Toyota RAV4 (2022 year). Manual in english - page 42

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 specifications

Maximum loaded vehicle 
weight

The sum of:
(a) Curb weight
(b) Accessory weight
(c) Vehicle capacity weight
(d) Production options weight

Normal occupant weight

150 lb. (68 kg) times the number of occupants 
specified in the second column of Table 1

*

 that 

follows

Occupant distribution

Distribution of occupants in a vehicle as speci-
fied in the third column of Table 1

*

 below

Production options weight

The combined weight of installed regular pro-
duction options weighing over 5 lb. (2.3 kg) in 
excess of the standard items which they 
replace, not previously considered in curb 
weight or accessory weight, including heavy 
duty brakes, ride levelers, roof rack, heavy duty 
battery, and special trim

Rim

A metal support for a tire or a tire and tube 
assembly upon which the tire beads are seated

Rim diameter
(Wheel diameter)

Nominal diameter of the bead seat

Rim size designation

Rim diameter and width

Rim type designation

The industry manufacturer’s designation for a 
rim by style or code

Rim width

Nominal distance between rim flanges

Vehicle capacity weight 
(Total load capacity)

The rated cargo and luggage load plus 150 lb. 
(68 kg) times the vehicle’s designated seating 
capacity

Vehicle maximum load on 
the tire

The load on an individual tire that is determined 
by distributing to each axle its share of the max-
imum loaded vehicle weight, and dividing by two

Vehicle normal load on 
the tire

The load on an individual tire that is determined 
by distributing to each axle its share of curb 
weight, accessory weight, and normal occupant 
weight (distributed in accordance with Table 1

*

 

below), and dividing by two

Tire related term

Meaning

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Weather side

The surface area of the rim not covered by the 
inflated tire

Bead

The part of the tire that is made of steel wires, 
wrapped or reinforced by ply cords and that is 
shaped to fit the rim

Bead separation

A breakdown of the bond between components 
in the bead

Bias ply tire

A pneumatic tire in which the ply cords that 
extend to the beads are laid at alternate angles 
substantially less than 90 degrees to the center-
line of the tread

Carcass

The tire structure, except tread and sidewall 
rubber which, when inflated, bears the load

Chunking

The breaking away of pieces of the tread or 
sidewall

Cord

The strands forming the plies in the tire

Cord separation

The parting of cords from adjacent rubber com-
pounds

Cracking

Any parting within the tread, sidewall, or inner-
liner of the tire extending to cord material

CT

A pneumatic tire with an inverted flange tire and 
rim system in which the rim is designed with rim 
flanges pointed radially inward and the tire is 
designed to fit on the underside of the rim in a 
manner that encloses the rim flanges inside the 
air cavity of the tire

Extra load tire

A tire designed to operate at higher loads and at 
higher inflation pressures than the correspond-
ing standard tire

Groove

The space between two adjacent tread ribs

Innerliner

The layer(s) forming the inside surface of a 
tubeless tire that contains the inflating medium 
within the tire

Innerliner separation

The parting of the innerliner from cord material 
in the carcass

Tire related term

Meaning

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Intended outboard side-
wall

(a)The sidewall that contains a whitewall, bears 
white lettering, or bears manufacturer, brand, 
and/or model name molding that is higher or 
deeper than the same molding on the other 
sidewall of the tire, or
(b)The outward facing sidewall of an asymmetri-
cal tire that has a particular side that must 
always face outward when mounted on a vehi-
cle

Light truck (LT) tire

A tire designated by its manufacturer as primar-
ily intended for use on lightweight trucks or mul-
tipurpose passenger vehicles

Load rating

The maximum load that a tire is rated to carry 
for a given inflation pressure

Maximum load rating

The load rating for a tire at the maximum per-
missible inflation pressure for that tire

Maximum permissible 
inflation pressure

The maximum cold inflation pressure to which a 
tire may be inflated

Measuring rim

The rim on which a tire is fitted for physical 
dimension requirements

Open splice

Any parting at any junction of tread, sidewall, or 
innerliner that extends to cord material

Outer diameter

The overall diameter of an inflated new tire

Overall width

The linear distance between the exteriors of the 
sidewalls of an inflated tire, including elevations 
due to labeling, decorations, or protective bands 
or ribs

Passenger car tire

A tire intended for use on passenger cars, multi-
purpose passenger vehicles, and trucks, that 
have a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 
10,000 lb. or less.

