2023 TOYOTA RAV4 PLUG-IN HYBRID heater

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3 3-1. Instrument cluster
Vehicle status information and indicators
■ (Toyota parking assist-
sensor) (P.395)
Select to set up the following items.
Toyota parking assist-sensor
on/off
Select to enable/disable the Toyota
parking assist-sensor.
“Volume”
Select to set the volume of the buzzer
which sounds when the Toyota parking
assist-sensor is operated.
■RCTA (Rear Crossing Traffic
Alert) (if equipped) (P.386)
RCTA (Rear Crossing Traffic
Alert) on/off
Select to enable/disable the RCTA sys-
tem.
“Volume”
Select to change the RCTA buzzer vol-
ume.
■ PKSB (Parking Support
Brake System) (if equipped)
(P.403)
Select to enable/disable the Park-
ing Support Brake function.
■“HUD Main” (if equipped)
(P.222)
HUD on/off
Select to enable/disable the head-up
display.
“HUD Brightness/Position”
Select to adjust the brightness or verti-
cal position of the head-up display.
“HUD Driving Support”
Select to change the items displayed
on the head-up display.
“HUD Rotation”
Select to adjust the angle of the head-
up display.
■ RSA (Road Sign Assist)
(if equipped) (P.364)
Select to set up the following items.
Road Sign Assist on/off
Select to enable/disable the RSA sys-
tem.
“Notification Method”
Select to change each notification
method used to notify the driver when
the system detects driving conditions
that are prohibited by signs.
“Notification Level”
Select to change each notification level
used to notify the driver when the sys-
tem recognizes a speed limit sign.
■DRCC (RSA) (if equipped)
(P.377)
Select to enable/disable the
Dynamic Radar Cruise Control with
Road Sign Assist.
■Vehicle Settings
“Charging Settings”
Select to set up the following items.
• “Charging Schedule”
Select to register or change the
charging schedule. (P.144)
• “Charging Current”
Select to change the charging current.
(P.125)
• “Battery Heater”
Select to enable/disable the battery
heater. (P.128)
• “Battery Cooler”

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3 3-1. Instrument cluster
Vehicle status information and indicators
■ RSA (Road Sign Assist)
(if equipped) (P.364)
Select to set up the following items.
Road Sign Assist on/off
Select to enable/disable the RSA sys-
tem.
“Notification Method”
Select to change each notification
method used to notify the driver when
the system detects driving conditions
that are prohibited by signs.
“Notification Level”
Select to change each notification level
used to notify the driver when the sys-
tem recognizes a speed limit sign.
■ Vehicle Settings
“Charging Settings”
Select to set up the following items.
• “Charging Schedule”
Select to register or change the
charging schedule. (P.144)
• “Charging Current”
Select to change the charging current.
(P.125)
• “Battery Cooler”
Select to enable/disable the battery
cooler. (P.128)
• “Battery Heater”
Select to enable/disable the battery
heater. (P.128)
 DRCC
• “Curve Speed Reduction”
Select to change the curve speed
reduction function setting.
• DRCC (RSA)
Select to enable/disable the Dynamic Radar Cruise Control with Road Sign
Assist.
 PBD (Power Back Door) (if
equipped) (P.243)
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 operates.
“TPWS” (Tire Pressure Warning
System) (P.488)
• “Setting Pressure”
Select to initialize the tire pressure
warning system.
• “Identifying Each Wheel & Position”
Select to change the tire pressure
warning system sensor ID code set. To
enable this function, a second set of tire
pressure warning system sensor ID
codes must be registered by a Toyota
dealer. For information regarding
changing the registered ID code set,
contact your Toyota dealer.
• “Pressure unit setting”
Select to change the units of measure
displayed.
“Rear Seat Reminder” (P.237)
Select to enable/disable the rear seat
reminder.

