Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Service Manual: Stop light switch circuit
Description
When the stop light switch is turned on, current flows to the stop lights to
illuminate them.
Wiring diagram
![Toyota RAV4. Stop light switch circuit](images/books/256/46/3.htm32.jpg)
Inspection procedure
- Inspect fuse (stop)
- Remove the stop fuse from the instrument panel
junction block.
- Measure the resistance of the fuse.
Standard resistance:
below 1
- Inspect stop light (rear combination light)
![Toyota RAV4. Inspect stop light (rear combination light)](images/books/256/46/3.htm36.jpg)
- Remove the rear combination light.
- Connect the positive (+) lead from the battery to terminal
4 and the negative (-) lead to terminal 1, then check that
the light comes on.
Ok:
light comes on.
![](images/books/256/46/3.htm38.gif)
- Inspect rear stop light (high mount stop light)
![Toyota RAV4. Inspect rear stop light (high mount stop light)](images/books/256/46/3.htm39.jpg)
- Remove the high mount stop light assembly.
- Connect the positive (+) lead from the battery to terminal
2 and the negative (-) lead to terminal 1, then check that
the light comes on.
Ok:
light comes on
![](images/books/256/46/3.htm40.gif)
![](images/books/256/46/3.htm41.gif)
- Inspect brk relay
![Toyota RAV4. Inspect brk relay](images/books/256/46/3.htm42.jpg)
- Remove the brk relay from the engine room no. 1 Relay
block.
- Measure the resistance of the relay.
Standard resistance![](images/books/256/46/3.htm43.jpg)
![](images/books/256/46/3.htm44.gif)
![](images/books/256/46/3.htm45.gif)
- Inspect stop light switch
![Toyota RAV4. Inspect stop light switch](images/books/256/46/3.htm46.jpg)
- Remove the stop light switch.
- Measure the resistance of the switch.
Standard resistance![](images/books/256/46/3.htm47.jpg)
![](images/books/256/46/3.htm48.gif)
![](images/books/256/46/3.htm49.gif)
- Check wire harness (stop light switch - battery)
![Toyota RAV4. Check wire harness (stop light switch - battery)](images/books/256/46/3.htm50.jpg)
- Disconnect the a3 stop light switch connector.
- Measure the voltage of the wire harness side connector.
Standard voltage ![](images/books/256/46/3.htm51.jpg)
![](images/books/256/46/3.htm52.gif)
![](images/books/256/46/3.htm53.gif)
- Check wire harness (stop light switch - rear stop light)
![Toyota RAV4. Check wire harness (stop light switch - rear stop light)](images/books/256/46/3.htm54.jpg)
- Disconnect the a3 stop light switch connector.
- Disconnect the k12 and k14 rear combination light
connectors.
- Disconnect the q1 high mount stop light connector.
- Measure the resistance of the wire harness side
connectors.
Standard resistance ![](images/books/256/46/3.htm55.jpg)
![](images/books/256/46/3.htm57.gif)
Repair or replace harness and connector (rear stop light - body ground)
Read data list
Hint:
Using the intelligent tester's data list allows switch,
sensor, actuator and other item values to be read without
removing any parts. Reading the data list early in
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