Ply

A layer of rubber-coated parallel cords

Ply separation

A parting of rubber compound between adjacent 
plies

Tire related term

Meaning

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Pneumatic tire

A mechanical device made of rubber, chemi-
cals, fabric and steel or other materials, that, 
when mounted on an automotive wheel, pro-
vides the traction and contains the gas or fluid 
that sustains the load

Radial ply tire

A pneumatic tire in which the ply cords that 
extend to the beads are laid at substantially 90 
degrees to the centerline of the tread

Reinforced tire

A tire designed to operate at higher loads and at 
higher inflation pressures than the correspond-
ing standard tire

Section width

The linear distance between the exteriors of the 
sidewalls of an inflated tire, excluding elevations 
due to labeling, decoration, or protective bands

Sidewall

That portion of a tire between the tread and 
bead

Sidewall separation

The parting of the rubber compound from the 
cord material in the sidewall

Snow tire

A tire that attains a traction index equal to or 
greater than 110, compared to the ASTM E-
1136 Standard Reference Test Tire, when using 
the snow traction test as described in ASTM F-
1805-00, Standard Test Method for Single 
Wheel Driving Traction in a Straight Line on 
Snow-and Ice-Covered Surfaces, and which is 
marked with an Alpine Symbol (

) on at least 

one sidewall

Test rim

The rim on which a tire is fitted for testing, and 
may be any rim listed as appropriate for use 
with that tire

Tread

That portion of a tire that comes into contact 
with the road

Tread rib

A tread section running circumferentially around 
a tire

Tread separation

Pulling away of the tread from the tire carcass

Tire related term

Meaning

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*

: Table 1 



 Occupant loading and distribution for vehicle normal load for 

various designated seating capacities

Treadwear indicators 
(TWI)

The projections within the principal grooves 
designed to give a visual indication of the 
degrees of wear of the tread

Wheel-holding fixture

The fixture used to hold the wheel and tire 
assembly securely during testing

Designated seating 

capacity, Number of 

occupants

Vehicle normal load, 

Number of occupants

Occupant distribution in 

a normally loaded vehi-

cle

2 through 4

2

2 in front

5 through 10

3

2 in front, 1 in second 

seat

11 through 15

5

2 in front, 1 in second 

seat, 1 in third seat, 1 in 

fourth seat

16 through 20

7

2 in front, 2 in second 

seat, 2 in third seat, 1 in 

fourth seat

Tire related term

Meaning

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9-2.Customization

■

Changing using the naviga-
tion/multimedia system

1

Press the “MENU” button.

2

Select “Setup” on the menu 
screen and select “Vehicle”.

3

Select “Vehicle Customiza-
tion”.

Various setting can be changed. 
Refer to the list of settings that can 
be changed for details.

■

Changing using the multi-
information display

1

Press 

 or 

 of the meter 

control switches and select 

.

2

Press 

 or 

 of the meter 

control switches, select the 
item.

3

To switch the function on and 
off, press 

 to switch to the 

desired setting.

4

To perform detailed setting of 
functions that support 
detailed settings, press and 
hold 

 and display the set-

ting screen.

The method of performing detailed 

setting differs for each screen. 

Please refer to the advice sentence 

displayed on the screen.
To go back to the previous screen 

or exit the customize mode, press 

.

■

When customizing using the 

navigation/multimedia system 

or multi-information display

Stop the vehicle in a safe place, 

apply the parking brake, and shift 

the shift lever to P. Also, to prevent 

battery discharge, leave the engine 

running while customizing the fea-

tures.

