trailer TOYOTA AVALON HYBRID 2019 Owners Manual (in English)

TABLE OF CONTENTS2
For your information....................... 6
Reading this manual .................... 12
How to search .............................. 13
Pictorial index .............................. 14
1-1. For safe useBefore driving ...................... 24
For safe driving ................... 26
Seat belts ............................ 28
SRS airbags ........................ 34
Front passenger occupant classification system ......... 48
Safety information for children ............................. 53
Child restraint systems ........ 54
Installing child restraints ...... 58
Exhaust gas precautions ..... 68
1-2. Hybrid system Hybrid system features ....... 69
Hybrid system precautions ....................... 73
1-3. Theft deterrent system Immobilizer system ............. 80
Alarm ................................... 82
2. Instrument cluster Warning lights and
indicators ........................... 86
Gauges and meters............. 92
Multi-information display ..... 96
Head-up display ................ 115
Energy monitor/ consumption screen ........ 122 3-1. Key information
Keys................................... 128
3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Doors ................................. 132
Trunk ................................. 138
Smart key system .............. 142
3-3. Adjusting the seats Front seats......................... 149
Rear seats ......................... 151
Driving position memory ........................... 153
Head restraints .................. 158
3-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel ................... 160
Inside rear view mirror ....... 162
Outside rear view mirrors ............................. 164
3-5. Opening and closing the windows
Power windows.................. 167
Moon roof .......................... 171
4-1. Before driving Driving the vehicle ............. 176
Cargo and luggage ............ 184
Vehicle load limits .............. 187
Trailer towing ..................... 188
Dinghy towing .................... 189
1For safety and security
2Instrument cluster
3Operation of each
component
4Driving

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4Driving
4-1. Before drivingDriving the vehicle ............. 176
Cargo and luggage ........... 184
Vehicle load limits ............. 187
Trailer towing..................... 188
Dinghy towing ................... 189
4-2. Driving procedures Power (ignition) switch ...... 190
EV drive mode .................. 196
Hybrid transmission........... 199
Turn signal lever................ 205
Parking brake .................... 206
Brake Hold ........................ 210
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 212
Automatic High Beam ....... 216
Windshield wipers and washer ..................... 220
4-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap .......................... 224 4-5. Using the driving
support systems
Toyota Safety Sense P ..... 229
PCS (Pre-Collision System) .... 236
LDA (Lane Departure Alert with steering
control) ............................ 247
Dynamic radar cruise control with full-speed
range............................... 258
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) ........ 271
• BSM function ................ 275
• RCTA function .............. 277
Rear Camera Detection function ........................... 282
Intuitive parking assist....... 286
Intelligent Clearance Sonar (ICS) ..................... 294
Driving mode select switches .......................... 315
Driving assist systems ...... 317
4-6. Driving tips Hybrid vehicle driving tips....................... 324
Winter driving tips ............. 327

1844-1. Before driving
Cargo capacity depends on the total weight of the occupants.
(Cargo capacity) = (Total load capacity) — (Total weight of occ upants)
Steps for Determining Correct Load Limit —
(1) Locate the statement “The co mbined weight of occupants and
cargo should never exceed XXX kg or XXX lbs.” on your vehicle’s
placard.
(2) Determine the combined weight of the driver and passengers t hat
will be riding in your vehicle.
(3) Subtract the combined weight of the driver and passengers fr om
XXX kg or XXX lbs.
(4) The resulting figure equals the available amount of cargo an d lug-
gage load capacity.
For example, if the “XXX” amount equals 1400 lbs. and there wil l be
five 150 lb passengers in your vehicle, the amount of available
cargo and luggage load capacity is 650 lbs. (1400  750 (5150) =
650 lbs.)
(5) Determine the combined weight of luggage and cargo being loa ded
on the vehicle. That weight may n ot safely exceed the available
cargo and luggage load capac ity calculated in Step 4.
(6) If your vehicle will be towing a trailer, load from your tra iler will be
transferred to your vehicle. Consult this manual to determine h ow
this reduces the available cargo and luggage load capacity of y our
vehicle.
(  P. 187)
Toyota does not recommend towing a trailer with your vehicle. Y our
vehicle is not desig ned for trailer towing.
Cargo and luggage
Take notice of the following information about storage precau-
tions, cargo capacity and load:
Capacity and distribution

