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
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)
- 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.
- Inspect rear stop light (high mount stop light)
- 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
- Inspect brk relay
- Remove the brk relay from the engine room no. 1 Relay block.
- Measure the resistance of the relay.
Standard resistance
- Inspect stop light switch
- Remove the stop light switch.
- Measure the resistance of the switch.
Standard resistance
- Check wire harness (stop light switch - battery)
- Disconnect the a3 stop light switch connector.
- Measure the voltage of the wire harness side connector.
Standard voltage 
- Check wire harness (stop light switch - rear stop light)
- 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 
Repair or replace harness and connector (rear stop light - body ground)
Data list / active test
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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Headlight relay circuit
Description
When the light control switch, located on the headlight dimmer switch, is
turned to the head position, the
head relay illuminates the headlights.
Wiring diagram
Inspection proced ...
Other materials:
Rear bumper
Components
Removal
Remove rear bumper cover
Remove the 9 screws and 7 clips.
Put protective tape under the quarter panel.
Detach the 12 claws and remove the bumper cover.
Remove rear bumper protector
Hint:
When removing the bumper protector, heat the bumper
prot ...
Position initialization incomplete
Description
This dtc is output when the sliding roof drive gear (sliding roof ecu) has
not been initialized.
Wiring diagram
Refer to dtc b2341 (see page rf-11).
Inspection procedure
Initialize sliding roof drive gear sub-assembly (sliding roof ecu)
Check that the sliding roof ...
The rear cross traffic alert function detection areas
The areas that vehicles can be detected in are outlined below.
To give the driver a more consistent time to react, the buzzer can alert
for faster vehicles from farther away.
Example:
The rear cross traffic alert function is operational when
The bsm main switch is set to on.
The shift ...
