Toyota RAV4 Service Manual: Parking brake lever
Components
On-vehicle inspection
- Check parking brake switch assembly
- Remove the rear console box (see page ip-16).
Hint:
Refer to the procedures from the removal of the no.
1 Console upper panel garnish up until the removal of the rear console box sub-assembly.
- Disconnect the parking brake switch connector.
- Measure the resistance of the switch.
Standard resistance
If the result is not as specified, replace the switch assembly.
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 rear console box sub-assembly
- Remove the rear console box (see page ip-16).
Hint:
Refer to the procedures from the removal of the no.
1 Console upper panel garnish up until the removal of the rear console box sub-assembly.
- Remove parking brake lever sub-assembly
- Disconnect the parking brake switch connector.
- Remove the lock nut and wire adjusting nut.
- Disconnect the no. 1 Parking brake cable from the parking brake equalizer.
- Remove the 2 bolts and parking brake lever (with the no. 1 Parking brake cable).
- Remove no. 1 Parking brake cable assembly
- Disconnect the cable from the lever.
- Remove parking brake switch assembly
- Remove the screw and switch from the lever.
Installation
- Install parking brake switch assembly
- Install the parking brake switch with the screw.
Torque: 0.88 N*m (9.0 Kgf*cm, 7.8 In.*Lbf)
- Install no. 1 Parking brake cable assembly
- Connect the cable to the lever.
- Install parking brake lever sub-assembly
- Install the parking brake lever (with the no. 1
Parking brake cable) with the 2 bolts.
Torque: 14.5 N*m (148 kgf*cm, 11 ft.*Lbf)
- Connect the no. 1 Parking brake cable to the parking brake equalizer.
- Temporarily install the wire adjusting nut and lock nut.
- Connect the parking brake switch connector.
- Check parking brake lever travel (see page pb-1)
- Adjust parking brake lever travel (see page pb-2)
- Install rear console box sub-assembly
- Install the rear console box (see page ip-23).
Hint:
Refer to the procedures from the installation of the rear console box sub-assembly up until the installation of the no. 1 Console upper panel garnish.
- Connect cable to negative battery terminal
Parking brake system
Problem symptoms table
Hint:
Use the table below to help determine the cause of the
problem symptom. The potential causes of the symptoms are
listed in order of probability in the "suspected ...
Parking brake cable
Components
Removal
Remove rear console box sub-assembly
Remove the rear console box (see page ip-16).
Hint:
Refer to the procedures from the removal of the no.
1 Console upper p ...
Other materials:
Correct driving posture
Adjust the angle of the seatback
so that you are sitting
straight up and so that you do
not have to lean forward to
steer.
Adjust the seat so that you can
depress the pedals fully and so
that your arms bend slightly at
the elbow when gripping the
steering wheel.
Lock the head ...
Tire information
Typical tire symbols
Full-size tire
Compact spare tire
Tire size
Dot and tire identification number (tin)
Location of treadwear indicators
Tire ply composition and materials
Plies are layers of rubber-coated parallel cords. Cords are the strands
which form the plies in a tire ...
On-vehicle inspection
Check battery condition
Notice:
If the battery is weak or if the engine is difficult to
start, perform the following procedures.
Check the battery for damage and deformation. If
severe damage, deformation or leakage is found,
replace the battery.
Check the electrolyte quantity of e ...