trailer TOYOTA AVALON HYBRID 2020 Owners Manual (in English)

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4-1. Before drivingDriving the vehicle ............. 182
Cargo and luggage............ 190
Vehicle load limits ............. 193
Trailer towing..................... 194
Dinghy towing.................... 195
4-2. Driving procedures Power (ignition) switch ...... 196
EV drive mode................... 202
Hybrid transmission........... 205
Turn signal lever................ 211
Parking brake .................... 212
Brake Hold ........................ 216
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 218
Automatic High Beam ....... 222
Windshield wipers and washer ............................ 226
4-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap .................................. 230 4-5. Using the driving
support systems
Toyota Safety Sense P ...... 235
PCS (Pre-Collision System)..... 242
LDA (Lane Departure Alert
with steering control) ....... 253
Dynamic radar cruise control with full-speed
range ............................... 264
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor)......... 277
• BSM function ................. 281
• RCTA function ............... 283
Rear Camera Detection function ............................ 288
Intuitive parking assist ....... 292
Intelligent Clearance Sonar (ICS) ..................... 300
Driving mode select switches........................... 321
Driving assist systems ....... 323
4-6. Driving tips Hybrid vehicle driving tips ................................... 330
Winter driving tips .............. 333
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4-1. Before drivingDriving the vehicle ............. 182
Cargo and luggage ........... 190
Vehicle load limits ............. 193
Trailer towing..................... 194
Dinghy towing ................... 195
4-2. Driving procedures Power (ignition) switch ...... 196
EV drive mode .................. 202
Hybrid transmission........... 205
Turn signal lever................ 211
Parking brake .................... 212
Brake Hold ........................ 216
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 218
Automatic High Beam ....... 222
Windshield wipers and washer ............................ 226
4-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap .................................. 230 4-5. Using the driving
support systems
Toyota Safety Sense P ..... 235
PCS (Pre-Collision System) .... 242
LDA (Lane Departure Alert
with steering control) ....... 253
Dynamic radar cruise control with full-speed
range............................... 264
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) ........ 277
• BSM function ................ 281
• RCTA function .............. 283
Rear Camera Detection function ........................... 288
Intuitive parking assist....... 292
Intelligent Clearance Sonar (ICS) ..................... 300
Driving mode select switches .......................... 321
Driving assist systems ...... 323
4-6. Driving tips Hybrid vehicle driving tips .................................. 330
Winter driving tips ............. 333

1904-1. 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. 193)
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

1934-1. Before driving
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◆Total load capacity (vehicle capacity weight): (P. 5 0 0 )
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.

1944-1. 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.

2254-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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●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, such 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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2494-5. Using the driving support systems
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■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

2754-5. Using the driving support systems
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■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. 272) 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.)

557Alphabetical index
Tachometer ................................ 98
Tail lightsLight switch ........................... 218
Replacing light bulbs............. 444
Theft deterrent system Alarm ...................................... 88
Immobilizer system ................. 86
Tire inflation pressure ............. 427 Maintenance data ................. 506
Warning light ......................... 456
Tire information ....................... 511 Glossary................................ 518
Size ....................................... 514
Tire identification number ..... 513
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................... 516
Tire pressure warning system Initializing .............................. 417
Installing tire pressure warning valve and
transmitters......................... 417
Registering ID codes ............ 419
Warning light ......................... 456 Tires .......................................... 415
Chains .................................. 334
Checking............................... 415
Glossary ............................... 518
If you have a flat tire ............. 469
Inflation pressure .................. 506
Replacing.............................. 469
Rotating tires ........................ 415
Size....................................... 506
Snow tires ............................. 335
Spare tire .............................. 469
Tire pressure warning system .......... ...................... 416
Uniform Tire Quality Grading .............................. 516
Warning light......................... 456
Tools ......................................... 469
Top tether strap ......................... 65
Total load capacity .................. 193
Towing Dinghy towing ....................... 195
Emergency towing ................ 449
Trailer towing ........................ 194
Toyota Entune
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Toyota parking assist monitor
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Toyota Safety Sense P ............ 235 Automatic High Beam ........... 222
Dynamic radar cruise control
with full-speed range .......... 264
LDA (Lane Departure Alert
with steering control) .......... 253
PCS (Pre-Collision System) .............................. 242
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*: Refer to the “NAVIGATION AND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM OWNER’S MANUAL”.

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TRAC (Traction Control) ......... 323
Traction battery (hybrid battery) ........................ 79
Traction Control (TRAC) ......... 323
Traction motor (electric motor) ........................ 75
Trailer towing .......................... 194
Transmission
Driving mode select switches.............................. 321
Hybrid transmission .............. 205
If the shift lever cannot be shifted from P ..................... 209
Paddle shift switches ............ 208
S mode ................................. 207
Trip meters ................................. 98
Trunk......................................... 144
Cargo net .............................. 361
Grocery bag hooks ............... 361
Internal trunk release lever ... 146
Smart key system ................. 144
Trunk light ............................. 145
Trunk opener ........................ 144
Wireless remote control ........ 145
Trunk light
Trunk light ............................. 145
Wattage ................................ 507
Turn signal lights
Replacing light bulbs............. 444
Turn signal lever ................... 211
USB charging port ................... 364 Vanity lights ............................. 362
Wattage ................................ 507
Vanity mirrors .......................... 362 Vanity lights .......................... 362
Vehicle data recording ................ 8
Vehicle identification number ................................... 501
Vehicle proximity notification system...................................... 76
Vehicle Stability Control
(VSC) ...................................... 323
VSC (Vehicle Stability Control) .... 323
Warning buzzers Approach warning................. 272
Brake system ....... ................. 453
Downshifting ......................... 208
Electric power steering
system .......... ...................... 455
Intuitive parking assist .......... 295
Lane departure alert
function............................... 254
Light reminder....................... 220
Open door............................. 142
Open hood ............................ 401
Open moon roof.................... 179
Open trunk ............................ 145
Parking brake ....................... 454
Pre-collision warning ............ 242
Seat belt reminder ................ 456
Vehicle sway warning ........... 256
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