Before driving -> Key information for Your Toyota Rav4 SUV 2020

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Before driving  
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3-1. Key information  
Keys............................ 102  
3-2. Opening, closing and  
locking the doors  
Side doors................... 108  
Back door.................... 114  
Smart key system ....... 128  
3-3. Adjusting the seats  
Front seats.................. 134  
Rear seats................... 135  
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Driving position memory  
.................................. 137  
Head restraints............ 140  
3-4. Adjusting the steering  
wheel and mirrors  
Steering wheel ............ 142  
Inside rear view mirror 143  
Digital Rear-view Mirror145  
Outside rear view mirrors  
.................................. 154  
3-5. Opening, closing the win-  
dows and moon roof  
Power windows........... 156  
Moon roof.................... 159  
Panoramic moon roof.. 162  
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3-1.Key information  
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Key number plate  
Keys  
When riding in an aircraft  
Key types  
When bringing a key with wireless  
remote control function onto an air-  
craft, make sure you do not press  
any buttons on the key while inside  
the aircraft cabin. If you are carrying  
the key in your bag etc., ensure that  
the buttons are not likely to be  
The following keys are provided  
with the vehicle.  
Vehicles without smart key  
system  
pressed accidentally. Pressing a  
button may cause the key to emit  
radio waves that could interfere with  
the operation of the aircraft.  
Key battery depletion  
Vehicles without smart key system  
The standard battery life is 1 to 2  
years.  
The battery will become depleted  
even if the wireless key is not  
used. The following symptoms  
indicate that the wireless key bat-  
tery may be depleted. Replace the  
battery when necessary. (P.604)  
• The wireless remote control does  
not operate.  
A
Master keys  
Operating the wireless remote con-  
trol function (P.104)  
B
Key number plate  
• The detection area becomes  
smaller.  
Vehicles with smart key sys-  
tem  
Vehicles with smart key system  
The standard battery life is 1 to 2  
years.  
If the battery becomes low, an  
alarm will sound in the cabin and a  
message will be displayed on the  
multi-information display when the  
engine stops.  
To reduce key battery depletion  
when the electronic key is to not  
be used for long periods of time,  
set the electronic key to the bat-  
tery-saving mode. (P.129)  
A
Electronic keys  
As the electronic key always  
receives radio waves, the battery  
will become depleted even if the  
electronic key is not used. The fol-  
lowing symptoms indicate that the  
electronic key battery may be  
depleted. Replace the battery  
when necessary.  
• Operating the smart key system  
(P.128)  
• Operating the wireless remote  
control function (P.104)  
B
Mechanical keys  
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(P.604)  
• The smart key system or the wire-  
less remote control does not oper-  
ate.  
Replacing the battery  
P.604  
• The detection area becomes  
smaller.  
Confirmation of the registered  
key number  
• The LED indicator on the key sur-  
face does not turn on.  
The number of keys already regis-  
tered to the vehicle can be con-  
firmed. Ask your Toyota dealer for  
details.  
You can replace the battery by your-  
self (P.604). However, as there is  
a danger that the electronic key may  
be damaged, it is recommended  
that replacement is carried out by  
your Toyota dealer.  
If “A New Key has been Regis-  
tered Contact Your Dealer for  
Details” is displayed on the  
multi-information display (vehi-  
cles with smart key system)  
To avoid serious deterioration, do  
not leave the electronic key within  
3 ft. (1 m) of the following electri-  
cal appliances that produce a  
magnetic field:  
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This message will be displayed  
each time the driver’s door is  
opened when the doors are  
unlocked from the outside for  
approximately 10 days after a new  
electronic key has been registered.  
If this message is displayed but you  
have not had a new electronic key  
registered, ask your Toyota dealer to  
check if an unknown electronic key  
(other than those in your posses-  
sion) has been registered.  
• TVs  
• Personal computers  
• Cellular phones, cordless phones  
and battery chargers  
Table lamps  
• Induction cookers  
If a message regarding the state  
of the electronic key or engine  
switch mode, etc. is shown  
(vehicles with smart key sys-  
tem)  
NOTICE  
To prevent trapping the electronic  
key inside the vehicle, leaving the  
vehicle carrying the electronic key  
on your person without turning the  
engine switch to OFF or other pas-  
sengers from unintentionally taking  
the key out of the vehicle, etc., a  
message that prompts the user to  
confirm the state of the electronic  
key or engine switch mode may be  
shown on the multi-information dis-  
play. In those cases, follow the  
instructions on the display immedi-  
ately.  
