2023 TOYOTA RAV4 PLUG-IN HYBRID steering wheel

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1-1. For safe use
For safety and security
WARNING
●Do not allow a child to stand in front of the SRS front passenger airbag
unit or sit on the knees of a front passenger.
●Do not allow the front seat occu-pants to hold items on their knees.
●Do not lean against the door, the roof side rail or the front, side and rear pillars.
●Do not allow anyone to kneel on the passenger seat toward the door or
put their head or hands outside the vehicle.
●Do not attach anything to or lean anything against areas such as the dashboard, steering wheel pad and
lower portion of the instrument panel.These items can become projec-
tiles when the SRS driver, front passenger and knee airbags deploy.
●Do not attach anything to areas such as a door, windshield, side
window, front or rear pillar, roof side rail and assist grip. (Except for the speed limit label P.551)
●Do not hang coat hangers or other hard objects on the coat hooks. All
of these items could become pro- jectiles and may cause death or serious injury, should the SRS cur-
tain shield airbags deploy.
●If a vinyl cover is put on the area
where the SRS knee airbag will deploy, be sure to remove it.

461-1. For safe use
WARNING
●Do not use seat accessories which cover the parts where the SRS side
airbags inflate as they may interfere with inflation of the SRS airbags. Such accessories may prevent the
SRS side airbags from activating correctly, disable the system or cause the SRS side airbags to
inflate accidentally, resulting in death or serious injury.
●Do not strike or apply significant levels of force to the area of the SRS airbag components or the
front doors. Doing so can cause the SRS air-bags to malfunction.
●Do not touch any of the component parts immediately after the SRS air-
bags have deployed (inflated) as they may be hot.
●If breathing becomes difficult after the SRS airbags have deployed, open a door or window to allow
fresh air in, or leave the vehicle if it is safe to do so. Wash off any resi-due as soon as possible to prevent
skin irritation.
●If the areas where the SRS airbags
are stored, such as the steering wheel pad and front and rear pillar garnishes, are damaged or
cracked, have them replaced by any authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized repairer, or any
reliable repairer.
■Modification and disposal of SRS airbag system components
Do not dispose of your vehicle or per-
form any of the following modifica- tions without consulting any authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota
authorized repairer, or any reliable repairer. The SRS airbags may mal-function or deploy (inflate) acciden-
tally, causing death or serious injury.
●Installation, removal, disassembly and repair of the SRS airbags
●Repairs, modifications, removal or replacement of the steering wheel,
instrument panel, dashboard, seats or seat upholstery, front, side and rear pillars, roof side rails, front
door panels, front door trims or front door speakers
●Modifications to the front door panel (such as making a hole in it)
●Repairs or modifications of the front fender, front bumper, or side of the occupant compartment
●Installation of a grille guard (bull bars, kangaroo bar, etc.), snow
plows or winches
●Modifications to the vehicle’s sus-
pension system
●Installation of electronic devices
such as mobile two-way radios (RF- transmitter) and CD players

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1-3. Emergency assistance
For safety and security
WARNING
●If the airbags deploy when the sys- tem is operating normally, the sys-
tem makes emergency call. The system also makes emergency call when the vehicle is struck from the
rear or rolls over, even if the air- bags do not deploy.
●For safety, do not make the Emer-gency Call while driving.Making calls during driving may
cause mishandling of the steering wheel, which may lead to unex-pected accidents.
Stop the vehicle and confirm the safety of your surroundings before making the Emergency Call.
●When changing fuses, please use the specified fuses. Using other
fuses may cause ignition or smoke in the circuit and lead to a fire.
●Using the system while there is smoke or an unusual smell may cause a fire. Stop using the system
immediately and consult any autho- rized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized repairer, or any reliable
repairer.
NOTICE
■To prevent damage
Do not pour any liquids onto the “SOS” button panel, etc. and do not impact it.
■If the “SOS” button panel, speaker or microphone malfunc-
tions during an Emergency Call or manual maintenance check
It may not be possible to make Emer-
gency Calls, confirm the system sta- tus, or communicate with the eCall control center operator. If any of the
above equipment is damaged, please consult any authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized repairer, or any
reliable repairer.

