2015 TOYOTA AVALON HYBRID warning

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Pictorial indexSearch by illustration
1For safety
and securityMake sure to read through them
2Instrument
clusterHow to read the gauges and meters, the variety of
warning lights and indicators, etc.
3Operation of
each componentOpening and closing the doors and windows,
adjustment before driving, etc.
4DrivingOperations and advices which are necessary for
driving
5Interior featuresUsage of the interior features, etc.
6Maintenance
and careCaring for your vehicle and maintenance
procedures
7When trouble
arisesWhat to do in case of malfunction or emergency
8Vehicle
specificationsVehicle specifications, customizable features, etc.
9For ownersReporting safety defects for U.S. owners
IndexSearch by symptom
Search alphabetically

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AVALON_HV_U (OM41457U)For your information....................... 8
Reading this manual .................... 14
How to search .............................. 15
Pictorial index .............................. 16
1-1. For safe use
Before driving ...................... 26
For safety drive ................... 28
Seat belts ............................ 30
SRS airbags ........................ 36
Front passenger occupant classification system ......... 47
Safety information for children ........................ 53
Child restraint systems ........ 54
Installing child restraints ...... 58
Exhaust gas precautions ..... 68
1-2. Hybrid system Hybrid system features ....... 69
Hybrid system precautions ....................... 73
1-3. Theft deterrent system Immobilizer system ............. 79
Alarm ................................... 81
Theft prevention labels ........ 83 2. Instrument cluster
Warning lights and indicators ........................... 86
Gauges and meters ............. 91
Multi-information display ...... 96
Energy monitor/ consumption screen ........ 102
3-1. Key information Keys................................... 108
3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors and
trunk
Smart key system .............. 111
Wireless remote control.............................. 126
Doors ................................. 129
Trunk ................................. 132
3-3. Adjusting the seats Front seats......................... 136
Driving position memory ........................... 138
Head restraints .................. 143
3-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel ................... 146
Inside rear view mirror ....... 147
Outside rear view mirrors ............................. 149
3-5. Opening, closing the windows and
moon roof
Power windows.................. 152
Moon roof .......................... 155
1For safety and security
2Instrument cluster
3Operation of
each component

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AVALON_HV_U (OM41457U)6-1. Maintenance and care
Cleaning and protecting the vehicle exterior .......... 322
Cleaning and protecting the vehicle interior ........... 325
6-2. Maintenance Maintenance requirements ................... 328
General maintenance ........ 330
Emission inspection and maintenance (I/M)
programs ......................... 334
6-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
Do-it-yourself service precautions ..................... 335
Hood.................................. 338
Positioning a floor jack ...... 339
Engine compartment ......... 341
12-volt battery ................... 350
Tires .................................. 354
Tire inflation pressure........ 361
Wheels .............................. 364
Air conditioning filter .......... 367
Electronic key battery ........ 369
Checking and replacing fuses ............................... 371
Light bulbs ......................... 382 7-1. Essential information
Emergency flashers ........... 398
If your vehicle has to be stopped in an
emergency....................... 399
7-2. Steps to take in an emergency
If your vehicle needs to be towed ...................... 400
If you think something is wrong............................... 403
If a warning light turns on or a warning buzzer
sounds ............................. 404
If a warning message is displayed ......................... 414
If you have a flat tire .......... 415
If the hybrid system will not start ........................... 427
If the shift lever cannot be shifted from P ............. 429
If the electronic key does not operate properly ........ 430
If the 12-volt battery is discharged ....................... 432
If your vehicle overheats......................... 436
If the vehicle becomes stuck ................................ 440
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■Exterior
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 129
Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 112, 126
Opening/closing the door glasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 152
Locking/unlocking by using the mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . P. 430
Warning lights/warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 406, 414
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 132
Opening from inside the cabin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 132
Opening from outside. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 112, 126
Warning lights/warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 406, 414
Outside rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 149
Adjusting the mirror angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 149
Folding the mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 149
Driving position memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 138
Defogging the mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 2731
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AVALON_HV_U (OM41457U)Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 201
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 256
Precautions against car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 323
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 206
Refueling method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 206
Fuel type/fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 446
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 354
Tire size/inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 451
Winter tires/tire chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 256
Checking/rotation/tire pressure warning system . . . . . . . . . P. 354
Coping with flat tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 415
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 338
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 338
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 447
Coping with overheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 436
Headlights/parking lights/side marker lights/
daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 191
Fog lights
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Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 188
Stop/tail lights
Hill-start assist control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 237
License plate lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 191
Back-up lights
Shifting the shift lever to R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 185
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(Replacing method: P. 382, Wattages: P. 452)
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■Instrument panel
Power switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 177
Starting the hybrid system/changing the modes . . . . . . . . . . . P. 177
Emergency stop of the hybrid system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 399
When the hybrid system will not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 427
Shift lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 185
Changing the shift position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 185
When the shift lever does not move. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 429
Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 91
Reading the meters/adjusting the instrument panel light . . . . . . P. 91
Warning lights/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 86
When the warning lights come on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 4041
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AVALON_HV_U (OM41457U)Multi-information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 96
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 96
Energy monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 102
When the warning messages are displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 414
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 188
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 191
Headlights/parking lights/tail lights/daytime running lights . . . . P. 191
Fog lights
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 200
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 201
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 201
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 349
Hood lock release lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 338
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . P. 146
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 262
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 262
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 273
Audio/Navigation system
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Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 278
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 289
*1: If equipped
*2: Refer to “NAVIGATION AND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM OWNER’S MANUAL”.
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■Switches
Driving position memory switches*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 138
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 398
PCS OFF switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 240
Tire pressure warning reset switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 356
Trunk opener main switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 133
Rear sunshade switch
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 299
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) main switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 245
VSC OFF switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 233
Trunk opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 132
Outside rear view mirror switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 149
Window lock switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 152
Door lock switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 129
Power window switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 152
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