Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Service Manual: Disassembly
Hint:
- Use the same procedures for the rh side and lh side.
- The procedures listed below are for the lh side.
- Remove no. 1 Rear seat reclining cover lh

- Remove the 2 screws.
- Using a screwdriver, detach the 5 claws and remove
the cover.
Hint:
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
- remove no. 2 rear seat reclining cover lh

- Remove the 2 screws
- Using a screwdriver, detach the 5 claws and clip,
and remove the cover.
Hint:
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
- Remove rear no. 2 Seat cushion assembly

- Using a clip remover, remove the 2 clips of the seat
cushion back side. Then open the seat cushion
cover.
- Disconnect the seat lock control cable on the back
side from the seat cushion as shown in the
illustration.

- Disconnect the seat lock control cable on the rh
side from the seatback as shown in the illustration.
- Remove the 4 bolts and seat cushion.
- Remove rear no. 2 Seat inner belt assembly lh (see page se-110)

- Remove rear no. 2 Seat cushion cover lh

- Using a clip remover, remove the 2 clips.
- Using a screwdriver, detach the 5 hooks.
Hint:
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.

- Using a screwdriver, detach the hooks and remove
the seat cushion cover (with pad) from the seat
cushion spring.

- Remove the 5 hog rings and seat cushion cover
from the seat cushion pad.
- Remove seat lock control cable assembly

- Using a screwdriver, detach the 2 clamps of the
cable tie.
- Cut the 4 cable ties.
- Remove the 5 cables from the seat cushion spring.
- Remove rear seat cushion wire subassembly

- Remove the nut and wire.
- Remove rear no. 2 Seat headrest assembly
- Remove rear seatback lock control bezel

- Remove the 4 seatback lock hooks.

- Remove the 2 screws.
- Detach the 2 claws and remove the bezel.
- Remove rear seatback board carpet assembly lh

- Using a clip remover, detach the 9 clips and remove
the seatback board carpet.
Notice:
Be careful not to damage the seatback board
carpet.
- Remove rear no. 2 Seatback cover

- Remove the 19 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 reclining inner cover lh
- Using a screwdriver, detach the 2 claws and remove
the inner cover.

Hint:
Tape the screwdriver tip before use
- Remove rear seat reclining inner cover rh
Hint:
Use the same procedures described for the lh side.
- Remove seatback lock control cable assembly

- Remove the cable from the seatback frame as
shown in the illustration.
- Remove reclining lock release band
- Remove the nut and band.
- Remove seat lock release band
- Remove the nut and band.
Hint:
Use the same procedures for the rh side and lh side.
The procedures listed below are for the rh side.
Remove no. 2 Seat hinge cover lh
Fully tilt the seatback forward.
At ...
Hint:
Use the same procedures for the rh side and lh side.
The procedures listed below are for the lh side.
Install seat lock release band
Install the band with nut.
Hint:
After ...
Other materials:
Downhill assist control operation switch (test mode dtc)
Description
The downhill assist control switch is connected to the skid control ecu in
the abs and traction
actuator.
Dtc c1379/74 can be detected when the downhill assist control switch sends the
downhill assist control
switch signal or test mode ends. Dtc c1379/74 is output only in t ...
Terminals of ecu
Check power steering ecu
Hint:
Measurements cannot be performed on the c connector
side of the power steering ecu.
Measure the voltage and resistance of the
connectors.
If the result is not as specified, the ecu may have a
malfunction. ...
Fail-safe chart
Fail-safe function
When communication fails in any of the main wires
(communication lines) due to a short circuit or other
causes, the fail-safe function, which is specified for
each system, operates to prevent the system from
malfunctioning.
The table below shows the effects on e ...