Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Service Manual: Maintenance
Rear power outlet socket
Components
Removal
Disconnect cable from negative battery
terminal
Caution:
Wait at least 90 seconds after disconnecting the
cable from the negative (-) battery terminal to
preven ...
Outside vehicle
General maintenance
Performing the following maintenance checks on the vehicle
is the owner's responsibility. The owner may perform the
maintenance or take the vehicle to a service center. Check
t ...
Other materials:
Cold start
Description
The electronic throttle control system (etcs) controls the engine idling
speed. The etcs operates the
throttle actuator to open and close the throttle valve, and adjusts the intake
air amount to achieve the
target idling speed.
In addition, the ecm retards the ignition timi ...
Dtc check / clear
Check dtc (when using intelligent tester)
Connect the intelligent tester (with can vim) to the
dlc3.
Turn the ignition switch on.
Turn the tester on.
Read the dtcs by following the prompts on the
tester screen.
Hint:
Refer to the intelligent tester operator's manual for
furth ...
Intake air temperature circuit malfunction
Description
The intake air temperature (iat) sensor, mounted on the mass air flow (maf)
meter, monitors the iat.
The iat sensor has a built-in thermistor with a resistance that varies according
to the temperature of the
intake air. When the iat is low, the resistance of the thermist ...
