2016 TOYOTA AVALON HYBRID high beam

1914-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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Driving
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In the situations shown below, the system may not be able to accurately
detect surrounding brightness levels. This may cause the low beams to
remain on or the high beams to cause problems for pedestrians, vehicles
ahead or other parties. In these cases, manually switch between the high
and low beams.
• In bad weather (rain, snow, fog, sandstorms etc.)
• The windshield is obscured by fog, mist, ice, dirt etc.
• The windshield is cracked or damaged.
• The inside rear view mirror or ca mera sensor is deformed or dirty.
• The camera sensor temperature is extremely high.
• Surrounding brightness levels are equal to those of headlights, tail lights or fog lights.
• Vehicles ahead have headlights that are either switched off, dirty, are
changing color, or have are not aimed properly.
• When driving through an area of in termittently changing brightness and
darkness.
• When frequently and repeatedly driving ascending/descending roads, or roads with rough, bumpy or uneven surfaces (such as stone-paved
roads, gravel tracks etc.).
• When frequently and repeatedly taking curves or driving on a winding road.
• There is a highly reflective object ahead of the vehicle, such as a sign or
a mirror.
• The back of a vehicle ahead is highly reflective, such as a container on a truck.
• The vehicle’s headlights are damaged or dirty.
• The vehicle is listing or tilting, due to a flat tire, a trailer being towed etc.
• The high beam and low beam are repeatedly being switched between in an abnormal manner.
• The driver believes that the high beam may be causing problems or dis-
tress to other drivers or pedestrians nearby.
■ If the Automatic High Beam indicator flashes
It may indicate a malfunction in the system. Contact your Toyota dealer.
■ Customization
The automatic high beam can be deactivated.
(Customizable feature: P. 461)

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Driving
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4-5. Using the driving support systems
◆PCS (Pre-Collision System)
P. 2 0 8
◆LDA (Lane Departure Alert with steering control)
P. 2 2 1
◆Dynamic radar cruise control
P. 2 3 2
◆Automatic High Beam
P. 1 8 8
Toyota Safety Sense P
: If equipped
The Toyota Safety Sense P consists of the following drive assist
systems and contributes to a safe and comfortable driving expe-
rience:
WARNING
■Toyota Safety Sense P
The Toyota Safety Sense P is designed to operate under the assumption
that the driver will drive safely, and is designed to help reduce the impact to
the occupants and the vehicle in the case of a collision or assist the driver in
normal driving conditions. As there is a limit to the degree of recognition
accuracy and control performance that this system can provide, do not
overly rely on this system. The driver is always responsible for paying atten-
tion to the vehicle's surroundings and driving safely.

