Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Owners Manual: Instrument cluster

Theft deterrent system

Engine immobilizer system The vehicle’s keys have built-in transponder chips that prevent the engine from starting if a key has not been previously registered in the vehicle’s on-board computer ...

Warning lights and indicators

The warning lights and indicators on the instrument cluster and center panel inform the driver of the status of the vehicle’s various systems. For the purpose of explanation, the following illu ...

Other materials:

Short in driver side squib circuit
Description The driver side squib circuit consists of the center airbag sensor, the spiral cable and the steering pad. The circuit instructs the srs to deploy when the deployment conditions are met. These dtcs are recorded when a malfunction is detected in the driver side squib circui ...

Emission inspection and maintenance (i/m) programs
Some states have vehicle emission inspection programs which include obd (on board diagnostics) checks. The obd system monitors the operation of the emission control system. If the malfunction indicator lamp comes on The obd system determines that a problem exists somewhere in the emission contr ...

Crankshaft position sensor "A"
Description The crankshaft position (ckp) sensor system consists of a ckp sensor plate and a pickup coil. The sensor plate has 34 teeth and is installed on the crankshaft. The pickup coil is made of wound copper wire, an iron core and magnet. The sensor plate rotates and, as each tooth ...