1874-1. Before driving
4
Driving
◆Total load capacity (vehicle capacity weight): (P. 4 9 8 )
Total load capacity means the co mbined weight of occupants, cargo
and luggage.
◆Seating capacity: 5 occupants (Front 2, Rear 3)
Seating capacity means the max imum number of occupants whose
estimated average weight is 1 50 lb. (68 kg) per person.
◆Towing capacity
Toyota does not recommend towing a trailer with your vehicle.
◆Cargo capacity
Cargo capacity may increase or decrease depending on the weight
and the number of occupants.
■Total load capacity and seating capacity
These details are also described on the tire and loading inform ation label.
(  P. 427)
Vehicle load limits
Vehicle load limits include total load capacity, seating capaci ty,
towing capacity and cargo capacity.
WARNING
■Overloading the vehicle
Do not overload the vehicle.
It may not only cause damage to the tires, but also degrade steering
and braking ability, res ulting in an accident.

1884-1. Before driving
Trailer towing
Toyota does not recommend towing a trailer with your vehicle.
Toyota also does not recommend the installation of a tow hitch
or the use of a tow hitch carrier for a wheelchair, scooter, bi cy-
cle, etc. Your vehicle is not des igned for trailer towing or for the
use of tow hitch mounted carriers.

2194-3. Operating the lights and wipers
4
Driving
●In the following situations the system may not be able to correctly detect the
surrounding brightness level. This may cause the low beams to r emain on
or the high beams to flash or dazzle pedestrians or vehicles ah ead. In such
a case, it is necessary to manually switch between the high and low beams.
• When driving in inclement weather (heavy rain, snow, fog, sand storms,
etc.)
• When the windshield is obscured by fog, mist, ice, dirt, etc.
• When the windshield is cracked or damaged
• When the camera sensor is deformed or dirty
• When the temperature of the camera sensor is extremely high
• When the surrounding brightness level is equal to that of head lights, tail
lights or fog lights
• When headlights or tail lights of vehicles ahead are turned off, dirty, changing color, or not aimed properly
• When the vehicle is hit by water, snow, dust, etc. from a prec eding vehi-
cle
• When driving through an area of intermittently 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 roads, etc.)
• When frequently and repeatedly taking curves or driving on a w inding
road
• When there is a highly reflective object ahead of the vehicle, such as a sign or mirror
• When the back of a preceding vehicle is highly reflective, suc h as a con-
tainer on a truck
• When the vehicle's headlights are damaged or dirty, or are not aimed
properly
• When the vehicle is listing or titling due to a flat tire, a trailer being towed, etc.
• When the headlights are changed between the high beams and low
beams repeatedly in an abnormal manner
• When the driver believes that the high beams may be flashing or dazzling pedestrians or other drivers
■ Temporarily lowering sensor sensitivity
The sensitivity of the sensor can be temporarily lowered.
Turn the power switch off while the following conditions are me t.
• The headlight switch is in .
• The headlight switch lever is in high beam position.
Turn the power switch to the ON mode.
Within 5 seconds after , repeat pulling the headlight switch le ver to the
original position then pushing it to the high beam position qui ckly 9 times,
then leave the lever in high beam position.
Automatic High Beam (headlights) may turn on even when the vehi cle is
stopped.
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2434-5. Using the driving support systems
4
Driving
■Situations in which the syst em may not operate properly
● In some situations such as the following, a vehicle may not be detected by
the radar sensor and camera sensor, preventing the system from operating
properly:
• If an oncoming vehicle is approaching your vehicle
• If a vehicle ahead is a motorcycle or bicycle
• When approaching the side or front of a vehicle
• If a preceding vehicle has a small rear end, such as an unload ed truck
• If a vehicle ahead is carrying a load which protrudes past its rear bumper
• If a vehicle ahead is irregularly shaped, such as a tractor or side car
• If the sun or other light is shining directly on a vehicle ahe ad
• If a vehicle cuts in front of your vehicle or emerges from bes ide a vehicle
• If a vehicle ahead makes an abrupt maneuver (such as sudden sw erving,
acceleration or deceleration)
• When suddenly cutting behind a preceding vehicle
• When driving in inclement weather such as heavy rain, fog, snow or a
sandstorm
• When the vehicle is hit by water, snow, dust, etc. from a vehicle ahead
• When driving through steam or smoke
• When driving in a place where the surrounding brightness changes sud- denly, such as at the entrance or exit of a tunnel
• If a preceding vehicle has a low rear
end, such as a low bed trailer
• If a vehicle ahead has extremely high ground clearance
• When a vehicle ahead is not directly in front of your vehicle

