Unfortunately this method didn't work for my 2023 Rav4 TRD Off-Road when I was having the same issue, but I was able to resolve the issue by pulling the 15 amp fuse labeled "radio" from the fusebox under the fuel and hood levers. I kept the fuse out for a few minutes, then replaced the same fuse and restarted my car, and unpaired and then repaired all my devices, and the issue was resolved. Thank you to this creator for setting me on this route after the dealer would only recommend a full replacement of the media system.
Awesome, Thank you guys my car rav4 2023 hybrid same problem I just take the fuse for 3 minutes and I put it again, and everything works, thanks coachblindflorals for sharing your experience
Sound good bro. Did you leave the engine on while removing the radio fuse or turned the engine off and turned on after installed the new fuse? Please advise. Thanks The other method doesn’t work on my toyota rav4 2023
THANK YOU - 2023 RAV4 Adventure - used the fuse tool from the fuse box in the lid from under the hood on the left side to get that same 15 amp fuse labeled “radio” under the gas and hood latches, had it out for a few minutes, put it back in, and it WORKED! Thanks so much @coachblindflorals3761
I really don’t know how the heck this worked but this was such a blessing to come across. Had the exact same problem after leaving my car 3-4 weeks for the holidays back home. Thank you so much for sharing!!!
I did go to a dealership, left my 2020 Rav4 Hybrid with them for 2 hours and they weren't able to fix it. Fortunately they didn't charge me anything, told me to come back and have the entire infotainment system replaced. I called another dealership who told me there wasn't anyway to 'reboot' the system and it needed to be replaced. The same as the person in the video (thank you so much for sharing!!) I was out of town for 3 weeks and left my car outside at a friend's house (it's usually garaged). Came back to the on-off cycling. Tried the fix of putting the car in reverse with ebrake on, and it worked immediately. I'm looking forward to giving my feedback to the 2 dealerships 🙂
Can you please walk me through it I just waited three hours at the dealership for them to tell me they were ordering a new one in 3 weeks but I have a huge road trip planned
THIS WORKED!!! My 2020 Rav4 screen went wonky - off for a minute then on for a few seconds then off for a few seconds then on for a few minutes.... Took it to the garage and they wanted $98 to run diagnostics. Since I had literally driven away MINUTES earlier from getting it fixed, it was irritating. So, I took it to Toyota. The guy said that he'd seen that happen before and it would take up to 2 days to get it fixed. Thankfully, I found this and it worked!! I was amazed!! THANK YOU!!!!
September 2024 - I also have a 2020 RAV4 hybrid limited and the same thing happened to my multimedia screen. The screen would go blank every 15 seconds and when it was on it would not respond to my pressing the screen to give a command such as pressing the audio button on the menu. I followed the author's instruction and it worked. My event occurred after I had to change the fuse for the 12 vollt 120 watt auxiliary port in front of and to the left of the stick shift. The fuse box location was under and to the left of the steering wheel. Thank you so much for sharing the solution.
You're the MAN! This worked on my 2021 Rav4 parked unused for a month!!! SIMPLE: Put car in reverse, set parking brake, wait 5 minutes, shift to park, release parking brake and restart the car!!! All my settings were still there!!!! Thank you so VERY much!!!!
Chalk up another fix! 2029 Rav 4 Limited. Start the motor; engage parking brake; shift to Reverse; waited 5 minutes. Turned gearshift to park; powered engine off. When vehicle was started again, radio unit worked with no issues. THANK YOU!
Hi, I'm glad this worked for your vehicle as well. You're welcome. Thanks for commenting. These comments are helpful to everyone with similar issues. Cheers.
This worked! I changed my battery and my infotainment system started doing this same thing. No working radio, no working buttons or touchscreen gestures. Thank for you posting this!
I literally had the same exact problem - out of town traveling internationally for three weeks and came back to my RAV4 Hybrid XSE (2021) doing this. Drove around for two days, but that did not fix it. Seems like this reverse reboot did!! Thanks for saving me several hundred dollars at the dealership and a mountain of frustration. 🎉
Thank you for the step by step instructions. I tried this 4x and it did not work for my 2023 RAV4. I kept searching other ways to fix this issue which seems to be a problem for many people. I searched the internet and this also didn’t work for them. They recommended going into the Toyota app, deleting your account and setting it up again as if you were creating an account. This worked!!!! For all those who this reverse method did not work, try removing yourself from the app and then starting over. I wasn’t thrilled to spend money on a fairly new system. Good luck!
I have this problem with my 2021 RAV4 and I've been trying to figure out what was wrong, including going ton the dealer who hadn't a clue and wanted to replace the whole system for $1700. Your solution worked immediately. Many thanks!!!!
Wow, their immediate solution is to change the whole system? No research on basic troubleshooting first? Makes you think how many owners had to pay to get this fixed. Mine had been working fine for the post four months or so, thanks for sharing and watching, cheers.
I can’t believe this worked! Thank you for this video. I had parked my car in the garage for two months and thought that I had to take it to the dealership. Glad I didn’t.
If I turn on the car, put the brake on, and put it on reverse it stays to beep the entire time. Is that ok to leave it that way for 5 minutes or am I doing something wrong?
Thank you so much! I was away for six months with the 12V battery on my 2021 RAV4 Prime unplugged. When I returned the infotainment system was behaving just like yours in the video. I feared I was going to have to replace the whole electronic component at great expense. Then I found your video. Put the car in reverse for five minutes while the car was running and with my foot on the brake. Voila! It's fixed! Leaving you a tip as thanks. You saved me not only $$ by bring it to the dealer, but also a hell of a lot of time. My question is, whoever figured out this solution in the first place??
This is crazy! I have a 2019 RAV4 Hybrid XSE. Car was left in my garage while was in Europe for 31 days. Started the car this morning and got the exact same result - something like 'updating system' or 'restarting system,' and then the screen cycled on and off just like this video. Restarted the car...restarted the phone...but, nothing seemed to work. Figured I'd take it into the dealer, but I'm glad I Googled the problem, because this fixed the whole thing!! BRILLIANT! Thank you so much for posting this.
Hi, you're very welcome, I'm so happy this helped resolve similar issues for so many drivers, including you. Thanks for commenting too as it's helpful for others to know, have a nice day, cheers.
@@WheeNC-DIY It does make me wonder WHY this happens. Obviously, in 3-4 weeks of non-use, something happens to the CPU system. But, WHAT, and more importantly, WHY does this happen.
This really is unbelievable. 3 weeks of non use and I get in the vehicle and have the same issue. I have 65k on 2020 rav hybrid xse with 10yr 100k warranty. Took it to dealer and they wanted $160 to diagnose the problem and who knows what to fix it. Of course everything BUT the radio is covered under gold warranty. Anyway, I said no way and went to RUclips and .. . Viola . . . Your fix worked. Thanks!!!!
This is amazing. I had the same issue after my 2021 Rav hybrid sat for 4 weeks. I did some searching on google and found a reboot process by holding down the volume button, which restarted the media screen but didnt fix the issue. I then made an appointment at Toyota where they told me that they needed to charge a minimum $150 diagnostic fee. I called them back after seeing this video and said 'Don't touch my car, I need to try this youtube trick first!'. Picked up the car, tried this hack and BOOOM! It worked!. Thank you for putting up this content.
Hi, this makes me happy to know you saved your money. Reading other comments, the dealership would have charged you over 2K to replace the system, so I'm glad this worked for you. Thanks for watching and sharing your experience so it can help others, cheers.
