windshield wipers TOYOTA AVALON HYBRID 2018 Owners Manual (in English)

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4-1. Before drivingDriving the vehicle ............. 156
Cargo and luggage............ 166
Vehicle load limits ............. 169
Trailer towing..................... 170
Dinghy towing.................... 171
4-2. Driving procedures Power (ignition) switch ...... 172
EV drive mode................... 178
Hybrid transmission........... 180
Turn signal lever................ 184
Parking brake .................... 185
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 186
Automatic High Beam ....... 189
Windshield wipers and washer ............................ 193
4-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap .......................... 198 4-5. Using the driving
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Toyota Safety Sense P ...... 202
PCS (Pre-Collision System) ........................... 209
LDA (Lane Departure Alert with steering
control) ............................ 222
Dynamic radar cruise control.............................. 233
Cruise control .................... 246
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor)......... 250
• The Blind Spot Monitor function.......................... 252
• The Rear Cross Traffic Alert function detection
areas ............................. 257
Driving mode select switch .............................. 259
Driving assist systems ....... 261
4-6. Driving tips Hybrid vehicle driving tips ................................... 266
Winter driving tips .............. 269
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17Pictorial index
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 193
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 269
Precautions against car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 327
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 198
Refueling method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 198
Fuel type/fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 438
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 356
Tire size/inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 443
Winter tires/tire chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 269
Checking/rotation/tire pressure warning system . . . . . . . . . P. 356
Coping with flat tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 408
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 341
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 341
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 439
Coping with overheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 429
Headlights/daytime running lights
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Parking lights
*/daytime running lights* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 186
Front turn signal/parking lights
* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 184
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 186
Stop/tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 186
Rear turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 184
Back-up lights
Shifting the shift lever to R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 180
License plate lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 186
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Light bulbs of the exter ior lights for driving
(Replacing method: P. 378, Wattages: P. 444)
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4-1. Before drivingDriving the vehicle ............. 156
Cargo and luggage ........... 166
Vehicle load limits ............. 169
Trailer towing..................... 170
Dinghy towing ................... 171
4-2. Driving procedures Power (ignition) switch ...... 172
EV drive mode .................. 178
Hybrid transmission........... 180
Turn signal lever................ 184
Parking brake .................... 185
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 186
Automatic High Beam ....... 189
Windshield wipers and washer ............................ 193
4-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap .................................. 198 4-5. Using the driving
support systems
Toyota Safety Sense P ..... 202
PCS (Pre-Collision System)........................... 209
LDA (Lane Departure Alert with steering
control) ............................ 222
Dynamic radar cruise control ............................. 233
Cruise control .................... 246
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) ........ 250
• The Blind Spot Monitor
function ......................... 252
• The Rear Cross Traffic Alert function detection
areas ............................. 257
Driving mode select switch .............................. 259
Driving assist systems ...... 261
4-6. Driving tips Hybrid vehicle driving tips .................................. 266
Winter driving tips ............. 269

1874-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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■Daytime running light system
●Vehicles with halogen headlights (low beam):
The daytime running lights illuminate the headlight high beams, and they
are darker than the headlight high beams.
Vehicles with discharge headlights (low beam) or LED headlights:
The daytime running lights illuminate the parking lights, and they are
brighter than parking lights.
● To make your vehicle more visible to other drivers during daytime driving,
the daytime running lights turn on automatically when all of the following
conditions are met. (The daytime running lights are not designed for use at
night.)
• The hybrid system is operating
• The parking brake released
• The headlight switch is in or (when the surroundings are
bright) position
The daytime running lights remain on after they illuminate due to the condi-
tions above, even if the parking brake is set again.
● Daytime running lights can be turned off by operating the switch.
● Compared to turning on the headlights, the daytime running light system
offers greater durability and consumes less electricity, so it can help improve
fuel economy.
■ Headlight control sensor
■ Automatic light off system
●When the headlights are on: The headlights and tail lights turn off 30 sec-
onds after the power switch is turned off and a door is opened and all of the
doors and trunk are closed. (The lights turn off immediately if on the
key is pressed twice after all the doors are closed.)
● When only the tail lights are on: The tail lights turn off automatically if the
power switch is turned off and the driver’s door is opened.
To turn the lights on again, turn the power switch to ON mode, or turn th\
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switch off once and then back to or .
If any of the doors or trunk lid is kept open, the lights automatically turn off
after 20 minutes. The sensor may not function properly if an
object is placed on the sensor, or anything
that blocks the sensor is affixed to the
windshield.
Doing so interferes with the sensor
detecting the level of ambient light and
may cause the automatic headlight sys-
tem to malfunction.

1924-3. Operating the lights and wipers
●In the situations shown below, the system may not be able to accurately
detect surrounding brightness levels. This may cause the low beams to
remain on or the high beams to cause problems for pedestrians, vehicles
ahead or other parties. In these cases, manually switch between the high
and low beams.
• In bad weather (rain, snow, fog, sandstorms etc.)
• The windshield is obscured by fog, mist, ice, dirt etc.
• The windshield is cracked or damaged.
• The inside rear view mirror or ca mera sensor is deformed or dirty.
• The camera sensor temperature is extremely high.
• Surrounding brightness levels are equal to those of headlights, tail lights or fog lights.
• Vehicles ahead have headlights that are either switched off, dirty, are
changing color, or have are not aimed properly.
• When driving through an area of in termittently changing brightness and
darkness.
• When frequently and repeatedly driving ascending/descending roads, or roads with rough, bumpy or uneven surfaces (such as stone-paved
roads, gravel tracks etc.).
• When frequently and repeatedly taking curves or driving on a winding road.
• There is a highly reflective object ahead of the vehicle, such as a sign or
a mirror.
• The back of a vehicle ahead is highly reflective, such as a container on a truck.
• The vehicle’s headlights are damaged or dirty.
• The vehicle is listing or tilting, due to a flat tire, a trailer being towed etc.
• The high beam and low beam are repeatedly being switched between in an abnormal manner.
• The driver believes that the high beam may be causing problems or dis-
tress to other drivers or pedestrians nearby.
■ If the Automatic High Beam indicator flashes
It may indicate a malfunction in the system. Contact your Toyota dealer.
■ Customization
The automatic high beam can be deactivated.
(Customizable feature: →P. 461)

