Toyota RAV4 Owner's Manual page 345

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4-5. Using the driving support systems
amount of time.
• The brake pedal is being depressed
firmly.
(except when the vehicle is stopped by
the dynamic radar cruise control with
full-speed range when in vehicle-to-
vehicle distance control mode)
• The clutch pedal is not depressed
(vehicles with manual transmission).
• The D shift position is selected (vehi-
cles with automatic transmission or
CVT).
• The shift lever is in N (vehicles with
manual transmission).
• The driver's seat belt is fastened.
• The driver's door is closed.
• The selected driving mode is normal
or Eco drive mode.
• The selected driving mode is not snow
mode (4WD models).
• Mud & Sand or Rock & Dirt mode is
not selected for Multi-terrain Select
(4WD models).
• The windshield defogger is off. (vehi-
cles without a manual air conditioning
system)
• The accelerator pedal is not being
depressed (vehicles with automatic
transmission or CVT).
• The engine is adequately warmed up.
• The outside temperature is -5°C
(23°F) or higher.
• The hood is closed. (P.345)
● In the following situations, the engine
may not be stopped by the Stop &
Start system. This is not a malfunction
of the Stop & Start system.
• When the air conditioning system is
being used.
• When the battery is undergoing a peri-
odic recharge.
• When the battery is not sufficiently
charged, such as if the vehicle has
been parked for a long time and the
battery charge has decreased, the
electric load is large, the battery fluid
temperature is excessively low or the
battery has deteriorated.
• When the brake booster vacuum is
low.
• When the elapsed time since the
engine was restarted is short.
• When the vehicle is stopped fre-
quently, such as when in a traffic jam.
• When the engine coolant temperature
or transmission fluid temperature is
extremely low or high.
• When the vehicle is stopped on a
steep incline (vehicles with automatic
transmission or CVT).
• When the steering wheel is being
operated.
• When the vehicle is being driven in a
high altitude area.
• When the battery fluid temperature is
extremely low or high.
• For a while after the battery terminals
have been disconnected and recon-
nected.
●
When the engine is stopped by the
Stop & Start system, the engine will be
restarted automatically if any of the
following conditions are met:
(To enable the engine to be stopped by
the Stop & Start system again, drive the
vehicle.)
• The air conditioning system is turned
on. (vehicles without a manual air
conditioning system)
• The windshield defogger is turned on.
(vehicles without a manual air condi-
tioning system)
• The shift lever is shifted from D (vehi-
cles with automatic transmission or
CVT).
• The driver's seat belt is unfastened.
• The driver's door is opened.
• The driving mode is changed from
normal or Eco drive mode to another
mode.
• The driving mode is changed to snow
mode (4WD models).
• Mud & Sand or Rock & Dirt mode is
selected for Multi-terrain Select (4WD
models).
• The Stop & Start cancel switch is
pressed.
• The steering wheel is operated.
• The accelerator pedal is depressed
(vehicles with automatic transmission
or CVT).
• The vehicle starts to roll on an incline.