Replaced wife's battery '19 xse and thought my infotainment needed to be replaced. So glad for google and YT and for YOU to post this video. Worked like a charm.
Wow I had the same issue after my 3 week trip and this worked perfectly on my 2020 TRD RAV. I can’t believe how easy this fix was. You saved me a trip to the dealer thank you! 🙏🏼
Works!!! I got step by step instructions from Toyota: Software Update Procedure 1. Turn the ignition to IG-ON/Ready-OFF. 2. Is the vehicle currently being updated a 2020 - 2021 model year Highlander, Highlander HV, RAV4 and RAV4 HV, or 2021 model year RAV4 Prime equipped with Premium Audio? YES - Continue to step 3. NO - Go to step 8. 3. Is the radio experiencing a continuously rebooting condition? YES - Continue to step 4. NO - Go to step 8. 4. Apply the parking brake. 5. Shift the gear selector to Reverse. 6. Leave the vehicle in Reverse for a minimum of five minutes. 7. After the five minutes have elapsed, shift the gear selector back to Park. The radio will now boot up normally. 8. Press the Menu button on the radio faceplate, then select Setup.
Thank you Sir! All I can say is Thank you! Apparently Toyota is clueless to this fix. I have an appointment with them in the morning and they wanted 99$ upfront to do a diagnostics on my 2019 Rav4. My car doesn't even have 20k miles on it yet and I'm tired of Toyota penny pinching consumers like myself. I certainly appreciate the time you took to share this video. My infoscreen went out after I changed my car battery that died on me. Seems like Rav4 owners had a similar issue. Thanks again!!
Unbelievable! I was super skeptical that this solution would do anything to fix the same problem I was having on my 2019 RAV4 Adventure, but sure enough, it did! Thank you!!!!
It works! I parked my RAV4 Hybrid for three weeks. Can you believe it? The same thing happened to many others here! I came back from my vacation and this happened. I followed your instructions and voilà, it's working like a charm. Thank you for the video.
This fix worked for me. I replaced the 12v battery in my 2019 RAV4 Limited Hybrid and got this screen behavior upon starting my car after the swap. Thanks for this information.
Thank you so much this actually worked. i just bought the car this week! I picked up the car today it did not do this when I test drove it, got 20 minutes down the road and it started rebooting constantly. pulled over called the salesman and told him and he said bring it back, they tried to fix it and service didn't know anything about it said they would probably have to pull it apart tomorrow to have a look. saw this video and did what you said thinking nah no way this works. THANK YOU SO MUCH saved me SO MUCH TIME! fixed in less than 6 minutes!
Hi, I am so happy this video helped you. Congratulations on your new vehicle, I still love mine after three years. May yours keep you safe and serve you well. Thanks for watching, Cheers.
This definitely works! I just returned from a 3 week holiday and the same thing was happening in my car. My husband was skeptical and shocked that this trick fixed my car. thanks for sharing!!
This video was amazing. You explained the process so clearly and concise. I was so stressed out So happy I don’t need to go to the dealer. You rock. Thank you so much!
It works on my Rav4 Hybrid 2019! The same problem also happens on 2021 Rav4 Prime which I sent it to the dealership to fix a year ago. This DIY fix is brilliant! Thank you so much for helping Rav4 owners around the world!!
I first watched your video on microphone not working, I disconnected by battery for 30 minutes and the SOS lights and microphone worked, but the radio was going on and off, did what this video said and it’s fixed. Thank you so much.
Perfect fix, thanks very much! I don't know why my battery drained but after fixing that issue, your video was perfectly clear and fixed the constant rebooting issue with my screen.
Thanks you very much! I get the same problem today and is about to call dealers and I am lucky to find this video, follow the steps and fix my issue. 🎉
This worked great for me as well on my 2021 RAV-4 Prime. Thank you SO much for posting this and what a great and relatively simple solution that dealers can’t seem to figure out. My brother know quite a bit about cars and he says that when you have the car in reverse and the reverse camera is on, it is providing power to the unit which he believes needs to recharge the navigation/audio system itself. I see that many of the people here had not used the vehicle for 3 weeks or more, so this seems to make some sense. Bottom line, a HUGE thanks for making this post!
Hi, you're very welcome. It is always so awesome to hear that my video helped another driver, makes me happy, thanks for sharing, have a nice day, cheers.
worked like a charm! Mine was because I had my battery changed at a Toyota Dealership. They could not figure out why my radio was not turning on and were going to replace it and quoted me $1100. I went to google and found this video! Saved me $1000 lol
Thank you sir! Spent a lot of time searching till I found your video with a real solution. 2020 RAV4 hybrid limited issue occurred after defective battery replacement. Appreciate you sharing this good information. P.S. Hard to believe that Toyota dealers can't/don't do internet searches...
Thank you so much for posting this! I appreciate you! This fixed my issue with a 2019 RAV4 limited. We left it sitting for 12 days while we were on vacation and ran into this issue. This solution fixed it immediately. Thank you!
Thank you, sir! 🙏 This, AMAZINGLY, worked! Same, exact problem! 2020 RAV-4 Hybrid Limited. Sat unused for a couple of weeks while out of town. Pissed off with Toyota for not making a solution to this, apparently widespread problem, more readily available! Can't believe that I had to find this solution via a random RUclips video! Thanks again for sharing this solution! 👍
I had the same problem with my 2020 RAV4 Limited, call the dealership they said to leave the car for a day, i need my car for work, so luckily I found your video. Many thanks bud for such a good tip, 5 minutes in reverse fixed the problem, Thanks again two thumbs up 👍🏼👍🏼
I was skeptical that this would work because the steps are so RANDOM. My 2019 RAV4 hybrid was parked in the garage for a month and and after I came back, the screen went on and off and the buttons didn't work. (just like in the video) I made an appt with the dealer and then searched on google and found this video. It works. Crazy as it sounds, it worked. Is this a money making scheme for the dealers? How can they not know about this fix? I cancelled my service appointment and told them about the youtube video saying they could be heroes if they told people how to fix this over the phone. Thank you thank you.
My pleasure, I'm glad it worked for you as well. Mine has been working as normal for the past 5 months or so. It's interesting that the mechanics themselves don't bother looking up some solutions online for issues not familiar to them, you know, like you and I did. Thanks for watching, cheers.
My battery of hybrid 2020 rav4 also ran out a few days ago, after charging, I faced the same problem. Luckily I just followed the instructions you shown in the video, it looks like it works again. Thanks.
WORKED! This is wild that this fixed it. I wonder if its some sort of reset while In reverse? What gave it away for me was around 4 and a half minute mark, music randomly started playing on my radio. I then turned the car off and on and everything was back to normal. Thank you so much!!!!!
Hi, you're very welcome, I'm very happy this video is helping drivers everywhere. Thanks for your comment, too. It's good to hear many experiences and learn, cheers.
This worked. Thank you and god bless you for doing this you tube video. Same happened to me, left the perfectly working car in garage for 3 weeks and came back to this. I am glad I searched online and this came up. Thank you again!
Perfecto!!! Had the same issue with my 2020 Toyota Hybrid Rav4. Followed the indications in the video and the problem got fixed right away. Thanks much!!
You are a life saver. We were on a month long europe trip and had the same problem when we got home. This was the only video I found on You tube addressing the problem. I tried it and just like you said, it worked. Who would have thought. Thank you for putting it up for viewing.
Hi, I'm planning on replacing my battery as well, although it is really fine, has no issues, but four to five years is long enough for an AGM battery, I will be using a battery saver tool to keep the vehicle's memory as is, hopefully goes well, we'll see, thanks for watching and for the comment, cheers.
