Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Service Manual: Blower unit
Components

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.
- Remove upper instrument panel
- Remove the upper instrument panel (see page ip-
4).
- Remove lower instrument panel
- Remove the lower instrument panel (see page ip-
16).
- Remove air duct (see page ac-188)
- Remove air conditioning unit
- Remove the air conditioning unit (see page ac-
185).
- Remove blower assembly
- Remove the 3 screws and blower.

Disassembly
- Remove heater to register duct assembly

- Detach the 7 claws and register duct.
- Remove air filter case

- Detach the 2 claws and remove the air filter case.
- Remove the air filter.
- Remove air inlet control servo motor (for manual air conditioning
system)

- Remove the 3 screws and air inlet servo motor.
- Remove air inlet control servo motor (for automatic air conditioning
system)

- Detach the claws and lever.

- Remove the 3 screws and air inlet servo motor.
- Remove blower resistor (for manual air conditioning system)

- Remove the 2 screws and blower resistor.
- Remove blower motor

- Remove the 3 screws and blower motor.
Reassembly
- Install blower motor

- Install the blower motor with the 3 screws.
- Install blower resistor (for manual air conditioning system)

- Install the blower resistor with the 2 screws.
- Install air inlet control servo motor (for automatic air conditioning
system)

- Install the air inlet servo motor with the 3 screws.

- Attach the claw to install the lever.
- Install air inlet control servo motor (for manual air conditioning
system)

- Install the air inlet servo motor with the 3 screws.
- Install air filter case

- Install the air filter.
- Attach the 2 claws to install the air filter case.
- Install heater to register duct assembly

- Attach the 7 claws to install the register duct.
Installation
- Install blower assembly

- Install the blower assembly with the 3 screws.
- Install air conditioning unit
- Install the air conditioning unit (see page ac-197).
- Install air duct (see page ac-199)
- Install lower instrument panel
- Install the lower instrument panel (see page ip-23).
- Install upper instrument panel
- Install the upper instrument panel (see page ip-9).
- Connect cable to negative battery
terminal
- Check srs warning light
- Check the srs warning light (see page rs-37).
Install air conditioner unit assembly
Install the a/c unit with the bolt and nut.
Torque: 9.8 N*m (100 kgf*cm, 7 ft.*Lbf)
Install instrument panel reinforcement
Install th ...
On-vehicle inspection
Inspect blower motor (for automatic air conditioning system)
Disconnect the blower motor connector.
Connect the positive (+) lead from the battery to
terminal 1 ...
Other materials:
Driving the vehicle
The following procedures should be observed to ensure safe
driving:
Starting the engine
Driving
With the brake pedal depressed, shift the shift lever to d.
Release the parking brake.
Gradually release the brake pedal and gently depress the accelerator
pedal to accelerate the vehicle.
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Dtc check / clear
Check dtc
Connect the intelligent tester (with can vim) to the
dlc3.
Turn the ignition switch on and turn the intelligent
tester on.
Read the dtc by following the prompts on the
tester screen.
Hint:
Refer to the intelligent tester operator's manual for
further details.
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Rear window wiper and
washer
The rear window wiper and
washer can be used by
operating the lever.
NOTICE
â– When the rear window is dry
Do not use the wiper, as it may
damage the rear window.
Operating the wiper lever
Operating the switch
operates the rear wiper as follows:
*1 or
*2 Off
*1 or
*2 Intermittent
operation
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