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:
Front airbag sensor
Components
On-vehicle inspection
Check front airbag sensor (vehicle not
involved in collision and airbag not
deployed)
Perform a diagnostic system check (see page rs-
49).
Check front airbag sensor (vehicle
involved in collision and airbag has not
deployed)
Perfo ...
Problem symptoms table
When a "normal" code is output during a dtc check but
the problem is still occurring, use the problem symptoms
table. The suspected areas (circuits or parts) for each
problem symptom are in the table. The suspected areas
are listed in order of probability. A description of each of
the ...
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 front seat assembly lh
Remove the front seat.
For manual sea ...