2017 RAV4 and RAV4 Hybrid Features

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Design

New Platinum Package

RAV4 AWD Limited’s Platinum Package includes full body colour, even on front and rear bumper mouldings, as well as Platinum trim, and badging on the carpet mats, door sill plates, and rear door. The smart entry system on all 5 doors comes with a hands-free power rear liftgate.

Comfortable & Stylish Interior

Road trips are a breeze with available 8-way power adjustable front bucket seats that are heated and bolstered for comfort. Take advantage of available dual-zone climate control and moonroof, and a rear fold-down armrest.

Sporty & Aerodynamic Exterior

A sharp front and rear bumper design is complemented by a sporty stance. But there’s function along with form. The body panels were honed to smooth out the airflow and the stabilizing fins and shark fin antenna reduce highway turbulence. Throw in available 17” alloy wheels and there’s no doubt, RAV4 is one good looking vehicle.

Cargo Space

RAV4 and RAV4 Hybrid include 60/40 split folding seats to enhance versatility and cargo capacity. Power back door (on XLE FWD/AWD and SE AWD/Hybrid) and hands- free power back door (on Limited and Limited Hybrid) help to provide convenient cargo access, while the tonneau cover helps to protect your belongings.

Technology

Dual-Zone Automatic Climate Control

Driver and front passenger can set their desired temperature, and RAV4 and RAV4 Hybrid’s available climate control system will automatically maintain it.

Bird’s Eye View

See the big picture with RAV4 AWD Limited’s Bird’s Eye View camera. The Perimeter Scan feature gives you live, rotating 360-degree views of your immediate surroundings when parked.

Watch the Bird's Eye View Video

Available Navigation

Navigation is available on RAV4 SE AWD and RAV4 SE Hybrid models or on the Limited, with its JBL 11-speaker audio system. It’s displayed on a 7” Touchscreen.

More Technology Features

Cruise Control
Keyless Entry
Automatic Headlamp System
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Performance

Fuel Efficiency Ratings

FWD Rating (L/100km)^†

10.0/7.8 (City/Hwy) Automatic
AWD Rating (L/100km)^†

10.7/8.4 (City/Hwy) Automatic
Hybrid Rating (L/100km)^†

6.9/7.8 (City/Hwy) Automatic

Hybrid Synergy Drive (HSD)

HSD seamlessly controls switching between the gas engine and electric battery power. Regenerative braking captures excess energy from applied brake pressure to recharge the RAV4 Hybrid’s battery - so that you never have to plug in. And Hybrid batteries, designed to last as long as the car, are covered by an 8 year/160,000 km warranty.

Drive Mode Select

Different drive modes can help your RAV4 on different terrain. The modes can increase fuel efficiency, rely solely on the electric motor, or make for a sportier driving experience. EV, ECO, and ‘Normal’ are found on RAV4 Hybrid. Sport, ECO, and Normal are on RAV4.

Awarded AJAC Green SUV of the Year.

Learn More about RAV4 Hybrid’s Award.

Hill Start Assist Control

Parked on a hill and afraid of rolling back? Hill Start Assist Control will help to maintain your position while you switch from Park to Drive.

Safety

Toyota Safety Sense^TM P

Toyota’s new Safety Sense system (TSS) includes a pre-collision avoidance system that assists in warning the driver of potential dangers. Also included are automatic high beams, and a lane departure alert system and cruise control supported by a dynamic radar.

Everyone deserves to arrive safely. Toyota Safety Sense P comes with features like: automatic high beam, lane departure alert, pre-collision system with pedestrian detection, and dynamic radar cruise control. Toyota Safety Sense, just another way Toyota is helping to make safer roads for us all.

Watch the Pre-Collision System – University video

Provides collision avoidance or collision mitigation support in speed ranges where frontal collisions are likely to occur. In certain conditions, the Pre-collision System with Pedestrian Detection (PCS w/PD) may also help to detect pedestrians and help prevent or mitigate a collision.

Watch the Pre-Collision System with Pedestrian Detection video

*** The TSS Pre-Collision System is designed to help avoid or reduce the impact speed and damage in certain frontal collisions only. The Pedestrian Detection system is designed to detect a pedestrian ahead of the vehicle, determine if impact is imminent and help reduce impact speed. It is not a substitute for safe and attentive driving. System effectiveness depends on many factors, such as speed, size and position of pedestrians, driver input and weather, light and road conditions. Please see toyota.ca, your local Toyota Dealer or Owner’s Manual for details.
Watch the Lane Departure Alert – Wedding Day video

Alerts you if you start to drift out of your lane when visible lane markings are detected.

