Take extra
care when on an incline, as the
back door may open or close
unexpectedly.
●If the operating conditions of the
power back door are no longer
met, a buzzer may sound and
the back door may stop opening
or closing. The ba ck door then
has to be operated manually.
Take extra care when on an
incline, as the back door may
open or close abruptly.
●On an incline, the back door
may suddenly shut after it
opens. Make sure the back door
is fully open and secure.

1363-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
WARNING
●In the following situations, the
power back door may detect an
abnormality and automatic
operation may be stopped. In
this case, the back door has to
be operated manually. Take
extra care when on an incline,
as the back door may open or
close abruptly.
• When the back door contacts an obstacle
• When the battery voltage sud- denly drops, such as when the
engine switch is turned to ON or
the engine is started during
automatic operation
●If a bicycle carrier or similar
heavy object is attached to the
back door, it may suddenly shut
again after being opened, caus-
ing someone’s hands, head or
neck to be caught and injured.
When installing an accessory
part to the back d oor, using a
genuine Toyota part is recom-
mended.
■Jam protection function
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so may cause death
or serious injury.
●Never use any part of your body
to intentionally a ctivate the jam
protection function.
●The jam protection function may
not work if something gets
caught just before the back door
fully closes. Be careful not to
catch fingers or anything else.
●The jam protection function may
not work depending on the
shape of the object that is
caught. Be careful not to catch
fingers or anything else.
■Hands Free Power Back Door
(if equipped)
Observe the following precautions
when operating the Hands Free
Power Back Door.
Failure to do so may cause death
or serious injury.
●Check the safety of the sur-
rounding area to make sure
there are no obs tacles or any-
thing that could cause any of
your belongings to get caught.
●When putting your foot near the
lower center part of the rear
bumper and moving it from the
rear bumper, be careful not to
touch the exhaust pipes until
they have cooled down suffi-
ciently, as touching hot exhaust
pipes can cause burns.
●Do not leave the electronic key
within the effective range
(detection area) of the luggage
compartment.
NOTICE
■Back door spindles
The back door is equipped with
spindles that hold the back door in
place.
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so may cause dam-
age to the back door spindle,
resulting in malfunction.
●Do not attach any foreign
objects, such as stickers, plastic
sheets, or adhesives to the
spindle rod.

1403-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
■Effective range (areas within
which the electronic key is
detected)When locking or unlocking the
doors
The system can be operated when
the electronic key is within about 2.3
ft. (0.7 m) of the front door handles,
rear door handles (if equipped) and
back door opener switch. (Only the
doors detecting t he key can be
operated.)
When starting the engine or
changing engine switch modes
The system can be operated when
the electronic key is inside the vehi-
cle.
■If an alarm sounds or a warning
message is displayed
An alarm sounds and warning mes-
sage displays shown on the multi-
information display are used to pro-
tect against unexpected accidents
or theft of the vehicl e resulting from
erroneous operation. When a warn-
ing message is displayed, take
appropriate measures based on the
displayed message.
When only an ala rm sounds, cir-
cumstances and c orrection proce-
dures are as follows.
●When an exterior alarm sounds
once for 5 seconds
●When an interior alarm pings con-
tinuously
■Battery-saving function
The battery-saving function will be
activated in ord er to prevent the
electronic key battery and the bat-
tery from being discharged while the
vehicle is not in operation for a long
time.
●In the following situations, the
smart key system may take some
time to unlock the doors.
• The electronic key has been left in
an area of approxi mately 6 ft. (2
m) of the outside of the vehicle for
10 minutes or longer.
• The smart key system has not been used for 5 days or longer.
●If the smart key system has not
been used for 14 days or longer,
the doors cannot be unlocked at
any doors except the driver’s
door. In this case, take hold of the
driver’s door handle, or use the
wireless remote c ontrol or the
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1433-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Before driving
■When the vehicle is not driven
for extended periods
●To prevent theft of the vehicle, do
not leave the electronic key within
6 ft. (2 m) of the vehicle.
●The smart key system can be
deactivated in advance. ( P.515)
●Battery-saving mode can reduce
the power consumption of elec-
tronic keys. (P.141)
■To operate the system properly
Make sure to carry the electronic
key when operating the system. Do
not get the electronic key too close
to the vehicle when operating the
system from the ou tside of the vehi-
cle.
Depending on the position and hold-
ing condition of the electronic key,
the key may not be detected cor-
rectly and the system may not oper-
ate properly. (The alarm may go off
accidentally, or the door lock pre-
vention may not operate.)
■If the smart key system does
not operate properly
●Locking and unlocking the doors:
Use the mechanical key.
(  P.475)
●Starting the engine: P.475
■Customization
Settings (e.g. smart key system)
can be changed.
(Customizable features: P.514)
If the smart key system has been
deactivated in a customized setting,
refer to the explanations for the fol-
lowing operations.
●Locking and unlocking the doors:
Use the wireless remote control or
mechanical key. ( P.119, 475)
●Starting the engine and changing
engine switch modes: P.475
●Stopping the engine: P.206
WARNING
■Caution regarding interfer-
ence with electronic devices
●People with implantable car-
diac pacemakers, cardiac
resynchronization therapy-
pacemakers or implantable car-
dioverter defibrillators should
maintain a reasonable distance
between themselves and the
smart key system antennas.
( P.139)
The radio waves may affect the
operation of such devices. If
necessary, the e ntry function
can be disabled. Ask your
Toyota dealer for details, such
as the frequency of radio waves
and timing of the emitted radio
waves. Then, consult your doc-
tor to see if you should disable
the entry function.
●Users of any electrical medical
device other than implantable
cardiac pacemakers, cardiac
resynchronization therapy-
pacemakers or implantable car-
dioverter defibrillators should
consult the manufacturer of the
device for information about its
operation under the influence of
radio waves.
Radio waves could have unex-
pected effects on the operation
of such medical devices.
Ask your Toyota dealer for details
on disabling the entry function.