TOYOTA AVALON 2008 XX30 / 3.G Owners Manual

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Vehicle specifications
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*: Vehicles sold outside Canada
ItemFunctionDefault settingCustomized
setting
Automatic
light control
system 
( P. 143) Light sensor sensitivity Level 3 Levels 1 to 5
Time elapsed before
headlights automati-
cally turn off after doors
are closed
60 seconds0 seconds
30 seconds
90 seconds
Daytime running light ON OFF
*

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ItemFunctionDefault settingCustomizedsetting
Windshield
wipers and
washer 
( P. 146) Switching operation
when the vehicle is sta-
tionary
ON OFF
Drip prevention function ON OFF
Time elapsed before
the drip prevention
function operates Variable
depending on
the vehicle
speed
3 seconds
Illumination 
( P. 252) Time elapsed before
lights turn off
15 seconds7.5 seconds
30 seconds
Operation when the
doors are unlocked ON
OFF
Operation after the
“ENGINE START
STOP” switch or the
engine switch turned
OFF ON
OFF
Front/rear personal
lights turned on when a
door is opened Corresponding
light only All lights
OFF
Outer foot lights ONOFF
Rear 
sunshade 
( P. 273) Time elapsed before
the reverse operation
feature activates
0.7 seconds0 seconds
0.9 seconds
1.2 seconds

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6-3. Initialization
Items to initialize
ItemWhen to initializeReference
Power window • After reconnecting or changing the
battery
• After changing a fuse P. 6 7
Moon roof P. 70
Engine oil 
maintenance data • After changing engine oil P. 311
Tire pressure warning
system • When rotating the tires on vehicles
differing with front and rear tire infla-
tion pressures.
• When changing the tire inflation pressure by changing traveling
speed or load weight, etc.
• When changing the tire size. P. 324
After reconnecting or performing maintenance on the battery, the fol-
lowing items must be initialize
d for normal system operation.

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Reporting safety defects 
for U.S. owners .............. 436
Seat belt instructions for 
Canadian owners 
(in French) ..................... 437

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Reporting safety defects for U.S. owners
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could cause a
crash or could cause injury or death, you should immediately
inform the National Highway Traffi c Safety Administration (NHTSA)
in addition to notifying Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (Toll-free:
1-800-331-4331).
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an investigation,
and if it finds that a safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it
may order a recall and remedy campaign. However, NHTSA can-
not become involved in individual problems between you, your
dealer, or Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle Safety Hotline
toll-free at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go to
http://www.safercar.gov ; or write to: Administrator, NHTSA,
1200 New Jersey Ave, S.E., Washington, DC 20590. You can
also obtain other information abou t motor vehicle safety from
http://www.safercar.gov .

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Seat belt instructions for Canadian owners (in French)
The following is a French explanation of seat belt instructions
extracted from the seat belt section in this manual.
See the seat belt section for more detailed seat belt instructions in
English.

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