2015 TOYOTA AVALON trunk release

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FEATURES/OPERATIONS
SAFETY AND EMERGENCY FEATURES
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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.
A word about safe vehicle operations
This Quick Reference Guide is not a full description of
Avalon operations. Every Avalon 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
INDEX
Engine maintenance 9
Fuel tank door release and cap
8
Hood release
9
Indicator

symbols
4-5
Instrument

cluster
4
Instrument

panel
2-3
Keyless entry1,2 6
Light
control-Instrument panel
8
Smart Key system1,2 6-7
Air Conditioning/Heating 18-19
Audio 20
Auto lock/unlock
2 10
Automatic
Transmission
10
Bluetooth® Device Pairing Section 29-38
BSM
(Blind Spot Monitor)
21
Clock

20
Cruise control

16
Cup

holders
22
Driving

mode select
11
Dynamic

radar cruise control
17
Garage

door opener (HomeLink
®)3 16
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
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 Gentex Corporation.
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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
“ENGINE START STOP” button
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release
Steering wheel audio controls
2,3
Paddle shift switches
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 (TM) 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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Push up, or squeeze
lock release to lower
System reset initialization
1. Push and hold “
SET” button until
the indicator blinks three times.
2. Wait a few minutes to allow initialization to complete.
Seat belts-Shoulder belt anchorSpare tire & tools
Tool location
Luggage floor cover
Jack
Jack handle
Spare tire
Tool tray
Wheel nut wrench
Removing the spare tire
Trunk-Internal release
Pull up
Tire Pressure Monitoring (warning)
System
After adjusting tire pressures, or after tires have been rotated or replaced, turn
the “ENGINE START STOP” switch to IGNITION ON mode and press and hold the
“
SET” button until indicator blinks three times. Let the vehicle sit for a few
minutes to allow initialization to complete.
Refer to the load label on the door jamb or the Owner’s Manual for tire inflation
specifications.

If the

tire pressure indicator flashes for more than 60 seconds and then remains
on, take the vehicle to your local Toyota dealer.
NOTE:

The
warning light may come on due to temperature changes or changes
in tire pressure from natural air leakage. If the system has not been initialized
recently, setting the tire pressures to factory specifications should tu\
rn off the light.
Refer to the Owner’s Manual for tire changing and jack positioning procedures.
(1)
(2)
(2) Loosen the center fastener that secures the spare tire.
(1) Remove the tool tray.