I have a 23 Rav 4 hybrid Ltd. With the larger screen After about 6 months of ownership it went into reboot mode for about 20 minutes, fixed itself than it was fine for 3 weeks, did it again, fixed itself after a few hrs. Finally did it again for about 3 days than cleared itself after a long road trip. Took it to a dealer , he found missing updates Been two months still working fine. The " reverse " trick or disconnecting the negative on the 12v for 5 minutes is a temporary fix.
Thanks for this information, I found dealers are not the same, some know more or less than others. Updates are usually needed, but I don't think it's an official fix from Toyota for this issue. Otherwise, dealers would've suggested the same fix for the many viewers that commented saying they took their vehicles to dealers. Mine has been working fine since mid-February, so hopefully, it continues, I will, of course, not leave unused for weeks again, thank you.
@@WheeNC-DIY I searched the problem on line. Depending on where your car was manufactured there is a firmware update released for it. Approximately released June 30 for US cars and 1 week later for Canadian made ones.
Somewhat same issue with 2023 RAV4 XSE hybrid - now 13 months old. Using iPhone 2ndGen SE with IOS-18 software connected via Bluetooth and plugged into USB port for charging. While listening to podcasts under Apple CarPlay at exactly 5 minutes into ride the screen would reboot then would return to my podcast. Sometimes it would also reboot at 10m mark into ride. This was not every day but most days on my drive to work. Dealership first (they claim) updated the radio firmware. Problem continued. Then dealership ordered new Radio under warranty which was installed a day ago. Still no change - radio continued rebooting @ 5 minute mark. The service consultant said, "get a new iPhone". The only workaround is to just connect the phone to the car using Bluetooth & abandon Apple CarPlay entirely. Doing that solves the problem. Thoughts?
I don't know who came up with this fix which sounds so bizarre but it worked for my case also. On other extended trips, I have always had someone start my Rav Hybrid every couple of weeks and I never had this issue. This time I left it for 4 weeks without a start and it broke. So the question is how long can you leave the Rav4 Hybrid with starting it before this strange behavior happens; No more than 2 weeks? Thank you for telling us all about it!
Hi, I researched and read lots of articles online and different people's experiences when this happened to my RAV4 back in February 2024, and I decided to put all of that information into this video not knowing if it will work or not, luckily it worked and posting the video helped a lot more people than just myself, so that is my reward, I'm super happy I decided to do this and posted it here. Thanks for commenting and sharing your experience with us, cheers.
2021 Limited RAV4 got a new battery at 50k miles, the computer on the screen was maul functioning, the car got turned on and off a couple several times, I even gave it an hour and turned it on and off a couple off more times and go in reverse R, until finally after fueling up and turning it back on it worked again. 👍
Hi, thanks so much for your contribution, I do appreciate it. It makes me so happy every time I read a comment from someone saying this helped them, makes it super worth it and encourages me to do more, cheers.
Our nearest Toyota dealership is an hour and a half highway trip away. I went there I to buy a PCV valve for outr 2017 Highlander and I mentioned the radio/screen cycling on and off thing that happened twice in the last two months. Each time the process mentioned in this video worked and I told them it did. Then the lady who is the Service Manager told mr what to do and said they tell any customers who have that issue to do that. She suggested 20 minutes instead of 5 though and because I did do 2 five minutes of this process each time that would add up to 10 minutes. If anyone else follows this video and doesn’t have success with a 5 minute attempt, try doing it for 10 minutes.
@@WheeNC-DIYby the way I mistyped a 20 minutes. The Service Manager said 10 minutes. I have also heard that after doing this process you should turn off, lock and leave the car for a few minutes. When you return, ( in the first two cases for me it didn’t seem to work but I locked the vehicle and the next day my wife drove the car and the radio worked. Just yesterday and now for the third time, the radio started doing this on/off thing. It happened less than 15 minutes after I was commenting to my wife that it hadn’t done this in over a month ( the second time ). I jinxed it. Someone said to pull up on the parking brake lever two times, holding it up for 5 seconds and then pressing it down twice and holding it down for 5-10 seconds. We are due for a service on our 2023 RAV4 Hybrid and the manager told me to mention the issue at that time and they will check for any service bulletin updates that might fix this. Since it’s been happening for at least 3-5 years on people’s vehicles I would think they would have this sorted out by now and not charge people who’s cars are past the warranty for the fix or replacement. This is ridiculous.
Thanks for this video but I’m a little confused. You say you have a 2020;hybrid RAV4? The 2023 does have a “ newer version “ of this system. My wife phoned this morning and our 2023 Limited Hybrid started doing this. What’s confusing with your explanation is you say you had to start the vehicle to shift into reverse so did you have to push the brake pedal? If you shift into reverse with the car “ started” it would roll backwards. This wouldn’t be a good thing to do for 5 seconds let alone 5 minutes. Then you pressed the parking brake button down? or did you pull it up? once or twice?
Hi there, I basically needed the vehicle on before I can shift it in reverse. Then, to stop the vehicle from actually moving in reverse, I pressed on the brake pedal. For added security, you can apply the handbrake button, which you can pull up to apply, then press it down to release it. It's the button with letter P in a circle. I read about this exact thing happening to the newest RAV4 models too. I hope this helps you my friend, cheers
So when I got home I went out to our 2023 RAV4 Limited Hybrid. On my 2017 Highlander with push button start if you don’t press the brake pedal everything but the engine goes on ( wipers, windows etc ) but it can’t be shifted out of park. So anyways I wen5 out and put a piece of 4 inch by 4 inch wood behind the front tires an$ tried what you suggested. After 5 minutes i push down on the park brake after shifting back into park. I turned the ignition off for 2 minutes and restarted the vehicle. The info system still did the on and off thing. I went through the whole process again and again nothing changed so I gave up. The next day after I got home from work and asked my wife if the system was still doing the same thing she said it was working fine. I was a little concerned that this was a “ hard reboot “ and we would lose all the presets and her information for her phone’s connection to her phone. Everything is fine. Funny thing is we also had parked the vehicle for 2 weeks while we were on vacation 4 days before this happened. I am very unhappy with the current state of our Toyota Dealership’s Service department and the mechanics ( tech ) so I’m glad that your suggestion apparently fixed this issue. Toyota says you have to replace the whole infotainment system which at least one person was told is not covered under warranty. I believe this person paid over $2000 to have it replaced. Many Toyotas have issues where the Air Conditioning stops cooling the vehicle. Toyotas answer is replace the Air Compressor ( $2000 plus ). Instead, there are two small parts on the compressor or the Low side AC line that could be replaced and usually fix the issue but Toyota won’t sell just those two parts ( each one costs less that $100). The same with any transmission issues they want to replace the entire transmission when a simple transmission fluid change and the filter will fix the issue. Toyota isn’t the Company it used to be letting their dealerships do this kind of stuff.
Have the same problems with my 2023 RAV4. How did you put the transmission on reverse. Did you start the engine & keep it running in reverse for 5 mins? Th
Hi there, yes, since mine is Hybrid it has a power button to press to allow the gear to shift into reverse, left it in reverse for little over five minutes while pressing on the brake pedal the entire time, you know, to make sure the vehicle doesn't actually move. Then put it back into park and the screen was back to normal. It's been working fine since then, over five months ago. Hope this helps you too, thanks for watching, cheers.
@@stephanieevalles4695 Hey, do you mean the five minutes in-reverse did not work? If yes, try leaving it in reverse longer, read the many comments people left under this video, some of them said theirs took around 20 to 30 minutes in reverse to get it working, worth a try.
