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:

How to proceed with troubleshooting
Hint: Use these procedures to troubleshoot the supplemental restraint system. *: Use the intelligent tester. Vehicle brought to workshop Inspect battery voltage* Standard voltage: 11 to 14 v If the voltage is below 11 v, recharge or replace the battery before proceeding. ...

Only driver door lock / unlock functions do not operate
Description The main body ecu receives lock / unlock switch signals and activates the door lock motor accordingly. Wiring diagram Inspection procedure Perform active test by intelligent tester (door lock) Select the active test, use the intelligent tester to generate a control c ...

Communication malfunction no. 1
Description This dtc is output when a communication error occurs between the transponder key amplifier and transponder key ecu. Some possible reasons for the communication error are: 1) 2 or more ignition keys are positioned too close together, or 2) noise is occurring in the communicatio ...