Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Service Manual: Installation
- Install air conditioner unit assembly

- Install the a/c unit with the bolt and nut.
Torque: 9.8 N*m (100 kgf*cm, 7 ft.*Lbf)
- Install instrument panel reinforcement
- Install the instrument panel reinforcement with the 6
bolts.
Torque: 20 n*m (204 kgf*cm, 15 ft.*Lbf)

- Install the 3 bolts.
Torque: 9.8 N*m (100 kgf*cm, 7 ft.*Lbf)

- Install the 4 bolts and connect the ground wire.

- Attach the 12 clamps.

- Install drain cooler hose

- Install the drain hose.
- Install air conditioning amplifier assembly

- Install the a/c amplifier with the screw.
- Connect the connector.

- Attach the 2 clamps to the amplifier.
- Install air duct

- Attach the 2 claws and install the air duct.
- Install rear air duct

- Attach the 3 claws and install the air duct rear.

- Attach the 2 clamps and install the wire harness.
- Install no. 1 Instrument panel brace subassembly

- Install the instrument panel brace with the bolt, nut
and screw.
- Install the clamp and connect the wire harness.


- Reposition the floor carpet.
- Install defroster nozzle assembly

- Attach the 3 claws and install the defroster nozzle
assembly lower.
- Install lower instrument panel
- Install the lower instrument panel (see page ip-23).
- Install upper instrument panel
- Install the upper instrument panel (see page ip-9).
- Install steering column assembly
- Install the steering column (see page sr-19).
- Connect heater water outlet hose
- Connect the water hose and attach the clip.

- Connect heater water inlet hose
Hint:
Use the same procedures described for the water outlet
hose.
- Connect tube sub-assembly

- Remove the attached vinyl tape from the pipe.
- Sufficiently apply compressor oil to new 2 o-rings
and the fitting surface of the suction tube and liquid
tube.
Compressor oil:
nd-oil 8 or equivalent
- Install the 2 o-rings on the suction tube and liquid
tube.
- Connect the suction tube and liquid tube.
Hint:
After the connection, check that the claw of the
piping clamp is engaged.
- Install the plate with the bolt.
Torque: 9.8 N*m (100 kgf*cm, 7 ft.*Lbf)
- Connect cable to negative battery
terminal
- Check srs warning light
- Check the srs warning light (see page rs-37).
- Replace engine coolant
refer to the following procedures (see page co-6).
- Charge refrigerant (see page ac-172)
- Warm up engine (see page ac-173)
- Check for engine coolant leaks
- Check for leakage of refrigerant (see
page ac-173)
Install evaporator temperature sensor
Notice:
If reusing the evaporator, do not insert the sensor to
a location where the sensor was previously inserted.
Insert the sensor within range c sh ...
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 ai ...
Other materials:
Compressor lock sensor circuit
Description
This sensor sends 1 pulse per engine revolution to the air conditioning
amplifier. If the ratio of the
compressor speed divided by the engine speed is smaller than a predetermined
value, the air conditioning
amplifier turns the compressor off, and the indicator blinks at appro ...
Compressor solenoid circuit (2006/01- )
Description
In this circuit, the compressor receives a refrigerant compression demand
signal from the air conditioning
amplifier. Based on this signal, the compressor changes the degree of
refrigerant compression.
Hint:
*: Compressor and pulley for 2az-fe, compressor and magnetic clu ...
RCTA function
â– Operation of the RCTA
function
The RCTA function uses rear
side radar sensors to detect
vehicles approaching from the right or left at the rear of the
vehicle and alerts the driver of
the presence of such vehicles
by flashing the outside rear view
mirror indicators and sounding a
buzzer.
Appr ...