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5-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Driving
■The windshield wipers and washer can be operated when
The power switch is in ON.
■Effects of vehicle speed on wiper operation
With low speed windshield wiper opera-
tion selected, wiper operation will be switched from low speed to intermittent wiper operation when the vehicle is sta-
tionary. (However, when the sensor sen- sitivity is adjusted to the highest level, the mode will not switch.)
■Raindrop sensor
●The raindrop sensor judges the amount of raindrops. An optical sen-
sor is adopted. It may not operate properly when sunlight from the rising or setting of the sun intermittently
strikes the windshield, or if bugs, etc. are present on the windshield.
●If the wiper switch is turned to the “AUTO” position while the power switch is in ON, the wipers will operate
once to show that “AUTO” mode is activated.
●If the wiper sensitivity is adjusted to higher, the wiper may operate once to
indicate the change of sensitivity.
●If the temperature of the raindrop sen-
sor is 85°C (185°F) or higher, or -15°C (5°F) or lower, the automatic opera-tion may not occur. In this case, oper-
ate the wipers in any mode other than “AUTO”.
■If no windshield washer fluid sprays
Check that the washer nozzles are not blocked if there is washer fluid in the windshield washer fluid reservoir.
■Washer nozzle heaters (if
equipped)
The washer nozzle heaters operate to prevent frozen nozzle when the outside
temperature is 5°C (41°F) or less and the power switch is in ON.
WARNING
■Caution regarding the use of
windshield wipers in “AUTO” mode
The windshield wipers may operate
unexpectedly if the sensor is touched or the windshield is subject to vibra-tion in “AUTO” mode. Take care that
your fingers or anything else does not become caught in the windshield wip-ers.
■Caution regarding the use of washer fluid
When it is cold, do not use the washer fluid until the windshield becomes warm. The fluid may freeze on the
windshield and cause low visibility. This may lead to an accident, result-ing in death or serious injury.
■When the washer nozzle heaters are operating (if equipped)
Do not touch the area around the washer nozzle, as they can become very hot and burn you.
NOTICE
■When the washer fluid tank is
empty
Do not operate the switch continually as the washer fluid pump may over-
heat.
■When a nozzle becomes blocked
In this case, contact any authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized repairer, or any reliable repairer.
Do not try to clear it with a pin or other object. The nozzle will be damaged.

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Interior features
Interior features
6-1. Using the air conditioning
system and defogger
Automatic air conditioning sys-
tem ................................. 430
Remote Air Conditioning Sys-
tem ................................. 438
Heated steering wheel/Front
seat heaters/Front seat heat-
ers and ventilators/Rear seat
heaters ........................... 440
6-2. Using the interior lights
Interior lights list................ 443
6-3. Using the storage features
List of storage features ..... 445
Luggage compartment fea-
tures ............................... 449
6-4. Using the other interior fea-
tures
Other interior features....... 453

4326-1. Using the air conditioning system and defogger
switch to outside air mode if the recircu-
lated air mode is used. (It may switch
automatically.)
To defog the windshield and the side
windows quickly, turn the air flow and
temperature up.
To return to the previous mode, press
the windshield defogger switch again
when the windshield is defogged.
When the windshield defogger switch is
on, the indicator illuminates on the
windshield defogger switch.
■Defogging the rear window
and outside rear view mirrors
Defoggers are used to defog the
rear window, and to remove rain-
drops, dew and frost from the out-
side rear view mirrors.
Press the rear window and outside
rear view mirror defoggers switch.
The defoggers will automatically turn off
after 15 minutes.
When the rear window and outside rear
view mirror defoggers switch is on, the
indicator illuminates on the rear window
and outside rear view mirror defoggers
switch.
■Blower customization
The fan speed can be adjusted
according to your preference.
1Press the automatic mode or
airflow mode control switch.
2Press the blower customization
switch.
3Each time the blower customi-
zation switch is pressed, the fan
speed changes as follows.
Normal  “ECO”  “FAST”
■Heating
●In HV mode, the gasoline engine may
operate in order to extract heat from
the engine coolant via the heater.
●In EV mode, heating is done by a heat
pump system.
• When the outside temperature is low
or it is snowing, compared to conven-
tional vehicles, heating may be less
effective and warm air may not come
out.
• When the outside heat exchanger is
frosted over, fan speed declines and it
may become harder to heat the inte-
rior. However, it is not a malfunction.
In this situation, the air temperature
from the outlets may not change even
though the set temperature is raised.
• If frost has formed of the outside heat
exchanger, the heating performance
will decline. The frost can be removed
from the outside heat exchanger by
operating the Remote Air Conditioning
System before driving (P.438).
When frosted over, the heating opera-
tion of the Remote Air Conditioning
System starts after defrosting.
• When “AUTO” switch is turned on, the
heating is controlled optimally. There-
fore, the set heating performance may
not be achieved even if the fan speed
setting is increased.
Outside heat exchanger
●In the following situations the gasoline
engine may operate in order to extract
heat from the engine coolant via the
heater even in EV mode.
• The outside temperature is approxi-
mately -10°C (14°F) or low
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6-1. Using the air conditioning system and defogger
Interior features
●The outside temperature is extremely
low
●When the hybrid system is cool (for
example, after being left for a long time in low temperatures)
■Windshield defogger
When defogging the windshield using
the Remote Air Conditioning System, defogging may be insufficient due to the power being restricted more than during
normal air conditioning operation. Also, the outside of the windshield may fog up due to the outside temperature, humidity
or air conditioning set temperature.
■Using the heater via the Remote Air Conditioning System
●When the outside temperature is low, heating may feel insufficient due to restricted operation of the air condi-
tioning.
●When the outside heat exchanger
becomes frosted over, heating perfor- mance may decline due to automati-cally switching to the frost removal
operation. ( P.432)
■Security feature
Any unlocked doors will be automatically locked when the system is operating.
The emergency flashers flash to indicate that the doors have been locked or the system has been turned off.
■Conditions affecting operation
 P.254
■While the Remote Air Conditioning System is operating
●Depending on the operating condition of the Remote Air Conditioning Sys-tem, the air conditioning compressor
or cooling fan may spin and an operat- ing noise may be heard.However, this does not indicate a mal-
function.
●The air conditioning operation
switches, etc. will not operate while the Remote Air Conditioning System is operating.
■Electronic key battery depletion
 P.232
■When the electronic key battery is fully depleted
 P.511
■Customization
Setting (e.g. Operation using “A/C” on the wireless remote control) can be changed. (Customizable features:
 P.607)
WARNING
■Precautions for the Remote Air Conditioning System
●Do not use the system if people are in the vehicle. Even when the system is in use, the
internal temperature may still reach a high or low level due to features such as the automatic shut-off.
Children and pets left inside the vehicle may suffer heatstroke dehy-dration or hypothermia, or could
result in death or serious injury.
●Depending on the surrounding envi-
ronment, signals from the wireless switch may transmit further than expected. Pay appropriate attention
to the vehicle’s surroundings and use the switch only when neces-sary.
●Do not operate “A/C” on the wire-less remote control if the hood is
open. The air conditioning may operate unintentionally and objects may be drawn into the electrical
cooling fan.
NOTICE
■To prevent the hybrid battery (traction battery) from being dis-charged
Use “A/C” on the wireless remote control only when necessary.

