2017 TOYOTA AVALON Owners Manual

3696-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
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Maintenance and care
■Headlight high beam and daytime 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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3706-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
■Front turn signal/parking lightTo allow enough working
space, turn the steering
wheel to the opposite side of
the bulb to be replaced.
Remove the 3 fender liner
clips.
Turn the steering wheel to the
left when replacing the right side
light bulb, and turn the steering
wheel to the right when replac-
ing the left side light bulb.
Remove the fender liner bolt
and partly remove the fender
liner.
Unplug the connector while
pressing the lock release.
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3716-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
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Maintenance and care
Turn the bulb base counter-
clockwise.
Remove the light bulb.
When installing, reverse the steps listed.4
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3726-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
■Rear turn signal lightOpen the trunk lid and
remove the luggage trim
cover clip.
Pull the hook while depress-
ing the button.
Partly remove the luggage
trim cover.
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3736-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
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Maintenance and care
Turn the bulb base counter-
clockwise.
Remove the light bulb.
When installing, reverse the steps listed.4
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3746-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
■Back-up lightOpen the trunk lid and
remove the clips. Then partly
remove the trunk panel
cover.
Turn the bulb base counter-
clockwise.
Remove the light bulb.
When installing, reve rse the steps listed.
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3756-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
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Maintenance and care
■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 type)
● Daytime running lights (vehicle s 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

3766-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
■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 ty pe), 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
■ When replacing light bulbs
→P. 364Removing
Installing
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