1996 TOYOTA RAV4 audio

V07434
8 Tape Player CASSETTE TAPE CANNOT BE INSERTED
Is there a foreign object inside tape player?Remove foreign object. Ye s
No
Is radio operating normally?Ye s
Radio assembly faulty.
No
Check if DOME fuse is OK?NG
Replace fuse.
OK
No
Is +B applied to radio assembly?+B wire harness faulty.
Ye s
Check if GND (wire harness side) to radio assembly
is OK?
OKNG
GND faulty.
Radio assembly faulty.
9 Tape PlayerCASSETTE TAPE INSERTED, BUT NO POWER
Is radio operating normally?Ye s
Radio assembly faulty.
No
Check if CIG & RAD fuse is OK?NG
Replace fuse.
OK
Is ACC applied to radio assembly?No
ACC wire harness faulty.
Ye s
Radio assembly faulty.
BE−74
− BODY ELECTRICALAUDIO SYSTEM
1996 RAV4 (RM447U)

V07435
10
Tape PlayerPOWER COMING IN, BUT TAPE PLAYER NOT
OPERATING
Functions OK if different cassette tape inserted?Ye s
Cassette tape faulty.
No
Is radio operating normally?Ye s
Radio assembly faulty.
No
Does continuity exist in speaker wire harness?No
Speaker wire harness faulty.
Ye s
Temporarily install another speaker.
Functions OK?
NoYe s
Speaker faulty.
Radio assembly faulty.
11
Tape PlayerEITHER SPEAKER DOES NOT WORK
Is radio operating normally?
NoYe s
Radio assembly faulty.
Is hiss noise produced by non−functioning speaker?
NoYe s
Radio assembly faulty.
Does continuity exist in speaker wire harness?No
Speaker wire harness faulty.
Temporarily install another speaker.
Functions OK?OK
Speaker faulty. Ye s
NG
Radio assembly faulty.
− BODY ELECTRICALAUDIO SYSTEM
BE−75
1996 RAV4 (RM447U)

V04922
12
Tape player SOUND QUALITY POOR (VOLUME FAINT)
Functions OK if different cassette tape inserted?Ye s
Cassette tape faulty.
No
Operates normally after cleaning the heads?
NoYe s
Head dirty.
Is radio operating normally?
NoYe s
Radio assembly faulty.
Is speaker properly installed?
Ye sNo
Install properly.
Speaker faulty. Temporarily install another speaker. Functions OK?
No
Radio assembly faulty.
13Tape PlayerTAPE JAMMED, MALFUNCTION WITH TAPE SPEED OR
AUTO−REVERSE
Functions OK if different tape (less than 120 mins.) is inserted?Ye s
Ye s
Cassette tape faulty.
No
Is there a foreign object inside tape player?
NoYe s
Remove foreign object.
Operates normally after cleaning the heads?Ye s
Head dirty.
No
Radio assembly faulty.
BE−76
− BODY ELECTRICALAUDIO SYSTEM
1996 RAV4 (RM447U)

V07436
14
Tape PlayerAPS, SKIP, RPT BUTTONS NOT OPERATING
Functions OK if different cassette tape inserted?Radio assembly faulty. No
Ye s
Cassette tape faulty. {Less than 3 secs. of silence between songs (APS, RPT).
Less than 15 secs. of silence (SKIP).}
15
Tape Player
CASSETTE TAPE WILL NOT BE EJECTED
Is tape player operating normally?No
Cassette tape jammed.
Is radio operating normally?Ye s
NoYe s
Radio assembly faulty.
Check if DOME fuse is OK?
OKNG
Replace fuse.
Is B+ applied to radio assembly?
Ye s
Radio assembly faulty.No
B+ wire haness faulty.
− BODY ELECTRICALAUDIO SYSTEM
BE−77
1996 RAV4 (RM447U)

V04924
16
AntennaANTENNA−RELATED
Is antenna extended.No
Extend fully.
Ye s
Temporarily install another antenna.
Functions OK?Antenna faulty. Ye s
No
Radio side faulty.
17
NoiseNOISE PRODUCED BY VIBRATION OR SHOCK WHILE
DRIVING
Is speaker properly installed?
Ye sNo
Install properly.
Is each system correctly installed?
Ye sNo
With vehicle stopped, lightly tap each system.
Is noise produced?
NoYe s
Each system faulty.
Noise produced by static electricity accumulating
in the vehicle body.
BE−78
− BODY ELECTRICALAUDIO SYSTEM
1996 RAV4 (RM447U)

V08467
18
Noise NOISE PRODUCED WHEN ENGINE STARTS
Whistling noise which becomes high−pitched
when accelerator strongly depressed, disappears
shortly after engine stops.Ye s
Generator noise.
No
Whining noise occurs when A/C is operating.Ye s
A/C noise.
Scratching noise occurs during sudden
acceleration, driving on rough roads or when
ignition switch is turned on.No
Ye s
Fuel gauge noise.
No
Clicking sound heard when horn button is
pressed, then released. Whirring/grating sound
when pushed continuously.Ye s
Horn noise.
No
Murmuring sound stops when engine stops.
NoYe s
Ignition noise.
Tick−tock noise, occurs in co−ordination with
blinking of flasher.Ye s
Turn signal noise.
No
Noise occurs during window washer operation.Ye s
Washer noise.
No
Scratching noise occurs while engine is running,
continues a while even after engine stops.
NoEngine coolant temperature gauge noise. Ye s
Scraping noise in time with wiper beat.
NoYe s
Wiper noise.
Other type of noise.
− BODY ELECTRICALAUDIO SYSTEM
BE−79
1996 RAV4 (RM447U)

BE0JZ−06
BE−80
− BODY ELECTRICALAUDIO SYSTEM
1996 RAV4 (RM447U)
LOCATION

BE278−01
BE4671
Antenna Nut
BE5781
− BODY ELECTRICALAUDIO SYSTEM
BE−81
1996 RAV4 (RM447U)
REMOVAL
REMOVE ANTENNA ROD
HINT:
Perform this operation with the negative (−) terminal cable con-
nected to the battery.
(a) Turn the ignition switch to the ”LOCK” position.
(b) Remove the antenna nut.
(c) Press the ”AM” buttons on the radio receiver, and simulta-
neously turn the ignition switch to the ”ACC” position.
HINT:
The rod will extend fully and be released from the motor
antenna.
After removing the antenna rod, leave the ignition switch
at ”ACC”.
NOTICE:
TO prevent body damage when the antenna rod is released,
hold the rod while it comes out.