4406-1. Using the air conditioning system and defogger
*: If equipped
Turns the heated steering wheel
on/off
The indicator light comes on when the
heated steering wheel is operating.
■Operation condition
The power switch is in ON.
Heated steering
wheel*/Front seat heat-
ers*/Front seat heaters
and ventilators*/Rear
seat heaters
 Heated steering wheel
Warm up the grip of the steering
wheel
 Front seat heaters
Warm up the front seat uphol-
stery
 Front seat ventilators
Maintain good ventilation by pull-
ing air through the Front seat
upholstery
 Rear seat heaters
Warm up the rear seat upholstery
WARNING
■To prevent minor burn injuries
Care should be taken if anyone in the following categories comes in contact with the steering wheel or seats when
the heater is on:
●Babies, small children, the elderly, the sick and the physically chal-
lenged
●Persons with sensitive skin
●Persons who are fatigued
●Persons who have taken alcohol or drugs that induce sleep (sleeping drugs, cold remedies, etc.)
■To prevent causes of overheat-ing and minor burn injuries
Observe the following precautions
when using a seat heater:
●Do not cover the seat with a blanket or cushion when using the seat
heater.
●Do not use seat heater more than
necessary.
NOTICE
■To prevent damage to the seat heaters and seat ventilators
Do not put heavy objects that have an uneven surface on the seat and do not stick sharp objects (needles,
nails, etc.) into the seat.
■To prevent 12-volt battery dis-
charge
Do not use the functions when the hybrid system is off.
Heated steering wheel

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6-1. Using the air conditioning system and defogger
Interior features
Turns the seat heaters on/off
1 High temperature
2 Low temperature
When the seat heater is on, the
indicator illuminates on the seat
heater switch.
When not in use, put the switch in
the neutral position. The indicator
will turn off.
Turns the front seat heaters and
ventilators on/off
The level indicators come on during
operation.
Each time the switch is pressed, the
operation condition changes as follows.
Hi (3 segments lit)  Mid (2 segments
lit)  Lo (1 segment lit)  Off
1Turns the seat heater on
The level indicators come on yellow
during operation.
2 Turns the seat ventilator on
The level indicators come on green
during operation.
■Operation condition
The power switch is in ON.
■Air conditioning system-linked
control mode
When a seat ventilator is set to Hi, the fan speed of the seat ventilator may
increase according to the fan speed of the air conditioning system.
■Customization
Seat ventilation blower level can be cus-
tomized. (Customizable features: P.607)
Turns the seat heaters on/off
The indicator light comes on when
the seat heater is operating.
Operating the front seat
heaters
Operating the front seat
heaters and ventilators
AOperating the rear seat heat-
ers
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A