2694-5. Using the driving support systems
4
Driving
■Automatic cancelation of c onstant speed control mode
Constant speed control mode is automatically canceled in the following situa-
tions:
● Actual vehicle speed is more than approximately 10 mph (16 km/h ) below
the set vehicle speed.
● Actual vehicle speed falls below approximately 25 mph (40 km/h) .
● VSC is activated.
● TRAC is activated for a period of time.
● When the VSC or TRAC system is turned off.
● Pre-collision braking is activated.
If constant speed control mode is automatically canceled for an y other rea-
son, there may be a malfunction in the system. Contact your Toyota dealer.
■ Brake system operation sound
If the brakes are applied automatically while the vehicle is in vehicle-to-vehi-
cle distance control mode, a brake system operation sound may b e heard.
This does not indicate a malfunction.
■ Warning messages and buzzers for d ynamic radar cruise control with
full-speed range
Warning messages and buzzers are used to indicate a system malfunction or
to inform the driver of the need for caution while driving. If a warning message
is shown on the multi-information display, read the message and follow the
instructions.
■ When the sensor may not be correctly detect ing the vehicle ahead
In the case of the following and depending on the conditions, o perate the
brake pedal when deceleration of the system is insufficient or operate the
accelerator pedal when acceleration is required.
As the sensor may not be able to correctly detect these types o f vehicles, the
approach warning ( P. 266) may not be activated.
● Vehicles that cut in suddenly
● Vehicles traveling at low speeds
● Vehicles that are not moving in the same lane
● Vehicles with small rear ends (trailers with no load on board, etc.)

553Alphabetical index
Tires .......................................... 415Chains................................... 328
Checking ............................... 415
Glossary................................ 516
If you have a flat tire ............. 468
Inflation pressure .................. 504
Replacing .............................. 468
Rotating tires......................... 415
Size ....................................... 504
Snow tires ............................. 329
Spare tire .............................. 468
Tire pressure warning system ......... ....................... 416
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................... 514
Warning light ......................... 455
Tools ......................................... 468
Top tether strap ......................... 65
Total load capacity .................. 187
Towing Dinghy towing ....................... 189
Emergency towing ................ 448
Trailer towing ........................ 188
Toyota Entune
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Toyota parking assist monitor
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Toyota Safety Sense P ............ 229 Automatic High Beam ........... 216
Dynamic radar cruise control
with full-speed range .......... 258
LDA (Lane Departure Alert
with steering control) .......... 247
PCS (Pre-Collision System) .............................. 236 TRAC (Traction Control) ......... 317
Traction battery
(hybrid battery)........................ 73
Traction Control (TRAC) ......... 317
Traction motor (electric motor) ........................ 69
Trailer towing .......................... 188
Transmission
Driving mode select switches ............................. 315
Hybrid transmission .............. 199
If the shift lever cannot be shifted from P ..................... 203
Paddle shift switches ............ 202
S mode ................................. 201
Trip meters ................................. 92
Trunk ........................................ 138
Cargo net .............................. 355
Grocery bag hooks ............... 355
Internal trunk release lever ... 140
Smart key system ................. 138
Trunk light ............................. 139
Trunk opener ........................ 138
Wireless remote control ........ 139
Trunk light
Trunk light ............................. 139
Wattage ................................ 505
Turn signal lights
Replacing light bulbs ............ 444
Turn signal lever ................... 205
USB charging port................... 358
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*: Refer to the “NAVIGATION AND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM OWNER’S MANUAL”.