Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Owners Manual: Do-it-yourself maintenance

Emission inspection and maintenance (i/m) programs

Some states have vehicle emission inspection programs which include obd (on board diagnostics) checks. The obd system monitors the operation of the emission control system. If the malfunction indic ...

Do-it-yourself service precautions

If you perform maintenance by yourself, be sure to follow the correct procedure as given in these sections. Caution The engine compartment contains many mechanisms and fluids that may ...

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Short in front driver side - side squib circuit
Description The driver side - side squib circuit consists of the center airbag sensor and the front seat side airbag lh. This circuit instructs the srs to deploy when the deployment conditions are met. These dtcs are recorded when a malfunction is detected in the driver side - side sq ...

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 ...

Front airbag sensor lh circuit malfunction
Description The front airbag sensor lh consists of the diagnostic circuit, the frontal deceleration sensor, etc. If the center airbag sensor receives signals from the frontal deceleration sensor, it determines whether or not the srs should be activated. Dtc b1615/14 is recorded when a ma ...