Toyota RAV4 Service Manual: 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.
- Disconnect cable from positive battery terminal
- Remove battery clamp
- Remove the bolt and loosen the nut.
- Detach the 2 wire harness clamps.
- Detach the hook of the battery clamp from the battery bracket front, and then remove the battery clamp.
- Remove battery insulator
- Remove battery
- Remove front battery bracket
- Detach the 2 wire harness clamps.
- Remove the 4 bolts and bracket front.
- Remove battery bracket reinforcement
- Remove the 2 bolts and reinforcement bracket.
- Remove starter assembly
- Disconnect the starter connector.
- Open the terminal cap, remove the nut and disconnect the starter wire.
- Remove the 2 bolts and starter.
Starter
Components
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Disassembly
Remove magnetic switch assembly
Remove the nut and disconnect the lead wire from
the magnetic switch.
Remove the 2 screws holding the magnetic switch
to the starter drive housin ...
Other materials:
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 ...
Front seatback heater
Inspection
Inspect front seatback heater assembly
lh
Measure the resistance of the seatback heater.
Standard resistance
If the result is not as specified, replace the seatback
heater assembly
Inspect front seatback heater assembly
rh
Hint:
Use the same procedures desc ...
Removal
Hint:
Use the same procedures for the rh side and lh side.
The procedures listed below are for the lh side.
Remove roof rack support sub-assembly center
Remove the 4 roof carrier caps and roof rack
support center.
Remove roof rack bar front
Remove the 4 screws ...