TOYOTA AVALON 2018 (in English) User Guide

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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 pretensioner
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 under 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 judgment and
reduce coordination, which could lead to an accident that could result in
death or serious injury.
Defensive driving: Always drive defensively. Anticipate mistakes 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 regard ing 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 neut\
ral.
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
to children.

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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”.
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■Searching by name• Alphabetical index .......P. 478
■Searching by installation
position• Pictorial index ................P. 14
■Searching by symptom or
sound• What to do if... (Troubleshooting) ........P. 474
■Searching by title• Table of contents .............P. 2
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Pictorial index
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Exterior
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 97
Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 97
Opening/closing the door glasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 135
Locking/unlocking by using the mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . P. 411
Warning lights/warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 390, 396
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 103
Opening from inside. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 103
Opening from outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 92, 103
Warning lights/warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 390, 396
Outside rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 132
Adjusting the mirror angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 132
Folding the mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 132
Driving position memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 121
Defogging the mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 2641
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Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 180
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 255
Precautions against car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 314
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 186
Refueling method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 186
Fuel type/fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 426
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 342
Tire size/inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 431
Winter tires/tire chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 255
Checking/rotation/tire pressure warning system . . . . . . . . . P. 342
Coping with flat tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 397
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 328
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 328
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 426
Coping with overheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 418
Headlights/daytime running lights
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Parking lights
*/daytime running lights* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 173
Front turn signal/parking lights
* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 171
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 173
Stop/tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 173
Rear turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 171
Back-up lights
Shifting the shift lever to R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 165
License plate lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 173
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(Replacing method: P. 365, Wattages: P. 432)
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■Instrument panel
Engine switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 160
Starting the engine/changing the modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 160
Emergency stop of the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 381
When the engine will not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 409
Shift lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 165
Changing the shift position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 165
When the shift lever does not move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 169
Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 79
Reading the meters/adjusting the instrument panel light . . . . . . P. 79
Warning lights/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 74
When the warning lights come on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 3881
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Multi-information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 82
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 82
When the warning messages are displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 396
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 171
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 173
Headlights/parking lights/tail lights/daytime running lights . . . . P. 173
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 180
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 180
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 341
Hood lock release lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 328
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . P. 128
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 260
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 260
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 264
Audio/Navigation system
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Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 276
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 286
*: Refer to “NAVIGATION AND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM OWNER’S MANUAL”.
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■Switches
Driving position memory switches*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 121
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 380
Tire pressure warning reset switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 344
Trunk opener main switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 104
Rear sunshade switch
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 291
Trunk opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 103
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) main switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 239
VSC OFF switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 251
PCS (Pre-Collision System) switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 198
Outside rear view mirror switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 132
Window lock switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 135
Door lock switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 99
Power window switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 135
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Audio remote control switches*2
Paddle shift switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 166
Telephone switches
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Talk switch*2
“DISP” button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 83
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance switch
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 228
LDA (Lane Departure Alert with steering control)
switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 211
Cruise control switch
Cruise control
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 235
Dynamic radar cruise control
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 222
Back switch
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*1: If equipped
*2: Refer to “NAVIGATION AND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM OWNER’S MANUAL”.
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■Interior
SRS airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 34
Inside lock buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 99
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 126
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 28
Assist grips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 293
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 290
Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 277
Power outlet
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 288
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 119
Floor mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 24
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 172
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 172
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 256
Warning light/buzzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 388
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