2023 TOYOTA RAV4 PLUG-IN HYBRID ECU

1762-2. Charging
■If “Charging Stopped Check Charging Source” is shown (3)
Likely causeCorrection procedure
Problem in power supply from external
power source
Check the following items.
Plug is securely inserted
Extension cord is not used and socket
is not overloaded
Connected to a dedicated power line
Electrical leakage has occurred or not
If there is no problem with any of the
above items, there may be a problem
with the socket of the building. Contact
an electrician to request an inspection.
If charging cannot be carried out, even
though there is no problem with the
power source path, there may be a mal-
function in the system. Have the vehicle
inspected by any authorized Toyota
retailer or Toyota authorized repairer, or
any reliable repairer.
Charger has stopped charging
Check if it is possible to charge with the
AC charging cable equipped to the vehi-
cle.
If charging cannot be carried out, even
when using the genuine AC charging
cable, consult any authorized Toyota
retailer or Toyota authorized repairer, or
any reliable repairer.

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3 3-1. Instrument cluster
Vehicle status information and indicators
*1: This light illuminates on the multi-
information display with a message.
*2: Depending on the operating condi-
tion, the color and illuminating/flash-
ing state of the light change.
*3: The light comes on when the system
is turned off.
*4: Toyota parking assist-sensor OFF
indicator turns on when the power
switch is turned to ON while the
Toyota parking assist-sensor func-
tion is on. It will turn off after a few
seconds.
*5: These lights turn on when the power
switch is turned to ON to indicate
that a system check is being per-
formed. They will turn off after the
hybrid system is on, or after a few
seconds. There may be a malfunc-
tion in a system if the lights do not
turn on, or turn off. Have the vehicle
inspected by any authorized Toyota
retailer or Toyota authorized
repairer, or any reliable repairer.
*6: This light illuminates on the outside
rear view mirrors.
*7: When the outside temperature is
approximately 3°C (37°F) or lower,
the indicator will flash for approxi-
mately 10 seconds, then stay on.
*8: The displayed indicator changes
according to the current plug-in
hybrid system operation mode.
*9: This light illuminates on the center
panel. BSM outside rear view mirror
indicators
*5, 6 (if equipped)
(P.387)
BSM OFF indicator
*3, 5 (if
equipped) (P.387)
RCTA OFF indicator
*3, 5 (if
equipped) (P.387)
Brake hold standby indica-
tor
*5 (P.323)
Brake hold operated indica-
tor
*5 (P.323)
Security indicator
*9 (P.77,
79)
“READY” indicator (P.310)
Low outside temperature indi-
cator
*7 (P.190)
EV indicator (P.90)
Parking brake indicator
(P.320)
EV drive mode indicator
*8
(P.86)
AUTO EV/HV mode indica-
tor
*8 (P.86)
HV drive mode indicator
*8
(P.86)
Hybrid battery charge mode
indicator
*8 (P.87)
Eco drive mode indicator
(P.411)
Sport mode indicator
(P.411)
Trail Mode indicator
(P.413)
PASSENGER AIR BAG
indicator
*5, 9 (P.48)

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4-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Before driving
4-2.Opening, closing and lo cking th e d oors
■Using the entry function
Carry the electronic key to enable
this function.
1 Grip the front door handle to
unlock the doors.
Make sure to touch the sensor on the
back of the handle.
The doors cannot be unlocked for 3
seconds after the doors are locked.
2 Touch the lock sensor (the
indentation on the upper part of
the door handle) to lock the
doors.
Check that the door is securely locked.
■Using the wireless remote
control
1 Locks all the doors
Check that the door is securely locked.
Press and hold to close the side win-
dows and panoramic moon roof (if
equipped).*
2 Unlocks all the doors
Press and hold to open the side win-
dows and panoramic moon roof (if
equipped).*
*: These settings must be customized
at any authorized Toyota retailer or
Toyota authorized repairer, or any
reliable repairer.
■Switching the door unlock function
It is possible to set which doors the entry function unlocks using the wireless
remote control. Operate the switching operation in the vehicle or within approx-imately 1 m (3.2 ft.) of the vehicle.
1 Turn the power switch to OFF.
2 Cancel the intrusion sensor and tilt
sensor of the alarm system to pre- vent unintended triggering of the
alarm while changing the settings. (if equipped) ( P.80)
3 When the indicator light on the key
surface is not on, press and hold
or for approximately
5 seconds while pressing and hold-
ing .
Side doors
The vehicle can be locked and
unlocked using the entry func-
tion, wireless remote control,
door lock switches or inside
lock buttons.
Charging port lid and charging
connector will also be locked and
unlocked. ( P.121)
Unlocking and locking the
doors from the outside

