Toyota RAV4 Service Manual: Lower instrument panel
Precaution
- Precaution for vehicle with srs airbag and
seat belt pretensioner
- Some operations in this section may affect the srs
airbags and seat belt pretensioner. Prior to
performing the corresponding operations, read the
srs airbag notice (see page rs-1).
Components




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 disconnecting the
cable from the negative (-) battery terminal to
prevent airbag and seat belt pretensioner activation.
- Remove instrument panel sub-assembly
- Remove the instrument panel (see page ip-4).
- Remove steering pad assembly (see page rs-
336)
- Remove steering wheel assembly (see page
sr-12)
- Remove steering column cover (see page
sr-12)
- Remove spiral cable sub-assembly (see page
rs-346)
- Remove headlight dimmer switch assembly
- Remove windshield wiper switch assembly
- Remove heater control sub-assembly (for
automatic air conditioning system) (see page ac-
241)
- Remove heater control sub-assembly (for
manual air conditioning system) (see page ac-243)
- Remove no. 1 Console upper panel garnish

- Using a screwdriver, detach the 4 clips and upper
panel garnish.
Hint:
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
- Remove no. 2 Console upper panel garnish

- Using a screwdriver, detach the 4 clips and upper
panel garnish.
Hint:
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
- Remove upper console panel sub-assembly

- Remove the shift lever knob.
- Using a screwdriver, detach the 2 clips, 4 claws and
remove the upper console panel then disconnect
the connector.
Hint:
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
- Remove switch base

- Detach the 2 clips and 2 claws.
- Disconnect the connectors and remove the switch
base.
- Remove console cup holder box

- Remove the 2 screws.
- Detach the 2 clips and remove the cup holder box.
- Remove upper rear console panel subassembly

- Using a screwdriver, detach the 4 claws and 2 clips.
Hint:
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
- Disconnect the connector and remove the upper
rear console panel.
- Remove console rear end panel

- Using a screwdriver, detach the 6 claws and remove
the console rear end panel.
Hint:
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
- Remove console rear end panel (rse type)

- Using a screwdriver, detach the 4claws, 2 clips and
remove the console rear end panel then disconnect
the connectors.
Hint:
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
- Remove no. 1 Instrument panel bracket cover
inner lh

- Detach the 2 claws and remove the instrument
panel bracket cover.
- Remove no. 1 Instrument panel bracket cover
inner rh

- Detach the 2 claws and remove the instrument
panel bracket cover.
- Remove rear console box sub-assembly

- Remove the console box carpet.
- Remove the 2 bolts and 2 screws.
- Disconnect the connector and remove the rear
console box.
- Remove lower instrument panel finish panel

- Remove the 2 screws.
- Using a screwdriver detach the 8 claws and remove
the lower instrument panel finish panel.
Hint:
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
- Remove no. 2 Instrument panel under cover
sub-assembly

- Detach the 2 claws and remove the instrument
panel under cover.
- Remove glove compartment door assembly

- Open the glove compartment door.
- Detach the claw from the glove compartment door
stopper.
- While pushing in the sides of the glove compartment
door as indicated by the arrows in the illustration,
open the door to release it from the 2 stoppers.

- Open the door until it is horizontal.

- Pull the glove compartment door toward the rear of
the vehicle to detach the 2 hinges and remove the
glove compartment door.
- Remove no. 1 Switch hole base

- Using a screwdriver, detach the 4 clips.
- Disconnect the connectors and remove the switch
hole base.
- Remove instrument panel safety pad cover

- Using a screwdriver, detach the 4 claws and remove
the instrument panel safety pad cover.
Hint:
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
- Remove instrument panel box

- Remove the screw.
- Using a screwdriver, detach the 6 clips and remove
the instrument panel box.
Hint:
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
- Remove power steering ecu assembly

- Disconnect the connectors.
- Remove the 3 nuts and ecu.
- Remove lower instrument panel
- Remove the 2 bolts, 3 screws and 2 clips.
- Disconnect the connectors and clamps and remove
the lower instrument panel.

Disassembly
- Remove glove compartment door stopper
sub-assembly
- Remove stereo jack adapter assembly

- Detach the 2 claws and remove the stereo jack
adapter.
Reassembly
- Install stereo jack adapter assembly
- Attach the 2 claws to install the stereo jack adapter.

