Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Service Manual: Removal
Hint:
- Use the same procedures for the rh side and lh side.
- The procedures listed below are for the lh side.
- Disconnect cable from negative battery terminal
Notice:
Wait at least 90 seconds after disconnecting the cable from the negative (-) battery terminal to prevent airbag and seat belt pretensioner activation.
- Remove front door lower frame bracket garnish lh (see page ed-19)
- Remove front armrest base panel upper lh (see page ed-19)
- Remove front door trim board subassembly lh (see page ed-20)
- Remove outer rear view mirror assembly lh (see page mi-8)
- Remove front door belt moulding assembly lh
- Put protective tape under the belt moulding.
- Using a moulding remover, detach the claws to remove the belt moulding as shown in the illustration.
Hint:
Tape the remover tip before use.
Notice:
Be careful when removing the belt moulding as there are claws attached to the front and rear ends of the belt moulding.
Front door belt moulding
Components
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Installation
Hint:
Use the same procedures for the rh side and lh side.
The procedures listed below are for the lh side.
Install front door belt moulding
assembly lh
Attach the claws to ins ...
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 ...
Check for intermittent problems
Hint:
Inspect the vehicle's ecm using check mode. Intermittent
problems are easier to detect with the intelligent tester when
the ecm is in check mode. In check mode, the ecm uses 1
trip detection logic, which is more sensitive to malfunctions
than normal mode (default), which uses 2 trip detec ...
Diagnosis system
Description
When troubleshooting obd ii (on-board diagnostics)
vehicles, the intelligent tester (complying with sae
j1987) must be connected to the dlc3 (data link
connector 3) of the vehicle. Various data in the vehicle's
ecm (engine control module) can be then read.
Obd ii regulations ...