1022-1. Plug-in hybrid system
to EV mode or AUTO EV/HV
mode after leaving the freeway.
(P.86)
Turn the “A/C” switch off when it
is not needed. Doing so can help
reduce excessive electricity and
fuel consumption.
In summer: When the ambient tem-
perature is high, use the recirculated air
mode. Doing so will help to reduce the
burden on the air conditioning system
and reduce electricity and fuel con-
sumption as well.
In winter: Avoid excessive and unnec-
essary use of the heater. Usage of the
heated steering wheel (if equipped) and
seat heaters are effective. (P.440)
Using the Remote Air Condition-
ing System (P.438) while the
AC charging cable is connected
to the vehicle can reduce elec-
tricity consumption immediately
after starting off by operating air
conditioning mainly using elec-
tricity from an external power
source.
When setting the charging
schedule, setting the charging
mode to “Departure” or “Depar-
ture time” and “Climate Prep” or
“Climate preparation” to on can
reduce electricity consumption
immediately after starting off by
operating air conditioning before
charging is completed. (P.144)Make sure to check the tire inflation
pressure frequently. If there is
improper tire inflation pressure in
the tires, the EV driving range will
become shorter, and fuel consump-
tion when in HV mode will increase.
Also, as snow tires can cause large
amounts of friction, their use on dry
roads can lead to increased fuel
and electricity consumption.
Carrying heavy luggage will lead to
poor fuel economy. Avoid carrying
unnecessary luggage. Installing a
large roof rack will also cause poor
fuel economy.
Since the gasoline engine starts up
and cuts out automatically, warm-
ing up is not necessary.
Air conditioning
Checking tire inflation pres-
sure
Luggage
Warming up before driving

1042-1. Plug-in hybrid system
■When starting off, depress the
accelerator pedal smoothly to
accelerate
As a guide, accelerate up to
approximately 20 km/h (12mph) in
the first 5 seconds.
Electrical and fuel efficiency can be
improved just by using the ECO
Accelerator Guidance displayed on
the multi-information display and
taking care to start off gently.
(P.202)
When the driving mode is set to Eco
drive mode, depressing the accelerator
pedal generates smooth torque that
makes it easier to operate the accelera-
tor gently.
■Maintain sufficient vehicle-to-
vehicle distance and do not
accelerate or decelerate
unnecessarily
Try to maintain a fixed speed while
driving. Driving at a short vehicle-
to-vehicle distance will result in
repeating wasteful acceleration and
deceleration, which will worsen the
electrical and fuel efficiency.
■Release the accelerator pedal
early before stopping the vehi-
cle, such as at a traffic light
The regenerative brake will operate
to convert the kinetic energy of the
vehicle into electrical energy, which
will charge the hybrid battery (trac-
tion battery).
The regeneration status can be
checked from the Hybrid System
Indicator. (P.190)When the brake pedal is depressed
lightly during deceleration, the
regeneration amount increases,
enabling more electrical energy to
be recovered.
If the brake pedal is depressed too
strongly, the recovered amount indica-
tor will reach the maximum level and
the upper limit of the recoverable
energy will be exceeded. Therefore, be
sure to operate the brake pedal early.
■Use the air conditioning sys-
tem appropriately, and also
utilize the heated steering
wheel (if equipped) and seat
heaters
In EV mode, the vehicle is cooled
and heated by electrical energy.
(Except in extremely cold tempera-
tures of approximately -10°C (14°F)
or less.)
Preventing excessive cooling or
heating of the vehicle will reduce
power consumption and improve
electrical efficiency.
The heated steering wheel (if
equipped) and seat heaters are effi-
cient heating device that directly
warm the body using less electric
power.
When used together with the air condi-
tioning system, a low temperature set-
ting can be used to improve electrical
and fuel efficiency.
■Check the tire pressure
If the tire pressure is lower than the
specified value, it will worsen the
electrical and fuel efficiency.