3776-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
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Maintenance and care
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Check the wattage of the light bulb to be replaced. (P. 444)
■Front
Light bulbs
You may replace the following bulbs by yourself. The difficulty
level of replacement varies de pending on the bulb. If necessary
bulb replacement seems difficul t to perform, contact your
Toyota dealer.
For more information about repl acing other light bulbs, contact
your Toyota dealer.
Preparing for light bulb replacement
Bulb locations
Headlight low beam (halogen bulb)
Headlight high beam and daytime running light (vehicles with
halogen bulbs for low beams)
Headlight high beam (vehicles with discharge bulbs for low
beams)
Front turn signal/parking light1
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3806-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
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Headlight high beam and daytim
e running light (vehicles with
halogen bulbs for low beams)/Headlight high beam (vehicles
with discharge bulbs for low beams)
Unplug the connector while
pressing the lock release.
Turn the bulb base counter-
clockwise.
Set the new light bulb.
Align the 3 tabs on the light bulb
with the mounting, and insert.
Turn it clockwise to set.
Set the connector.
After installing the connector,
shake the bulb base gently to
check that it is not loose, turn
the headlights on once and visu-
ally confirm that no light is leak-
ing through the mounting.
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3866-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
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Replacing the following bulbs
If any of the lights listed below
has burnt out, have it replaced by
your Toyota dealer.
● Headlight low/high beams (LED type)
● Headlight low beams (discharge bulb)
● Daytime running lights (vehicl es with discharge or LED head-
lights)
● Side marker lights
● Side turn signal lights
● Stop/tail lights
● High mounted stoplight
● Outer foot lights (if equipped)
● License plate light
■Discharge headlights (if equipped)
If voltage to the discharge bulbs is insufficient, the bulbs may not come on, or
may go out temporarily. The discharge bulbs will come on when normal
power is restored.
■ LED light bulbs
The headlight low/high beams (LED type), parking lights/daytime running
lights (vehicles with discharge or LED headlights), side marker lights (vehi-
cles with LED headlights), stop/tail lights, high mounted stoplight, outer foot
lights and license plate light each consist of a number of LEDs. If any of the
LEDs burn out, take your vehicle to your Toyota dealer to have the light
replaced.
■ Condensation build-up on the inside of the lens
Temporary condensation build-up on the inside of the lens does not indicate a
malfunction. Contact your Toyota dealer for more information in the following
situations:
●Large drops of water have built up on the inside of the lens.
● Water has built up inside the lens.
■ Removing and installing the clips
The fender liner, luggage trim cover and trunk panel cover clip
Removing
Installing
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4167-2. Steps to take in an emergency
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WARNING
■When using the compact spare tire
●Remember that the compact spare tire provided is specifically
designed for use with your vehicle. Do not use your compact spare tire
on another vehicle.
●Do not use more than one compact spare tires simultaneously.
●Replace the compact spare tire with a standard tire as soon as possi-
ble.
●Avoid sudden acceleration, abrupt steering, sudden braking and shift-
ing operations that cause sudden engine braking.
■When the compact spare tire is attached
The vehicle speed may not be correctly detected, and the following sys-
tems may not operate correctly:
• ABS & Brake assist
• VSC
•TRAC
• Cruise control (if equipped)
• Dynamic radar cruise control (if equipped)
• PCS (if equipped)
• EPS • LDA (Lane Departure Alert with
steering control) (if equipped)
• Automatic High Beam (if equipped)
• Tire pressure warning system
• Rear view monitor system
• Navigation system (if equipped)

4448-1. Specifications
AVALON_HV_U (01999-07002)A: D4S discharge bulbs
B: HB3L+ halogen bulbs
C: HB3 halogen bulbs
D: Wedge base bulbs (amber)
E: Wedge base bulbs (clear)F: Double end bulbs
*1: Light bulbs not listed in this table are LED bulbs.
*2: If equipped
Light bulbs*1
Light bulbsBulb No.WTy p e
Exterior
Headlights Low beam (discharge bulbs)
*2
Low beam (halogen bulbs)*2
High beam

9005
900535
60
60A
B
C
Front turn signal/parking lights7444NA28/8D
Side marker lights (bulb type)*2W5W5E
Side turn signal lightsWY5W5D
Rear turn signal lights92116E
Back-up lights92116E
Interior Interior/front personal lights W6W 6
E
Interior/rear personal lights 8
E
Vanity lights70651.4F
Door courtesy lights1685E
Trunk light1943.8E

4658-2. Customization
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Vehicle specifications
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Automatic light control system (
P. 185)
■Lights ( P. 185, 188)
*: If equipped
■
Illumination ( P. 284)
FunctionDefault settingCustomized
setting
Light sensor sensitivity Level 3 Level 1 to 5 O O
Time elapsed before head-
lights automatically turn off
after doors are closed 30 seconds0 seconds
OO
60 seconds
90 seconds
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FunctionDefault settingCustomized
setting
Daytime running light system On Off O O
Automatic high beam
*On Off—O
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FunctionDefault settingCustomized
setting
Interior lights illumination con-
trol On Off—O
Time elapsed before interior
lights turn off15 seconds
Off
OO7.5 seconds
30 seconds
Center console spot lightOnOff—O
Operation when the doors are
unlockedOnOff—O
Operation after the power
switch turned offOnOff—O
Operation when you approach
the vehicle with the electronic
key on your person
OnOff—O
Ambient lights*OnOff—O
Outer foot lights*OnOff—O
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