Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Service Manual: Parking brake lever
Components

On-vehicle inspection
- Check parking brake switch assembly

- Remove the rear console box (see page ip-16).
Hint:
Refer to the procedures from the removal of the no.
1 Console upper panel garnish up until the removal
of the rear console box sub-assembly.
- Disconnect the parking brake switch connector.
- Measure the resistance of the switch.
Standard resistance
If the result is not as specified, replace the switch
assembly.
Removal
- 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 rear console box sub-assembly
- Remove the rear console box (see page ip-16).
Hint:
Refer to the procedures from the removal of the no.
1 Console upper panel garnish up until the removal
of the rear console box sub-assembly.
- Remove parking brake lever sub-assembly
- Disconnect the parking brake switch connector.
- Remove the lock nut and wire adjusting nut.


- Disconnect the no. 1 Parking brake cable from the
parking brake equalizer.

- Remove the 2 bolts and parking brake lever (with
the no. 1 Parking brake cable).
- Remove no. 1 Parking brake cable assembly

- Disconnect the cable from the lever.
- Remove parking brake switch assembly
- Remove the screw and switch from the lever.
Installation
- Install parking brake switch assembly
- Install the parking brake switch with the screw.
Torque: 0.88 N*m (9.0 Kgf*cm, 7.8 In.*Lbf)
- Install no. 1 Parking brake cable assembly
- Connect the cable to the lever.
- Install parking brake lever sub-assembly

- Install the parking brake lever (with the no. 1
Parking brake cable) with the 2 bolts.
Torque: 14.5 N*m (148 kgf*cm, 11 ft.*Lbf)

- Connect the no. 1 Parking brake cable to the
parking brake equalizer.

- Temporarily install the wire adjusting nut and lock
nut.
- Connect the parking brake switch connector.
- Check parking brake lever travel (see page
pb-1)
- Adjust parking brake lever travel (see
page pb-2)
- Install rear console box sub-assembly
- Install the rear console box (see page ip-23).
Hint:
Refer to the procedures from the installation of the
rear console box sub-assembly up until the
installation of the no. 1 Console upper panel
garnish.
- Connect cable to negative battery
terminal
Problem symptoms table
Hint:
Use the table below to help determine the cause of the
problem symptom. The potential causes of the symptoms are
listed in order of probability in the "suspected ...
Components
Removal
Remove rear console box sub-assembly
Remove the rear console box (see page ip-16).
Hint:
Refer to the procedures from the removal of the no.
1 Console upper p ...
Other materials:
System check
Hint:
Performing a system check enables the system,
which consists of multiple actuators, to be operated
without removing any parts. In addition, it can show
whether or not any dtcs are set, and can detect
potential malfunctions in the system. The system
check can be performed with the intelli ...
Engine coolant temperature circuit
Description
A thermistor, whose resistance value varies according to the ect, is built
into the engine coolant
temperature (ect) sensor.
The structure of the sensor and its connection to the ecm are the same as those
of the intake air
temperature (iat) sensor.
Hint:
When any of dtcs ...
Components
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