2004 TOYOTA AVALON roof

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

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1. Side vents
2. Side defroster outlets
3. Instrument cluster and/ormultiinformation display
4. Automatic transmission selector lever
5. Garage door opener
6. Center vents
7. Auxiliary boxes
8. Front personal light, interior light and/or electric moon roof switch
9. Power door lock switches
10. Power window switches 11 . G l o v e b o x
12. Cup holder
13. Trunk opener main switch
14. Hood lock release lever
15. Parking brake pedal
16. Window lock switch

With bench type front seat (view A)

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OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND
CONTROLS
Keys and Doors
Keys14
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Engine immobilizer system 17
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Side doors 18
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Power windows 27
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Trunk lid 29
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Hood 34
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Theft deterrent system 35
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Fuel tank cap 37
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Electric moon roof 38
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SECTION 1 2

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CAUTION
Make sure the cap is tightened se-
curely to prevent fuel spillage in
the event of an accident.
Use only a genuine Toyota fuel tank
cap for replacement. It is designed
to regulate fuel tank pressure.
Sliding operation
Tilting operation
To operate the moon roof, use the
switch beside the front personal lights.
The moon roof works when the ignition
switch is in the “ON” position.
The sun shade can be opened or closed
by hand.
Sliding operation—
To open: Push the switch on the “SLIDE
OPEN” side.
The roof will open and stop partway 10
mm (0.4 in.) from the fully opened posi-
tion. When you push “SLIDE OPEN” side
again, the moon roof will open fully. To
stop the roof partway, push the switch on
either the “SLIDE OPEN” or “TILT UP”
side briefly while the roof is moving.
As driving with the moon roof opened fully
will cause wind throbs, we recommend
you to drive with the moon roof partway
10 mm (0.4 in.) from the fully opened
position.
The sun shade will be opened together
with the roof.
To close: Push the switch on the “TILT
UP” side.
The roof will fully close. To stop the roof
partway, push the switch on either the
“SLIDE OPEN” or “TILT UP” side briefly.
Electric moon roof

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Tilting operation—
To tilt up: Push the switch on the “TILT
UP” side.
You may stop the moon roof at any de-
sired position. The roof will move while
the switch is being pushed and stop when
released.
To tilt down: Push the switch on the
“SLIDE OPEN” side.
Key off operation: If both front doors are
closed, it works for 43 seconds even after
the ignition switch is turned off. It stops
working when either front door is opened.
Jam protection function (closing opera-
tion only): If something gets caught be-
tween the moon roof and frame during
closing operation, the moon roof stops and
opens half way.
If the moon roof receives a strong impact,
this function may work even if nothing is
caught.CAUTION
To avoid serious personal injury, you
must do the following.
While the vehicle is moving, always
keep the heads, hands and other
parts of the bodies of all occupants
away from the roof opening. Other-
wise, they could be seriously in-
jured if the vehicle stops suddenly
or if the vehicle is involved in an
accident.
Before you close the moon roof,
always make sure there is nobody
around the moon roof. You must
also make sure nobody places his
or her head, hands and other parts
of the body in the roof opening. If
someone’s neck, head or hands get
caught in the closing roof, it could
result in a serious injury. When
anyone closes the moon roof, first
make sure it is safe to do so.
Be sure to remove the ignition key
when you leave your vehicle.
Never leave anyone (particularly a
small child) alone in your vehicle,
especially with the ignition key still
inserted. Otherwise, he/she could
use the moon roof switches and get
trapped in the roof opening. Unat-
tended person (particularly a small
child) can be involved in a serious
accident.
Never sit on top of the vehicle
around the roof opening.
Never try jamming any part of your
body to activate the jam protection
function intentionally.
The jam protection function may
not work if something gets caught
just before the moon roof is fully
closed.

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With moon roof
Without moon roof
Front personal lights—
To turn on the front personal lights,
push the switch. To turn the lights off,
push the switch once again.
Interior lights—
The interior lights turn on when any of
the door is opened. The lights go off
when all of the doors are closed.
You cannot turn off the lights when any of
the doors is opened.ILLUMINATED ENTRY SYSTEM
The lights come on when any door is
opened. After all the doors are closed, the
lights remain on for about 15 seconds and
then go out.
However, in the following cases, the lights
go off immediately.
All the doors are closed when the igni-
tion key is in the “ACC” or “ON” posi-
tion.
The ignition key is turned to the “ACC”
or “ON” after all the doors are closed.
All the doors are closed and locked.
When all the doors are unlocked using
either the key or wireless remote control
transmitter simultaneously, the lights will
come on and remain on for about 15 sec-
onds, before fading out.
INTERIOR LIGHT CUT OFF OPERATION
To prevent the battery from being dis-
charged, the lights will automatically turn
off when the key is removed and the door
is left opened for 20 minutes or more.
Front personal and interior
lights

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This air conditioning system has a high
efficient air refiner filter which helps
eliminate dust and pollen, thereby in-
creasing your driving comfort.
The air conditioning filter is set behind
the glove box.
The air conditioning filter may clog after
long use. The filter may need to be re-
placed if the air flow of the air conditioner
and heater experiences extreme reductions
in operating efficiency, or if the windows
begin to fog up easily.Perform filter replacement periodically.
Period of replacement (expected):
For U.S.A.—Every 30000 miles
For Canada—Every 16000 km
NOTE: This is the normal maintenance
period. This may change depending on
operating conditions.
If the symptoms of air conditioning
efficiency problems occur, contact your
Toyota dealer to have the filter checked
and replaced.
(Actual replacement time: Less than 10
minutes approximately)
NOTICE
Do not try to replace the air condi-
tioning filter by yourself. Doing so
may damage the vehicle.
INFORMATION
The air filter should be installed prop-
erly in position. The use of air condi-
tioning with the air filter removed
may cause deteriorated dustproof per-
formance and then affect air condi-
tioning performance.

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The compass may not show the correct
direction in the following conditions:
The vehicle is stopped immediately af-
ter turning.
The compass does not adjust while the
vehicle is stopped.
The ignition switch is turned off imme-
diately after turning.
The vehicle is on an inclined surface.
The vehicle is in a place where the
earth’s magnetic field is subject to in-
terference by artificial magnetic fields
(underground parking, under a steel
tower, between buildings, roof parking,
near a crossing, near a large vehicle,
etc.).
The vehicle is magnetized. (There is a
magnet or a metal object on or near
the roof.)
The battery has been disconnected.
If the deviation is small, the compass
works to calibrate the direction automati-
cally while the vehicle is in motion.
For additional precision or for complete
calibrating, see “CALIBRATING THE
COMPASS” below.
Compass sensor
NOTICE
Do not put magnets or a metal object
on or near the roof of the vehicle.
Doing this may cause malfunction of
the compass sensor.
CALIBRATING THE COMPASS (deviation
calibration)
The direction display on the compass
deviates from the true direction deter-
mined by the earth’s magnetic field. The
angle of deviation varies according to the
geographic position of the vehicle.
To adjust for this deviation, stop the ve-
hicle and push the “MODE” button several
times until “ZONE XX” appears on the
calendar display. Then push the “RESET/
ADJ” button, referring to the following map
to select the number of the zone where
the vehicle is.