Toyota RAV4 manuals

Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Service Manual: Removal

Hint:

  1. 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.

  1. Remove front seat headrest assembly

  2. Remove front seat track bracket outer cover lh

Toyota RAV4. Remove front seat track bracket outer cover lh


  1. Lift up the seat track adjusting handle and move the seat to the foremost position
  2. Using a screwdriver, detach the 4 claws.

Hint:

Tape the screwdriver tip before use.

  1. Remove the outer cover in the direction indicated by the arrow in the illustration.
  1. Remove front seat track bracket inner cover lh

Toyota RAV4. Remove front seat track bracket inner cover lh


  1. Using a screwdriver, detach the 2 claws.

Hint:

Tape the screwdriver tip before use.

  1. Remove the inner cover in the direction indicated by the arrow in the illustration.
  1. Remove front seat assembly

Toyota RAV4. Remove front seat assembly


  1. Remove the 2 bolts on the rear side of the seat.
  2. Lift up the seat track adjusting handle and move the seat to the rearmost position.

Toyota RAV4. Remove front seat assembly


  1. Remove the 2 bolts on the front side of the seat.
  2. Lift up the seat track adjusting handle and move the seat to the center position. Also, operate the reclining adjuster release handle and move the seatback to the upright position.
  3. Disconnect the connector under the seat.
  4. Remove the seat.

Notice:

Be careful not to damage the vehicle body.

Front seat assembly (for manual seat)
Components ...

Disassembly
Caution: Wear protective gloves. Sharp areas on the seat frame (with adjuster) may injure your hands. Hint: Use the same procedures for the rh side and lh side. The procedures listed below ar ...

Other materials:

Releasing and stowing the seat belt (for the rear center seat)
To release the hooked buckle “b”, push the buckle release button. Release button To release the hooked plate A insert the mechanical key  Or plate B or the wireless key into the hole on the buckle. When releasing the seat belt, retract it slowly. Stow th ...

If the vehicle becomes stuck
Carry out the following procedures if the tires spin or the vehicle becomes stuck in mud, dirt or snow: Stop the engine. Set the parking brake and shift the shift lever to p. Remove the mud, snow or sand from around the stuck tire. Place wood, stones or some other material to help provide t ...

Dinghy towing
Your vehicle is not designed to be dinghy towed (with 4 wheels on the ground) behind a motor home. NOTICE ■To avoid serious damage to your vehicle Do not tow your vehicle with 4 wheels on the ground. ■To prevent causing serious damage to the transmission and AWD system (AWD models) 2WD models: ...

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