2023 TOYOTA RAV4 PLUG-IN HYBRID Smart entry

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4-1. Key information
Before driving
OFF or other passengers from uninten-
tionally taking the key out of the vehicle, etc., a message that prompts the user to confirm the state of the electronic key or
power switch mode may be shown on the multi-information display. In those cases, follow the instructions on the dis-
play immediately.
■If “Key Battery Low Replace Key Battery” is displayed on the multi-information display
The electronic key has a low battery. Replace the electronic key battery. ( P.511)
■Replacing the battery
 P.511
■Confirmation of the registered key number
The number of keys already registered
to the vehicle can be confirmed. Ask any authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized repairer, or any reliable
repairer for details.
■If “New Key Registered Contact Your Dealer if You Did Not Register a New Key” or “A New Key has
been Registered Contact Your Dealer for Details” is displayed on the multi-information display
This message will be displayed each time the driver’s door is opened when the doors are unlocked from the outside
for approximately 10 days after a new electronic key has been registered. If this message is displayed but you
have not had a new electronic key regis- tered, ask any authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized repairer, or any
reliable repairer to check if an unknown electronic key (other than those in your possession) has been registered.
The electronic keys are equipped
with the following wireless remote
NOTICE
■To prevent key damage
●Do not drop the keys, subject them to strong shocks or bend them.
●Do not expose the keys to high temperatures for long periods of time.
●Do not get the keys wet or wash them in an ultrasonic washer, etc.
●Do not attach metallic or magnetic materials to the keys or place the
keys close to such materials.
●Do not disassemble the keys.
●Do not attach a sticker or anything else to the surface of the electronic
key.
●Do not place the keys near objects
that produce magnetic fields, such as TVs, audio systems and induc-tion cookers.
●Do not place the keys near medical electrical equipment such as low-
frequency therapy equipment or microwave therapy equipment, and do not receive medical attention
with the keys on your person.
■Carrying the electronic key on
your person
Carry the electronic key 10 cm (3.9 in.) or more away from electric appli-
ances that are turned on. Radio waves emitted from electric appli-ances within 10 cm (3.9 in.) of the
electronic key may interfere with the key, causing the key to not function properly.
■In case of a smart entry & start system malfunction or other key-
related problems
 P.571
■When an electronic key is lost
 P.570
Wireless remote control

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4-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Before driving
■Door lock buzzer
A buzzer sounds continuously for 5 sec- onds in the following situations. Fully close all the doors and lock the vehicle
once more.
●If an attempt to lock the doors using
the smart entry & start system is made when a door other than the door you are locking is open.
●If an attempt to lock the doors using the wireless remote control is made
when a door is open.
■Setting the alarm (if equipped)
Locking the doors will set the alarm sys- tem. ( P.79)
■Conditions affecting the operation
of the smart entry & start system or wireless remote control
 P.254
■If the smart entry & start system or
the wireless remote control does not operate properly
●Use the mechanical key to lock and unlock the doors. ( P.572)
●Replace the key battery with a new one if it is depleted. ( P.511)
■If the 12-volt battery is discharged
The doors cannot be locked and
unlocked using the smart entry & start system or wireless remote control. Lock or unlock the doors using the mechani-
cal key. ( P.572)
■Rear seat reminder function
●In order to remind you not to forget
luggage, etc. in the rear seat, when the power switch is turned to OFF after any of the following conditions
are met, a buzzer will sound and a
message will be displayed on the
multi-information display for approxi- mately 6 seconds.• The hybrid system is started within 10
minutes after opening and closing a rear door.• A rear door has been opened and
closed after the hybrid system was started.
However, if a rear door is opened and
then closed within approximately 2 sec-
onds, the rear seat reminder function
may not operate.
●The rear seat reminder function deter- mines that luggage, etc. has been placed in a rear seat based on open-
ing and closing of a rear door. There- fore, depending on the situation, the rear seat reminder function may not
operate and you may still forget lug- gage, etc. in the rear seat, or it may operate unnecessarily.
