2021 Toyota RAV4 Owner’s Manual — Essential information

Emergency flashers

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All the turn signal lights will flash.

To turn them off, press the switch once again.

Emergency flashers

If the emergency flashers are used for a long time while the hybrid system is not operating (while the “READY” indicator is not illuminated), the 12-volt bat- tery may discharge.

If any of the SRS airbags deploy (inflate) or in the event of a strong rear impact, the emergency flash- ers will turn on automatically.

The emergency flashers will turn off automatically after operating for approximately 20 minutes. To manually turn the emergency flashers off, press the switch twice. (The emergency flashers may not turn on automatically depending on the force of the impact and conditions of the colli-

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Steadily step on the brake pedal with both feet and firmly depress it.

Do not pump the brake pedal repeatedly as this will increase the effort required to slow the vehicle.

Shift the shift lever to N.

If the shift lever is shifted to N

After slowing down, stop the vehicle in a safe place by the road.

Stop the hybrid system.

If the shift lever cannot be shifted to N

Keep depressing the brake pedal with both feet to reduce vehicle speed as much as possible.

Perform the following proce- dure to stop the hybrid sys- tem:

Press and hold the power switch for 2 consecutive seconds or more, or press it briefly 3 times or more in

If emergency stopped

The functions of the air conditioning, etc. may be partially limited in order to reduce the power consumption of the 12-volt battery.

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Remove the seat belt first.

If the door can be opened, open the door and exit the vehicle.

If the door can not be opened, open the window using the power window switch and exit the vehicle through the win- dow.

If the window can not be opened using the power win- dow switch, remain calm, wait until the water level inside the vehicle rises to the point that the water pressure inside of the vehicle equals the water pressure outside of the vehi- cle, and then open the door and exit the vehicle.

8-2. Steps to take in an emergency

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