2013 TOYOTA AVALON HYBRID lights

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AVALON_HV_U (OM41451U)4-1. Before driving
Driving the vehicle ............. 166
Cargo and luggage ........... 177
Vehicle load limits ............. 180
Trailer towing..................... 181
Dinghy towing ................... 182
4-2. Driving procedures Power (ignition) switch ...... 183
EV drive mode .................. 189
Hybrid transmission........... 191
Turn signal lever................ 194
Parking brake .................... 195
Horn .................................. 196
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 197
Automatic High Beam ....... 201
Fog light switch ................. 206
Windshield wipers and washer ............................ 207 4-4. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank cap .................................. 212
4-5. Using the driving support systems
Cruise control .................... 217
Dynamic radar cruise control ............................. 221
Driving mode select switch .............................. 236
Driving assist systems ...... 238
Hill-start assist control ....... 243
PCS (Pre-Collision System) .... 245
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) ........ 251
4-6. Driving tips Hybrid vehicle driving tips .................................. 260
Winter driving tips ............. 262

1944-2. Driving procedures
AVALON_HV_U (OM41451U)
The lever will return to its original position after operation.
Right turn
Lane change to the right (push
and hold the lever partway)
The right hand signals will flash
until you release the lever.
Lane change to the left (push
and hold the lever partway)
The left hand signals will flash until
you release the lever.
Left turn
■ Turn signals can be operated when
The power switch is in ON mode.
■ If the indicator flashes faster than usual
Check that a light bulb in the front or rear turn signal lights has not burned
out.
Tur n signal lever
Operating instructions
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4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Turning the end of the lever turns on the lights as follows:
Headlight switch
The headlights can be operated manually or automatically.
Operating instructions
The headlights, parking
lights, daytime running
lights and so on turn on
and off automatically
(when the power switch
is in ON mode).
The side marker, park-
ing, tail, license plate,
daytime running lights
and instrument panel
lights turn on.
The headlights and all
the lights listed above
(except daytime run-
ning lights) turn on.
The daytime running
lights turn off.1
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1984-3. Operating the lights and wipers
AVALON_HV_U (OM41451U)
With the headlights on, push
the lever away from you to turn
on the high beams.
Pull the lever toward you to the
center position to turn the high
beams off.
Pull the lever toward you and
release it to flash the high
beams once.
You can flash the high beams with
the headlights on or off.
Turning on the high beam headlights
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1994-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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Driving
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■Daytime running light system
●Vehicles with halogen headlights: To make your vehicle more visible to other
drivers, the headlight high beam turn on automatically (at a decreased inten-
sity) whenever the hybrid system is started and the parking brake is
released. Daytime running lights are not designed for use at night.
Vehicles with discharge headlights: To make your vehicle more visible to
other drivers, the parking lights turn on automatically (at an increased inten-
sity) whenever the hybrid system is started and the parking brake is
released. Daytime running lights are not designed for use at night.
Daytime running lights can be turned off by operating the switch.
● Compared to turning on the headlights, the daytime running light system
offers greater durability and consumes less electricity, so it can help improve
fuel economy.
■ Headlight control sensor
■ Automatic light off system
When the light switch is in : The headlights and tail lights turn off 30 sec-
onds after the power switch is turned to ACCESSORY mode or turned off and
a door is opened and all of the doors and trunk are closed. (The lights turn off
immediately if on the key is pressed twice after all the doors are
closed.)
To turn the lights on again, turn the power switch to ON mode, or turn the light
switch off once and then back to or .
If any of the doors or trunk lid is kept open, the lights automatically turn off
after 20 minutes.
■ Light reminder buzzer
A buzzer sounds when the power switch is turned off or turned to ACCES-
SORY mode and the driver’s door is opened while the lights are turned on.
■ Automatic headlight leveling system (if equipped)
The level of the headlights is automatically adjusted according to the number
of passengers and the loading condition of the vehicle to ensure that the
headlights do not interfere with other road users. The sensor may not function properly if an
object is placed on the sensor, or anything
that blocks the sensor is affixed to the
windshield.
Doing so interferes with the sensor
detecting the level of ambient light and
may cause the automatic headlight sys-
tem to malfunction.

2004-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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Customization
Settings (e.g. light sensor sensitivity) can be changed.
(Customizable features: P. 477)
NOTICE
■To prevent 12-volt battery discharge
Do not leave the lights on longer than necessary when the hybrid system is
off.

2014-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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Driving
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Put the headlight switch in the
“AUTO” position.
Push the lever away from you.
The Automatic High Beam indica-
tor will come on when the head-
lights are turned on automatically
to indicate that the system is
active.
Automatic High Beam
: If equipped
The Automatic High Beam uses an in-vehicle camera sensor to
assess the brightness of streetlights, the lights of oncoming and
preceding vehicles, etc., and au tomatically turns high beam on
or off as necessary.
Activating the Automatic High Beam system
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2024-3. Operating the lights and wipers
AVALON_HV_U (OM41451U)
When all of the following conditions are fulfilled, high beam will be
automatically turned on (after approximately 1 second):
●Vehicle speed is above appr oximately 25 mph (40 km/h).
● The area ahead of the vehicle is dark.
● There are no oncoming or preceding vehicles with headlights or tail
lights turned on.
If any of the following conditions are fulfilled, high beam will be auto-
matically turned off:
● Vehicle speed drops below approximately 19 mph (30 km/h).
● The area ahead of the vehicle is not dark.
■Switching to low beam
Pull the lever to original posi-
tion.
■Switching to high beam
Turn the light switch to
position.
The Automatic High Beam indi-
cator will turn off and the high
beam indicator will turn on.
Press the switch to activate the
Automatic High Beam system
again.
High beam automatic turning on or off conditions
Turning the high beam on/off manually