●The rear seat reminder function can be enabled/disabled. ( P.594)
■Customization
Settings (e.g. unlocking function using a key) can be changed.(Customizable features: P.600)
WARNING
■To prevent an accident
Observe the following precautions while driving the vehicle.
Failure to do so may result in a door opening and an occupant could be thrown out of the vehicle, resulting in
death or serious injury.
●Ensure that all doors are properly closed.
●Do not pull the inside handle of the doors while driving.
Be especially careful for the front doors, as the doors may be opened even if the inside lock buttons are in
locked position.

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Before driving
enables automatic opening and
closing of the power back door by
putting your foot near the lower
center part of the rear bumper and
moving it away from the rear
bumper. When operating the Hands
Free Power Back Door, make sure
that the power switch is in OFF, the
Hands Free Power Back Door
operation is enabled (P.206) and
you are carrying an electronic key.
1While carrying an electronic key,
stand within the smart entry &
start system operation range,
approximately 30 to 50 cm (11.8
to 19.7 in.) from the rear
bumper.
Kick sensor
Hands Free Power Back Door
operation detection area
Smart entry & start system oper-
ation detection area (P.253)
2Perform a kick operation by
moving your foot to within
approximately 10 cm (3.9 in.) of
the rear bumper, and then pull-
ing it back.
• Perform the entire kick operation
within 1 second.• The back door will not start oper-
ating while a foot is detected
under the rear bumper.
• Operate the Hands Free Power
Back Door without contacting the
rear bumper with your foot.
• If another electronic key is in the
cabin or luggage compartment, it
may take slightly longer than nor-
mal for the operation to occur.
Kick sensor
Hands Free Power Back Door
operation detection area
3When the kick sensor detects
that your foot is pulled back, a
buzzer will sound and the back
door will automatically fully
open/close.
If a foot is moved under the rear
bumper while the back door is open-
ing/closing, the back door will stop
moving.
If a foot is moved under the rear
bumper again during the halted opera-
tion, the back door will perform the
reverse operation.
■Luggage compartment light
●The luggage compartment light turns
on when the back door is opened.
●When the power switch is turned to
A
B
C
A
B

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OFF, the light will go off automatically
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 power switch,
the back door closer operates.
■Power back door operating condi-
tions
The power back door can automatically
open and close under the following con-
ditions:
●When the power back door system is
enabled. (P.206)
●When the back door is unlocked.
However, if the back door opener switch
is pressed and held while carrying the
electronic key on your person, the
power back door will be operated even if
the back door is locked. (P.244)
●When the power 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 to indicate that the
back door is opening/closing.
●When the power back door system is
disabled, the power back door does
not operate but it can be opened and
closed by hand.
●When the power back door automati-
cally opens, if an abnormality due to
people or objects is detected, opera-
tion 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 automatically
operate in the opposite direction or stop.
■Fall-down protection function
While the power back door is opening
automatically, applying excessive force
to it will stop the opening operation to
prevent the power back door from sud-
denly 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 per-
formed, 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.
1Close all doors, except the back
door.
2During the power back door closing
operation, lock the doors using the
smart entry & start system from the
front doors (P.235) or the wireless
remote control. (P.235)
Operation signals will indicate that all
the doors have been closed and locked.
(P.236)
●If the electronic key is placed inside
the vehicle after starting a close oper-
ation via the door reserve lock func-
tion, the electronic key may become
locked inside the vehicle.
●If the power back door does not fully
close due to the operation of the jam
protection function, etc., while the
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Before driving
■Antenna location
Antennas outside the cabin
Antenna outside the luggage com-
partment
Antennas inside the cabin
■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 0.7 m (2.3
ft.) of the front door handles, rear door
handles (if equipped) and back door
opener switch. (Only the doors detecting
the key can be operated.)
When starting the hybrid system or
changing power switch modes
The system can be operated when the
electronic key is inside the vehicle.
■If an alarm sounds or a warning
message is displayed
An alarm sounds and warning message displays shown on the multi-information
display are used to protect against unexpected accidents or theft of the vehicle resulting from erroneous opera-
tion. When a warning message is dis- played, take appropriate measures based on the displayed message.
