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:
Reassembly
Bearing position
Standard bearing position
Install differential gear lube apply tube
Install the apply tube and clamp to the transaxle
housing with the bolt.
Torque: 9.8 N*m (100 kgf*cm, 87 in.*Lbf)
Notice:
Make sure to insert the pipe to the stopper.
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Standby state
Concept
When standby state is switched on, most functions
can be used while the vehicle is stationary.
Desired settings can be adjusted.
General information
The vehicle is in the standby state after the front
doors are opened from the outside.
Display in the instrument cluster
OFF is displayed in t ...
Registering a bluetooth®
phone for the first time
To use the hands-free system, it is necessary to register a
bluetooth® phone with the system.
Once the phone has been registered, it is possible to use the
hands-free system.
For details about registering a bluetooth® device
Turn the bluetooth® connection setting of your cellular phon ...