2364-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
The setting changes each time an oper-
ation is performed, as shown below.
(When changing the setting continu-
ously, release the buttons, wait for at
least 5 seconds, and repeat step 3.)
*1: Vehicles with 7-inch multi-information
display
*2: Vehicles with 12.3-inch multi-informa-
tion display
Vehicles with alarm: To prevent unin-
tended triggering of the alarm, unlock
the doors using the wireless remote control and open and close a door once
after the settings have been changed. (If
a door is not opened within 30 seconds
after is pressed, the doors will
be locked again and the alarm will auto-
matically be set.)
In a case that the alarm is triggered,
immediately stop the alarm. (P.79)
■Impact detection door lock release
system
In the event that the vehicle is subject to
a strong impact, all the doors are
unlocked. Depending on the force of the
impact or the type of accident, however,
the system may not operate.
■Operation signals
Doors: The emergency flashers flash to
indicate that the doors have been
locked/unlocked. (Locked: Once;
Unlocked: Twice)
Side windows and panoramic moon roof
(if equipped): A buzzer sounds to indi-
cate that the side windows and pan-
oramic moon roof are operating.
■Security feature
If a door is not opened within approxi-
mately 30 seconds after the vehicle is
unlocked, the security feature automati-
cally locks the vehicle again. (However,
depending on the location of the elec-
tronic key, the key may be detected as
being in the vehicle. In this case, vehicle
may be unlocked.)
■When the door cannot be locked by
the lock sensor on the upper part of
the door handle
If the door will not lock even when the
topside sensor area is touched, try
touching both the topside and underside
sensor areas at the same time.
When gloves are being worn, remove
the gloves.
Multi-information
display/BeepUnlocking function
Left-hand
drive vehicles
*1
*2
Right-hand
drive vehicles
*1
*2
Exterior: Beeps 3
times
Holding the driver’s
door handle
unlocks only the
driver’s door.
Holding the front
passenger’s door
handle or pressing
the back door
opener switch
unlocks all the
doors.
*1
*2
Exterior: Beeps
twice
Holding either front
door handle or
pressing the back
door opener switch
unlocks all the
doors.

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4-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Before driving
■Using the entry function
Carry the electronic key to enable
this function.
1 Unlocks all the doors
The doors cannot be unlocked for 3
WARNING
●Vehicles without power back door: The back door may suddenly shut if
it is not opened fully. It is more diffi- cult to open or close the back door on an incline than on a level sur-
face, so beware of the back door unexpectedly opening or closing by itself. Make sure that the back door
is fully open and secure before using the luggage compartment.
●Vehicles with power back door: The back door may suddenly shut if it is not opened fully, while on a steep
incline. Make sure that the back door is secured before using the luggage compartment.
●When closing the back door, take extra care to prevent your fingers,
etc. from being caught.
●Vehicles without power back door:
When closing the back door, make sure to press it lightly on its outer surface. If the back door handle is
used to fully close the back door, it may result in hands or arms being caught.
●Vehicles without power back door: Do not pull on the back door damper stay ( P.243) to close the
back door, and do not hang on the back door damper stay. Doing so may cause hands to be
caught or the back door damper stay to break, causing an accident.
●Vehicles with power back door: Do not pull on the back door spindle ( P.250) to close the back door,
and do not hang on the back door spindle. Doing so may cause hands to be
caught or the back door spindle to break, causing an accident.
●Vehicles without power back door: If a bicycle carrier or similar heavy object is attached to the back door,
it may suddenly shut again after being opened, causing someone’s hands, head or neck to be caught
and injured. When installing an accessory part to the back door, using a genuine Toyota part is rec-
ommended.
Unlocking and locking the
back door from the outside

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
WARNING
■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. It takes
several seconds before the back door closer begins to operate. Be careful not to catch fingers or any-
thing else in the back door, as this may cause bone fractures or other serious injuries.
●Use caution when using the back door closer as it still operates when
the power back door system is can- celed.
■Power back door
Observe the following precautions when operating the power back door.
Failure to do so may cause death or serious injury.
●Check the safety of the surrounding
area to make sure there are no obstacles or anything that could cause any of your belongings to get
caught.
●If anyone is in the vicinity, make
sure they are safe and let them know that the back door is about to open or close.
●If the power back door system is turned off while the back door is
operating automatically, the auto- matic operation is stopped. The back door then has to be operated
manually. Take extra care when on an incline, as the back door may open or close unexpectedly.
●If the operating conditions of the power back door are no longer met, a buzzer may sound and the back
door may stop opening or closing. The back door then has to be oper-ated manually. Take extra care
when on an incline, as the back door may open or close abruptly.
●On an incline, the back door may suddenly shut after it opens. Make sure the back door is fully open and
secure.
●In the following situations, the
power back door may detect an abnormality and automatic opera-tion may be stopped. In this case,
the back door has to be operated manually. Take extra care when on an incline, as the back door may
open or close abruptly.
• When the back door contacts an obstacle
• When the 12-volt battery voltage suddenly drops, such as when the power switch is turned to ON or the
hybrid system is started during automatic operation
●If a bicycle carrier or similar heavy object is attached to the back door, the power back door may not oper-
ate, causing itself to malfunction, or the back door may suddenly shut again after being opened, causing
someone’s hands, head or neck to be caught and injured. When installing an accessory part to the
back door, using a genuine Toyota part is recommended.
■Jam protection function
Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may cause death or
serious injury.
●Never use any part of your body to intentionally activate the jam pro-
tection function.

2564-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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