Toyota RAV4 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:
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Other materials:
Fail-safe chart
If a problem occurs in the electric power steering system, the
p/s warning light will come on in the combination meter and
steering power assist will be stopped, fixed at a particular
point, or decreased simultaneously to protect the system.
Hint:
The amount of power assist may be decreased ...
Tire pressure monitor- Actions in the event of a flat tire
Normal tires
Identify the damaged tire.
Check the tire inflation pressure in all four
tires, for instance using the tire pressure gage
of a flat tire kit.
For tires with special approval: when the tire
inflation pressure in all four tires is correct, the
Tire Pressure Monitor may not have b ...
System description
Brief description
The can (controller area network) is a serial data
communication system for real time application. It is
a vehicle multiplex communication system which
has a high communication speed (500 kbps) and
the ability to detect malfunctions.
By pairing the canh and canl ...