2015 TOYOTA AVALON HYBRID high beam

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AVALON_HV_U (OM41457U)4-1. Before driving
Driving the vehicle ............. 160
Cargo and luggage............ 171
Vehicle load limits ............. 174
Trailer towing..................... 175
Dinghy towing.................... 176
4-2. Driving procedures Power (ignition) switch ...... 177
EV drive mode................... 183
Hybrid transmission........... 185
Turn signal lever................ 188
Parking brake .................... 189
Horn .................................. 190
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 191
Automatic High Beam ....... 195
Fog light switch ................. 200
Windshield wipers and washer ............................ 201 4-4. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank cap................................... 206
4-5. Using the driving support systems
Cruise control .................... 211
Dynamic radar cruise control.............................. 215
Driving mode select switch .............................. 230
Driving assist systems ....... 232
Hill-start assist control ....... 237
PCS (Pre-Collision System) ........................... 239
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor)......... 245
4-6. Driving tips Hybrid vehicle driving tips ................................... 254
Winter driving tips .............. 256
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872. Instrument cluster
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Instrument cluster
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Warning lights inform the driver of malfunctions in the indicated vehi-
cle’s systems.
Warning lights
*1Brake system warning
light ( P. 404)*1
Slip indicator ( P. 406)
*1Charging system warn-
ing light (P. 405)*1Brake system warning
light (P. 406)
*1Malfunction indicator
lamp ( P. 405)Open door warning light
(P. 406)
*1SRS warning light
(P. 405)Low fuel level warning
light ( P. 407)
*1ABS warning light
(P. 405)Seat belt reminder light
(P. 407)
*1Electric power steering
system warning light
(P. 405)*1Master warning light
(P. 407)
*1Low engine oil pressure
warning light ( P. 405)*1Tire pressure warning
light ( P. 407)
*1, 2
(if equipped)
“PCS” warning light
(P. 406)
*2
(if equipped)
Automatic high beam
indicator ( P. 195)

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Instrument cluster
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The indicators inform the driver of the operating state of the vehicle’s
various systems.
Indicators
Turn signal indicator
( P. 188) EV drive mode indicator
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P. 183)
Headlight indicator
( P. 191) Eco drive mode indicator
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P. 230)
Headlight high beam
indicator ( P. 192) Sport mode indicator
(
P. 230)
(if equipped)
Front fog light indicator
(P. 200)
(if equipped)
Automatic high beam
indicator ( P. 195)
“READY” indicator
( P. 177)
*1, 2 Slip indicator
(P. 233)
EV indicator ( P. 7 1 )
*1VSC OFF indicator
(P. 233)
Security indicator
( P. 79, 81)
*1, 3
(if equipped)
“PCS” warning light
(P. 240)
*1“TRAC OFF” indicator
(P. 233)*1“AIR BAG ON/OFF” indi-
cator ( P. 47)
(if equipped)
Cruise control indicator
(P. 211) Cruise control set indica-
tor (
P. 211, 215)
(if equipped)
Radar cruise control
indicator ( P. 215)
AIR BAG

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Driving4
AVALON_HV_U (OM41457U)4-1. Before driving
Driving the vehicle ............. 160
Cargo and luggage ........... 171
Vehicle load limits ............. 174
Trailer towing..................... 175
Dinghy towing ................... 176
4-2. Driving procedures Power (ignition) switch ...... 177
EV drive mode .................. 183
Hybrid transmission........... 185
Turn signal lever................ 188
Parking brake .................... 189
Horn .................................. 190
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 191
Automatic High Beam ....... 195
Fog light switch ................. 200
Windshield wipers and washer ............................ 201 4-4. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank cap .................................. 206
4-5. Using the driving support systems
Cruise control .................... 211
Dynamic radar cruise control ............................. 215
Driving mode select switch .............................. 230
Driving assist systems ...... 232
Hill-start assist control ....... 237
PCS (Pre-Collision System)........................... 239
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) ........ 245
4-6. Driving tips Hybrid vehicle driving tips .................................. 254
Winter driving tips ............. 256

1924-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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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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1934-3. 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 headlights are on: The headlights and tail lights turn off 30 sec-
onds after the power switch is 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.)
● When only the tail lights are on: The tail lights turn off automatically if the
power switch is turned off and the driver’s door is opened.
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. 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.

1954-3. 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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1964-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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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