I have a 2023 RAV4. This did not work for me. I had a limited time to get to the settings screen. I managed to a factory reset and I had to reenter the information again. Once it found my Toyota account I got back all my settings and everything worked correctly. You do not lose your settings as it is stored in the cloud somewhere. Hope this was of help.
2019 RAV4 Hybrid Ltd Same scenario - overseas 4 weeks came back to glitchy screen and no CarPlay. This worked like a charm. But it took me a few tries to get it right. To be clear, the “trick” is to get the power on while car is in R without starting the engine. Here’s what I did: 1. Start the car per usual 2. Put in reverse 3. Turn car off 4. Ignore the warnings and tantrum your Rav is throwing 5. Foot OFF break, press ignition button (turn power only back on) 6. See step 4 7. Now it doesn’t matter if you put your foot on the break while you wait or not… just wait 5 min 8. Put the car back in park 9. Turn the whole thing off and on, twice if you can’t really hear it and you still get a little weirded out that your car can be on but sound off. Just start over is what I’m saying. 10. Turn the car on and enjoy your CarPlay!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ I’m cancelling my appointment with the dealer!
Hi, you mainly put your RAV4 in reverse for around five minutes while pressing the brakes, then put it back in park and you'll know if your screen issue is resolved then, thanks for watching, cheers.
Block your front wheels. Get in and if you have push button start press the button twice without pressing the brake. If you have a hybrid you have to press the brake to put it into reverse. Make sure your parking brake is set on. Leave the vehicle in reverse for at least 5 minutes. After at least 5 minutes put the vehicle back into park. If the info screen shuts off after a couple minutes turn the engine off and do all the steps again. Mine still didn’t work after 3 attempts. The next day my wife drove the vehicle and the screen was working fine again. Toyota should know this and how to fix it. Hopefully they come up with an update and install that update on not only warranties vehicles but the ones off warranty. Some dealerships have charged people over $2000 to $3000 to replace theinfotainment system. This should be a no cost fix. Infotainment systems should last the life of the vehicle. Transmissions, transfer cases and rear differentials are NOT lifetime parts.
Hi, I'm glad it worked for you. I did research and a lot of reading online about this issue when it happened to me, then combined everything I learned into this video, not knowing if it was going to work since it seems random. Then, I decided to upload to RUclips on the hopes it'll help someone. Boy, I'm so glad I did because it DID help many people from what I can tell, cheers
Hi, I believe how it starts doesn't make a difference, as long as the infotainment system is the same. You can try it anyway, if it doesn't help then you're not loosing anything, good luck, cheers.
It appears Highlander battery swap without a memory saver will have the same issue. Remedy: 1.Start button 2x but do not turn on engine (no foot on brake). 2. Let the info system load, it will cycle on and off 3. Turn on the engine let the info system load put in reverse and foot on the brake but wait for atleast 5 mins. 4. Hit the ebrakes button on and off. 5. The back up screen should be on the whole time. 6. Put it to park position after 5 mins and let the screen load completely before turn off the engine. 7. Turn the car on to see if info system reset. Good luck ya!
I have a 2020 hybrid as well. If you push the ignition button twice without the brake, it will turn the car on without the ignition on battery mode only.
@@WheeNC-DIYI think it was just the engine not turned all the way off beeping. But I tried the method in the video but it didn’t work. Thank you though!
Unfortunately this method didn't work for my 2023 Rav4 TRD Off-Road when I was having the same issue, but I was able to resolve the issue by pulling the 15 amp fuse labeled "radio" from the fusebox under the fuel and hood levers. I kept the fuse out for a few minutes, then replaced the same fuse and restarted my car, and unpaired and then repaired all my devices, and the issue was resolved.
Thank you to this creator for setting me on this route after the dealer would only recommend a full replacement of the media system.
Hi, thank you for sharing your experience, as it will be helpful to someone for sure. Thanks for watching, cheers.
Toyota replaced my JBL head unit on my 2023 venza that fixed the issue and bunch of other navigation related issues
Awesome, Thank you guys my car rav4 2023 hybrid same problem I just take the fuse for 3 minutes and I put it again, and everything works, thanks coachblindflorals for sharing your experience
Sound good bro. Did you leave the engine on while removing the radio fuse or turned the engine off and turned on after installed the new fuse? Please advise.
Thanks
The other method doesn’t work on my toyota rav4 2023
THANK YOU - 2023 RAV4 Adventure - used the fuse tool from the fuse box in the lid from under the hood on the left side to get that same 15 amp fuse labeled “radio” under the gas and hood latches, had it out for a few minutes, put it back in, and it WORKED! Thanks so much @coachblindflorals3761
I really don’t know how the heck this worked but this was such a blessing to come across. Had the exact same problem after leaving my car 3-4 weeks for the holidays back home. Thank you so much for sharing!!!
I had the same problem. Was away for three weeks and the exact same thing happened to my 2021 RAV4 Hybrid. And...this fixed it!! Thank you!
You made my day hearing this video helped you, thanks for watching, cheers.
I did go to a dealership, left my 2020 Rav4 Hybrid with them for 2 hours and they weren't able to fix it. Fortunately they didn't charge me anything, told me to come back and have the entire infotainment system replaced. I called another dealership who told me there wasn't anyway to 'reboot' the system and it needed to be replaced. The same as the person in the video (thank you so much for sharing!!) I was out of town for 3 weeks and left my car outside at a friend's house (it's usually garaged). Came back to the on-off cycling. Tried the fix of putting the car in reverse with ebrake on, and it worked immediately. I'm looking forward to giving my feedback to the 2 dealerships 🙂
Can you please walk me through it I just waited three hours at the dealership for them to tell me they were ordering a new one in 3 weeks but I have a huge road trip planned
THIS WORKED!!! My 2020 Rav4 screen went wonky - off for a minute then on for a few seconds then off for a few seconds then on for a few minutes.... Took it to the garage and they wanted $98 to run diagnostics. Since I had literally driven away MINUTES earlier from getting it fixed, it was irritating. So, I took it to Toyota. The guy said that he'd seen that happen before and it would take up to 2 days to get it fixed. Thankfully, I found this and it worked!! I was amazed!! THANK YOU!!!!
September 2024 - I also have a 2020 RAV4 hybrid limited and the same thing happened to my multimedia screen. The screen would go blank every 15 seconds and when it was on it would not respond to my pressing the screen to give a command such as pressing the audio button on the menu. I followed the author's instruction and it worked. My event occurred after I had to change the fuse for the 12 vollt 120 watt auxiliary port in front of and to the left of the stick shift. The fuse box location was under and to the left of the steering wheel. Thank you so much for sharing the solution.
You're the MAN! This worked on my 2021 Rav4 parked unused for a month!!! SIMPLE: Put car in reverse, set parking brake, wait 5 minutes, shift to park, release parking brake and restart the car!!! All my settings were still there!!!! Thank you so VERY much!!!!
Hi, you're very welcome, so happy this worked for you too, thanks for watching, cheers.
Did you leave your car on the entire time?
@@pasaechao8652 Yes.
This worked! Mine was acting up after a battery disconnect. Thanks to you guys for saving me a trip to the dealership. 😀
Thank you so much for this video and @jsJohnson for providing written instructions for clarity and detail info! Thank you all!!!
Chalk up another fix!
2029 Rav 4 Limited. Start the motor; engage parking brake; shift to Reverse; waited 5 minutes. Turned gearshift to park; powered engine off.
