Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 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:
Wireless remote control/electronic key battery
Replace the battery with a
new one if it is depleted.
â– If the key battery is depleted
The following symptoms may occur:
The smart key system (if
equipped) and wireless remote
control will not function properly.
The operational range will be
reduced.
Items to prepare
Prepare the following be ...
Fail-safe chart
Fail-safe function
When communication fails in any of the main wires
(communication lines) due to a short circuit or other
causes, the fail-safe function, which is specified for
each system, operates to prevent the system from
malfunctioning.
The table below shows the effects on e ...
Removal
Hint:
Use the same procedures for the rh side and lh side.
The procedures listed below are for the lh side.
Remove rear wheel
Remove rear stabilizer link assembly lh
Remove the nut and disconnect the link from the
suspension no. 2 Arm.
Remove the nut and link from the sta ...
