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:

Air conditioning control panel does not operate
Description This circuit consists of the air conditioning control and the air conditioning amplifier. When the air conditioning control is operated, signals are transmitted to the air conditioning amplifier through the lin communication system. If the lin communication system malfunctions, ...

Throttle / pedal position sensor / switch "d" circuit range / performance
Description Hint: Refer to dtc p2120 (see page es-282). Monitor description When the difference between the output voltages of vpa and vpa2 deviates from the standard, the ecm determines that the accelerator pedal position (app) sensor is malfunctioning. The ecm turns on the mil and th ...

Rear airbag sensor
Components On-vehicle inspection Check rear airbag sensor (vehicle not involved in collision) Perform a diagnostic system check (see page rs- 49). Check rear airbag sensor (vehicle involved in collision and airbag has not deployed) Perform a diagnostic system check ...