Toshiba RELEASE fault code

Toshiba air conditioning

What the Toshiba RELEASE fault code means, from the manufacturer's own service literature, and the UK models it applies to.

What it means

Toshiba's RELEASE (limiting) patterns

Table 11-3-1 item F, "Release status display". These flash patterns mean the unit is LIMITING ITSELF to stay inside its envelope — they are not faults and there is no check code behind them. Reading one as a fault sends an engineer chasing a machine that is working correctly.

Source: Toshiba service manual SVM-19001-3 (Seiya) / SVM-18009 (Shorai P) §11-3, Table 11-3-1 (flashing-LED block codes)

UK models this code applies to

Tap yours to open RELEASE on that machine.

Wall-mounted82

RAS-05BKV-E / RAS-05BAV-E RAS-07BKV-E / RAS-07BAV-E RAS-10BKV-E / RAS-10BAV-E RAS-10G2KVP-E / RAS-10G2AVP-E RAS-13BKV-E / RAS-13BAV-E RAS-13G2KVP-E / RAS-13G2AVP-E RAS-16BKV-E / RAS-16BAV-E RAS-16G2KVP-E / RAS-16G2AVP-E RAS-18E2KVG-E / RAS-18E2AVG-E RAS-18J2KVG-E / RAS-18J2AVG-E RAS-24E2KVG-E / RAS-24E2AVG-E RAS-077SKV-E7 / RAS-077SAV-E6 RAS-107SKV-E7 / RAS-107SAV-E6 RAS-137SKV-E7 / RAS-137SAV-E6 RAS-167SKV-E7 / RAS-167SAV-E5 RAS-B05E2KVG-E / RAS-05E2AVG-E RAS-B05J2KVG-E / RAS-05J2AVG-E RAS-B05S4KVG-E / RAS-05E2AVG-E RAS-B07E2KVG-E / RAS-07E2AVG-E RAS-B07G3KVSG-E / RAS-07J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B07G3KVSGB-E / RAS-07J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B07J2KVG-E / RAS-07J2AVG-E RAS-B07P2KVSG-E / RAS-07P2AVSG-E RAS-B07P2KVSGB-E / RAS-07P2AVSG-E RAS-B07S4KVG-E / RAS-07E2AVG-E RAS-B10E2KVG-E / RAS-10E2AVG-E RAS-B10G3KVSG-E / RAS-10J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B10G3KVSGB-E / RAS-10J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B10J2KVG-E / RAS-10J2AVG-E RAS-B10J2KVSG-E / RAS-10J2AVSG-E RAS-B10N3KV2-E1 / RAS-10N3AV2-E1 RAS-B10N3KVP-E / RAS-10N3AVP-E RAS-B10N4KVRG-E1 / RAS-10J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B10P2KVSG(B)-E / RAS-10P2AVSG-E RAS-B10S4KVG-E / RAS-10E2AVG-E RAS-B10S4KVPG-E / RAS-10S4AVPG-E RAS-B13E2KVG-E / RAS-13E2AVG-E RAS-B13G3KVSG-E / RAS-13J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B13G3KVSGB-E / RAS-13J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B13J2KVG-E / RAS-13J2AVG-E RAS-B13J2KVSG-E / RAS-13J2AVSG-E RAS-B13N3KV2-E1 / RAS-13N3AV2-E1 RAS-B13N3KVP-E / RAS-13N3AVP-E RAS-B13N4KVRG-E / RAS-13J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B13P2KVSG(B)-E / RAS-13P2AVSG-E RAS-B13S4KVG-E / RAS-13E2AVG-E RAS-B13S4KVPG-E / RAS-13S4AVPG-E RAS-B16E2KVG-E / RAS-16E2AVG-E RAS-B16G3KVSG-E / RAS-16J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B16G3KVSGB-E / RAS-16J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B16J2KVG-E / RAS-16J2AVG-E RAS-B16J2KVSG-E / RAS-16J2AVSG-E RAS-B16N3KV2-E1 / RAS-16N3AV2-E RAS-B16N3KVP-E / RAS-16N3AVP-E RAS-B16N4KVRG-E / RAS-16J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B16P2KVSG(B)-E / RAS-16P2AVSG-E RAS-B16S4KVG-E / RAS-16E2AVG-E RAS-B18G3KVSG-E / RAS-18J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B18G3KVSGB-E / RAS-18J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B18J2KVSG-E / RAS-18J2AVSG-E RAS-B18P2KVSG(B)-E / RAS-18P2AVSG-E RAS-B18S4KVG-E / RAS-18E2AVG-E RAS-B18S4KVPG-E / RAS-18S4AVPG-E RAS-B22G3KVSG-E / RAS-22J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B22G3KVSGB-E / RAS-22J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B22P2KVSG(B)-E / RAS-22P2AVSG-E RAS-B24G3KVSG-E / RAS-24J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B24G3KVSGB-E / RAS-24J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B24J2KVG-E / RAS-24J2AVG-E RAS-B24J2KVSG-E / RAS-24J2AVSG-E RAS-B24P2KVSG(B)-E / RAS-24P2AVSG-E RAS-B24S4KVG-E / RAS-24E2AVG-E RAS-M05G3KVSG-E RAS-M05G3KVSGB-E RAV-GM1101KRTP-E / RAV-GP1101AT-E · RAV-GP1101AT8-E RAV-HM901KRTP-E / RAV-GM901AT(J)P-E RAV-RM561KRTP-E RAV-RM801KRTP-E RAV-SM307KRTP-E RAV-SM407KRTP-E RAV-SM566KRT-E RAV-SM806KRT-E

