Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Service Manual: Removal
- Drain engine coolant (see page co-6)
- 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 no. 1 Engine cover
- Remove the 2 nuts and engine cover.

- Remove air cleaner cap

- Disconnect the mass air flow meter connector.
- Disconnect the purge vsv connector.
- Disconnect the 4 wire harness clamps.

- Disconnect the no. 2 Ventilation hose from the air
cleaner hose.
- Disconnect the purge line hose from the clamp.

- Lock the no. 1 Air cleaner hose clamp, and then
disconnect the no. 1 Air cleaner hose from the
throttle body.

- Unfasten the 2 hook clamps, and then remove the
air cleaner cap.
- Remove the air cleaner filter element from the air
cleaner case.
- Remove throttle body

- Disconnect the purge line hose from the throttle
body.
- Disconnect the water by-pass hose from the throttle
body.
- Disconnect the no. 2 Water by-pass hose from the
throttle body.
- Disconnect the no. 1 Throttle body hose from the
throttle body
- Disconnect the throttle position sensor and control
motor connector.
- Disconnect the wire harness clamp.
- Disconnect the fuel tube from the clamp.
- Remove the 4 bolts, and then remove the fuel pipe
support and throttle body.

- Remove the gasket from the intake manifold

Check throttle body
Check the throttle control motor operating sounds.
Turn the ignition switch on.
When pressing the accelerator pedal, check
the operating sound of the running mot ...
Inspect throttle body
Measure the resistance of the throttle control motor.
Standard resistance
If the result is not as specified, replace the throttle
body. ...
Other materials:
Defogging the windshield
Set the air outlet selector dial to
position.
Set the outside/recirculated air
mode button to outside air mode if
recirculated air mode is used.
Perform the following operations accordingly:
To adjust the fan speed, turn the fan speed control dial.
To adjust the temperat ...
Removal
Hint:
Use the same procedures for the rh side and lh side.
The procedures listed below are for the lh side.
Caution:
Be sure to read the precautionary notices concerning the
srs airbag system before servicing it (see page rs-1).
Disconnect cable from negative battery terminal
Cauti ...
Short in driver side squib 2nd step circuit
Description
The driver side squib 2nd step 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 squi ...