Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Service Manual: Blower unit
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 airbag and seat belt pretensioner activation.
- 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 air duct (see page ac-188)
- Remove air conditioning unit
- Remove the air conditioning unit (see page ac-
185).
- Remove blower assembly
- Remove the 3 screws and blower.

Disassembly
- Remove heater to register duct assembly

- Detach the 7 claws and register duct.
- Remove air filter case

- Detach the 2 claws and remove the air filter case.
- Remove the air filter.
- Remove air inlet control servo motor (for manual air conditioning
system)

- Remove the 3 screws and air inlet servo motor.
- Remove air inlet control servo motor (for automatic air conditioning
system)

- Detach the claws and lever.

- Remove the 3 screws and air inlet servo motor.
- Remove blower resistor (for manual air conditioning system)

- Remove the 2 screws and blower resistor.
- Remove blower motor

- Remove the 3 screws and blower motor.
Reassembly
- Install blower motor

- Install the blower motor with the 3 screws.
- Install blower resistor (for manual air conditioning system)

- Install the blower resistor with the 2 screws.
- Install air inlet control servo motor (for automatic air conditioning
system)

- Install the air inlet servo motor with the 3 screws.

- Attach the claw to install the lever.
- Install air inlet control servo motor (for manual air conditioning
system)

- Install the air inlet servo motor with the 3 screws.
- Install air filter case

- Install the air filter.
- Attach the 2 claws to install the air filter case.
- Install heater to register duct assembly

- Attach the 7 claws to install the register duct.
Installation
- Install blower assembly

- Install the blower assembly with the 3 screws.
- Install air conditioning unit
- Install the air conditioning unit (see page ac-197).
- Install air duct (see page ac-199)
- Install lower instrument panel
- Install the lower instrument panel (see page ip-23).
- Install upper instrument panel
- Install the upper instrument panel (see page ip-9).
- Connect cable to negative battery
terminal
- Check srs warning light
- Check the srs warning light (see page rs-37).
Install air conditioner unit assembly
Install the a/c unit with the bolt and nut.
Torque: 9.8 N*m (100 kgf*cm, 7 ft.*Lbf)
Install instrument panel reinforcement
Install th ...
On-vehicle inspection
Inspect blower motor (for automatic air conditioning system)
Disconnect the blower motor connector.
Connect the positive (+) lead from the battery to
terminal 1 ...
Other materials:
Air-fuel ratio (a/f) and heated oxygen (ho2) sensor
monitors (active air-fuel ratio control type)
Preconditions
The monitor will not run unless:
2 Minutes or more have elapsed since the engine
was started.
The engine coolant temperature (ect) is 75°c
(167°f) or more.
Cumulative driving time at a vehicle speed of 48
km/h (30 mph) or more exceeds 6 minutes.
Air-fuel rat ...
Skid control sensor (for 2wd)
Components
Removal
Hint:
Use the same procedures for the lh side and rh side.
The procedures listed below are for the lh side.
Disconnect cable from negative battery
terminal
Caution:
Wait at least 90 seconds after disconnecting the
cable from the negative (-) battery termin ...
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 ...