1934-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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Wiper intervals can be adjusted for intermittent operation (when is selected).
Intermittent windshield
wiper operation
Low speed windshield
wiper operation
High speed windshield
wiper operation
Temporary operation
Wiper intervals can be adjusted when intermittent operation is
selected. Increases the intermittent wind-
shield wiper frequency
Decreases the intermittent
windshield wiper frequency
Windshield wipers and washer
Intermittent wiper with inte rval adjuster (if equipped)
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1954-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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With “AUTO” selected, the wipers will operate aut omatically when the
sensor detects falling rain. The sy stem automatically adjusts wiper
timing in accordance with rain volume and vehicle speed.
Rain-sensing windshield
wiper operation
Low speed windshield
wiper operation
High speed windshield
wiper operation
Temporary operation
When “AUTO” is selected, the sens or sensitivity can be adjusted as
follows by turning the switch ring.
Increases the sensitivity
Decreases the sensitivity
Washer/wiper dual operation
Wipers will automatically operate a
couple of times after the washer
squirts.
Rain-sensing windshield wipers (if equipped)
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1964-3. Operating the lights and wipers
■The windshield wiper and washer can be operated when
The power switch is in ON mode.
■ Effects of vehicle speed on wiper operation (vehicles with rain-sensing
windshield wipers)
With low speed windshield wiper operation selected, wiper operation will be
switched from low speed to intermittent wiper operation only when the vehicle
is stationary.
■ Raindrop sensor (vehicles with rain-sensing windshield wipers)
●If the wiper is turned to AUTO mode while the power switch is in ON mode,
the wipers will operate once to show that AUTO mode is activated.
● If the temperature of the raindrop sensor is 194°F (90°C) or higher, or
14°F (-10°C) or lower, automatic operation may not occur. In this case,
operate the wipers in any mode other than AUTO mode.
■ If no windshield washer fluid sprays
Check that the washer nozzles are not blocked if there is washer fluid in the
windshield washer fluid reservoir. ●The raindrop sensor judges the amount
of raindrops.
An optical sensor is adopted. It may not
operate properly when sunlight from the
rising or setting of the sun intermittently
strikes the windshield, or if bugs etc. are
present on the windshield.
WARNING
■Caution regarding the use of windsh ield wipers in AUTO mode (vehi-
cles with rain-sensing windshield wipers)
The windshield wipers may operate unexpectedly if the sensor is touched or
the windshield is subject to vibration in AUTO mode. Take care that your fin-
gers or anything else do not become caught in the windshield wipers.
■ Caution regarding the use of washer fluid
When it is cold, do not use the washer fluid until the windshield becomes
warm. The fluid may freeze on the windshield and cause low visibility. This
may lead to an accident, resulting in death or serious injury.
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1974-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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NOTICE
■When the windshield is dry
Do not use the wipers, as they may damage the windshield.
■ When there is no washer fluid spray from the nozzle
Damage to the washer fluid pump may be caused if the lever is pulled
toward you and held continually.
■ When a nozzle becomes blocked
In this case, contact your Toyota dealer.
Do not try to clear it with a pin or other object. The nozzle will be damaged.

2064-5. Using the driving support systems
WARNING
■To avoid malfunction of the camera sensor
Observe the following precautions.
Otherwise, the camera sensor may not operate properly, possibly leading to
an accident resulting in death or serious injury.
● Keep the windshield clean at all times.
• If the windshield is dirty or covered with an oily film, water droplets,
snow, etc., clear the windshield.
• If a glass coating agent is applied to the windshield, it will still be neces- sary to use the windshield wipers to remove water droplets, etc. from
the area of the windshield in front of the camera sensor.
• If the inner side of the windshield where the camera sensor is installed is dirty, contact your Toyota dealer.
● If the part of the windshield in front of the camera sensor is fogged up or
covered with condensation or ice, use the windshield defogger to remove
the fog, condensation or ice. ( →P. 278)
● If water droplets cannot be properly removed from the area of the wind-
shield in front of the camera sensor by the windshield wipers, replace the
wiper insert or wiper blade.
If the wiper inserts or wiper blades need to be replaced, contact your
Toyota dealer.
● Do not attach window tinting to the windshield.
● Replace the windshield if it is damaged or cracked.
If the windshield needs to be replaced, contact your Toyota dealer.
● Do not get the camera sensor wet.
● Do not allow bright lights to shine into the camera sensor.
● Do not dirty or damage the camera sensor.
When cleaning the inside of the windshield, do not allow glass cleaner to
contact the lens. Also, do not touch the lens.
If the lens is dirty or damaged, contact your Toyota dealer.
●Do not install an antenna or attach stick-
ers (including transparent stickers) or
other items to the area of the windshield
in front of the camera sensor (shaded
area in the illustration).