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).
Installation
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 ...
Blower motor
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:
Outside vehicle
General maintenance
Performing the following maintenance checks on the vehicle
is the owner's responsibility. The owner may perform the
maintenance or take the vehicle to a service center. Check
the parts of the vehicle described below on a daily basis. In
most cases, special tools are not requ ...
For vehicles equipped with mobile communication systems
Install the antenna as far away from the ecu and
sensors of the vehicle electronic systems as
possible.
Install an antenna feeder at least 20 cm (7.87 In.)
Away from the ecu and sensors of the vehicle
electronic systems. For details about ecu and
sensor locations, refer to the sec ...
