Toyota RAV 4 2019, Manual

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6-1. Using the air conditioning system and defogger
6
In
teri
or f
eatures
After only the front passenger side
door is opened and closed, when
the vehicle is driven at 12 mph (20
km/h) or more, the system deter-
mines that there is no passenger in
the front passenger seat.
● Rear seats
When a rear door is opened and
closed
■ Operation of automatic S-FLOW
mode
When the system is operating in S-
FLOW mode, if a rear door is
opened and then closed, S-FLOW
mode will be disabled. To enable S-
FLOW mode, select the S-FLOW
mode switch. In this case, the sys-
tem switches to manual S-FLOW
mode.
■ Changing from manual S-FLOW
mode to automatic S-FLOW
mode
1
Press the S-FLOW mode switch
to disable S-FLOW mode.
The S-FLOW mode switch indicator
will go off.
2
Turn the engine switch off.
3
After 60 minutes have elapsed,
change the engine switch to ON
mode.
■ Operation of the air condition-
ing system in Eco drive mode
● In Eco drive mode, the air condi-
tioning system is controlled as fol-
lows to prioritize fuel efficiency:
• Engine speed and compressor
operation controlled to restrict
heating/cooling capacity
• Fan speed restricted when auto-
matic mode is selected
● To improve air conditioning perfor-
mance, perform the following
operations:
• Adjust the fan speed
• Turn off Eco drive mode (

P.353)
• Turn off Eco air conditioning mode
● When the driving mode is set to
Eco driving mode, the air condi-
tioning eco mode will be turned on
automatically. Even in this case,
the air conditioning eco mode can
be turned off by pressing the Eco
air conditioning mode switch.
■ When the outside temperature
is low
The dehumidification function may
not operate even when “A/C” is
pressed.
■ Ventilation and air conditioning
odors
● To let fresh air in, set the air condi-
tioning 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
occurring:
• It is recommended that the air
conditioning system be set to out-
side 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 con-
ditioning system is started in auto-
matic mode.
● When parking, the system auto-
matically switches to outside air
mode to encourage better air cir-
culation throughout the vehicle,
helping to reduce odors that occur
when starting the vehicle.
■ Air conditioning system opera-
tions when the engine is
stopped due to the Stop & Start
system (vehicles with Stop &
Start system)
When the engine is stopped due to
Stop & Start system operations, the
automatic air conditioning cooling,
heating and dehumidification func-
tions turn off and the fan speed is
decreased according to the outside