Quick answer

RAV4 door-lock customization can use vehicle speed or leaving P to lock, and returning to P or opening the driver’s door after shutdown to unlock.

Before you start

Check that your vehicle has it.

Availability

U.S.-market gasoline RAV4, model years 2022–2025. Toyota lists these as customizable door-lock functions; the screen path depends on multimedia generation, and a dealer can change supported settings when the menu is unavailable.

Retail trim / version
All gasoline trims
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Published availability and qualifications

U.S.-market gasoline RAV4, model years 2022–2025. Toyota lists these as customizable door-lock functions; the screen path depends on multimedia generation, and a dealer can change supported settings when the menu is unavailable.

  • multimedia menu availability varies by equipment
Visual orientation

Know what kind of control to look for.

This original category diagram is an orientation aid, not a picture of your exact trim. Use the written labels and your vehicle manual to identify the real control.

Key fob & access orientation diagram for Toyota RAV4
Key fob & access orientationOriginal visual guide · controls vary by trim · not to scale
How to use it

Step by step.

  1. 01

    Park safely, apply the parking brake and shift to P.

  2. 02

    For 2022, press MENU, choose Setup, Vehicle, then Vehicle Customization. For 2023–2025 Toyota Audio Multimedia, open the main menu and choose Vehicle customize.

  3. 03

    Open the Door Lock settings.

  4. 04

    Choose either shift-position-linked locking (locks when leaving P) or speed-linked locking (locks at about 12 mph/20 km/h).

  5. 05

    Choose either shift-position-linked unlocking (unlocks in P) or driver-door-linked unlocking (unlocks when the driver’s door opens within about 45 seconds after the engine switch is turned OFF).

  6. 06

    Save the selection and test it with the vehicle stationary before relying on the behavior.

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Important limits

  • Automatic locking is a convenience feature, not confirmation that every door and the back door are fully latched.
  • Toyota advises performing customization only while safely parked in P with the parking brake applied; if the engine is running, use a well-ventilated area.
  • When both speed- and shift-linked locking are on, actual operation depends on whether the vehicle started with a door unlocked; consult the manual’s vehicle-customization note.
If it does not work

Quick checks.

  • ✓If Door Lock is absent from the screen, the setting may require the other display path or Toyota-dealer customization on that equipment level.
  • ✓If speed-linked locking appears not to run after startup, check whether all doors were already locked; Toyota notes the speed function does not operate in that case.
  • ✓After changing a setting, cycle the engine switch and test the exact trigger—leaving P, crossing about 12 mph, returning to P or opening the driver’s door.
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Primary evidence

2025 Toyota RAV4 Owner’s Manual — Automatic door locking and customization

Relevant section or page: 2022 pp.112,684,687; 2023 pp.124,514; 2024 pp.124,513 (late-Japan pp.122,522); 2025 pp.124,521,526. We use the written official source to determine the steps and applicability shown above.

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