2023 TOYOTA RAV4 PLUG-IN HYBRID air conditioning

4125-5. Using the driving support systems
The driving mode returns to normal
mode if the switch is pressed while in
Eco drive mode or sport mode.
3 Sport mode
Controls the steering feeling and hybrid
system to create an acceleration
response that is suitable for sporty driv-
ing. Suitable for when crisp handling is
desired, such as when driving on
mountainous roads.
When the switch is turned to the right
while not in sport mode, the system
switches to sport mode and the sport
mode indicator illuminates on the multi-
information display.
■When the driving mode is changed
●The background color of the multi- information display changes accord-
ing to the selected driving mode.
●When the speedometer is set to ana-
log display, the speedometer display color also changes. (vehicles with 7-inch display)
●The color of the switch changes according to the selected driving
mode. (On some models)
■Air conditioning system operation in Eco drive mode
In Eco drive mode, heating/cooling oper-
ations and the fan speed is controlled to improve fuel efficiency. Perform the fol-lowing procedures to increase the air
conditioning performance.
●Adjust the fan speed ( P.431)
●Cancel Eco drive mode
■Canceling a driving mode
●Sport mode is automatically canceled and the driving mode returns to nor-mal mode when the power switch is
turned off.
●Normal mode and Eco drive mode are
not canceled until another driving mode is selected. (Even if the power
switch is turned off, normal mode and
Eco drive mode will not be automati- cally canceled.)

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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

4306-1. Using the air conditioning system and defogger
6-1.Using the a ir c onditioning sys te m and de fog ger
Automatic mode switch
Left-hand side temperature control switch
Right-hand side temperature control switch
“DUAL” switch
“OFF” switch
Windshield defogger switch
Rear window and outside rear view mirror defoggers switch
Blower customization switch
Fan speed decrease switch
Fan speed increase switch
Airflow mode control switch
Outside/recirculated air mode switch
Front seat concentrated airflow mode (S-FLOW) switch
“A/C” switch
The illustration is for left-hand drive vehicles. The button positions are
reversed for right-hand drive vehicles.
Automatic air conditioning system
Air outlets and fan speed are automatically adjusted according to
the temperature setting.
Air conditioning controls
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
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6-1. Using the air conditioning system and defogger
Interior features
■Adjusting the temperature set-
ting
Turn driver’s side temperature con-
trol dial clockwise to increases the
temperature and turn the dial coun-
terclockwise to decreases the tem-
perature.
The air conditioning system switches
between individual and simultaneous
modes each time the “DUAL” switch is
pressed.
Simultaneous mode (the indicator on
the “DUAL” switch is off):
The driver’s side temperature control
dial can be used to adjust the tempera-
ture for the driver’s and passenger’s
side. At this time, operate the passen-
ger’s side temperature control dial to
enter individual mode.
Individual mode (the indicator on the
“DUAL” switch is on):
The temperature for the driver’s and
passenger’s side can be adjusted sepa-
rately.
■Setting the fan speed
Press the fan speed increase
switch to increase the fan speed
and the fan speed decrease switch
to decrease the fan speed.
Pressing the “OFF” switch to turns off
the fan.
■Change the airflow mode
Press the airflow mode control
switch.
The airflow mode changes as follows
each time the switch is pressed.
1 Upper body
2 Upper body and feet
3 Feet
4 Feet and the windshield defog-
ger operates
■Switching between outside air
and recirculated air modes
Press the outside/recirculated air
mode switch.
The mode switches between outside air
mode (the indicator is off) and recircu-
lated air mode (the indicator is on) each
time the button is pressed.
■Set cooling and dehumidifica-
tion function
Press the “A/C” switch.
When the function is on, the indicator
illuminates on the “A/C” switch.
■Defogging the windshield
Defoggers are used to defog the
windshield and front side windows.
Press the windshield defogger
switch.
Set the outside/recirculated air mode
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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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Interior features
• is operating
■Water droplets during air condi-
tioning operation
The outside heat exchanger, accumula-
tor and air conditioning piping may incur
condensation or frost may form. During
or after the air conditioning operation,
water droplets may fall from the vehicle.
However, it is not a malfunction.
Accumulator
Outside heat exchanger
■Fogging up of the windows
●The windows will easily fog up when
the humidity in the vehicle is high.
Turning “A/C” switch on will dehumid-
ify the air from the outlets and defog
the windshield effectively.
●If you turn “A/C” switch off, the win-
dows may fog up more easily.
●The windows may fog up if the recir-
culated air mode is used.
■While using “My Room Mode”
●It may not be possible to obtain the
intended defogging performance even
if is pressed. If the windows
need to be defogged before driving,
stop charging power and then press
.
●When the outside temperature is low,
heating may feel insufficient due to
restricted operation of the air condi-
tioning. Heating cannot be performed when it is -10°C (14°F) or less as the
gasoline engine cannot be started
during “My Room Mode”. If heating is
desired, stop charging and remove
the AC charging cable from the vehi-
cle.
■When driving on dusty roads
Close all windows. If dust thrown up by
the vehicle is still drawn into the vehicle
after closing the windows, it is recom-
mended that the air intake mode be set
to outside air mode and the fan speed to
any setting except off.
■Outside/recirculated air mode
●Setting to the recirculated air mode
temporarily is recommended in pre-
venting dirty air from entering the
vehicle interior and helping to cool the
vehicle when the outside air tempera-
ture is high.
●Outside/recirculated air mode may
automatically switch depending on the
temperature setting or the inside tem-
perature.
■Operation of the air conditioning
system in Eco drive mode
●In Eco drive mode, the air conditioning
system is controlled as follows to pri-
oritize fuel efficiency:
• Engine speed and compressor opera-
tion controlled to restrict heating/cool-
ing capacity
• Fan speed restricted when automatic
mode is selected
●To improve air conditioning perfor-
mance, perform the following opera-
tions:
• Turn off Eco drive mode (P.411)
• Turn off blower customization
(P.432)
■When the outside temperature falls
to nearly 0°C (32°F)
The dehumidification function may not
operate even when “A/C” switch is
pressed.
■Ventilation and air conditioning
odors
●To let fresh air in, set the air condition-
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ing system to the outside air mode.
●During use, various odors from inside and outside the vehicle may enter into
and accumulate in the air conditioning system. This may then cause odor to be emitted from the vents.
●To reduce potential odors from occur-ring:
• It is recommended that the air condi- tioning system be set to outside air mode prior to turning the vehicle off.
• The start timing of the blower may be delayed for a short period of time immediately after the air conditioning
system is started in automatic mode.
●When parking, the system automati-
cally switches to outside air mode to encourage better air circulation throughout the vehicle, helping to
reduce odors that occur when starting the vehicle.
■Using the voice control system (if equipped)
Air conditioning system can be operated using the voice control system. For details regarding the voice control sys-
tem, refer to the “Multimedia owner’s manual”.
■Air conditioning filter
 P.500
■Noise from air conditioning system
Approximately 90 seconds after the power switch turned to OFF, you may hear sound coming from air conditioning
system. This is the sound of a air condi- tioning system initialize and, it does not indicate a malfunction.
■Customization
Settings (e.g. A/C Auto switch opera- tion) can be changed.(Customizable features: P.607)
1Press the “AUTO” switch.
The dehumidification function begins to operate. Air outlets and fan speed are automatically adjusted according to the
temperature setting and humidity.
2 Adjust the temperature setting.
3 To stop the operation, press the
“OFF” switch.
WARNING
■Cautions for using “My Room Mode”
Do not leave children, people who need assistance, or pets inside the vehicle. The system may turn off
automatically and the interior tem- perature may become high or low, resulting in heat stroke, dehydration
or hypothermia. Failure to do so may result in death or serious injury.
■To prevent the windshield from fogging up
Do not use the windshield defogger
switch during cool air operation in extremely humid weather.The difference between the tempera-
ture of the outside air and that of the windshield can cause the outer sur-face of the windshield to fog up,
blocking your vision.
■When the outside rear view mir-
ror defoggers are operating
Do not touch the rear view mirror sur- faces when the outside rear view mir-
ror defoggers are on.
NOTICE
■To prevent 12-volt battery dis- charge
Do not leave the air conditioning sys-
tem on longer than necessary when the hybrid system is off.
Using automatic mode