- Install glove compartment door stopper
sub-assembly
Installation
- Install lower instrument panel
- Connect the connectors and clamps and install the
lower instrument panel.
- Install the 2 bolts, 3 screws and 2 clips.

- Install power steering ecu assembly

- Install the ecu with the 3 nuts.
- Connect the connectors.
- Install instrument panel box

- Attach the 6 clips to install the instrument panel box.
- Install the screw.
- Install instrument panel safety pad cover

- Attach the 4 claws to install the instrument panel
safety pad cover.
- Install no. 1 Switch hole base

- Connect the connectors.
- Attach the 4 clips to install the switch hole base.
- Install glove compartment door assembly

- Attach the 2 hinges to install the door.

- Attach the claw to the glove compartment door
stopper.
- While pushing in the sides of the glove compartment
door as indicated by the arrows in the illustration,
close the door to engage it to the 2 stoppers.
- Install no. 2 Instrument panel under cover sub-assembly

- Attach the 2 claws to install the instrument panel
under cover.
- Install lower instrument panel finish panel

- Attach the 8 claws to install the lower instrument
panel finish panel.
- Install the 2 screws.
- Install rear console box sub-assembly

- Connect the connector.
- Install the rear console box with the 2 bolts and 2
screws.
- Install the console box carpet.
- Install no. 1 Instrument panel bracket cover inner lh

- Attach the 2 claws to install the instrument panel
bracket cover.
- Install no. 1 Instrument panel bracket cover inner rh

- Attach the 2 claws to install the instrument panel
bracket cover.
- Install console rear end panel

- Attach the 6 claws to install the console rear end
panel.
- Install console rear end panel (rse type)

- Attach the 2 clips and 4 claws to install the console
rear end panel.
- Install upper rear console panel subassembly

- Connect the connector.
- Attach the 4 clips to install the upper rear console
panel.
- Install console cup holder box

- Attach the 2 clips to install the cup holder box.
- Install the 2 screws.
- Install switch base

- Connect the connectors.
- Attach the 2 clips and 2 claws to install the switch
base.
- Install upper console panel sub-assembly

- Connect the connector.
- Attach the 2 clips and 4 claws to install the upper
console panel.
- Install the shift lever knob.
- Install no. 2 Console upper panel garnish

- Attach the 4 clips to install the upper panel garnish.
- Install no. 1 Console upper panel garnish

- Attach the 4 clips to install the upper panel garnish.
- Install heater control sub-assembly (for
automatic air conditioning system) (see page ac-
241)
- Install heater control sub-assembly (for
manual air conditioning system) (see page ac-244)
- Install windshield wiper switch assembly
- Install headlight dimmer switch assembly
- Install spiral cable sub-assembly (see page
rs-347)
- Install steering column cover (see page sr-
20)
- Install steering wheel assembly (see page
sr-21)
- Install steering pad assembly (see page rs-
336)
- Install instrument panel sub-assembly
- Install the instrument panel (see page ip-9).
- Connect cable to negative battery
terminal
- Check srs warning light
- Check the srs warning light (see page rs-37).
Install upper instrument panel
Attach the 6 clips and 5 claws to install the
instrument panel.
Connect the connectors and clamps.
Install the 2 bolts and 2 screws.
Connect the ...
Other materials:
Power windows
General information
The windows can be opened with the vehicle
key from the outside as well as closed with Comfort
Access.
With Comfort Access: The windows can be
closed from the outside via Comfort Access.
Additional information:
Vehicle key
Safety information
Warning
When operating the windows, ...
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Install front drive shaft assembly lh
Coat the spline of the inboard joint shaft with gear
oil.
Align the shaft splines and tap in the drive shaft with
a brass bar and hammer.
Notice:
Set the snap ring with the opening side facing
downwards.
Be careful not to damage the ...
Lubrication system
On-vehicle inspection
Check engine oil level
Warm up the engine, stop the engine and wait for 5
minutes.
Check that the engine oil level is between the l and
f marks of the oil dipstick.
If low, check for leakage and add oil up to the f
mark.
Notice:
Do not add engine oil a ...