2002 TOYOTA AVALON automatic transmission

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1. Side vents
2. Side defroster outlets
3. Garage door opener
4. Center vents
5. Electric moon roof switch and/or frontinterior light, and front personal lights,
auxiliary box
6. Power door lock switches
7. Power window switches
8. Auxiliary boxes
9. Glove box
10. Trunk opener cancel switch 11. Rear console vents
12. Power outlet (115 VAC)
13. Power outlet (12 VDC)
14. Cup holder
15. Automatic transmission selector lever
16. Hood lock release lever
17. Parking brake pedal
18. Window lock switch
Instrument panel overview
 With bucket front seat

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1. Side vents
2. Side defroster outlets
3. Automatic transmission selector lever
4. Garage door opener
5. Center vents
6. Electric moon roof switch and/or frontinterior light, and front personal lights,
auxiliary box
7. Power door lock switches
8. Power window switches
9. Auxiliary boxes
10. Glove box 11. Cup holder
12. Trunk opener cancel switch
13. Hood lock release lever
14. Parking brake pedal
15. Window lock switch

With bench type front seat

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Cruise control indicator light∗2
Automatic transmission indicator lights
Slip indicator light
∗1: For details, see “Service reminder indicators and warning
buzzers” in Section 1 −5.
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2: If this light flashes, see “Cruise control” in Section 1 −6.
Overdrive −off indicator light
Headlight high beam indicator light
Turn signal indicator lights

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You can select the following modes of
the automatic locking and unlocking
functions. The initial mode is mode 1.
Mode 1—Automatic locking linked
with the shift position
All doors are automatically locked when
the shift lever is moved out of the “P”
position after the ignition switch is
turned to the “ON” position and all the
doors are closed.
Mode 2—Functions cancelled
Automatic door locking and unlocking
functions do not activate in this mode.
Mode 3—Automatic locking and un-
locking linked with the shift position
Locking function—All doors are auto-
matically locked when the shift lever is
moved out of the “P” position after the
ignition switch is turned to the “ON”
position and all the doors are closed.
Unlocking function—All doors are auto-
matically unlocked when the shift lever
is moved to the “P” position when the
ignition switch is turned to the “ON”
position.
Mode 4—Automatic locking and un-
locking linked with the shift position
and ignition switch
Locking function—All doors are auto-
matically locked when the shift lever is
moved out of the “P” position after the
ignition switch is turned to the “ON”
position and all the doors are closed.
Unlocking function—All doors are auto-
matically unlocked when the driver’s
door is opened within 10 seconds after
the ignition switch is turned to the
“ACC” or “LOCK” position, or the key
is removed.
CHANGING THE MODE
The mode toggles through from mode
1 to mode 4. To change the mode, do
the following: 1. Shift the shift lever into the “P” posi- tion and close all doors.
2. Push the power door lock switch on the rear side to unlock the doors.
3. Turn the ignition switch to the “ON” position. 4. Within 10 seconds after the ignition
switch is turned to the “ON” position,
push and hold the power door lock
switch on the front side for about 5
seconds.
5. Open door warning light will flash to indicate that the mode has been
changed.
The flashing of the open door warning
light indicates the mode which has been
selected.
Flashing once, the function has
changed to mode 1.
Flashing twice, the function has
changed to mode 2.
Flashing three times, the function has
changed to mode 3.
Flashing four times, the function has
changed to mode 4.
—Automatic door locking and
unlocking functions (vehicles
with automatic transmission)

