Toyota RAV4 Service Manual: Floor shift assembly
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 airbag and seat belt pretensioner activation.
- Remove shift lever knob sub-assembly
- Remove rear console box sub-assembly
- Remove the console box (see page ip-20).
- Disconnect transaxle control cable assembly

- disconnect the control cable from the shift lever.

- Turn the nut and disconnect the control cable from
the shift lever retainer.
- Remove floor shift assembly

- Remove the 4 bolts and floor shift.

- Disconnect the 2 connectors and detach the clamp.
Disassembly
- Remove lower position indicator housing

- Detach the 4 claws and remove the housing.
- Remove the position indicator slide cover with slide
no. 2 Cover.
- Remove position indicator light housing

- Detach the 2 claws and remove the indicator light
housing from the floor shift position indicator
housing.
- Remove indicator light wire sub-assembly
- Remove shift lock release button

- Detach the 2 claws and remove the button and
spring from the position indicator light housing.
Adjustment
- Inspect shift lever position
- When shifting the lever from p to the r position with
the ignition switch on and the brake pedal
depressed, make sure that the shift lever moves
smoothly and moves correctly into position.
- Start the engine and make sure that the vehicle
moves forward when shifting the lever from n to the
d position and moves rearward when shifting the
lever to the r position.
If the operation cannot be performed as specified,
inspect the park/neutral position switch assembly
and check the shift lever assembly installation
condition.
- Adjust shift lever position
- Shift the shift lever to the n position.
- Slide the adjuster case cover in the direction shown
in the illustration and pull out the lock piece.
- Gently pull the cable rod toward the rear of the
vehicle by hand to pull the cable taut.

- Press the lock piece into the adjuster case and lock
it.


- Slide the cover in the direction shown in the
illustration.
Notice:
Slide the cover past the protrusion of the lock
piece.
- Inspect the operation after the adjustment.
Reassembly
- Install shift lock release button
- Install the spring and button and attach the claws to
the position indicator light housing.
- Install indicator light wire sub-assembly

- Install position indicator light housing

- Attach the indicator light housing to the shift position
indicator housing with the 2 claws.
- Install lower position indicator housing

- Install the position indicator slide cover with slide
cover no. 2 To the indicator housing.
- Attach the housing to the floor shift assembly with
the 4 claws.
Installation
- Install floor shift assembly

- Connect the 2 connectors and attach the clamp.
- Install the floor shift with the 4 bolts.
- Connect transaxle control cable assembly

- turn the nut of the control cable and push in the
lock.

- Install the control cable onto the shift lever retainer.
Notice:
Install the cable with the protruding portion of
the cable outer facing upward.

- After installing, check that the lock of the
cable outer is protruding beyond portion a-a,
as shown in the illustration.

- Connect the control cable to the shift lever.
Notice:
Connect the control cable so that the adjusting
mechanism lock of the control cable is installed
on the driver side of the vehicle.
- Connect cable to negative battery
terminal
- Inspect shift lever position (see page ax-138)
- Adjust shift lever position (see page ax-138)
- Install rear console box sub-assembly
- Install the rear console box (see page ip-26).
- Install shift lever knob sub-assembly
Replacement
Remove rear console box sub-assembly
Remove the console box (see page ip-20).
Disconnect cable from negative battery
terminal
Caution:
Wait at least 90 seconds after ...
Components
Replacement
Replace transaxle housing oil seal lh
Drain the automatic transaxle fluid.
Remove the drain plug and gasket, and drain
atf.
Install a new gasket and ...
Other materials:
Using the aux port
This port can be used to connect a portable audio device and listen
to it using the vehicle’s speakers.
Open the cover and connect
the portable audio device.
Press the “media” button repeatedly until “aux” is displayed.
Silencing a sound
Press
(mute).
To cancel, p ...
Before refueling the vehicle
Close all the doors and windows, and turn the engine switch to the
“lock” position (vehicles without a smart key system) or off (vehicles
with a smart key system).
Confirm the type of fuel.
Fuel types
Unleaded gasoline (octane rating 87 [research octane number 91] or
higher)
Cauti ...
Removal
Disconnect cable from negative battery
terminal
Caution:
Wait at least 90 seconds after disconnecting the
cable from the negative (-) battery terminal to
prevent airbag and seat belt pretensioner activation.
Remove air cleaner cap (see page es-411)
Remove air cleaner case
...