Customizable features

Your vehicle includes a vari-
ety of electronic features 
that can be personalized to 
suit your preferences. The 
settings of these features 
can be changed using the 
multi-information display, 
navigation/multimedia sys-
tem, or at your Toyota 
dealer.

Customizing vehicle fea-
tures

WARNING

■

During customization

As the engine needs to be operat-

ing during customization, ensure 

that the vehicle is parked in a 

place with adequate ventilation. In 

a closed area such as a garage, 

exhaust gases including harmful 

carbon monoxide (CO) may col-

lect and enter the vehicle. This 

may lead to death or a serious 

health hazard.

NOTICE

■

During customization

To prevent battery discharge, 

ensure that the engine is running 

while customizing features.

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Some function settings are changed simultaneously with other func-
tions being customized. Contact your Toyota dealer for further 
details.

Vehicles with navigation system or multimedia system: Settings 

that can be changed using the navigation system or multimedia sys-
tem

Settings that can be changed using the multi-information display
Settings that can be changed by your Toyota dealer

Definition of symbols: O = Available, – =Not available

■

Alarm

*

(



P.72)

*

: For Canada

■

Gauges, meters and multi-information display (



P.82, 85, 89)

Customizable Features

Function

Default setting

Customized 

setting

Activates the alarm when the 
doors are unlocked using the 
mechanical key

On

Off

–

–

O

Function

*1

Default setting

Customized 

setting

Language

*2

“English” 
(English)

“Français can-

adien” (Cana-

dian French)

O

O

–

“Español mexi-

cano” (Mexi-

can Spanish)

Units

*2

miles (MPG 

US)

km (km/L)

O

O

–

km (L/100 km)

miles (MPG 

Imperial)

Speedometer display

*3

Analog

Digital

–

O

–

Eco Driving Indicator Light

On

Off

–

O

–

A

B

C

A

B

C

A

B

C

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*1

:For details about each function: 



P.94

*2

:The default setting varies according to country.

*3

:Vehicles with 7-inch display only

*4

:AWD models

“Fuel Economy”

“Total Aver-

age”

“Trip Average”

–

O

–

“Tank Aver-

age”

Audio system linked display

On

Off

–

O

–

AWD system display

*4

On

Off

–

O

–

Drive information type

Trip

Total

–

O

–

Drive information items (first 
item)

Distance

Average 

Speed

–

O

–

Total Time

Drive information items (sec-
ond item)

Total Time

Average 

Speed

–

O

–

Distance

Pop-up display

On

Off

–

O

–

Multi-Information display off

Off

On

–

O

–

Rear seat reminder function

On

Off

–

O

–

Convenience Services (Sug-
gestion function)

On

On (when the 

vehicle is 

stopped)

O

–

O

Off

Function

*1

Default setting

Customized 

setting

A

B

C

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Door lock (



P.107, 648)

■

Smart key system

*

 and wireless remote control (



P.104, 127)

*

: If equipped

Function

Default setting

Customized 

setting

Unlocking using a key

Driver’s door 

unlocked in 

first step, all 

doors 

unlocked in 

second step

All doors 

unlocked in 

first step

–

–

O

Automatic door locking func-
tion

Shift position 

linked door 

locking opera-

tion

Off

O

–

O

Speed linked 

door locking 

operation

Automatic door unlocking 
function

Shift position 

linked door 

unlocking 
operation

Off

O

–

O

Driver’s door 

linked door 

unlocking 
operation

Function

Default setting

Customized 

setting

Operation signal (emer-
gency flashers)

On

Off

O

–

O

Operation buzzer volume

5

Off

O

–

O

1 to 7

Time elapsed before the 
automatic door lock function 
is activated if a door is not 
opened after being unlocked

60 seconds

Off

O

–

O

30 seconds

120 seconds

Open door reminder buzzer 
(When locking the vehicle)

On

Off

–

–

O

A

B

C

A

B

C

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Smart key system

*1

 (



P.127)

*1

:If equipped

*2

:This setting can be changed when the smart door unlocking setting is set 

to “Driver’s door”.

