Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Service Manual: Precaution
- Basic repair hint
- For vehicles with supplemental restraint system
- Electronic control
- Removal and installation of fuel control parts
- Removal and installation of engine intake parts
- Handling of hose clamps
- For vehicles equipped with mobile communication systems
- For vehicles equipped with vehicle stability (vsc) system
- When servicing active torque control 4wd vehicles
- When towing active torque control 4wd vehicles
- For vehicles equipped with catalytic converter caution:
- Inspection and adjustment of joint angle during removal and installation of propeller shaft (4wd)
Basic repair hint
Hints on operations
1
Attire
Always wear a clean uniform.
A hat and safety shoes must be worn.
2
Vehicle protection
Prepare a grille cover, f ...
Other materials:
If your vehicle needs to be
towed
If towing is necessary, we
recommend having your
vehicle towed by your
Toyota dealer or commercial
towing service, using a
wheel-lift type truck or flatbed
truck.
Use a safety chain system
for all towing, and abide by
all state/provincial and local
laws.
Situations when it is necessary
to contact d ...
System description
Lighting system
Illumination control system (illuminated entry
system):
When the doors are unlocked by a key or
transmitter operation, or when a door is opened or
closed, the illuminated entry system turns on the
room light, map light, foot light and ignition key
cylinder light*1 o ...
Symptom confirmation and diagnostic trouble code
Hint:
The diagnostic system in the rav4 has various
functions.
The first function is the diagnostic trouble code
(dtc) check. A dtc is a code stored in the ecu
memory whenever a malfunction in the signal circuits
to the ecu occurs. In a dtc check, a previous
malfunction's dtc can be ch ...
