Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Service Manual: Disassembly
Caution:
Wear protective gloves. Sharp areas on the seatback
frame, seat cushion frame and reclining adjuster may
injure your hands.
- Remove rear seat headrest assembly
- Remove rear seat center headrest
assembly
- Remove center armrest hinge cover rh

- Return the seatback to the upright position.
- Remove the 2 rear seatback lock hooks.
- Fold back the seatback cover until the screws are
visible, and remove the 2 screws.
- Detach the claw and remove the hinge cover.
- Remove center armrest hinge cover lh

- Using a screwdriver, detach the 4 claws and remove
the hinge cover.
Hint:
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
- Remove rear seat center armrest assembly

- Remove the 2 nuts and armrest.
- Remove rear seat center armrest cover

- Detach the 2 clips.

- Pull the armrest cover in the direction indicated by
the arrow in the illustration to detach the 2 claws.
Then remove the armrest cover.
- Remove rear no. 1 Seat armrest assembly lh

- Remove the 2 nuts and armrest.
- Remove rear no. 3 Seat cushion hinge cover

- Using a screwdriver, detach the 6 claws and remove
the hinge cover.
Hint:
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
- Remove rear seat cushion lower hinge cover lh

- Using a screwdriver, detach the 5 claws and remove
the hinge cover.
Hint:
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
- Remove rear seat inner belt assembly rh
(see page sb-40)
- Remove rear no. 1 Seat cushion assembly lh

- Disconnect the rubber band of the seatback cover
from the seat cushion frame.
- Remove the 2 bolts

- Remove the 2 bolts, 2 bushes and cushion.
- Remove rear no. 1 Seat cushion cover

- Detach the 2 hooks.

- Remove the 29 hog rings and seat cushion cover
(with pad) from the seat cushion frame.

- Remove the 3 hog rings and seat cushion cover
from the seat cushion pad.
- Remove rear seat rear bracket cover lh

- Open the lower part of the seatback cover. Then
remove the 2 screws.
- Using a screwdriver, detach the 4 clips and remove
the bracket cover.
Hint:
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
- Remove rear seat cushion moulding lh

- Remove the screw.
- Detach the 2 claws and remove the moulding.
- Remove rear seat cushion rear moulding lh

- Remove the screw.
- Detach the claw and remove the moulding.
- Remove rear seat reclining release lever

- Pull the reclining control lever to reveal the 2
screws. Then remove the 2 screws and cover.
- Using a screwdriver, detach the claw and remove
the release lever.

Hint:
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
- Remove rear seatback lock control lever base lh

- Remove the screw.
- Using a screwdriver, detach the 2 claws and remove
the lever base.
Hint:
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
- Remove rear no. 1 Seatback assembly lh

- W/o rear no. 2 Seat:
detach the 2 clamps and disconnect the cable from
the reclining adjuster.
- Remove the 5 bolts and seatback.
- Remove rear seat lap type belt assembly center lh (see page sb-39)

- Remove rear seatback protector

- Using a clip remover, detach the 2 clips and open
the fastening tape.
Notice:
If clips are damaged during removal, replace
them.

- Detach the clip.
- Remove the 2 nuts and protector.
- Remove rear no. 1 Seatback cover

- Lift up the seatback cover and remove the 13 hog
rings.

- Detach the 4 claws and remove the 2 headrest
supports.
- Remove the seatback cover (with pad) from the
seatback frame.

- Remove the 3 hog rings and seatback cover from
the seatback pad.
- Remove rear seat cover lh

- Remove the 2 screws.
- Using a screwdriver, detach the 2 claws and remove
the cover.
Hint:
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
- Remove rear seatback cover lh

- Remove the 2 screws.
- Using a screwdriver, detach the 2 claws and remove
the cover.
Hint:
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
Remove package tray trim pocket subassembly
(w/o rear no. 2 Seat)
Remove tonneau cover assembly (w/o rear
no. 2 Seat)
Remove rear floor no. 1 Board (w/o rear no.
2 Seat)
Remove deck b ...
Caution:
Wear protective gloves. Sharp areas on the seatback
frame, seat cushion frame and reclining adjuster may
injure your hands.
Hint:
A bolt without a torque specification is shown in the st ...
Other materials:
Installing child restraints
Follow the child restraint system manufacturer’s instructions.
Firmly secure child restraints to the seats using the latch
anchors or a seat belt. Attach the top tether strap when installing
a child restraint.
The lap/shoulder belt can be used if your child restraint system
is not compati ...
Inside rear view mirror
The rear view mirror’s position can be adjusted to enable sufficient
confirmation of the rear view.
Adjusting the height of rear view mirror
The height of the rear view mirror can be adjusted to suit your driving
posture.
Adjust the height of the rear view
mirror by moving it up and down.
...
Connecting a bluetooth®
device
Up to 5 bluetooth® devices (phones (hfp) and audio players
(avp)) can be registered.
If more than 1 bluetooth® device has been registered, select
which device to connect to.
Press the “setup” button.
Select “bluetooth*”.
*: Bluetooth is a registered trademark of bluetooth sig ...