Toyota RAV4 Service Manual: Disassembly
Hint:
- Use the same procedures for the rh side and lh side.
- The procedures listed below are for the lh side.
- Remove no. 1 Rear seat reclining cover lh

- Remove the 2 screws.
- Using a screwdriver, detach the 5 claws and remove
the cover.
Hint:
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
- remove no. 2 rear seat reclining cover lh

- Remove the 2 screws
- Using a screwdriver, detach the 5 claws and clip,
and remove the cover.
Hint:
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
- Remove rear no. 2 Seat cushion assembly

- Using a clip remover, remove the 2 clips of the seat
cushion back side. Then open the seat cushion
cover.
- Disconnect the seat lock control cable on the back
side from the seat cushion as shown in the
illustration.

- Disconnect the seat lock control cable on the rh
side from the seatback as shown in the illustration.
- Remove the 4 bolts and seat cushion.
- Remove rear no. 2 Seat inner belt assembly lh (see page se-110)

- Remove rear no. 2 Seat cushion cover lh

- Using a clip remover, remove the 2 clips.
- Using a screwdriver, detach the 5 hooks.
Hint:
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.

- Using a screwdriver, detach the hooks and remove
the seat cushion cover (with pad) from the seat
cushion spring.

- Remove the 5 hog rings and seat cushion cover
from the seat cushion pad.
- Remove seat lock control cable assembly

- Using a screwdriver, detach the 2 clamps of the
cable tie.
- Cut the 4 cable ties.
- Remove the 5 cables from the seat cushion spring.
- Remove rear seat cushion wire subassembly

- Remove the nut and wire.
- Remove rear no. 2 Seat headrest assembly
- Remove rear seatback lock control bezel

- Remove the 4 seatback lock hooks.

- Remove the 2 screws.
- Detach the 2 claws and remove the bezel.
- Remove rear seatback board carpet assembly lh

- Using a clip remover, detach the 9 clips and remove
the seatback board carpet.
Notice:
Be careful not to damage the seatback board
carpet.
- Remove rear no. 2 Seatback cover

- Remove the 19 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 reclining inner cover lh
- Using a screwdriver, detach the 2 claws and remove
the inner cover.

Hint:
Tape the screwdriver tip before use
- Remove rear seat reclining inner cover rh
Hint:
Use the same procedures described for the lh side.
- Remove seatback lock control cable assembly

- Remove the cable from the seatback frame as
shown in the illustration.
- Remove reclining lock release band
- Remove the nut and band.
- Remove seat lock release band
- Remove the nut and band.
Hint:
Use the same procedures for the rh side and lh side.
The procedures listed below are for the rh side.
Remove no. 2 Seat hinge cover lh
Fully tilt the seatback forward.
At ...
Hint:
Use the same procedures for the rh side and lh side.
The procedures listed below are for the lh side.
Install seat lock release band
Install the band with nut.
Hint:
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Other materials:
Disassembly
Remove park/neutral position switch assembly
Remove the nut, washer and control shaft lever.
Using a screwdriver, pry off the lock plate.
Remove the nut and lock plate.
Remove the 2 bolts and pull out the switch.
Remove breather plug hose
Remove oil coo ...
Check for short circuit
If the wire harness is ground shorted (fig. 5), Locate
the section by conducting a resistance check with
the body ground (below).
Check the resistance with the body ground.
Disconnect connectors a and c, and measure
the resistance
Standard resistance (fig. 6)
Hint:
Measure ...
Ig power source circuit
Description
This is the main power source supplied to the air conditioning amplifier when
the ignition switch is on.
This power source is used for operating components, such as the air conditioning
amplifier and servo
motors.
Wiring diagram
Inspection procedure
Inspect fuse (ecu-i ...