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 ...

Other materials:

Disassembly
Caution: Wear protective gloves. Sharp areas on the seat frame (with adjuster) may injure your hands. Remove reclining power seat switch knob Using a screwdriver, detach the knob. Hint: Tape the screwdriver tip before use. Remove slide and vertical power seat switch knob ...

On-vehicle inspection
Check camshaft timing oil control valve assembly Check the operation. Connect the intelligent tester to the dlc3. Turn the ignition switch on. Turn the intelligent tester main switch on. Start and warm up the engine. Select the menu items: diagnosis / enhanced obd ii / ...

Air inlet damper control servo motor circuit
Description The damper servo (air inlet control) sends pulse signals to indicate the damper position to the air conditioning amplifier. The air conditioning amplifier activates the motor (normal or reverse) based on these signals to move the air inlet control damper to the appropriate pos ...