Toyota RAV4 Service Manual: How to proceed with troubleshooting
Hint:
- Use these procedures to troubleshoot the seat belt warning system.
- *: Use the intelligent tester.
- Vehicle brought to workshop
- Inspect battery voltage
Standard voltage: 11 to 14 v
If the voltage is below 11 v, recharge or replace the battery before proceeding.
- Check function of airbag system*
- Use the intelligent tester to check if the airbag system is functioning normally.
Result 
- Check function of occupant classification system*
- Use the intelligent tester to check if the occupant classification system is functioning normally.
Result 
- Check communication function of can communication system (can)*
- Use the intelligent tester to check if the can communication system (can) is functioning normally.
Result 
- Problem symptoms table
Result 
- Overall analysis and troubleshooting*
- Data list / active test (see page sb-10)
- Terminals of ecu (see page sb-7)
- On-vehicle inspection (see page sb-10)
- Repair or replace
- Confirmation test
End
System description
Driver seat belt warning light
When the driver seat belt is not fastened with the
ignition switch on, the driver seat belt warning light
on the combination meter comes on to inform the
...
Operation check
Inspect driver side seat belt warning light
Turn the ignition switch on.
When the driver seat belt is not fastened, check that
the driver seat belt warning light on the combination
mete ...
Other materials:
Master cylinder pressure sensor malfunction
Description
The master cylinder pressure sensor is connected to the skid control ecu in
the abs and traction
actuator.
Dtc c1281/81 can be detected when the master cylinder pressure sensor sends a
master cylinder
pressure signal or test mode ends. Dtc c1281/81 is output only in test mo ...
Removal
Table of bolt, screw and nut
Hint:
All bolts, screws and nuts relevant to installing and
removing the instrument panel are shown along with
their alphabet codes in the table below.
Disconnect cable from negative battery
terminal
Caution:
Wait at least 90 seconds after disconne ...
Check mode procedure
Hint:
Intelligent tester only:
compared to normal mode, check mode is more sensitive to
malfunctions. Therefore, check mode can detect the
malfunctions that cannot be detected by normal mode.
Notice:
All the stored dtcs and freeze frame data are erased if:
The ecm is changed from normal mo ...