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My 2021 Toyota RAV4 has a strange warning beep:

  • If I the engine is running and I open the driver door, I don't get a beep
  • If I then shutdown the engine, it then starts beeping until I shutdown the door

What is the car trying to warn me about? If its about keeping the doors open after locking the car, there's already a feature where the car starts beeping if you try to lock it while the doors are open. I've tried looking in the manual but couldn't figure it out.

JonathanReez
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This is probably a warning to help you avoid locking your keys in the car. Keyless entry systems can generally tell whether the keyfob is inside or outside the car, and the car is probably checking multiple sensors (fob inside vs outside, doors open vs closed, ignition on vs off, and deciding that the current conditions could lead to you locking your keys in the car.

I most often see this happen when two people with keyfobs are in the car at the same time and one person exits the car while the other stays inside.

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