When vehicle was started again, radio unit worked with no issues.
THANK YOU!
Hi, I'm glad this worked for your vehicle as well. You're welcome. Thanks for commenting. These comments are helpful to everyone with similar issues. Cheers.
This worked! I changed my battery and my infotainment system started doing this same thing. No working radio, no working buttons or touchscreen gestures. Thank for you posting this!
I literally had the same exact problem - out of town traveling internationally for three weeks and came back to my RAV4 Hybrid XSE (2021) doing this. Drove around for two days, but that did not fix it. Seems like this reverse reboot did!! Thanks for saving me several hundred dollars at the dealership and a mountain of frustration. 🎉
Thank you for the step by step instructions. I tried this 4x and it did not work for my 2023 RAV4.
I kept searching other ways to fix this issue which seems to be a problem for many people. I searched the internet and this also didn’t work for them. They recommended going into the Toyota app, deleting your account and setting it up again as if you were creating an account. This worked!!!! For all those who this reverse method did not work, try removing yourself from the app and then starting over. I wasn’t thrilled to spend money on a fairly new system. Good luck!
Hi, thank you for this information. It's helpful to many, have a nice day, cheers.
I have this problem with my 2021 RAV4 and I've been trying to figure out what was wrong, including going ton the dealer who hadn't a clue and wanted to replace the whole system for $1700. Your solution worked immediately. Many thanks!!!!
Wow, their immediate solution is to change the whole system? No research on basic troubleshooting first? Makes you think how many owners had to pay to get this fixed. Mine had been working fine for the post four months or so, thanks for sharing and watching, cheers.
I can’t believe this worked! Thank you for this video. I had parked my car in the garage for two months and thought that I had to take it to the dealership. Glad I didn’t.
Hi, I'm so happy it helped you, that's my main reason for doing this video, have a nice day and thanks for watching and commenting, cheers.
If I turn on the car, put the brake on, and put it on reverse it stays to beep the entire time. Is that ok to leave it that way for 5 minutes or am I doing something wrong?
Honestly I can’t remember but just try what the video is saying to do and I’m sure it will work.
Thank you so much! I was away for six months with the 12V battery on my 2021 RAV4 Prime unplugged. When I returned the infotainment system was behaving just like yours in the video. I feared I was going to have to replace the whole electronic component at great expense. Then I found your video. Put the car in reverse for five minutes while the car was running and with my foot on the brake. Voila! It's fixed! Leaving you a tip as thanks. You saved me not only $$ by bring it to the dealer, but also a hell of a lot of time. My question is, whoever figured out this solution in the first place??
This is crazy! I have a 2019 RAV4 Hybrid XSE. Car was left in my garage while was in Europe for 31 days. Started the car this morning and got the exact same result - something like 'updating system' or 'restarting system,' and then the screen cycled on and off just like this video. Restarted the car...restarted the phone...but, nothing seemed to work. Figured I'd take it into the dealer, but I'm glad I Googled the problem, because this fixed the whole thing!! BRILLIANT! Thank you so much for posting this.
Hi, you're very welcome, I'm so happy this helped resolve similar issues for so many drivers, including you. Thanks for commenting too as it's helpful for others to know, have a nice day, cheers.
@@WheeNC-DIY It does make me wonder WHY this happens. Obviously, in 3-4 weeks of non-use, something happens to the CPU system. But, WHAT, and more importantly, WHY does this happen.
Kudos to the creator of this video. Worked like a charm. In my case the issue started after a battery disconnect.
Hi, thanks for sharing your experience, and happy it worked for you fixing your car issue, thanks for watching, cheers.
That's when the issue started on my RAV4 -- after I had disconnected the battery.
Dude you are a life saver , 2019 tab 4 this trick worked immediately, I didn’t even have to wait the 5 minutes
This really is unbelievable. 3 weeks of non use and I get in the vehicle and have the same issue. I have 65k on 2020 rav hybrid xse with 10yr 100k warranty. Took it to dealer and they wanted $160 to diagnose the problem and who knows what to fix it. Of course everything BUT the radio is covered under gold warranty. Anyway, I said no way and went to RUclips and .. . Viola . . . Your fix worked. Thanks!!!!
Hi, thanks for watching and I'm so happy it helped you resolve your issue too, cheers.
This is amazing. I had the same issue after my 2021 Rav hybrid sat for 4 weeks. I did some searching on google and found a reboot process by holding down the volume button, which restarted the media screen but didnt fix the issue. I then made an appointment at Toyota where they told me that they needed to charge a minimum $150 diagnostic fee. I called them back after seeing this video and said 'Don't touch my car, I need to try this youtube trick first!'. Picked up the car, tried this hack and BOOOM! It worked!. Thank you for putting up this content.
Hi, this makes me happy to know you saved your money. Reading other comments, the dealership would have charged you over 2K to replace the system, so I'm glad this worked for you. Thanks for watching and sharing your experience so it can help others, cheers.
Replaced wife's battery '19 xse and thought my infotainment needed to be replaced. So glad for google and YT and for YOU to post this video. Worked like a charm.
Wow I had the same issue after my 3 week trip and this worked perfectly on my 2020 TRD RAV. I can’t believe how easy this fix was. You saved me a trip to the dealer thank you! 🙏🏼
I'm so happy to hear this helped you my friend, have a nice day and thanks for watching and commenting, cheers
Works!!!
I got step by step instructions from Toyota:
Software Update Procedure
1. Turn the ignition to IG-ON/Ready-OFF.
2. Is the vehicle currently being updated a 2020 - 2021 model year Highlander, Highlander HV,
RAV4 and RAV4 HV, or 2021 model year RAV4 Prime equipped with Premium Audio?
YES - Continue to step 3.
NO - Go to step 8.
3. Is the radio experiencing a continuously rebooting condition?
YES - Continue to step 4.
NO - Go to step 8.
4. Apply the parking brake.
5. Shift the gear selector to Reverse.
6. Leave the vehicle in Reverse for a minimum of five minutes.
7. After the five minutes have elapsed, shift the gear selector back to Park. The radio will now
boot up normally.
8. Press the Menu button on the radio
faceplate, then select Setup.
Thank you Sir! All I can say is Thank you! Apparently Toyota is clueless to this fix. I have an appointment with them in the morning and they wanted 99$ upfront to do a diagnostics on my 2019 Rav4. My car doesn't even have 20k miles on it yet and I'm tired of Toyota penny pinching consumers like myself. I certainly appreciate the time you took to share this video. My infoscreen went out after I changed my car battery that died on me. Seems like Rav4 owners had a similar issue. Thanks again!!
Hi, you're very welcome, I'm glad this worked for you too, thanks for watching and sharing your experience with us, cheers.
Unbelievable! I was super skeptical that this solution would do anything to fix the same problem I was having on my 2019 RAV4 Adventure, but sure enough, it did! Thank you!!!!
You're very welcome, I'm happy it worked for you too, thanks for watching, cheers
It works!
I parked my RAV4 Hybrid for three weeks. Can you believe it? The same thing happened to many others here! I came back from my vacation and this happened. I followed your instructions and voilà, it's working like a charm. Thank you for the video.
Hi, so happy it worked for you and helped you resolve this issue, thanks for watching, cheers.
This fix worked for me. I replaced the 12v battery in my 2019 RAV4 Limited Hybrid and got this screen behavior upon starting my car after the swap. Thanks for this information.