2003-1. Instrument cluster
Information display area
A variety of information can be dis-
played by selecting a menu icon.
Additionally, warning or sugges-
tion/advice pop-up displays will be dis-
played in some situations.
Menu icons ( P.200)
■The multi-information display is
displayed when
The power switch is in ON.
■When changing driving mode
●Background color of the multi-informa- tion display is changed following the selected driving mode. ( P.411)
●Background color of the multi-informa- tion display is changed following the
selected driving mode or when Trail Mode is turned on. ( P.411, 413)
■Liquid crystal display
Small spots or light spots may appear
on the display. This phenomenon is characteristic of liquid crystal displays, and there is no problem continuing to
use the display.
The multi-information display is
operated using the meter control
switches.
Scroll the screen*/switch the dis-
play*/move the cursor
Press: Enter/Set
Press and hold: Reset/Display
customizable items
Return to the previous screen
Call sending/receiving and his-
tory display (if equipped)
Linked with the hands-free sys-
tem, sending or receiving call is
displayed. For details regarding
the hands-free system, refer to
“Multimedia owner’s Manual”.
*: On screens where the screen can be
scrolled and the display can be
switched, a scroll bar or a round icon
that shows the number of registered
screens is displayed.
Information related to each icon
can be displayed by selecting the
icon with the meter control
switches.
Some of the information may be dis-
played automatically depending on the
situation.
Changing the display
B
C
A
WARNING
■Caution for use while driving
For safety, avoid operating the meter
control switches while driving as much as possible, and do not look continuously at the multi-information
display while driving. Stop the vehicle and operate the meter control switches. Failure to do so may cause
a steering wheel operation error, resulting in an unexpected accident.
Menu icons
B
C
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3 3-1. Instrument cluster
Vehicle status information and indicators
setting (since the system was
started or between resets).
(P.206)
Use the displayed information as a ref-
erence only.
Following items will be displayed.
“Trip”
• “Average Speed”: Displays the aver-
age vehicle speed since hybrid sys-
tem start
*
• “Distance”: Displays the distance
driven since hybrid system start*
• “Total Time”: Displays the elapsed
time since hybrid system start*
*
: These items are reset each time the
hybrid system stops.
“Total”
• “Average Speed”: Displays the aver-
age vehicle speed since the display
was reset
*
• “Distance”: Displays the distance
driven since the display was reset*
• “Total Time”: Displays the elapsed
time since the display was reset*
*
: To reset, display the desired item and
press and hold .
■Energy monitor
P.226
■Tire pressure
P.488
■AWD system display
Front tire direction display
Displays the operation amount and
direction of the steering wheel via
changes to the front tires on the dis-
play.
Torque distribution display
Displays the drive status of each wheel
in 6 steps from 0 to 5.
G-force display*
Displays the size and direction of the G-
force applied to the vehicle via changes
to the position of the ball on the display.
Maximum G-force course*
This item is linked with the G-force dis-
play and the course of the past move-
ment of the ball is displayed.
Press and hold to reset the record.
Wheel spin display
When a tire is spinning, its icon on the
display changes its color and blinks.
*: This item is displayed only when driv-
ing mode is set to sport mode.
The illustration used is intended as
an example, and may differ from
the image that is actually displayed
on the multi-information display.
A
B
C
D
E

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3 3-1. Instrument cluster
Vehicle status information and indicators
Brake Override System
(P.289)
Drive-Start Control (P.289)
Parking Support Brake function
(static objects) (if equipped)
(P.407)
Displayed content is the same as that
displayed on the multi-information dis-
play. For details, refer to the explana-
tions of each system.
■ / icons
Displays the following multi-infor-
mation display linked icons:
: Master warning icon
Displayed when a warning message is
displayed on the multi-information dis-
play.
: Information icon
Displayed when a suggestion/advice
pop-up display is displayed on the
multi-information display.
■Warning message
Some warning messages are dis-
played when necessary, according
to certain conditions.
Displayed content is the same as that
displayed on the multi-information dis-
play. For details, refer to the explana-
tions of each system.
■Audio system operation status
Displayed when an audio remote
control switch on the steering wheel
is operated.
■Hands-free system status (if
equipped)
Displayed when the hands-free system is operated.
■Outside temperature display
Displayed when the power switch is
turned to ON or when the low out-
side temperature indicator is flash-
ing.
■When a pop-up display is displayed
When a pop-up display is displayed, a
current display may no longer be dis-
played. In this case, the display will
return after the pop-up display disap-
pears.
■Outside temperature display
●When the ambient temperature is
approximately 3°C (37°F) or lower,
will flash for approximately 10
seconds and the outside temperature
display will turn off.
●In the following situations, the correct
outside temperature may not be dis-
played, or the display may take longer
than normal to change:
• When stopped (including when using
“My Room Mode”), or driving at low
speeds (less than 20 km/h [12 mph])
• When the outside temperature has
changed suddenly (at the
entrance/exit of a garage, tunnel, etc.)
●When “--” or “E” is displayed, the sys-
tem may be malfunctioning.
Take your vehicle to any authorized
Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized
repairer, or any reliable repairer.
Display content selected by “HUD
Driving Support” on the screen
is displayed. (P.223)
Hybrid System Indica-
tor/Tachometer