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CAUTION
To reduce the risk of sliding under
the lap belt during a collision, avoid
reclining the seatback any more than
needed. The seat belts provide maxi-
mum protection in frontal or rear col-
lision when the driver and the pas-
senger are sitting up straight and
well back in the seats. If you are
reclined, the lap belt may slide past
your hips and apply restraint forces
directly to the abdomen. Therefore, in
the event of a frontal collision, the
risk of personal injury may increase
with increasing recline of the seat-
back.
3. SEAT LUMBAR SUPPORTADJUSTING SWITCH
Push the switch on either way.
The amount of lumbar support will change
as long as the switch is pushed. The micro computer can memorize the
position of the driver’s seat and outside
rear view mirror. Two different driving
position profiles can be entered into
computer ’s memory.
Recording a driving position in the
computer’s memory can only be done
when the ignition key is in the “ON”
position and the automatic transmission
selector lever is in the “P” position.
SETTING A DRIVING POSITION
1. Adjust the driver ’s seat and outside rear view mirror to the desired posi-
tion.
2. While pushing the “SET” button, push button “1” or “2” until the sig-
nal beeps.
The beep sound means that the positions
are recorded in the computer ’s memory.
By repeating these two steps and pressing
the remaining button, the driving position
for another driver can be recorded.
To set a new memorized position, select
the desired position and perform step 2.
The previous memory will be erased and
a new position will be set.
Driving position memory
system

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OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND
CONTROLS
Ignition switch, Transmission and Parking brake
Ignition switch with steering lock127
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Automatic transmission 128
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Traction control system 136
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Vehicle skid control system 138
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Parking brake 141
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Cruise control 141
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SECTION 1 6

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Your automatic transmission has a shift
lock system to minimize the possibility of
incorrect operation. This means you can
only shift out of “P” position when the
brake pedal is depressed (with the ignition
switch in “ON” position and the lock re-
lease button depressed).
(a) Selector lever
The shift position is also displayed on the
instrument cluster.
P:Parking, engine starting and
key removal
R: Reverse
N: Neutral
D: Normal driving (with overdrive on)
2: Stronger engine braking
L: Maximum engine braking
Automatic transmission
Floor shift type
Overdrive switch
With the brake pedal depressed,
shift while holding the lock
release button in. (The ignition
switch must be in “ON”
position.) Shift while holding the lock
release button in.
Shift normally.
Lock release button
To prevent misshifting
Selector lever

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(b) Overdrive switch
You can select either third gear (with
overdrive off) or fourth gear (with over-
drive on) by pushing this switch.
To turn the overdrive off, push the switch.
The “O/D OFF” indicator light should come
on. To turn the overdrive on again, push
the switch again. The “O/D OFF” indicator
light should go off.
Always drive your vehicle with the over-
drive on for better fuel economy and
quieter driving.
If the engine is turned off when the over-
drive is off and restarted, the overdrive
will automatically be on.When the cruise control is being used,
even if you downshift the transmission by
pushing and releasing the overdrive
switch, engine braking will not enabled
because the cruise control is not can-
celled.
For ways to decrease the vehicle speed,
see “Cruise control” in this section.
(c) Normal driving
1. Start the engine as instructed in “How to start the engine” in Section 3. The
transmission must be in “P” or “N”.
2. With your foot holding down the brake pedal, shift the selector lever to “D”.
When the lever is in the “D” position, the
automatic transmission system will select
the most suitable gear for running condi-
tions such as normal cruising, hill climb-
ing, hard towing, etc.
Always turn the overdrive on for better
fuel economy and quieter driving. If the
engine coolant temperature is low, the
transmission will not shift into the over-
drive gear even with the overdrive on.
CAUTION
Never put your foot on the accelera-
tor pedal while shifting.
3. Release the parking brake and brake pedal. Depress the accelerator pedal
slowly for smooth starting.
(d) Using engine braking
To use engine braking, you can downshift
the transmission as follows:
Push the overdrive switch. The “O/D
OFF” indicator light will come on and
the transmission will downshift to third
gear.
Shift into the “2” position. The trans-
mission will downshift to second gear
when the vehicle speed drops down to
or lower than 132 km/h (82 mph), and
stronger engine braking will be en-
abled.
Shift into the “L” position. The trans-
mission will downshift to first gear
when the vehicle speed drops down to
or lower than 59 km/h (36 mph), and
maximum engine braking will be en-
abled.
When the cruise control is being used,
even if you downshift the transmission by
pushing and releasing the overdrive
switch, engine braking is not enabled be-
cause the cruise control is not cancelled.
For ways to decrease the vehicle speed,
see “Cruise control” in this section.