Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Service Manual: Automatic transaxle fluid
On-vehicle inspection
- Check transaxle fluid level
Hint:
Drive the vehicle so that the engine and transaxle are at normal operating temperature.
Fluid temperature: 70 to 80°c (158 to 176°f)
- Park the vehicle on a level surface and set the parking brake.
- With the engine idling and the brake pedal depressed, move the shift lever to each position from p to l position, and return it to the p position.
- Take out the atf dipstick and wipe it clean.
- Fully push the dipstick back into the pipe.
- Take it out and check that the fluid level is at the
hot position.
If there are leaks, it is necessary to repair or replace o-rings, fipgs, oil seals, plugs and/or other parts.
Torque converter clutch solenoid circuit
Description
The shift solenoid valve dsl is turned on and off by signals from the ecm to
control the hydraulic
pressure acting on the lock-up relay valve, which then controls operation of the ...
Speed sensor
Components
Removal
Disconnect cable from negative battery
terminal
Caution:
Wait at least 90 seconds after disconnecting the
cable from the negative (-) battery terminal to
prevent ai ...
Other materials:
For vehicles equipped with catalytic converter caution:
If a large amount of unburned gasoline or gasoline
vapors flow into the converter, it may cause
overheating and create a fire hazard. To prevent this,
observe the following precautions.
Use only unleaded gasoline.
Avoid idling the engine for more than 20 minutes.
Avoid performing unnecess ...
Air inlet control servo motor
Components
Removal
Remove blower assembly
Remove the blower (see page ac-203).
Remove air inlet control servo motor (see
page ac-210)
Inspection
Inspect air inlet control servo motor (for automatic air conditioning
system)
Inspect the servo motor operation. ...
Test mode procedure
Test mode check
Hint:
When entering the test mode, the tire pressure
warning ecu sets all the test dtcs first. After
completing the test mode for each inspection item, the
dtcs that are determined normal by the tire pressure
warning ecu will be erased.
The dtcs for other inspec ...