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Interior features
If the fan speed setting or air flow
modes are operated, the automatic
mode indicator goes off. However,
automatic mode for functions other
than that operated is maintained.
■Using automatic mode
Fan speed is adjusted automatically according to the temperature setting and the ambient conditions.
Therefore, the fan may stop for a while until warm or cool air is ready to flow immediately after the “AUTO” switch is
pressed.
■Windshield fog detection function
When automatic mode is set, the humid- ity sensor detects fog on the windshield
and controls the air conditioning system to prevent fog.
This feature is used to prevent ice
from building up on the windshield
and wiper blades.
Press the switch to turn the system
on/off.
The indicator comes on when the sys-
tem is on.
Vehicles with windshield wiper de-icer:
The windshield wiper de-icer will auto-
matically turn off after a period of time.
Vehicles with Heated Windshield
Defroster:
 The Heated Windshield
Defroster will automatically turn
off in 4 minutes.
 The Heated Windshield
Defroster will not operate if the
outside temperature is 5°C
(41°F) or higher.
This function automatically controls
the air conditioning airflow so that
priority is given to the front seats.
When the front passenger seat is
not occupied, airflow may switch to
only the driver’s seat. Unnecessary
air conditioning is suppressed, con-
tributing to increased fuel effi-
ciency.
Front seat concentrated airflow
mode operates in the following situ-
ations.
Windshield wiper de-icer (if
equipped)/Heated Wind-
shield Defroster (if
equipped)
WARNING
■To prevent burns
●Vehicles with windshield wiper
deicer: Do not touch the glass at lower part of the windshield or to the side of the front pillars when the
windshield wiper de-icer is on.
●Vehicles with Heated Windshield
Defroster: Do not touch the wind- shield (especially the lower part) as the surfaces can become very hot
when the Heated Windshield Defroster is on.
Front seat concentrated air-
flow mode (S-FLOW)