Watch the Lane Departure Alert video

² Lane Departure Alert is designed to read lane markers under certain conditions and provide visual and audible alerts when lane departure is detected. It is not a collision-avoidance system or a substitute for safe and attentive driving. Please see toyota.ca, your local Toyota Dealer or Owner’s Manual for details.
Watch the Lane Departure Alert – Wedding Day video

Alerts you if you start to drift out of your lane when visible lane markings are detected. On some models with TSS-P, the Steering Assist function may also provide small corrective steering inputs.

Watch the Lane Departure Alert video

³ Lane Departure Alert with Steering Assist is designed to read lane markers under certain conditions and provide visual and audible alerts and slight steering force when lane departure is detected. It is not a collision-avoidance system or a substitute for safe and attentive driving. Please see toyota.ca, your local Toyota Dealer or Owner’s Manual for details.
Watch the Automatic High Beam – Amusement Park video

Designed to detect oncoming and preceding vehicles’ lights and depending upon the circumstances, Automatic High Beam (AHB) can switch between high and low beams for you.

Watch the Automatic High Beam video

^† Automatic High Beam system operates at speeds above approximately 34 km/h. Factors such as a dirty windshield, variable weather, lighting conditions and hilly terrain will limit effectiveness, requiring the driver to manually turn it off. Please see toyota.ca, your local Toyota Dealer or Owner’s Manual for details.
Watch the Dynamic Radar Cruise Control – Kennel video

Using forward sensing radar technology, the system can automatically adjust vehicle speed to help maintain a preset following distance between you and the vehicle directly in front of you.

Watch the Dynamic Radar Cruise Control video

¹ Dynamic Radar Cruise Control is designed to assist the driver and is not a collision-avoidance system or a substitute for safe and attentive driving practices. System effectiveness depends on many factors such as weather, traffic and road conditions. Please see toyota.ca, your local Toyota Dealer or Owner’s Manual for details.

Watch the Blind Spot Monitor Video

Watch the Rear Cross Traffic Alert Video

8 Airbags

RAV4 and RAV4 Hybrid both feature dual stage airbags for driver and passenger as well as driver’s knee, passenger seat cushion and front and rear side curtain airbags.

Anti-Lock Brake System
Brake Assist
Smart Stop Technology

Vehicle Stability Control
Traction Control
Electronic Brakeforce Distribution

At Toyota, we know that your peace of mind while driving is paramount. That’s why we were the first full line manufacturer to introduce our Star Safety System^TM as standard equipment with its six advanced accident avoidance technologies – including ABS, Traction Control, Vehicle Stability Control and more.

ABS helps prevent brakes from locking up by "pulsing" brake pressure to each wheel to help you stay in control in emergency braking situations.

Without ABS

When something unexpected appears in your path, you may instinctively swerve to avoid it and jam on the brakes.

Without ABS

However, without ABS, the brakes can lock up, the vehicle starts to skid, and you struggle to stay in control.

With ABS

Toyota's ABS sensors detect which wheels are locking up and reduce the lockup by "pulsing" the brakes at each wheel independently.

With ABS

Pulsing releases brake pressure repeatedly for fractions of a second – a reaction time not possible for humans.

With ABS

This means the wheels never stop rotating and that helps the car to avoid going into a skid, helping you stay in control.
Brake Assist is designed to detect sudden or "panic" braking and then add the full pressure needed to help prevent a collision.

Without Brake Assist

If something rolls out into the street in front of a vehicle, there's only a split second to react.

Without Brake Assist

Because the reaction time is so short before the driver hits the brakes, not enough pressure may be applied.

Without Brake Assist

As a result, the car may not stop in time.

With Brake Assist

Toyota's Brake Assist can help in this situation.

With Brake Assist

If a driver fails to apply enough pressure to the brake, the Brake Assist sensors will detect this sudden or "panic" braking and add the pressure needed.

With Brake Assist

This additional pressure can help the driver avoid hitting the object.

* Brake Assist is designed to help the driver take full advantage of the benefits of ABS. It is not a substitute for safe driving practices. Braking effectiveness also depends on proper brake-system maintenance and tire and road conditions.
Toyota's ABS technology has Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD) to help keep the vehicle more stable and balanced when braking.