Cassettes17

RAS-M10S4MUVG-E RAS-M13S4MUVG-E RAS-M16S4MUVG-E RAV-GM561UT-E RAV-GM801UT-E RAV-GM1101UT-E / RAV-GP1101AT-E RAV-GM1401UT-E / RAV-GP1401AT-E RAV-HM901UTP-E / RAV-GM901AT(J)P-E RAV-HM1101UTP-E RAV-HM1401UTP-E RAV-HM1601UTP-E / RAV-GM1601ATP-E · RAV-GM1601ATJP-E · RAV-GM1601AT8P-E · RAV-GM1601AT8JP-E RAV-RM561MUT-E RAV-RM561UTP-E RAV-RM801UTP-E RAV-RM1101UTP-E / RAV-GP1101AT-E · RAV-GP1101AT8-E RAV-RM1401UTP-E / RAV-GP1401AT-E · RAV-GP1401AT8-E RAV-RM1601UTP-E / RAV-GP1601AT8-E

Ducted20

Ceiling suspended10

RAV-HM401CTP-E RAV-HM901CTP-E / RAV-GM901AT(J)P-E RAV-HM1101CTP-E RAV-HM1401CTP-E RAV-HM1601CTP-E RAV-RM561CTP-E RAV-RM801CTP-E RAV-RM1101CTP-E / RAV-GP1101AT-E · RAV-GP1101AT8-E RAV-RM1401CTP-E / RAV-GP1401AT-E · RAV-GP1401AT8-E RAV-RM1601CTP-E / RAV-GP1601AT8-E

Floor consoles3

RAS-B10J2FVG-E / RAS-10J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B13J2FVG-E / RAS-13J2AVSG-E1 RAS-B18J2FVG-E / RAS-18J2AVSG-E1

Floor-standing4

RAV-RM561FT-EN RAV-RM801FT-EN RAV-RM1101FT-EN / RAV-GP1101AT-E RAV-RM1401FT-EN / RAV-GP1401AT-E

Indoor and outdoor pairs1

RAS-077SKV-E6 / RAS-077SAV-E6

Multi-split outdoor units13

RAS-2M10U2AVG-E RAS-2M14S3AV-E RAS-2M14U2AVG-E RAS-2M18S3AV-E RAS-2M18U2AVG-E RAS-3M18S3AV-E RAS-3M18U2AVG-E RAS-3M26S3AV-E RAS-3M26U2AVG-E RAS-4M27S3AV-E RAS-4M27U2AVG-E RAS-5M34S3AV-E RAS-5M34U2AVG-E

