Replacing the dash lights on your Toyota RAV4 is a simple but necessary task. If the dash lights on your RAV4 are burned out, you will have a difficult time seeing all of the gauges and instrumentation located on the instrument cluster. It's advisable to change the dash lights as soon as they burn out. Replacing them is simply a matter of pulling the instrument cluster out of the vehicle and changing the bulbs.
Park the RAV4 on a level surface and open the driver's side door. Lower the steering wheel to its lowest position in order to have more room to work.
Remove the two dash trim securing screws directly above the instrument cluster. The dash trim does not need to be removed --simply loosened -- in order to remove the instrument cluster. Raise the dash trim as high as it can go in order to access the cluster.
Remove the two screws securing the instrument cluster to the RAV4 and pull it toward you. Reach behind the cluster and unplug its two wire connections. Pull the cluster out of the vehicle.
Remove any burned out bulb by rotating it counterclockwise and pulling it out of its socket. All of the bulbs are located on the underside of the instrument panel. Install new bulbs by pushing them into the socket and rotating them clockwise. Reconnect the wire connections to the instrument cluster and place it back into the RAV4.
Reinstall the two screws to the cluster followed by the two dash trim screws.
