2023 TOYOTA RAV4 PLUG-IN HYBRID remote control

2384-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
■Using the door lock switches
1 Locks all the doors
2 Unlocks all the doors
■Using the inside lock buttons
1 Locks the door
2 Unlocks the door
The front doors can be opened by pull-
ing the inside handle even if the lock
buttons are in the lock position.
■Locking the front doors from the outside without a key
1 Move the inside lock button to the lock position.
2 Close the door while pulling the door
handle.
The door cannot be locked if the power
switch is in ACC or ON, or the electronic
key is left inside the vehicle.
Depending on the position of the elec-
tronic key, the key may not be detected
correctly and the door may be locked.
■Open door warning buzzer
If the vehicle speed reaches 5 km/h (3 mph), a buzzer sounds to indicate that the door(s) or the hood is not fully
closed. The open door(s) or hood is displayed
on the multi-information display.
■When all the doors are locked with the entry function or wireless remote control
●The doors cannot be unlocked with the door lock switch.
●The door lock switches can be reset
WARNING
●Set the rear door child-protector locks when children are seated in
the rear seats.
■When opening or closing a door
Check the surroundings of the vehicle such as whether the vehicle is on an incline, whether there is enough
space for a door to open and whether a strong wind is blowing. When open-ing or closing the door, hold the door
handle tightly to prepare for any unpredictable movement.
■When using the wireless remote control or mechanical key and operating the power windows or
panoramic moon roof (if equipped)
Operate the power window or pan-
oramic moon roof after checking to make sure that there is no possibility of any passenger having any of their
body parts caught in the side window or panoramic moon roof. Also, do not allow children to operate the wireless
remote control or mechanical key. It is possible for children and other pas-sengers to get caught in the side win-
dow or panoramic moon roof.
Unlocking and locking the
doors from the inside

2424-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
seconds after the doors are locked.
2 Locks all the doors
Check that the door is securely locked.
■Using the wireless remote
control
 P.235
■Operation signals
 P.236
■Security feature
 P.236
■Using the door lock switches
 P.238
■Open
Raise the back door while pressing
up the back door opener switch.
■Close
Lower the back door using the back
door handle , and make sure to
push the back door down from the
outside to close it.
Be careful not to pull the back door
sideways when closing the back door
with the handle.
■Luggage compartment light
●The luggage compartment light turns on when the back door is opened.
●When the power switch is turned to OFF, the light will go off automatically
after 20 minutes.
■If the back door opener is inopera- tive
The back door can be unlocked from the
inside.
1 Remove the cover.
To prevent damage, cover the tip of the screwdriver with a rag.
2 Loosen the screw.
Unlocking and locking the
back door from the inside
Opening/closing the back
door (vehicles without
power back door)
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4-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Before driving
3 Turn the cover.
4 Move the lever.
5 When installing, reverse the steps listed.
■Open door warning buzzer
 P.238
■Using the wireless remote
control
Press and hold the switch.
The power back door automatically
opens/closes.
Unlock the back door before operating.
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 opera-
tion, the back door will perform the
reverse operation.
■Using the power back door
switch on the instrument
panel
Press and hold the switch.
The power back door automatically
NOTICE
■Back door damper stays
The back door is equipped with damper stays that hold the back door
in place. Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may cause damage
to the back door damper stay, result- ing 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)

2464-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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
back door is automatically closing

2544-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
●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
door.

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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
to lock the doors when the electronic

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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

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4-3. Adjusting the seats
Before driving
ton “1” or “2” before performing the
following:
Carry only the key you want to reg-
ister, and then close the driver’s
door.
If 2 or more keys are in the vehicle,
the driving position cannot be
recorded properly.
1 Check that the shift lever is in P.
2 Turn the power switch to ON.
3 Recall the driving position that
you want to record.
4 While pressing the recalled but-
ton, press and hold the door
lock switch (either lock or
unlock) until the buzzer sounds.
If the button could not be registered, the buzzer sounds continuously for approx-
imately 3 seconds.
■Recall procedure
Make sure that the doors are
locked before recalling the driving
position. Carry the electronic key
that has been registered to the driv-
ing position, and then unlock and
open the driver’s door using the
smart entry & start system or wire-
less remote control.
The driving position will move to the
recorded position.
If the driving position is in a position
that has already been recorded, the
seat will not move.
■Cancelation procedure
Carry only the key you want to can-
cel and then close the driver’s door.
If 2 or more keys are in the vehicle,
the driving position cannot be can-
celed properly.
1 Check that the shift lever is in P.
2 Turn the power switch to ON.
3 While pressing the “SET” but-
ton, press and hold the door
lock switch (either lock or
unlock) until the buzzer sounds
twice.
If the button could not be canceled, the
buzzer sounds continuously for approx- imately 3 seconds.
■Recalling the driving position using the memory recall function
●Different driving positions can be reg-istered for each electronic key. There-
fore, the driving position that is recalled may be different depending on the key being carried.
●If a door other than the driver’s door is unlocked with the smart entry & start
system, the driving position cannot be recalled. In this case, press the driving position button which has been set.
■Customization
Settings (e.g. the unlock door settings of the memory recall function) can be cus-tomized. (Customizable features:
 P.603)