■

Wireless remote control (



P.104)

*

: If equipped

Function

Default setting

Customized 

setting

Smart key system

On

Off

–

–

O

Smart door unlocking

Driver’s door

All the doors

O

–

O

Number of consecutive door 
lock operations

2 times

As many as 

desired

–

–

O

Time elapsed before unlock-
ing all the door when gripping 
and holding the driver’s door 
handle

*2

2 seconds

Off

–

–

O

1.5 seconds

2.5 seconds

Function

Default setting

Customized 

setting

Wireless remote control

On

Off

–

–

O

Unlocking operation

Driver’s door 

unlocked in 

first step, all 

doors 

unlocked in 

second step

All doors 

unlocked in 

first step

O

–

O

Theft deterrent panic mode

On

Off

–

–

O

Locking operation when door 
opened

On

Off

O

–

O

The function that activates 
the 

 switch of the wire-

less remote control when 
locking the door

*

 (



P.117)

On (Unlocking 

all the door)

Off

–

–

O

On (Unlocking 

back door 

only)

A

B

C

A

B

C

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Power back door

*1

 (



P.117)

*1

:If equipped

*2

:The operation buzzer that sounds when the back door begins to operate 

cannot be turned off.

*3

:The open position is set by the power back door switch. (



P.126)

*4

:When the towing hitch is installed, Hands Free Power Back Door does 

not work.

Function

Default setting

Customized 

setting

Power back door operations

On

Off

–

O

–

Operations of the power 
back door switch on the 
instrument panel

Press and hold

One short 

press

–

–

O

 switch of the wireless 

remote control operation

Press and hold

One short 

press

–

–

O

Push twice

Off

Operation buzzer volume

3

1

–

O

–

2

Operation buzzer while the 
back door is operating

*2

Off

On

–

–

O

Opening angle

5

1 to 4

–

O

–

User setting

*3

Power back door open oper-
ation when the back door 
opener switch is pressed

On

Off

–

–

O

Back door closing assist

On

Off

–

–

O

Hands Free Power Back 
Door

*1, 4

On

Off

–

O

O

A

B

C

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■

Driving position memory

*

 (



P.135)

*

: If equipped

■

Power windows, and moon roof

*

 or panoramic moon roof

*

 

(



P.155, 158, 161)

*

: If equipped

■

Moon roof

*

(



P.158)

Function

Default setting

Customized 

setting

Function to prevent contact 
between the head restraint 
and ceiling (while moving to 
memory location)

On

Off

–

–

O

Function

Default setting

Customized 

setting

Key linked operation (open)

Off

On

–

–

O

Key linked operation (close)

Off

On

–

–

O

Wireless remote control 
linked operation (open)

Off

On

–

–

O

Wireless remote control 
linked operation signal 
(buzzer)

On

Off

–

–

O

Side windows open warning 
function

On

Off

–

–

O

Sliding roof open warning 
function

On

Off

–

–

O

Function

Default setting

Customized 

setting

Automatic mode

On

Off

–

–

O

Opening direction when 
using the key linked opera-
tion

Slide

Tilt up

–

–

O

Opening direction when 
using the wireless remote 
control linked operation

Slide

Tilt up

–

–

O

A

B

C

A

B

C

A

B

C

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*

: If equipped

■

Lights (



P.207)

*

: Except for Canada

■

Automatic light control system

*

 (



P.207)

*

: If equipped

■

Rear window wiper (



P.217)

Function

Default setting

Customized 

setting

Daytime Running Lights

*

On

Off

O

–

O

Light reminder buzzer

On

Off

–

–

O

Function

Default setting

Customized 

setting

Light sensor sensitivity

Standard

–2 to 2

O

–

O

Time elapsed before head-
lights automatically turn off 
after doors are closed

30 seconds

Off

O

–

O

60 seconds

90 seconds

Windshield wiper linked 
headlight illumination

On

Off

–

–

O

Function

Default setting

Customized 

setting

Back door opening linked 
rear window wiper stop func-
tion

Off

On

–

–

O

Washer linked rear window 
wiper operation

On

Off

–

–

O

Shift position linked rear win-
dow wiper operation 
(



P.218)

Only once

Off

–

–

O

Continuous

A

B

C

A

B

C

A

B

C

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■

PCS (Pre-Collision System) (



P.227)

*

: The system is automatically enabled each time the engine switch is 

turned to ON.

