The nav also has easy to follow directions you get a warning 2 miles in advance about an upcoming exit, and which side of the road, another prompt at a mile and at the half mile, plus an audio cue for the imminent turn or exit. The voice activated nav understood my voice commands immediately I felt a bond with the system, which seemed to ‘get me.’ No screaming at the disembodied voice in frustration when it tries to direct you to Arkansas when you clearly said an address in New Jersey. Pairing a phone with Bluetooth is easy and using the navigation system is a snap. Credit: Judy Antell for AGirlsGuidetoCars Split screen functionality on the touchscreen.
Hello, Miss Navi: delighted that she really gets me! The semi-autonomous features like the pre-collision system and lane departure alert include both audio and visual warnings, but are not intrusive. The car includes: All wheel drive, Blind spot monitor with rear cross traffic alert Pre-collision system with pedestrian detection Lane departure alert with steering assist Automatic high beams and Dynamic radar cruise control (aka adaptive cruise control). There is also front and rear parking sonar, so if you are one of those city drivers, street parking is much easier. The Limited model I drove gave me a very safe and secure feel. The RAV4 Limited Hybrid, like all RAV4s, comes standard with Toyota’s Star Safety System, which has traction control, stability control, brake force distribution (which keeps the car stable in a sudden braking situation) brake assist (which anticipates a need to brake and starts to brake before you do) and smart stop (brings the car to a complete stop if someone crosses in front of your car or traffic ahead of you suddenly comes to a stop). The RAV4 hybrid is only available at the top of the RAV4 trim lines that means that the two models, the Limited, which drove, and the XLE, come with many features and luxuries standard. A part of NYC few see: the Manhattan skyline from the Gowanus Canal – and a cool old wooden drawbridge.