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)
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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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:
Installation
(2005/11-2006/01)
Install front drive shaft assembly lh
Coat the spline of the inboard joint shaft with gear
oil.
Using a brass bar and hammer, align the shaft
splines in the drive shaft.
Notice:
Set the snap ring with the opening side facing
downwards.
Be careful not to damage the oil s ...
Installation (2005/11-2006/01)
Install abs and traction actuator assembly with bracket
Notice:
Do not remove the hole plug before connecting the
brake tube. New actuators are filled with brake fluid.
Install the actuator with bracket with the 3 nuts.
Torque: 19 n*m (194 kgf*cm, 14 ft.*Lbf)
Hint:
The nuts shou ...
Lda
(lane departure alert)
Summary of function
While driving on a road that has lane markers, this system recognizes
the lane markers using a camera as a sensor to alert the driver when
the vehicle deviates from its lane.
If the system judges that the vehicle may deviate from its lane, it alerts
the driver using beepin ...