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1. Power rear view mirror control switches
2. Headlight, turn signal and front foglight switches
3. Wiper and washer switches
4. Emergency flasher switch
5. Car audio
6. Air conditioning controls
7. Rear window and outside rear view mirror defogger switch
8. Cigarette lighter and ashtray
9. Ignition switch
10. Power outlet main switch 11. Traction control system off switch
12. Cruise control switch
13. Tilt steering lock release lever
14. Trunk lid lock release switch
15. Instrument panel light control knob
With bucket front seat (view B with manual air conditioning controls)
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1. Power rear view mirror control switches
2. Headlight, turn signal and front foglight switches
3. Wiper and washer switches
4. Emergency flasher switch
5. Car audio
6. Air conditioning controls
7. Rear window and outside rear view mirror defogger switch
8. Cigarette lighter and ashtray
9. Seat heater switches
10. Ignition switch 11. Power outlet main switch
12. Traction control system off switch
13. Cruise control switch
14. Tilt steering lock release lever
15. Trunk lid lock release switch
16. Instrument panel light control knob
With bucket front seat (view B with automatic air conditioning controls)
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1. Power rear view mirror control switches
2. Headlight and turn signal switch andfront fog light switch
3. Wiper and washer switches
4. Emergency flasher switch
5. Car audio
6. Air conditioning controls
7. Rear window and outside rear view mirror defogger switch
8. Cigarette lighter and ashtray
9. Power outlet (115 VAC)
10. Power outlet (12 VDC) 11. Ignition switch
12. Power outlet main switch
13. Traction control system off switch
14. Cruise control switch
15. Tilt steering lock release lever
16. Trunk lid lock release switch
17. Instrument panel light control knob
With bench type front seat (view B with manual air conditioning controls)
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2004 AVALON from Aug. ’04 Prod. (OM41412U)
1. Power rear view mirror control switches
2. Headlight and turn signal switch andfront fog light switch
3. Wiper and washer switches
4. Emergency flasher switch
5. Car audio
6. Air conditioning controls
7. Rear window and outside rear view mirror defogger switch
8. Seat heater switches
9. Cigarette lighter and ashtray
10. Power outlet (115 VAC) 11. Power outlet (12 VDC)
12. Ignition switch
13. Power outlet main switch
14. Traction control system off switch
15. Cruise control switch
16. Tilt steering lock release lever
17. Trunk lid lock release switch
18. Instrument panel light control knob
With bench type front seat (view B with automatic air conditioning controls)
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OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND
CONTROLS
Steering wheel and Mirrors
Tilt steering wheel94
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
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Outside rear view mirrors 94
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.
Anti glare inside rear view mirror 96
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Auto anti glare inside rear view mirror 97
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vanity mirrors 98
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OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND
CONTROLS
Lights, Wipers and Defogger
Headlights and turn signals101
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Emergency flashers 106
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. . . . .
Instrument panel light control 106
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Front fog lights 107
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Interior light 107
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. . . . . . . . . . . .
Front personal and interior lights 108
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear personal lights 109
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. . . .
Ignition switch light 109
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. . . . .
Windshield wipers and washer 11 0
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shifting the windshield wiper position 11 2
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear window and outside rear view mirror defoggers 11 3
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1. Check the area around the vehicle be-fore entering it.
2. Adjust seat position, seatback angle, seat cushion angle, head restraint
height and steering wheel angle.
3. Adjust the inside and outside rear view mirrors.
4. Lock all the doors.
5. Fasten seat belts. 1. Apply the parking brake firmly.
2. Turn off unnecessary lights and acces-
sories.
3. Put the selector lever in “P”. If you need to restart the engine while the
vehicle is moving, put the selector le-
ver in “N”. A starter safety device will
prevent the starter from operating if the
selector lever is in any drive position.
4. Depress the brake pedal and hold it to the floor until driving off. Before starting the engine, be sure to fol-
low the instructions in “(a) Before crank-
ing”.
Normal starting procedure
The multiport fuel injection system/sequen-
tial multiport fuel injection system in your
engine automatically controls the proper
air fuel mixture for starting. You can start
a cold or hot engine as follows:
With your foot off the accelerator pedal,
crank the engine by turning the key to
“START”. Release it when the engine
starts.
Engine should be warmed up by driving,
not in idle. For warming up, drive with
smoothly turning engine until engine cool-
ant temperature is within normal range.
If the engine stalls...
Simply restart it, using the correct proce-
dure given in normal starting.
If the engine will not start...
See “If your vehicle will not start” in Sec-
tion 4.
Before starting the engine
How to start the engine—
(a) Before cranking
(b) Starting the engine