Thank you so much this actually worked. i just bought the car this week! I picked up the car today it did not do this when I test drove it, got 20 minutes down the road and it started rebooting constantly. pulled over called the salesman and told him and he said bring it back, they tried to fix it and service didn't know anything about it said they would probably have to pull it apart tomorrow to have a look. saw this video and did what you said thinking nah no way this works. THANK YOU SO MUCH saved me SO MUCH TIME! fixed in less than 6 minutes!
Hi, I am so happy this video helped you. Congratulations on your new vehicle, I still love mine after three years. May yours keep you safe and serve you well. Thanks for watching, Cheers.
This definitely works! I just returned from a 3 week holiday and the same thing was happening in my car. My husband was skeptical and shocked that this trick fixed my car. thanks for sharing!!
This video was amazing. You explained the process so clearly and concise. I was so stressed out So happy I don’t need to go to the dealer. You rock. Thank you so much!
You are so welcome! Glad it helped you, thanks for watching, cheers.
It works on my Rav4 Hybrid 2019! The same problem also happens on 2021 Rav4 Prime which I sent it to the dealership to fix a year ago. This DIY fix is brilliant! Thank you so much for helping Rav4 owners around the world!!
I first watched your video on microphone not working, I disconnected by battery for 30 minutes and the SOS lights and microphone worked, but the radio was going on and off, did what this video said and it’s fixed. Thank you so much.
Hi, this is awesome, I'm happy it helped you too, have a nice day, cheers.
I was gone for 3 weeks internationally and came back, same thing constantly rebooting. Tried this fix and it worked! Thanks so much for the info!
Perfect fix, thanks very much! I don't know why my battery drained but after fixing that issue, your video was perfectly clear and fixed the constant rebooting issue with my screen.
Hi, you're very welcome, I'm always happy to hear this video helped lots of drivers, thanks for watching and commenting, cheers.
Thanks you very much! I get the same problem today and is about to call dealers and I am lucky to find this video, follow the steps and fix my issue. 🎉
This is great to hear, thanks for watching and sharing, cheers.
This worked great for me as well on my 2021 RAV-4 Prime. Thank you SO much for posting this and what a great and relatively simple solution that dealers can’t seem to figure out. My brother know quite a bit about cars and he says that when you have the car in reverse and the reverse camera is on, it is providing power to the unit which he believes needs to recharge the navigation/audio system itself. I see that many of the people here had not used the vehicle for 3 weeks or more, so this seems to make some sense. Bottom line, a HUGE thanks for making this post!
Hi, you're very welcome. It is always so awesome to hear that my video helped another driver, makes me happy, thanks for sharing, have a nice day, cheers.
worked like a charm! Mine was because I had my battery changed at a Toyota Dealership. They could not figure out why my radio was not turning on and were going to replace it and quoted me $1100. I went to google and found this video! Saved me $1000 lol
This is really awesome to hear, I'm so glad, thanks for watching, cheers.
Thank you sir! Spent a lot of time searching till I found your video with a real solution. 2020 RAV4 hybrid limited issue occurred after defective battery replacement. Appreciate you sharing this good information. P.S. Hard to believe that Toyota dealers can't/don't do internet searches...
Thank you so much for posting this! I appreciate you! This fixed my issue with a 2019 RAV4 limited. We left it sitting for 12 days while we were on vacation and ran into this issue. This solution fixed it immediately. Thank you!
Hi, you're welcome, I'm glad to hear it helped you too, this is Awesome 👌, have a nice day and thanks for sharing, cheers.
Thank you, sir! 🙏 This, AMAZINGLY, worked! Same, exact problem! 2020 RAV-4 Hybrid Limited. Sat unused for a couple of weeks while out of town. Pissed off with Toyota for not making a solution to this, apparently widespread problem, more readily available! Can't believe that I had to find this solution via a random RUclips video! Thanks again for sharing this solution! 👍
You're welcome, so happy it worked for you too, thanks for watching and cheers.
Thank you so much. Tried this and it worked first time after several other different attemps. Saved me a trip to the dealership,
This is so good to hear, makes me happy, have a nice day, cheers.
I had the same problem with my 2020 RAV4 Limited, call the dealership they said to leave the car for a day, i need my car for work, so luckily I found your video. Many thanks bud for such a good tip, 5 minutes in reverse fixed the problem, Thanks again two thumbs up 👍🏼👍🏼
You're very welcome, glad to hear it worked for you, thanks for sharing and watching, cheers.
I was skeptical that this would work because the steps are so RANDOM. My 2019 RAV4 hybrid was parked in the garage for a month and and after I came back, the screen went on and off and the buttons didn't work. (just like in the video) I made an appt with the dealer and then searched on google and found this video. It works. Crazy as it sounds, it worked. Is this a money making scheme for the dealers? How can they not know about this fix? I cancelled my service appointment and told them about the youtube video saying they could be heroes if they told people how to fix this over the phone. Thank you thank you.
My pleasure, I'm glad it worked for you as well. Mine has been working as normal for the past 5 months or so. It's interesting that the mechanics themselves don't bother looking up some solutions online for issues not familiar to them, you know, like you and I did. Thanks for watching, cheers.
My battery of hybrid 2020 rav4 also ran out a few days ago, after charging, I faced the same problem.
Luckily I just followed the instructions you shown in the video, it looks like it works again. Thanks.
WORKED! This is wild that this fixed it. I wonder if its some sort of reset while
In reverse? What gave it away for me was around 4 and a half minute mark, music randomly started playing on my radio. I then turned the car off and on and everything was back to normal. Thank you so much!!!!!
Hi, you're very welcome, I'm very happy this video is helping drivers everywhere. Thanks for your comment, too. It's good to hear many experiences and learn, cheers.
This worked. Thank you and god bless you for doing this you tube video. Same happened to me, left the perfectly working car in garage for 3 weeks and came back to this. I am glad I searched online and this came up. Thank you again!
Hi, you're very welcome, glad it worked for you too, thanks for watching, cheers.
Perfecto!!! Had the same issue with my 2020 Toyota Hybrid Rav4. Followed the indications in the video and the problem got fixed right away. Thanks much!!
You are a life saver. We were on a month long europe trip and had the same problem when we got home. This was the only video I found on You tube addressing the problem. I tried it and just like you said, it worked. Who would have thought. Thank you for putting it up for viewing.
This makes me very happy. Every time I read a comment saying it helped makes my day. Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts, cheers.
I work for a lexus dealer and had to do some work on a rav youtubing the issue lead me here and the fox was perfect thank you very much
I have the same problem after being gone for 3 weeks, just like you. Thanks for the video, and I will try your fix tomorrow morning!
Brilliant it worked for our low mileage Rav 4 , 2020 hybrid.
Thanks a million.
Awesome, I'm glad to hear it worked for you too, thanks for commenting, cheers.
Thank You!!! It worked for my RAV4 2023. Thks again
I replaced my Rav4 2020 limited battery and it started happening. Then I tried what you thought and it WORKED 🎉, thank you for this video.
Hi, I'm planning on replacing my battery as well, although it is really fine, has no issues, but four to five years is long enough for an AGM battery, I will be using a battery saver tool to keep the vehicle's memory as is, hopefully goes well, we'll see, thanks for watching and for the comment, cheers.
Major kuddos my man! This method just saved me a big headache and lots of time in the dealership!!! 👏👏👏 (2020 Rav4 Hybrid Limited)
Hi, this makes me happy to hear every time. I'm glad it helped you and saved you time and money. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers.