Without EBD

If you have to stop abruptly, momentum causes the vehicle to tilt forward and reduces the brake-force effectiveness of the rear tires.

With EBD

But in a Toyota, EBD responds to sudden stops by redistributing brake force. Wheels with more braking effectiveness receive more brake force; wheels with less effectiveness receive less brake force. This helps prevent brake lockup.

With EBD

EBD is especially helpful when carrying cargo. Sensors recognize the extra load the cargo puts on the rear axle, so brake pressure on the rear wheels is increased because the extra weight improves braking effectiveness.
VSC helps prevent wheelslip and loss of traction by reducing engine power and applying brake force to the wheels that need it.

Without VSC

Front wheelslip can occur when the front wheels lose traction during cornering and begin to drift toward the outside of the turn.

Without VSC

When the front wheels lose traction during cornering, they begin to drift toward the outside of the turn.

With VSC

Toyota's VSC monitors your steering angle and the direction your vehicle's actually travelling and senses when your front wheels begin to slip.

With VSC

When it senses your front wheels lose traction or slip, VSC reduces engine power and applies braking to the individual wheels that need it.

With VSC

This helps correct the slip and keep the vehicle in the intended path.

* Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) is an electronic system designed to help the driver maintain vehicle control under adverse conditions. It is not a substitute for safe driving practices. Factors including speed, road conditions and driver steering input can all affect whether VSC will be effective in preventing a loss of control. Please see your Owner's Manual for further details.
Traction Control helps maintain traction on wet, icy, loose or uneven surfaces by applying brake force to the spinning wheel(s).

Without TRAC

If your vehicle gets stuck in the snow, and one or more wheels loses grip -- yet continues to spin -- your vehicle may come to a stop.

Without TRAC

Without TRAC, there is nothing to apply the brakes to the spinning wheel so it can get traction.

With TRAC

Toyota's Traction Control sensors are activated when one of the wheels starts to slip.

With TRAC

TRAC limits engine output and applies the brakes to the spinning wheel.

With TRAC

This transfers power to the wheels that still have traction to help you go safely on your way.
As an added measure of safety, Toyota created the braking system enhancement known as Smart Stop Technology. This advanced technology automatically cuts engine power and allows the brakes to take precedence over the accelerator when both pedals are pressed at the same time.

Smart Stop Technology intervenes when the accelerator is depressed first and the brakes are applied firmly for longer than one-half second at speeds greater than eight kilometres per hour.

In normal driving conditions, you won't notice Smart Stop Technology as it is imperceptible. The feature doesn't engage if the brake pedal is depressed before the accelerator pedal. This allows for vehicles starting on a steep hill to safety accelerate without rolling backward (known as hill start).

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Design

New Platinum Package

Comfortable & Stylish Interior

Sporty & Aerodynamic Exterior

Cargo Space

Technology

Dual-Zone Automatic Climate Control

Bird’s Eye View

Available Navigation

More Technology Features

Performance

Fuel Efficiency Ratings

FWD Rating (L/100km)†

AWD Rating (L/100km)†

Hybrid Rating (L/100km)†

Hybrid Synergy Drive (HSD)

Drive Mode Select

Awarded AJAC Green SUV of the Year.

Hill Start Assist Control

Safety

Toyota Safety SenseTM P

Pre-Collision System with Pedestrian Detection (PCS)***

Lane Departure Alert (LDA)2

Lane Departure Alert with Steering Assist (LDA w/SA)3

Automatic High Beam (AHB)†

Dynamic Radar Cruise Control (DRCC)1

Blind Spot Monitor (BSM) with Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA)

8 Airbags

Anti-lock Brake System (ABS)

Brake Assist (BA)*

Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD)

Vehicle Stability Control (VSC)*

Traction Control (TRAC)

Smart Stop Technology

Featured Accessories

Browse some of our featured accessories - then visit Build & Price to customize your very own Toyota.

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FWD Rating (L/100km)^†

AWD Rating (L/100km)^†

Hybrid Rating (L/100km)^†

Toyota Safety Sense^TM P

Pre-Collision System with Pedestrian Detection (PCS)^***

Lane Departure Alert (LDA)²

Lane Departure Alert with Steering Assist (LDA w/SA)³

Automatic High Beam (AHB)^†

Dynamic Radar Cruise Control (DRCC)¹

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