TOYOTA AVALON 2022 User Guide

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This vehicle is equipped with an event data recorder (EDR). The main pur-
pose of an EDR is to record, in certain crash or near crash-lik e situations,
such as an air bag deployment or hitting a road obstacle, data that will assist
in understanding how a vehicle’s systems performed. The EDR is designed to
record data related to vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a short period
of time, typically 30 seconds or less.
The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record such data as:
• How various systems in your vehicle were operating;
• Whether or not the driver and passenger safety belts were buckled/fas-tened;
• How far (if at all) the driver was depressing the accelerator and/or brake
pedal; and,
• How fast the vehicle was traveling.
These data can help provide a better understanding of the circu mstances in
which crashes and injuries occur.
NOTE: EDR data are recorded by your vehicle only if a non-trivi al crash situ-
ation occurs; no data are recorded by the EDR under normal driv ing condi-
tions and no personal data (e.g., name, gender, age, and crash location) are
recorded. However, other parties, such as law enforcement, could combine
the EDR data with the type of personally identifying data routi nely acquired
during a crash investigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR, special equipment is required, and access
to the vehicle or the EDR is needed. In addition to the vehicle manufacturer,
other parties, such as law enforcement, that have the special e quipment, can
read the information if they have access to the vehicle or the EDR.
●Disclosure of the EDR data
Toyota will not disclose the data recorded in an EDR to a third party except
when:
• An agreement from the vehicle’s owner (or the lessee for a lea sed vehi-
cle) is obtained
• In response to an official request by the police, a court of l aw or a govern-
ment agency
• For use by Toyota in a lawsuit
However, if necessary, Toyota may:
• Use the data for research on vehicle safety performance
• Disclose the data to a third party for research purposes witho ut disclosing
information about the specific vehicle or vehicle owner
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The SRS airbag and seat belt pretensioner devices in your Toyota contain
explosive chemicals. If the vehicle is scrapped with the airbags and seat belt
pretensioners left as they are, this may cause an accident such as fire. Be
sure to have the systems of the SRS airbag and seat belt preten sioner
removed and disposed of by a qualified service shop or by your Toyota dealer
before you scrap your vehicle.
Special handling may apply, See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate.
Your vehicle has components that may contain perchlorate. These compo-
nents may include airbag, seat belt pretensioners, and wireless remote con-
trol batteries.
Scrapping of your Toyota
Perchlorate Material
WARNING
■ General precautions while driving
Driving under the influence: Never drive your vehicle when unde r the influ-
ence of alcohol or drugs that have impaired your ability to operate your vehi-
cle. Alcohol and certain drugs delay reaction time, impair judg ment and
reduce coordination, which could lead to an accident that could result in
death or serious injury.
Defensive driving: Always drive defensively. Anticipate mistake s that other
drivers or pedestrians might make and be ready to avoid accidents.
Driver distraction: Always give your full attention to driving. Anything that
distracts the driver, such as adjusting controls, talking on a cellular phone or
reading can result in a collision with resulting death or serious injury to you,
your occupants or others.
■ General precaution regarding children’s safety
Never leave children unattended in the vehicle, and never allow children to
have or use the key.
Children may be able to start the vehicle or shift the vehicle into neutral.
There is also a danger that children may injure themselves by playing with
the windows, the moon roof, or other features of the vehicle. In addition,
heat build-up or extremely cold temperatures inside the vehicle can be fatal
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WARNING:
Explains something that, if not obeyed, could cause death or
serious injury to people.
NOTICE:
Explains something that, if not obeyed, could cause damage to
or a malfunction in the vehicle or its equipment.
Indicates operating or working procedures. Follow the steps
in numerical order.
Indicates the action (push-
ing, turning, etc.) used to
operate switches and other
devices.
Indicates the outcome of an
operation (e.g. a lid opens).
Indicates the component or
position being explained.
Means “Do not”, “Do not do
this”, or “Do not let this hap-
pen”.
Reading this manual
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■Searching by name• Alphabetical index .......P. 555
■Searching by installation
position• Pictorial index ................P. 16
■Searching by symptom or
sound• What to do if... (Troubleshooting) ........P. 552
■Searching by title• Table of contents .............P. 2
How to search

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Pictorial index
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Exterior
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 127
Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 127
Opening/closing the side windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 162
Locking/unlocking by using the mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . P. 484
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 133
Opening from inside. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 133
Opening from outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 133
Outside rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 159
Adjusting the mirror angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 159
Folding the mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 159
Driving position memory
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Defogging the mirrors
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Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 212
Precautions for winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 336
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 216
Refueling method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 216
Fuel type/fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 500
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 414
Tire size/inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 506
Winter tires/tire chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 336
Checking/rotation/tire pressur e warning system . . . . . . . . .P. 414
Coping with flat tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 470
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 401
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 401
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 501
Coping with overheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 492
Front turn signal lights/parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 197, 204
Headlights/daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 204
Front side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 204
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 204
Front turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 197
Daytime running lights/parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 204
Front turn signal lights/cornering lights . . . . . . . . . . . P. 197, 204
Side turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 197
Rear turn signal lights/r ear side marker lights/
tail lights/stoplights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 197, 204
Back-up lights
Shifting the shift lever to R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 191
License plate lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 204
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(Replacing method: P. 441, Watts: P. 508)
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■Instrument panel
Engine switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 186
Starting the engine/changing the positions or modes . . . . . . . P. 186
Emergency stop of the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 445
When the engine will not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 482
Shift lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 191
Changing the shift position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 191
Precautions for towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 448
When the shift lever does not move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 195
Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 90
Reading the meters/adjusting the instrument panel lights . . . . . P. 90
Warning lights/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 84
When a warning light comes on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 455
Multi-information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 93
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 93
When the warning messages are displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 4651
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Parking brake switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 198
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 198, 199
Precautions for winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 337
Warning light/warning buzzer/
warning message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 201, 455
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 197
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 204
Headlights/side marker lights/parking lights/tail lights/
license plate lights/daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 204
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 212
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 212
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 413
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 444
Hood lock release lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 401
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever
*1 . . . . . . . . P. 155
Tilt and telescopic steering control switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . P. 155
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 155
Driving position memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 148
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 342
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 342
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 344
Audio Plus
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Premium Audio*1, 2
*1: If equipped
*2: Refer to “NAVIGATION AND MULT IMEDIA SYSTEM OWNER’S MANUAL”.
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■Switches
Automatic High Beam switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 208
VSC OFF switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 330
Heated steering wheel
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 350
Trunk opener switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 133
Fuel filler door opener switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 218
Camera switch
*1, 2
“ODO/TRIP” switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 95
Instrument panel light control s witch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 91
Driving mode select switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 324
Brake hold switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 202
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