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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On-vehicle inspection
Check driver side seat belt warning light Turn the ignition switch on. When the driver side seat belt is not fastened, check that the combination meter's driver side seat belt warning light starts blinking. When the seat belt is fastened, check that the combination meter's driver ...

Ecm power source circuit
Description When the ignition switch is turned on, the battery voltage is applied to the igsw of the ecm. The output signal from the mrel terminal of the ecm causes a current to flow to the coil, closing the contacts of the integration relay (efi main relay) and supplying power to either term ...

Short in driver side squib 2nd step circuit
Description The driver side squib 2nd step circuit consists of the center airbag sensor, the spiral cable and the steering pad. The 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 squi ...