When only an alarm sounds, circum- stances and correction procedures are as follows.
Smart entry & start sys-
tem
The following operations can
be performed simply by carry-
ing the electronic key on your
person, for example in your
pocket. The driver should
always carry the electronic
key.
 Locks and unlocks the doors*
( P.235)
Locks and unlocks the back
door* ( P.241)
Starts the hybrid system
( P.310)
*: Charging port lid and charging con-
nector will also be locked and
unlocked. ( P.121)
A
B
C
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●When an exterior alarm sounds once
for 5 seconds
●When an interior alarm pings continu- ously
■Battery-saving function
The battery-saving function will be acti-
vated in order to prevent the electronic key battery and the 12-volt battery from being discharged while the vehicle is not
in operation for a long time.
●In the following situations, the smart
entry & start system may take some time to unlock the doors. Also, the interior lights may not turn on when
the doors are unlocked. • The electronic key has been left in an area of approximately 3.5 m (11.5 ft.)
of the outside of the vehicle for 40 seconds or longer.• The smart entry & start system has
not been used for 5 days or longer.
●If the smart entry & start 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 control or the mechanical key, to
unlock the doors.
■Turning an electronic key to bat-
tery-saving mode
●When battery-saving mode is set, bat-
tery depletion is minimized by stop- ping the electronic key from receiving radio waves.
Press twice while pressing and
holding .
Confirm that the electronic key indicator
flashes 4 times.
While the battery-saving mode is set,
the smart entry & start system cannot be
used. To cancel the function, press any
of the electronic key buttons.
●Electronic keys that will not be used for long periods of time can be set to
the battery-saving mode in advance.
■When electronic key function stops
If the position of the electronic key has
not changed for a certain amount of time such as when the electronic key is left somewhere, the function of the elec-
tronic key stops to reduce depletion of the battery.In this case, function can automatically
be restored by moving the position of the key such as by lifting it up.
■Conditions affecting operation
The smart entry & start system uses
weak radio waves. In the following situa- tions, the communication between the electronic key and the vehicle may be
affected, preventing the smart entry & start system, wireless remote control and immobilizer system from operating
properly.
SituationCorrection proce-
dure
An attempt was
made to lock the
vehicle while a
door was open.
Close all of the
doors and lock the
doors again.
SituationCorrection proce-
dure
The power switch
was turned to ACC
while the driver’s
door was open (or
the driver’s door
was opened while
the power switch
was in ACC).
Turn the power
switch to OFF and
close the driver’s
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Before driving
●When the electronic key battery is
depleted
●Near a TV tower, electric power plant,
gas station, radio station, large dis-
play, airport or other facility that gen-
erates strong radio waves or electrical
noise
●When the electronic key is in contact
with, or is covered by the following
metallic objects
• Cards to which aluminum foil is
attached
• Cigarette boxes that have aluminum
foil inside
• Metallic wallets or bags
• Coins
• Hand warmers made of metal
• Media such as CDs and DVDs
●When other wireless key (that emits
radio waves) is being used nearby
●When carrying the electronic key
together with the following devices
that emit radio waves
• Portable radio, cellular phone, cord-
less phone or other wireless commu-
nication devices
• Another electronic key or a wireless
key that emits radio waves
• Personal computers or personal digi-
tal assistants (PDAs)
• Digital audio players
• Portable game systems
●If window tint with a metallic content or
metallic objects are attached to the
rear window
●When the electronic key is placed
near a battery charger or electronic
devices
●When the vehicle is parked in a pay
parking spot where radio waves are
emitted.
If the doors cannot be locked/unlocked
using the smart entry & start system,
lock/unlock the doors by performing any
of the following:
●Bring the electronic key close to either
front door handle and operate the
entry function.
●Operate the wireless remote control. If the doors cannot be locked/unlocked
using the above methods, use the
mechanical key. (P.234)
If the hybrid system cannot be started
using the smart entry & start system,
refer to P.572.
