2016 TOYOTA AVALON lights

AVALON (U)_(01999-07001)
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.
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Operation of
each
componentOpening and closing the doors and windows,
adjustment before driving, etc.
4DrivingOperations and advice 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, and seat
belt and SRS airbag instructions for Canadian
owners
IndexSearch by symptom
Search alphabetically

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AVALON (U)_(01999-07001)For your information....................... 8
Reading this manual .................... 12
How to search .............................. 13
Pictorial index .............................. 14
1-1. For safe use
Before driving ...................... 24
For safety drive ................... 26
Seat belts ............................ 28
SRS airbags ........................ 34
Front passenger occupant classification system ......... 46
Safety information for children ............................. 52
Child restraint systems ........ 53
Installing child restraints ...... 57
Exhaust gas precautions ..... 67
1-2. Theft deterrent system Engine immobilizer system............................... 68
Alarm ................................... 70
Theft prevention labels (U.S.A.) ............................. 72
2. Instrument cluster Warning lights and indicators........................... 74
Gauges and meters............. 79
Multi-information display ..... 82
Fuel consumption information ........................ 89 3-1. Key information
Keys..................................... 92
3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Doors ................................... 97
Trunk ................................. 103
Smart key system .............. 108
3-3. Adjusting the seats Front seats......................... 119
Driving position memory ........................... 121
Head restraints .................. 126
3-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel ................... 128
Inside rear view mirror ....... 130
Outside rear view mirrors ............................. 132
3-5. Opening, closing the windows and
moon roof
Power windows.................. 135
Moon roof .......................... 138
1For safety and security
2Instrument cluster
3Operation of
each component

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AVALON (U)_(01999-07001)4-1. Before driving
Driving the vehicle ............. 144
Cargo and luggage............ 154
Vehicle load limits ............. 157
Trailer towing..................... 158
Dinghy towing.................... 159
4-2. Driving procedures Engine (ignition) switch ..... 160
Automatic transmission ..... 165
Turn signal lever................ 169
Parking brake .................... 170
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 171
Automatic High Beam ....... 174
Windshield wipers and washer ............................ 178
4-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap .......................... 184 4-5. Using the driving
support systems
Toyota Safety Sense P ...... 188
PCS (Pre-Collision System)..... 196
LDA (Lane Departure Alert with steering control) ....... 209
Dynamic radar cruise control.............................. 220
Cruise control .................... 233
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor)......... 237
• The Blind Spot Monitor
function.......................... 239
• The Rear Cross Traffic Alert function ................. 243
Driving mode select switches........................... 246
Driving assist systems ....... 248
4-6. Driving tips Winter driving tips .............. 253
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AVALON (U)_(01999-07001)5-1. Using the air conditioning
system and defogger
Automatic air conditioning system............................. 258
Seat heaters/ seat ventilators ................ 267
5-2. Using the interior lights Interior lights list ................ 270
• Personal/interior light main switch ................... 271
• Personal/ interior lights ................. 271
• Ambient lights ............... 272
5-3. Using the storage features
List of storage features...... 273
• Glove box...................... 274
• Console box .................. 274
• Cup holders .................. 275
• Auxiliary boxes.............. 276
Trunk features ................... 281 5-4. Other interior features
Other interior features........ 283
• Sun visors ..................... 283
• Vanity mirrors ................ 283
• Clock ............................. 284
• Outside temperature display ........................... 285
• Power outlets ................ 286
• Armrest.......................... 288
• Rear sunshade .............. 289
• Trunk storage extension ....................... 290
• Coat hooks .................... 291
• Assist grips .................... 291
Garage door opener .......... 292
Safety Connect .................. 299
Compass ........................... 305
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AVALON (U)_(01999-07001)
Pictorial index
Pictorial index
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Exterior
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 97
Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 97
Opening/closing the door glasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 135
Locking/unlocking by using the mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . P. 410
Warning lights/warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 388, 394
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 103
Opening from inside. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 103
Opening from outside. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 92, 103
Warning lights/warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 388, 394
Outside rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 132
Adjusting the mirror angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 132
Folding the mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 132
Driving position memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 121
Defogging the mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 2621
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AVALON (U)_(01999-07001)Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 178
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 253
Precautions against car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 312
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 184
Refueling method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 184
Fuel type/fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 426
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 340
Tire size/inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 431
Winter tires/tire chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 253
Checking/rotation/tire pressure warning system . . . . . . . . . P. 340
Coping with flat tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 395
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 326
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 326
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 426
Coping with overheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 417
Headlights/side marker lights/
daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 171
Front turn signal/parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 169
Stop/tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 171
Rear turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 169
Back-up lights
Shifting the shift lever to R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 165
License plate lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 171
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(Replacing method: P. 363, Wattages: P. 432)
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AVALON (U)_(01999-07001)
■Instrument panel
Engine switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 160
Starting the engine/changing the modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 160
Emergency stop of the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 379
When the engine will not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 407
Shift lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 165
Changing the shift position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 165
When the shift lever does not move. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 409
Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 79
Reading the meters/adjusting the instrument panel light . . . . . . P. 79
Warning lights/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 74
When the warning lights come on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 3861
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AVALON (U)_(01999-07001)Multi-information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 82
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 82
When the warning messages are displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 394
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 169
Headlight switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 171
Headlights/parking lights/tail lights/daytime running lights . . . . P. 171
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 178
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 178
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 339
Hood lock release lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 326
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . P. 128
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 258
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 258
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 262
Audio/Navigation system
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Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 274
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 284
*: Refer to “NAVIGATION AND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM OWNER’S MANUAL”.
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