■

LTA (Lane Tracing Assist) (



P.235)

■

RSA (Road Sign Assist)

*

 (



P.245)

*

: If equipped

■

BSM (Blind Spot Monitor)

*

 (



P.259)

Function

Customized setting

PCS (Pre-Collision System)

*

On, Off

–

O

–

Adjust alert timing

Early, Middle, Late

–

O

–

Function

Customized setting

Lane centering function

On, Off

–

O

–

Steering assist function

On, Off

–

O

–

Alert sensitivity

High, Standard

–

O

–

Vehicle sway warning func-
tion

On, Off

–

O

–

Vehicle sway warning sensi-
tivity

High, Standard, Low

–

O

–

Function

Customized setting

RSA (Road Sign Assist)

On, Off

–

O

–

Excess speed notification 
method

No notification, Display only, 

Display and buzzer

–

O

–

Excess speed notification 
level

1 mph (2 km/h), 3 mph (5 

km/h), 5 mph (10km/h)

–

O

–

Other notifications method 
(No-entry notification)

No notification, Display only, 

Display and buzzer

–

O

–

Function

Default setting

Customized 

setting

BSM (Blind Spot Monitor)

On

Off

–

O

–

Outside rear view mirror indi-
cator brightness

Bright

Dim

–

O

–

A

B

C

A

B

C

A

B

C

A

B

C

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*

: If equipped

■

RCTA (Rear Crossing Traffic Alert) function

*1

 (



P.259)

*1

:If equipped

*2

:This setting is linked with the buzzer volume of the intuitive parking 

assist.

■

Intuitive parking assist

*1

 (



P.270)

*1

:If equipped

*2

:This setting is linked with the buzzer volume of the RCTA (Rear Crossing 

Traffic Alert) function.

Alert timing for presence of 
approaching vehicle (sensi-
tivity)

Intermediate

Early

–

O

–

Late

Only when 

vehicle 

detected in 

blind spot

Function

Default setting

Customized 

setting

RCTA (Rear Crossing Traf-
fic Alert) function

On

Off

–

O

–

Buzzer volume

*2

Level 2

Level 1

–

O

–

Level 3

Function

Default setting

Customized 

setting

Intuitive parking assist

On

Off

–

O

O

Buzzer volume

*2

2

1

–

O

O

3

Function

Default setting

Customized 

setting

A

B

C

A

B

C

A

B

C

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PKSB (Parking Support Brake)

*

 (



P.278)

*

: If equipped

■

Stop & Start system

*

 (



P.341)

*

: If equipped

■

Automatic air conditioning system

*

 (



P.514)

*

: If equipped

■

Illumination (



P.524)

Function

Default setting

Customized 

setting

PKSB (Parking Support 
Brake) function

On

Off

–

O

–

Function

Default setting

Customized 

setting

Change the Stop & Start sys-
tem duration when the A/C is 
on

Standard

Extended

–

O

–

Function

Default setting

Customized 

setting

A/C Auto switch operation

On

Off

O

–

O

Switching to the outside air 
mode when the vehicle is 
parked

On

Off

–

–

O

Function

Default setting

Customized 

setting

Time elapsed before the inte-
rior lights turn off

15 seconds

Off

O

–

O

7.5 seconds

30 seconds

Operation after the engine 
switch is turned off

On

Off

–

–

O

Operation when the doors 
are unlocked

On

Off

–

–

O

A

B

C

A

B

C

A

B

C

A

B

C