To prevent key damage  
Do not drop the keys, subject  
them to strong shocks or bend  
them.  
Do not expose the keys to high  
temperatures for long periods of  
time.  
Do not get the keys wet or wash  
them in an ultrasonic washer,  
etc.  
Do not attach metallic or mag-  
netic materials to the keys or  
place the keys close to such  
materials.  
If “Key Battery Low Replace  
Key Battery” is displayed on  
the multi-information display  
(vehicles with smart key sys-  
tem)  
Do not disassemble the keys.  
The electronic key has a low battery.  
Replace the electronic key battery.  
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Vehicles without smart key  
NOTICE  
system  
Do not attach a sticker or any-  
thing else to the surface of the  
keys.  
Do not place the keys near  
objects that produce magnetic  
fields, such as TVs, audio sys-  
tems and induction cookers.  
Do not place the keys near  
medical electrical equipment  
such as low-frequency therapy  
equipment or microwave ther-  
apy equipment, and do not  
receive medical attention with  
the keys on your person.  
A
Locks all the doors (P.108)  
B
Sounds the alarm (P.105)  
Carrying the electronic key  
on your person (vehicles with  
smart key system)  
C
Unlocks all the doors  
(P.108)  
Opens the side windows*  
(P.108)  
D
Carry the electronic key 3.9 in.  
(10 cm) or more away from elec-  
tric appliances that are turned on.  
Radio waves emitted from electric  
appliances within 3.9 in. (10 cm)  
of the electronic key may interfere  
with the key, causing the key to  
not function properly.  
*
: This setting must be customized  
at your Toyota dealer.  
Vehicles with smart key sys-  
tem  
In case of a smart key system  
malfunction or other key-  
related problems (vehicles  
with smart key system)  
P.653  
When an electronic key is lost  
(vehicles with smart key sys-  
tem)  
P.653  
A
Locks all the doors (P.108)  
Wireless remote control  
B
Unlocks all the doors  
The keys are equipped with the  
following wireless remote con-  
trol:  
(P.108)  
Opens the side windows*1  
and the moon roof*1, 2 or  
C
panoramic moon roof*1, 2  
(P.108)  
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D
Opens and closes the power  
back door*2 (P.118)  
E
Sounds the alarm (P.105)  
*1  
:These settings must be custom-  
ized at your Toyota dealer.  
*2  
:If equipped  
Conditions affecting operation  
Vehicles without smart key system  
Theft deterrent panic mode  
The wireless remote control function  
may not operate normally in the fol-  
lowing situations.  
Vehicles without smart key system  
When  
is pressed for longer  
than about 1 second, an alarm will  
sound intermittently and the vehicle  
lights will flash to deter any person  
from trying to break into or damage  
your vehicle.  
When the wireless key battery is  
depleted  
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Near a TV tower, electric power  
plant, gas station, radio station,  
large display, airport or other facil-  
ity that generates strong radio  
waves or electrical noise  
To stop the alarm, press any button  
on the key.  
When carrying a portable radio,  
cellular phone or other wireless  
communication device  
When the wireless key is in con-  
tact with, or is covered by a metal-  
lic object  
When other wireless key (that  
emits radio waves) is being used  
nearby  
Vehicles with smart key system  
If window tint with a metallic con-  
tent or metallic objects are  
When  
is pressed for longer  
attached to the rear window  
than about 1 second, an alarm will  
sound intermittently and the vehicle  
lights will flash to deter any person  
from trying to break into or damage  
your vehicle.  
Vehicles with smart key system  
P.129  
To stop the alarm, press any button  
on the electronic key.  
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Certification for wireless remote control  
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(P.653)  
Using the master key  
(vehicles without smart  
key system)  
If you lose your keys  
P.653  
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If a wrong key is used  
1 Releasing  
To release the key, press the but-  
ton.  
The key cylinder rotates freely to  
isolate inside mechanism.  
2 Folding  
To stow the key back in its case,  
push the key back to the stowed  
position while pressing the button.  
Using the mechanical key  
(vehicles with smart key  
system)  
To take out the mechanical key,  
A
slide the release lever  
take the key out.  
and  
The mechanical key can only be  
inserted in one direction, as the key  
only has grooves on one side. If the  
key cannot be inserted in a lock cyl-  
inder, turn it over and re-attempt to  
insert it.  
After using the mechanical key,  
store it in the electronic key. Carry  
the mechanical key together with  
the electronic key. If the electronic  
key battery is depleted or the entry  
function does not operate properly,  
you will need the mechanical key.