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:
Tire pressure warning valve and transmitter
Components
Removal
Remove front tire
Remove rear tire
Remove tire pressure warning valve subassembly
Remove the valve core and cap, and release air
from the tire.
After ensuring that air is sufficiently released,
remove the nut and washer that are used to fix the
tire pres ...
Multiplex communication circuit
Description
The air conditioning amplifier communicates data with the ecm and combination
meter through the can
communication system.
Wiring diagram
Inspection procedure
Check dtc
Clear the dtc (see page ac-31).
Read the dtc (see page ac-31).
Result
Go to can c ...
Ecm power source circuit
Description
When the ignition switch is turned on, the battery voltage is applied to the
igsw of the ecm. The output
signal from the mrel terminal of the ecm causes a current to flow to the coil,
closing the contacts of the
integration relay (efi main relay) and supplying power to either term ...