Toyota RAV4 Owners Manual: Back door
The back door can be locked/unlocked and opened/closed by the following procedures.
Locking and unlocking the back door
- Door lock switch
- Entry function (if equipped)
- Wireless remote control
Opening/closing the back door from inside the vehicle (vehicles with a power back door)
Press and hold the switch to open or close, when the power back door is unlocked. (A buzzer sounds.)
Pressing the switch while the back
door is opening/closing stops the
operation. 
- Opening the back door from outside the vehicle
- Power back door switch (vehicles with a power back door)
- When closing the back door
- Adjusting the open position of the back door (vehicles with a power back door)
Side doors
Unlocking and locking the doors
The vehicle can be locked and unlocked using the key, entry function,
wireless remote control or door lock switch.
Entry function (if equipped)
Wireless remote cont ...
Opening the back door from outside the vehicle
Back door opener
Vehicles without a power
back door
Raise the back door while
pressing up the back door
opener switch.
Vehicles with a power back
door
When the back door is
unloc ...
Other materials:
Inspection
Inspect camshaft timing oil control valve
assembly
Measure the resistance of the oil control valve.
Standard resistance
If the result is not as specified, replace the oil control
valve assembly.
Check the operation.
Apply battery voltage across the terminals and
chec ...
Check for open circuit
For an open circuit in the wire harness in fig. 1,
Check the resistance or voltage, as described below.
Check the resistance.
Disconnect connectors a and c, and measure
the resistance between them.
Standard resistance (fig. 2)
Hint:
Measure the resistance while lightly s ...
Cooling system
On-vehicle inspection
Check cooling system for leaks
Remove the radiator reservoir cap.
Caution:
To avoid the danger of being burned, do not
remove the radiator reservoir cap while the
engine and radiator are still hot. Thermal
expansion will cause hot engine coolant and
steam to b ...