Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Service Manual: Starting system
Parts location
System diagram
The starting system rotates the starter motor according to the signals from the ignition switch and pnp switch.
Ignition coil
Components
Removal
Disconnect cable from negative battery terminal
Caution:
Wait at least 90 seconds after disconnecting the
cable from the negative (-) battery terminal to
prevent airb ...
Starter
Components
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Other materials:
Vehicle lift and support locations
Notice about vehicle condition when
jacking up vehicle
The vehicle must be unloaded before jacking up /
lifting up the vehicle. Never jack up / lift up a heavily
loaded vehicle.
When removing heavy parts such as the engine and
transmission, the center of gravity of the vehicle
m ...
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 ...
Starter relay circuit high
Description
While the engine is being cranked, the positive battery voltage is applied to
terminal sta of the ecm. If
the ecm detects the starter control (sta) signal while the vehicle is being
driven, it determines that there
is a malfunction in the sta circuit. The ecm then illuminates ...
