Quick answer

On Smart Key-equipped RAV4s, a five-second key-fob button chord toggles the entry sensors between driver-priority unlocking and one-step all-door unlocking.

Before you start

Check that your vehicle has it.

Availability

U.S.-market gasoline RAV4, model years 2022–2025, with the Smart Key System. The same procedure is documented in every 2024 Japan/Canada and early/late production manual.

Required equipment / service
Vehicles equipped with the Smart Key System
Compatibility check

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Published availability and qualifications

U.S.-market gasoline RAV4, model years 2022–2025, with the Smart Key System. The same procedure is documented in every 2024 Japan/Canada and early/late production manual.

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, turn the engine switch OFF and stand inside the vehicle or within about 3.2 ft (1 m) of it.

  2. 02

    Wait until the indicator on the electronic key is no longer illuminated.

  3. 03

    Press and hold the LOCK button; while continuing to hold LOCK, press and hold UNLOCK for about 5 seconds. Toyota also permits the liftgate or panic button in place of UNLOCK on fobs that have those buttons.

  4. 04

    Release the buttons after the confirmation tones. Three exterior beeps plus one interior ping selects driver-priority entry; two exterior beeps plus one interior ping selects all-door entry.

  5. 05

    To change it again, release all buttons, wait at least 5 seconds and repeat the chord.

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Important limits

  • This changes only which doors the passive entry handles/back-door opener unlock; it does not alter the normal two-press UNLOCK behavior of the remote.
  • On vehicles with an alarm, Toyota directs you to unlock with the remote and open and close a door after changing the setting so the 60-second automatic relock does not re-arm unexpectedly.
  • RAV4 Hybrid and RAV4 Prime are outside this guide’s gasoline-only scope.
If it does not work

Quick checks.

  • ✓If no confirmation tones sound, move within 3.2 ft (1 m), wait for the key indicator to go dark and hold both buttons for the full 5 seconds.
  • ✓Wait at least 5 seconds before another attempt; repeated chords without the pause are not accepted.
  • ✓If Smart Entry is generally intermittent, move the key away from phones/metal objects and replace a weak electronic-key battery.
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Primary evidence

2025 Toyota RAV4 Owner’s Manual — Side doors

Relevant section or page: 2022 p.108; 2023 p.120; 2024 p.120 (late-Japan p.118); 2025 p.120. We use the written official source to determine the steps and applicability shown above.

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