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 ignition coil assembly and perform spark test Notice: in this section, the terms "cold" and "hot" refer to the temperature of the coils. "Cold" means approximately -10 to 50°c (14 to 122°f). "Hot" means approximately 50 to 100°c (122 to 212 ...

Fail-safe chart
Fail-safe function When communication fails in any of the main wires (communication lines) due to a short circuit or other causes, the fail-safe function, which is specified for each system, operates to prevent the system from malfunctioning. The table below shows the effects on e ...

Engine control system malfunction
Description If a malfunction in the engine control system is detected, the operations of vsc and trc are prohibited by the fail-safe function. When the signals from the engine are input normally, the fail-safe is canceled and the dtc is not stored. Inspection procedure Check harn ...