Outdoor units108

RAS-2M10G3AVG-E RAS-2M14G3AVG-E RAS-2M18G3AVG-E RAS-3M18G3AVG-E RAS-3M26G3AVG-E RAS-4M27G3AVG-E RAS-5M34G3AVG-E RAS-07BAV-E RAS-10BAV-E RAS-10G2AVP-E RAS-10N3AV2-E1 RAS-10N3AVP-E RAS-13BAV-E RAS-13G2AVP-E RAS-13N3AV2-E1 RAS-13N3AVP-E RAS-16BAV-E RAS-16G2AVP-E RAS-16N3AV2-E RAS-16N3AVP-E RAS-18N3AV2-E RAS-107SAV-E6 RAS-137SAV-E6 RAS-167SAV-E5 RAV-GM301ATP-E RAV-GM303ATJP-E RAV-GM303ATP-E RAV-GM401ATP-E RAV-GM403ATP-E RAV-GM561ATJP-E RAV-GM561ATP-E RAV-GM561ATP-E1 RAV-GM563ATP-E RAV-GM703ATP-E RAV-GM703ATP-TR RAV-GM801ATJP-E RAV-GM801ATP-E RAV-GM803ATP-E RAV-GM803ATP-TR RAV-GM903ATP-E RAV-GM1101AT8P-E RAV-GM1101ATJP-E RAV-GM1101ATP-E RAV-GM1103AT8P-E RAV-GM1103ATP-E RAV-GM1401AT8P-E RAV-GM1401ATJP-E RAV-GM1401ATP-E RAV-GM1403AT8P-E RAV-GM1403ATP-E RAV-GM1603AT8P-E RAV-GM1603ATP-E RAV-GM2241AT8-E RAV-GM2241AT8-E1 RAV-GM2243AT8P-E RAV-GM2801AT8-E RAV-GM2801AT8-E1 RAV-GM2803AT8P-E RAV-GP563ATP-E RAV-GP703ATP-E RAV-GP803ATP-E RAV-GP1103AT8P-E RAV-GP1103ATP-E RAV-GP1401AT-E1 RAV-GP1403AT8P-E RAV-GP1403ATP-E RAV-GP1603AT8P-E RAV-GP1603ATP-E RAV-GV561ATP-E RAV-GV801ATP-E RAV-GV1101AT8P-E RAV-GV1101ATP-E RAV-GV1401AT8P-E RAV-GV1401ATP-E RAV-GV1601AT8P-E RAV-GV1601AT8P-E1 RAV-GV1601ATP-E RAV-SM80ATP-E RAV-SM304ATP-E RAV-SM404ATP-E RAV-SM564ATP-E RAV-SM804ATP-E RAV-SM1104AT8P-E RAV-SM1104AT8P-E1 RAV-SM1104ATP-E RAV-SM1104ATP-E1 RAV-SM1404AT8P-E RAV-SM1404ATP-E RAV-SM1404ATP-E1 RAV-SM1603AT-E RAV-SM1603AT-E1 RAV-SM2244AT8-E RAV-SM2246AT8-E RAV-SM2804AT8-E RAV-SM2806AT8-E RAV-SP404ATP-E RAV-SP564ATP-E RAV-SP804ATP-E RAV-SP1104AT-E RAV-SP1104AT-E1 RAV-SP1104AT8-E RAV-SP1104AT8-E1 RAV-SP1404AT-E RAV-SP1404AT-E1 RAV-SP1404AT8-E RAV-SP1404AT8-E1 RAV-SP1604AT8-E RAV-SP1604AT8-E1

Other models30

Now the harder half: proving what caused it

RELEASE names a symptom, not a root cause. In the app, the same code opens a guided investigation: what to measure first, the expected values for your exact model, and an honest verdict — including “nothing in this machine is broken” when that's what the readings say.

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