Toyota RAV4 Service Manual: Reassembly
Caution:
Wear protective gloves. Sharp areas on the seat frame
(with adjuster) may injure your hands.
- Install front seat wire
- Install seat position airbag sensor (see
page rs-390)
- Install lumbar support adjuster assembly

- Install the lumbar support adjuster with the 2
screws.
- Connect the connector.
- Install front seat cushion lower shield lh

- Attach the hook of the lower shield.
- Install the lower shield with the screw.
- Install front seat cushion lower shield rh
Hint:
Use the same procedures described for the lh side.
- Install reclining adjuster upper inside cover lh

- Install the inside cover with the screw.
- Install reclining adjuster upper inside cover rh
- Install the inside cover with the screw.
- Install reclining adjuster lower inside cover lh

- Attach the claw to install the inside cover.
- Install the 2 screws.
- Install reclining adjuster lower inside cover rh

Hint:
Use the same procedures described for the lh side.
- Install front seatback heater (w/ seat heater system)

- Using a tacker, install the seatback heater to the end
of the seat cover with 6 new tack pins.
Notice:
Do not substitute other metal parts for tack pins.
- Install front seatback cover

Notice:
- Be careful not to damage the cover.
- When installing the hog rings, avoid wrinkling the
cover.
- Using hog ring pliers, install the seatback cover to
the seatback pad with 11 new hog rings.
- Install the seatback cover (with pad) to the seat
frame (with adjuster).

- W/ front seat side airbag:
fully cover the airbag with the 2 seatback cover
brackets and install the nut.
Torque: 5.5 N*m (56 kgf*cm, 49 in.*Lbf)
Caution:
- For vehicles with side airbags, the seatback
cover must be securely installed. Otherwise,
the side airbags may not deploy properly.
- Make sure that the strap is not twisted after
installing the bracket.
- Install the bracket securely.

- Attach the 4 claws to install the 2 headrest supports.

- Attach the hooks.
- Using hog ring pliers, install the seatback cover
(with pad) with 5 new hog rings.
- Install front seatback board subassembly lh

- Push the seatback board in the direction indicated
by the arrow in the illustration to attach the 2 claws.

- Open the lower part of the seatback board. Then
install the seatback board with the 2 screws.
- Install front seat cushion heater (w/ seat heater system)

- Using a tacker, install the seat cushion heater to the
end of the seat cover with 10 new tack pins.
Notice:
Do not substitute other metal parts for tack pins.
- Install front seat cushion cover

- Using hog ring pliers, install the seat cushion cover
to the seat cushion pad with 15 new hog rings.
Notice:
- Be careful not to damage the cover.
- When installing the hog rings, avoid wrinkling
the cover.
- Install the seat cushion cover (with pad) to the seat
frame (with adjuster).

- Attach the hooks and install the 2 clips.
- W/ seat heater system:
connect the connector.
- Install front power seat switch
- Connect the connector.

- Install the switch with the 3 screws.
- Install front seat inner belt assembly lh
(see page sb-23)
- Install front seat cushion inner shield lh

- Attach the clip and 3 claws to install the inner shield.
- Install the screw.
- Install front power seat lumbar switch

- Install the switch to the cushion shield with the 2
screws.
- Install front seat cushion shield lh

- Install the front no. 1 Seat cushion inner shield to
the cushion shield.
- Attach the claw to install the front no. 1 Seat
cushion inner shield.
- Install the screw.
- Connect the connector to the front power seat
lumbar switch.

- Attach the 3 claws and install the cushion shield
(with front no. 1 Seat cushion inner shield) to the
seat frame (with adjuster).
- Install the 5 screws.

- Connect the 2 rubber bands of the front seatback
board to the seat frame (with adjuster).
- Install slide and vertical power seat
switch knob
- Install reclining power seat switch knob
Caution:
Wear protective gloves. Sharp areas on the seat frame
(with adjuster) may injure your hands.
Remove reclining power seat switch knob
Using a screwdriver, detach the knob.
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Other materials:
Air conditioning control assembly (for automatic air conditioning system)
Components
Removal
Disconnect cable from negative battery
terminal
Notice:
Wait at least 90 seconds after disconnecting the
cable from the negative (-) battery terminal to
prevent airbag and seat belt pretensioner activation.
Remove no. 2 Instrument cluster finish
panel center ...
Components
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Power outlets
The power outlet can be used for 12 v accessories that run on
less than 10 a.
Open the lid.
The power outlets can be used when
Vehicles without a smart key system
The engine switch is in the “acc” or “on” position.
Vehicles with a smart key system
The engine switch is in ...