Toyota RAV4 Service Manual: Removal
- Discharge refrigerant from refrigeration system (see page ac-172)
- 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 tube sub-assembly
- Remove the bolt.
- Remove plate, as shown in the illustration.
- Disconnect the suction tube and liquid tube.
Notice:
- Do not use a screwdriver or similar tool to disconnect the tube.
- Seal the opening of the disconnected parts using vinyl tape to prevent moisture and foreign matter from entering them.
- Remove the 2 o-rings from the suction tube and liquid tube.
- Disconnect inlet heater water hose
- Using pliers, grip the claws of the clip and slide the clip.
- Disconnect the heater water inlet hose.
- Disconnect outlet heater water hose
Hint:
Disconnection of the heater water outlet hose is the same as for the heater water inlet hose.
- Remove steering column assembly
- Remove the steering column (see page sr-11).
- Remove upper instrument panel
- Remove the upper instrument panel (see page ip- 4).
- Remove lower instrument panel
- Remove the lower instrument panel (see page ip- 16).
- Remove defroster nozzle assembly
- Detach the 3 claws and remove the defroster nozzle assembly.
- Remove no. 1 Instrument panel brace subassembly
- Fold the floor carpet back.
- Disconnect the clamp and disconnect the wire harness.
- Remove the bolt, nut, screw, and instrument panel brace.
- Remove air duct rear
- Disconnect the 2 clamps and disconnect the wire harness.
- Detach the 3 claws and remove the air duct rear.
- Remove air duct
- Detach the 2 claws and remove the air duct.
- Remove air conditioning amplifier assembly
- Detach the 2 clamps.
- Disconnect the connector.
- Remove the screw and amplifier.
- Remove drain cooler hose
- Remove the drain hose.
- Remove instrument panel reinforcement
- Disconnect the 12 clamps.
- Remove the 4 bolts and disconnect the ground wire.
- Remove the 3 bolts.
- Remove the 6 bolts and instrument panel reinforcement.
- Remove air conditioner unit assembly
- Remove the bolt, nut and a/c unit.
Components
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Disassembly
Remove no. 3 Heater to register duct
Detach the 6 claws and remove the heater to
register duct.
Remove air duct
Detach the 2 claws and remove the air duct.
Remove ...
Other materials:
Customize parameters
Hint:
The following items can be customized.
Notice:
When the customer requests a change in a function,
first make sure that the function can be customized.
Be sure to make a note of the current settings before
customizing.
When troubleshooting a function, first make sure that
the fu ...
Intuitive parking assist
The distance from your vehicle to nearby obstacles when parallel
parking or maneuvering into a garage is measured by the
sensors and communicated via the indicator and a buzzer.
Always check the surrounding area when using this system.
Types of sensors
Rear corner sensors
Rear center sen ...
Engine immobiliser system malfunction
Description
This dtc is output when one of the following occurs: 1) the ecm detects
errors in its own
communications with the transponder key ecu; 2) the ecm detects errors in the
communication lines; or
3) the ecu communication id between the transponder key ecu and ecm is different
an ...