■Note for the entry function
●Even when the electronic key is within
the effective range (detection areas),
the system may not operate properly
in the following cases:
• The electronic key is too close to the
window or outside door handle, near
the ground, or in a high place when
the doors are locked or unlocked.
• The electronic key is on the instru-
ment panel, luggage cover or floor, or
in the door pockets or glove box when
the hybrid system is started or power
switch modes are changed.
●Do not leave the electronic key on top
of the instrument panel or near the
door pockets when exiting the vehicle.
Depending on the radio wave recep-
tion conditions, it may be detected by
the antenna outside the cabin and the
door will become lockable from the
outside, possibly trapping the elec-
tronic key inside the vehicle.
●As long as the electronic key is within
the effective range, the doors may be
locked or unlocked by anyone. How-
ever, only the doors detecting the
electronic key can be used to lock or
unlock the vehicle.
●Even if the electronic key is not inside
the vehicle, it may be possible to start
the hybrid system if the electronic key
is near the window.
●The doors may unlock if a large
amount of water splashes on the door
handle, such as in the rain or in a car
wash when the electronic key is within
the effective range. (The doors will
automatically be locked after approxi-
mately 30 seconds if the doors are not
opened and closed.)
●If the wireless remote control is used
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key is near the vehicle, there is a pos-
sibility that the door may not be
unlocked by the entry function. (Use
the wireless remote control to unlock
the doors.)
●Touching the door lock sensor while
wearing gloves may delay or prevent
lock operation. Remove the gloves
and touch the lock sensor again.
●When the lock operation is performed
using the lock sensor, recognition sig-
nals will be shown up to two consecu-
tive times. After this, no recognition
signals will be given.
●If the door handle becomes wet while
the electronic key is within the effec-
tive range, the door may lock and
unlock repeatedly. In that case, follow
the following correction procedures to
wash the vehicle:
• Place the electronic key in a location 2
m (6 ft.) or more away from the vehi-
cle. (Take care to ensure that the key
is not stolen.)
• Set the electronic key to battery-sav-
ing mode to disable the smart entry &
start system. (P.254)
●If the electronic key is inside the vehi-
cle and a door handle becomes wet
during a car wash, a message may be
shown on the multi-information dis-
play and a buzzer will sound outside
the vehicle. To turn off the alarm, lock
all the doors.
●The lock sensor may not work prop-
erly if it comes into contact with ice,
snow, mud, etc. Clean the lock sensor
and attempt to operate it again, or use
the lock sensor on the lower part of
the door handle.
●A sudden approach to the effective
range or door handle may prevent the
doors from being unlocked. In this
case, return the door handle to the
original position and check that the
doors unlock before pulling the door
handle again.
●If there is another electronic key in the
detection area, it may take slightly lon-
ger to unlock the doors after the door handle is gripped.
■When the vehicle is not driven for
extended periods
●To prevent theft of the vehicle, do not
leave the electronic key within 2 m (6
ft.) of the vehicle.
●The smart entry & start system can be
deactivated in advance. (P.601)
●Battery-saving mode can reduce the
power consumption of electronic keys.
(P.254)
■To operate the system properly
Make sure to carry the electronic key
when operating the system. For vehicles
with entry function, do not get the elec-
tronic key too close to the vehicle when
operating the system from the outside of
the vehicle.
Depending on the position and holding
condition of the electronic key, the key
may not be detected correctly and the
system may not operate properly. (The
alarm may go off accidentally, or the
door lock prevention may not operate.)
■If the smart entry & start system
does not operate properly
●Locking and unlocking the doors: Use
the mechanical key. (P.572)
●Starting the hybrid system: P.310
■Customization
Settings (e.g. smart entry & start sys-
tem) can be changed.
(Customizable features: P.600)
If the smart entry & start system has
been deactivated in a customized set-
ting, refer to the explanations for the fol-
lowing operations.
●Locking and unlocking the doors:
Use the wireless remote control or
mechanical key. (P.235, 572)
●Starting the hybrid system and chang-
ing power switch modes: P.572
●Stopping the hybrid system: P.312