I have a 23 Rav 4 hybrid Ltd. With the larger screen After about 6 months of ownership it went into reboot mode for about 20 minutes, fixed itself than it was fine for 3 weeks, did it again, fixed itself after a few hrs. Finally did it again for about 3 days than cleared itself after a long road trip.
Took it to a dealer , he found missing updates Been two months still working fine.
The " reverse " trick or disconnecting the negative on the 12v for 5 minutes is a temporary fix.
Thanks for this information, I found dealers are not the same, some know more or less than others. Updates are usually needed, but I don't think it's an official fix from Toyota for this issue. Otherwise, dealers would've suggested the same fix for the many viewers that commented saying they took their vehicles to dealers. Mine has been working fine since mid-February, so hopefully, it continues, I will, of course, not leave unused for weeks again, thank you.
@@WheeNC-DIY I searched the problem on line. Depending on where your car was manufactured there is a firmware update released for it.
Approximately released June 30 for US cars and 1 week later for Canadian made ones.
Thank you so much for posting this! Your method worked like a charm and everything came back as I set it! Thank you, thank you!!
My pleasure, every time I hear this worked for another fellow RAV4 owner makes my day, thanks for watching, cheers.
You help me very much. Same thing happened to me. I was thinking that I had to spend a lot of money to fix it. Thank you for sharing.
Hi, I'm happy to hear this video helped you, you're welcome, have a nice day, cheers.
Thanks! We just fixed our 2019 with this Information. God bless you 😊
Hi, this is wonderful to hear. Thanks for watching, God bless you too, cheers.
Thanks bro. I just had this problem and did the same thing. But did for 1 min. This video need more likes. 🙏
Awesome, I'm glad it helped you too, thanks for watching, cheers.
Somewhat same issue with 2023 RAV4 XSE hybrid - now 13 months old. Using iPhone 2ndGen SE with IOS-18 software connected via Bluetooth and plugged into USB port for charging. While listening to podcasts under Apple CarPlay at exactly 5 minutes into ride the screen would reboot then would return to my podcast. Sometimes it would also reboot at 10m mark into ride. This was not every day but most days on my drive to work. Dealership first (they claim) updated the radio firmware. Problem continued. Then dealership ordered new Radio under warranty which was installed a day ago. Still no change - radio continued rebooting @ 5 minute mark. The service consultant said, "get a new iPhone". The only workaround is to just connect the phone to the car using Bluetooth & abandon Apple CarPlay entirely. Doing that solves the problem. Thoughts?
I change battery n the screen flash on n of with in 10 sec but I did the reverse for 5 min n “ it works” ! Thumbs up for the video !
I was skeptical, but it was worth a try. It worked just like you said. Thank you
Godd to hear, thanks for watching, cheers.
THANK YOU SOOOOO FKN MUCH FOR THIS!!!!!!........I didnt move my car for a month and it happened. found your video IT WORKS YALL FRFRFRFR...NO CAP!!!
Hi, glad it helped you too, you're welcome, thanks for watching, cheers.
Thank you, it just worked on my 2021 RAV4 prime XSE!!!
Hi, that's awesome to hear, thanks for commenting, cheers.
Thank you for this video. It worked for me (not sure why it works but glad it fixed things).
Thanks, it resolved. Same story like yours, had vehicle unused for 3 weeks. I kept it on reverse for about 9 minutes though.
I'm glad it worked for you too, this is awesome, thanks for watching, cheers.
I don't know who came up with this fix which sounds so bizarre but it worked for my case also. On other extended trips, I have always had someone start my Rav Hybrid every couple of weeks and I never had this issue. This time I left it for 4 weeks without a start and it broke. So the question is how long can you leave the Rav4 Hybrid with starting it before this strange behavior happens; No more than 2 weeks? Thank you for telling us all about it!
Hi, I researched and read lots of articles online and different people's experiences when this happened to my RAV4 back in February 2024, and I decided to put all of that information into this video not knowing if it will work or not, luckily it worked and posting the video helped a lot more people than just myself, so that is my reward, I'm super happy I decided to do this and posted it here. Thanks for commenting and sharing your experience with us, cheers.
Thanks for your insights!!! Fixed mine as well!!!!
It's unbelievable. It worked for me as well. I had exact same issue. Thanks.
You're welcome friend, cheers.
As odd as this sounded it worked for me as well. I appreciate the video.
You're very welcome. I'm glad it helped you, cheers.
2021 Limited RAV4 got a new battery at 50k miles, the computer on the screen was maul functioning, the car got turned on and off a couple several times, I even gave it an hour and turned it on and off a couple off more times and go in reverse R, until finally after fueling up and turning it back on it worked again. 👍
Fixed it! Thank you for the video. ❤
Hi, you're most welcome, glad it worked for your vehicle too, thanks for watching, cheers.
Thank you, it worked on my RAV4 Hybrid, Limited, 2019.
Thanks!
Hi, thanks so much for your contribution, I do appreciate it. It makes me so happy every time I read a comment from someone saying this helped them, makes it super worth it and encourages me to do more, cheers.
Our nearest Toyota dealership is an hour and a half highway trip away. I went there I to buy a PCV valve for outr 2017 Highlander and I mentioned the radio/screen cycling on and off thing that happened twice in the last two months. Each time the process mentioned in this video worked and I told them it did. Then the lady who is the Service Manager told mr what to do and said they tell any customers who have that issue to do that. She suggested 20 minutes instead of 5 though and because I did do 2 five minutes of this process each time that would add up to 10 minutes. If anyone else follows this video and doesn’t have success with a 5 minute attempt, try doing it for 10 minutes.
Great information, thanks for watching and sharing this with everyone, cheers.
@@WheeNC-DIYby the way I mistyped a 20 minutes. The Service Manager said 10 minutes. I have also heard that after doing this process you should turn off, lock and leave the car for a few minutes. When you return, ( in the first two cases for me it didn’t seem to work but I locked the vehicle and the next day my wife drove the car and the radio worked. Just yesterday and now for the third time, the radio started doing this on/off thing. It happened less than 15 minutes after I was commenting to my wife that it hadn’t done this in over a month ( the second time ). I jinxed it. Someone said to pull up on the parking brake lever two times, holding it up for 5 seconds and then pressing it down twice and holding it down for 5-10 seconds. We are due for a service on our 2023 RAV4 Hybrid and the manager told me to mention the issue at that time and they will check for any service bulletin updates that might fix this. Since it’s been happening for at least 3-5 years on people’s vehicles I would think they would have this sorted out by now and not charge people who’s cars are past the warranty for the fix or replacement. This is ridiculous.
Thanks for this video but I’m a little confused. You say you have a 2020;hybrid RAV4? The 2023 does have a “ newer version “ of this system. My wife phoned this morning and our 2023 Limited Hybrid started doing this. What’s confusing with your explanation is you say you had to start the vehicle to shift into reverse so did you have to push the brake pedal? If you shift into reverse with the car “ started” it would roll backwards. This wouldn’t be a good thing to do for 5 seconds let alone 5 minutes. Then you pressed the parking brake button down? or did you pull it up? once or twice?
