2015 TOYOTA AVALON HYBRID steering wheel

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This Quick Reference Guide is a summary of basic vehicle
operations. It contains brief descriptions of fundamental operations
so you can locate and use the vehicle’s main equipment quickly
and easily.
The Quick Reference Guide is not intended as a substitute for the
Owner’s Manual located in your vehicle’s glove box. We strongly
encourage you to review the Owner’s Manual and supplementary
manuals so you will have a better understanding of your vehicle’s
capabilities and limitations.
Your dealership and the entire staff of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A.,
Inc. wish you many years of satisfied driving in your new Avalon
Hybrid.
A word about safe vehicle operations
This Quick Reference Guide is not a full description of
Avalon Hybrid operations. Every Avalon Hybrid owner should
review the Owner’s Manual that accompanies this vehicle.
Pay special attention to the boxed

information highlighted in

color throughout the Owner’s Manual. Each box contains safe
operating instructions to help you avoid injury or equipment
malfunction.
All information in this Quick Reference Guide is current at the
time of printing. Toyota reserves the right to make changes at
any time without notice.
2015
Avalon Hybrid
INDEX
Engine maintenance 8
Fuel tank door release and cap
6
Hood release
8
Indicator

symbols
4-5
Instrument

cluster
4
Instrument

panel
2-3
Keyless entry1,2 6
Light
control-Instrument panel
8
Smart Key system1,2 7

Air Conditioning/Heating 18-19
Audio 20
Auto lock/unlock
2 10
BSM
(Blind Spot Monitor)
21
Bluetooth® Device Pairing Section 29-38
Clock
20
Cruise control

16
Cup

holders
22
Driving

mode select
11
Dynamic

radar cruise control
17
Garage

door opener (HomeLink
®)3 16
Hill-start Assist Control (HAC)

22
Hybrid

Synergy Drive System

9
iPod®/USB/AUX port 21
Lights1 & turn signals 15
Moonroof
12
Multi-Information

Display
13
Parking

brake
10
Power outlets-12V

DC
14
Seat

adjustments-Front
13
Seat

ventilators/Heaters
19
Seats-Head

restraints
12
Steering

lock release
11
Steering

wheel switches
20
Tilt and

telescopic steering wheel
11
Transmission

10
Windows-Power
12
Windshield wipers & washers

14
Wireless

charger
22

Door locks 23
Doors-Child safety locks
23
Floor

mat installation
27
Seat

belts
23
Seat

belts-Shoulder belt anchor
24
Spare

tire & tools
25
Star

Safety System
TM 26-27
Tire Pressure Monitoring (warning) System

24
Trunk-Internal

release

25
1 Visit your Toyota dealer for information on customizing this feature.2 Programmable by customer. Refer to the Owner’s Manual for instructions and more
information.
3 HomeLink® is a registered trademark of Johnson Controls, Inc.
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Instrument panel
Driving position memory switches1
Headlight and turn signal controls/Headlight, turn signal and front fog
light1 controls
Wiper and washer controls
Emergency flasher button
Navigation system
1,2/Display audio system1,3
“POWER” switch
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release
Steering wheel audio controls
2,3
Telephone controls2,3
Voice command button2,3
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance button1
Cruise control/Dynamic radar cruise control1
Air Conditioning controls
Clock
Outside rearview mirror/Rear window defogger button
“PCS OFF” switch
1
Tire Pressure Monitoring (warning) System reset
Trunk opener main switch
12V DC power outlet
12V DC power outlet/Wireless charger switch
1
USB/AUX port
Trunk opener
TRAC/VSC OFF switch
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) main switch
1
Rear sunshade switch1
1
If equipped2 For details, refer to the “Navigation System Owner’s Manual.”3 For details, refer to the “Display Audio System Owner’s Manual .”
NOTE: For additional information regarding the Entune™ Audio System, please
consult the "Navigation System With Entune Quick Reference Guide " or

www.toyota.com/entune.
Steering wheel controlsAutomatic Air Conditioning
(Type A)Automatic Air Conditioning
(Type B)

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Transmission
* The “POWER” switch must be in ON mode and the brake pedal depressed to shift
from Park.
Shift the shift lever to “S” position from “D” position.
+: Upshifting
-: Downshifting
Downshifting increases power going uphill, or provides engine braking downhill.
For best fuel economy during normal driving conditions, always drive with the shift
lever in the “D” position.
“S” (Sequential) mode
Steering lock release
Push
Auto lock/unlock
Automatic door locks can be programmed to operate in four different modes, or
turned OFF.
-Doors lock when shifting from Park.
-Doors lock when the vehicle speed goes above approximately 12 mph.
-Doors unlock when shifting into Park.
-Doors unlock when the “POWER” switch is set to OFF and driver’s door is opened.
Refer to the Owner’s Manual for more details.
Hold wheel, push lever down, set angle and length, and return lever.
Lock release lever
NOTE: Do not attempt to adjust while the vehicle is in motion.
Tilt and telescopic steering wheel
Gently turn steering wheel while pressing the “POWER” switch. If the lock does
not release, a message informing the driver that the steering wheel is locked will
be displayed on the Multi-Information Display.
Angle
Length
N
Park*
Reverse
Neutral
Drive
“S” mode
+ (“S” mode)
- (“S” mode)
Driving mode select
EV drive mode
EV drive mode allows the electric motor (traction motor), powered by the
hybrid battery (traction battery), to be used to drive the vehicle under certain
driving conditions.
ECO drive mode
Use ECO drive mode to help achieve low fuel consumption during trips that
involve frequent accelerating.
SPORT mode
Use SPORT mode when increased acceleration response and precise handling is
desired; for example, when driving on mountain roads.
Parking brake
Set: Depress
Release: Depress again
Turn
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Steering wheel switches
“ ”
Use to search within a selected audio medium (radio, CD, iPod, etc.), or to
perform certain telephone operations.
“MODE”
Push to turn audio ON and select an audio mode. Push and hold to turn the
audio system OFF.
Back button
Returns to the previous screen.vv
iPod®/USB port
By connecting a USB-compatible portable audio device or USB memory to the
USB port, you can listen to music from the portable audio device or USB memory
through the vehicle’s speaker system.
AUX port
By inserting a mini plug into the AUX port, you can listen to music from a portable
audio device through the vehicle’s speaker system while in AUX mode.
FEATURES/OPERATIONS
Audio*1
Touch screen displayPush to display
audio screen
Push to turn
ON/OFFEject CD
Turn to tune
radio stations
manually or
select tracks
or files
Seek station/
CD track select*2*3
*
1 Refer to the “Display Audio System Owner’s Manual ” for instructions and more
information.
*
2 Display Audio system
*3 Premium Display Audio system
iPod®/USB/AUX port
Open
Clock
H-Hour set
M-Minute set
Type A Type B
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor)(if equipped)
The Blind Spot Monitor is a system that has two functions:
• The Blind Spot Monitor function (assists the driver in decision making when
changing lanes)
• The Rear Cross Traffic Alert function (assists the driver when backing up)
The system uses radar sensors to detect vehicles that are traveling in the area
that is not reflected in the outside rearview mirror (the blind spot), and advises
the driver of the vehicles’ existence via the outside rearview mirror indicator.
Refer to the Owner‘s Manual for more details on this system before attempting
to use it.
System ON/OFF
Volume control
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