Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Service Manual: Disassembly
Caution:
Wear protective gloves. Sharp areas on the seatback
frame, seat cushion frame and reclining adjuster may
injure your hands.
- Remove rear seat headrest assembly
- Remove rear seat center headrest
assembly
- Remove center armrest hinge cover rh

- Return the seatback to the upright position.
- Remove the 2 rear seatback lock hooks.
- Fold back the seatback cover until the screws are
visible, and remove the 2 screws.
- Detach the claw and remove the hinge cover.
- Remove center armrest hinge cover lh

- Using a screwdriver, detach the 4 claws and remove
the hinge cover.
Hint:
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
- Remove rear seat center armrest assembly

- Remove the 2 nuts and armrest.
- Remove rear seat center armrest cover

- Detach the 2 clips.

- Pull the armrest cover in the direction indicated by
the arrow in the illustration to detach the 2 claws.
Then remove the armrest cover.
- Remove rear no. 1 Seat armrest assembly lh

- Remove the 2 nuts and armrest.
- Remove rear no. 3 Seat cushion hinge cover

- Using a screwdriver, detach the 6 claws and remove
the hinge cover.
Hint:
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
- Remove rear seat cushion lower hinge cover lh

- Using a screwdriver, detach the 5 claws and remove
the hinge cover.
Hint:
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
- Remove rear seat inner belt assembly rh
(see page sb-40)
- Remove rear no. 1 Seat cushion assembly lh

- Disconnect the rubber band of the seatback cover
from the seat cushion frame.
- Remove the 2 bolts

- Remove the 2 bolts, 2 bushes and cushion.
- Remove rear no. 1 Seat cushion cover

- Detach the 2 hooks.

- Remove the 29 hog rings and seat cushion cover
(with pad) from the seat cushion frame.

- Remove the 3 hog rings and seat cushion cover
from the seat cushion pad.
- Remove rear seat rear bracket cover lh

- Open the lower part of the seatback cover. Then
remove the 2 screws.
- Using a screwdriver, detach the 4 clips and remove
the bracket cover.
Hint:
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
- Remove rear seat cushion moulding lh

- Remove the screw.
- Detach the 2 claws and remove the moulding.
- Remove rear seat cushion rear moulding lh

- Remove the screw.
- Detach the claw and remove the moulding.
- Remove rear seat reclining release lever

- Pull the reclining control lever to reveal the 2
screws. Then remove the 2 screws and cover.
- Using a screwdriver, detach the claw and remove
the release lever.

Hint:
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
- Remove rear seatback lock control lever base lh

- Remove the screw.
- Using a screwdriver, detach the 2 claws and remove
the lever base.
Hint:
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
- Remove rear no. 1 Seatback assembly lh

- W/o rear no. 2 Seat:
detach the 2 clamps and disconnect the cable from
the reclining adjuster.
- Remove the 5 bolts and seatback.
- Remove rear seat lap type belt assembly center lh (see page sb-39)

- Remove rear seatback protector

- Using a clip remover, detach the 2 clips and open
the fastening tape.
Notice:
If clips are damaged during removal, replace
them.

- Detach the clip.
- Remove the 2 nuts and protector.
- Remove rear no. 1 Seatback cover

- Lift up the seatback cover and remove the 13 hog
rings.

- Detach the 4 claws and remove the 2 headrest
supports.
- Remove the seatback cover (with pad) from the
seatback frame.

- Remove the 3 hog rings and seatback cover from
the seatback pad.
- Remove rear seat cover lh

- Remove the 2 screws.
- Using a screwdriver, detach the 2 claws and remove
the cover.
Hint:
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
- Remove rear seatback cover lh

- Remove the 2 screws.
- Using a screwdriver, detach the 2 claws and remove
the cover.
Hint:
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
Remove package tray trim pocket subassembly
(w/o rear no. 2 Seat)
Remove tonneau cover assembly (w/o rear
no. 2 Seat)
Remove rear floor no. 1 Board (w/o rear no.
2 Seat)
Remove deck b ...
Caution:
Wear protective gloves. Sharp areas on the seatback
frame, seat cushion frame and reclining adjuster may
injure your hands.
Hint:
A bolt without a torque specification is shown in the st ...
Other materials:
Manual air conditioning system
Air conditioning controls
Fan speed control switch
Temperature control switch
On/off switch
Windshield defogger switch
Rear window and outside rear view mirror defoggers* switch
Airflow mode control switch
Outside/recirculated air mode switch
"A/C" switch
"MAX A/C" switch
*: If equipped
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Disposal
Hint:
When scrapping a vehicle equipped with an srs or disposing
of the curtain shield airbag assembly, be sure to deploy the
airbag first in accordance with the procedure described
below. If any abnormality occurs with the airbag deployment,
contact the service dept. Of toyota motor sales,
u. ...
Data list / active test
Read data list
Hint:
Using the intelligent tester's data list allows switch,
sensor, actuator and other item values to be read without
removing any parts. Reading the data list early in
troubleshooting is one way to save time.
Connect the intelligent tester (with can vim) to the
dlc3 ...