Hi there, I basically needed the vehicle on before I can shift it in reverse. Then, to stop the vehicle from actually moving in reverse, I pressed on the brake pedal. For added security, you can apply the handbrake button, which you can pull up to apply, then press it down to release it. It's the button with letter P in a circle. I read about this exact thing happening to the newest RAV4 models too. I hope this helps you my friend, cheers
So when I got home I went out to our 2023 RAV4 Limited Hybrid. On my 2017 Highlander with push button start if you don’t press the brake pedal everything but the engine goes on ( wipers, windows etc ) but it can’t be shifted out of park. So anyways I wen5 out and put a piece of 4 inch by 4 inch wood behind the front tires an$ tried what you suggested. After 5 minutes i push down on the park brake after shifting back into park. I turned the ignition off for 2 minutes and restarted the vehicle. The info system still did the on and off thing. I went through the whole process again and again nothing changed so I gave up. The next day after I got home from work and asked my wife if the system was still doing the same thing she said it was working fine. I was a little concerned that this was a “ hard reboot “ and we would lose all the presets and her information for her phone’s connection to her phone. Everything is fine. Funny thing is we also had parked the vehicle for 2 weeks while we were on vacation 4 days before this happened. I am very unhappy with the current state of our Toyota Dealership’s Service department and the mechanics ( tech ) so I’m glad that your suggestion apparently fixed this issue. Toyota says you have to replace the whole infotainment system which at least one person was told is not covered under warranty. I believe this person paid over $2000 to have it replaced. Many Toyotas have issues where the Air Conditioning stops cooling the vehicle. Toyotas answer is replace the Air Compressor ( $2000 plus ). Instead, there are two small parts on the compressor or the Low side AC line that could be replaced and usually fix the issue but Toyota won’t sell just those two parts ( each one costs less that $100). The same with any transmission issues they want to replace the entire transmission when a simple transmission fluid change and the filter will fix the issue. Toyota isn’t the Company it used to be letting their dealerships do this kind of stuff.
Tried stereo just blew after a day of installation. Any suggestions would be appreciated
Thank you for nice information it’s really helped for me 5 star ⭐️
My pleasure 😊 thanks for watching, have a nice day.
Thank you it fixed my screen problem
Hi, I'm glad it worked for you too, thanks for sharing, cheers.
Have the same problems with my 2023 RAV4. How did you put the transmission on reverse. Did you start the engine & keep it running in reverse for 5 mins? Th
Hi there, yes, since mine is Hybrid it has a power button to press to allow the gear to shift into reverse, left it in reverse for little over five minutes while pressing on the brake pedal the entire time, you know, to make sure the vehicle doesn't actually move. Then put it back into park and the screen was back to normal. It's been working fine since then, over five months ago. Hope this helps you too, thanks for watching, cheers.
Did it work for you? I can't get it on mine 😢
@@stephanieevalles4695 Hey, do you mean the five minutes in-reverse did not work? If yes, try leaving it in reverse longer, read the many comments people left under this video, some of them said theirs took around 20 to 30 minutes in reverse to get it working, worth a try.
I have a 2023 RAV4. This did not work for me. I had a limited time to get to the settings screen. I managed to a factory reset and I had to reenter the information again. Once it found my Toyota account I got back all my settings and everything worked correctly.
You do not lose your settings as it is stored in the cloud somewhere. Hope this was of help.
Hi, thank you for sharing your experience with us. It'll be helpful for people, cheers.
It's still working great. No reboot issues.
thanks so much. just fixed same issue on my xse 2020
Hi, I'm so happy to hear it helped you too, thanks for sharing, cheers.
2019 RAV4 Hybrid Ltd
Same scenario - overseas 4 weeks came back to glitchy screen and no CarPlay.
This worked like a charm.
But it took me a few tries to get it right.
To be clear, the “trick” is to get the power on while car is in R without starting the engine.
Here’s what I did:
1. Start the car per usual
2. Put in reverse
3. Turn car off
4. Ignore the warnings and tantrum your Rav is throwing
5. Foot OFF break, press ignition button (turn power only back on)
6. See step 4
7. Now it doesn’t matter if you put your foot on the break while you wait or not… just wait 5 min
8. Put the car back in park
9. Turn the whole thing off and on, twice if you can’t really hear it and you still get a little weirded out that your car can be on but sound off. Just start over is what I’m saying.
10. Turn the car on and enjoy your CarPlay!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I’m cancelling my appointment with the dealer!
Thank you for your help! This work like magic!!
Currently serving my time with foot on the break. Will return in 5 min
Hi, thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts with everyone, cheers.
Wow that’s work on my rav4 2020 limited thank you so much
You're very welcome, glad it worked for you too, cheers.
100% worked!!!! Thank you.
You're very welcome, glad it worked for you too, cheers.
Thank you so much! This worked for me!
Hi, this is great to hear always, cheers.
Thank you ao much brother!!! You the MVP!!!
Hi, I'm glad it worked for you. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers.
Hi. Could someone list the step-by-step process to do this?
Hi, you mainly put your RAV4 in reverse for around five minutes while pressing the brakes, then put it back in park and you'll know if your screen issue is resolved then, thanks for watching, cheers.
Block your front wheels. Get in and if you have push button start press the button twice without pressing the brake. If you have a hybrid you have to press the brake to put it into reverse. Make sure your parking brake is set on. Leave the vehicle in reverse for at least 5 minutes. After at least 5 minutes put the vehicle back into park. If the info screen shuts off after a couple minutes turn the engine off and do all the steps again. Mine still didn’t work after 3 attempts. The next day my wife drove the vehicle and the screen was working fine again. Toyota should know this and how to fix it. Hopefully they come up with an update and install that update on not only warranties vehicles but the ones off warranty. Some dealerships have charged people over $2000 to $3000 to replace theinfotainment system. This should be a no cost fix. Infotainment systems should last the life of the vehicle. Transmissions, transfer cases and rear differentials are NOT lifetime parts.
It worked for me. Thank you! 😊
Who would have thought! Thank you for sharing! How did yo find out about that hack!?
Hi, I'm glad it worked for you. I did research and a lot of reading online about this issue when it happened to me, then combined everything I learned into this video, not knowing if it was going to work since it seems random. Then, I decided to upload to RUclips on the hopes it'll help someone. Boy, I'm so glad I did because it DID help many people from what I can tell, cheers
Mines not a push start it’s turn over with a key will it still work?
Hi, I believe how it starts doesn't make a difference, as long as the infotainment system is the same. You can try it anyway, if it doesn't help then you're not loosing anything, good luck, cheers.
Appreciate this greatly man!
Hi, you're very welcome, cheers.
It appears Highlander battery swap without a memory saver will have the same issue.
Remedy:
1.Start button 2x but do not turn on engine (no foot on brake).
2. Let the info system load, it will cycle on and off
3. Turn on the engine let the info system load put in reverse and foot on the brake but wait for atleast 5 mins.
4. Hit the ebrakes button on and off.
5. The back up screen should be on the whole time.
6. Put it to park position after 5 mins and let the screen load completely before turn off the engine.
7. Turn the car on to see if info system reset.
Good luck ya!
Thank you for this information as it will help others, cheers.
Same thing happened to me.
Hopefully your trick works
Hi, hopefully it will. Let us know, cheers.
Thank you, this worked for me too!
You're welcome, glad it did, thanks for watching, cheers.
I have a 2020 hybrid as well. If you push the ignition button twice without the brake, it will turn the car on without the ignition on battery mode only.
It worked. Thanks so much.
Glad it worked for you, thanks for watching, cheers
It works! Thank you.
Hi, glad to hear it worked for you too, thanks for commenting, cheers.
Should it keep making the beeping noise during the 5 minutes?
Do you mean the back-up alarm sound while in reverse?
@@WheeNC-DIYI think it was just the engine not turned all the way off beeping. But I tried the method in the video but it didn’t work. Thank you though!
Thanks, it fix my RAV4 issue
Awesome, good to hear, cheers.
Great video! Thank you.
Glad you liked it, thanks for watching, cheers.