2018 TOYOTA AVENSIS warning

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AVENSIS_OM_OM20C79E_(EE)Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 243
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 312
To prevent freezing (windshield wiper de-icer)
*1. . . . . . . P. 394, 401
Precautions against car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 437
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 248
Refueling method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 248
Fuel type/fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 611
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 468
Tire size/inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 623
Winter tires/tire chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 312
Checking/rotation/tire pressure warning system
*1 . . . . . . . . . P. 468
Coping with flat tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 570, 554
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 450
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 450
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 612
Coping with overheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 600
Headlights/front position lights/daytime running
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 233
Front fog lights
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 241
Cornering/fog light
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 237
Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 229
Tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 233
Stop lights
Back-up lights
*2
Shifting the shift lever to R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 219, 226
License plate lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 233
Rear fog light
*1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 241
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Light bulbs of the exterior lights for driving
(Replacing method: P. 501, Watts: P. 625)
*1: If equipped
*2: They may be located on the opposite side depending on the target region.
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■Instrument panel (Left-hand drive vehicles)
Engine switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 209, 212
Starting the engine/changing the modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 209, 212
Emergency stop of the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 519
When the engine will not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 586
Warning messages
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 537
Shift lever (Multidrive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 219
Changing the shift position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 219
Precautions against towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 521
When the shift lever does not move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 224
Shift lever (manual transmission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 226
Changing the shift position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 226
Precautions against towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 521
Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 104
Reading the meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 104
Adjusting the instrument cluster light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 106, 114
Warning lights/indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 98
When the warning lights come on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 530
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AVENSIS_OM_OM20C79E_(EE)Multi-information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 108, 111
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P. 108, 111
When the warning messages are displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 537
Parking brake switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 230
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 230
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 313
Warning buzzer/message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 532, 540
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 229
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 233
Headlights/front position lights/tail lights/
daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 233
Front fog lights
*1/rear fog light*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 241
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 243
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 243
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 466
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 518
Fuel filler door opener. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 250
Hood lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 450
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . P. 174
Manual air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 392
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 392
Rear window defogger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 394
Automatic air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 398
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 398
Rear window defogger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 401
Audio system
*1, 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 318
Navigation system/Multimedia system
*1, 2
*1: If equipped
*2: For vehicles with navigation system or multimedia system, refer to
“Navigation and multimedia system Owner’s manual”.
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■Instrument panel (Right-hand drive vehicles)
Engine switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 209, 212
Starting the engine/changing the modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 209, 212
Emergency stop of the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 519
When the engine will not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 586
Warning messages
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 537
Shift lever (Multidrive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 219
Changing the shift position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 219
Precautions against towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 521
When the shift lever does not move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 224
Shift lever (manual transmission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 226
Changing the shift position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 226
Precautions against towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 521
Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 104
Reading the meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 104
Adjusting the instrument cluster light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 106, 114
Warning lights/indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 98
When the warning lights come on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 530
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AVENSIS_OM_OM20C79E_(EE)Multi-information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 108, 111
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P. 108, 111
When the warning messages are displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 537
Parking brake switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 230
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 230
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 313
Warning buzzer/message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 532, 540
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 229
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 233
Headlights/front position lights/tail lights/
daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 233
Front fog lights
*1/rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 241
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 243
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 243
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 466
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 518
Fuel filler door opener. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 250
Hood lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 450
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . P. 174
Manual air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 392
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 392
Rear window defogger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 394
Automatic air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 398
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 398
Rear window defogger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 401
Audio system
*1, 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 318
Navigation system/Multimedia system
*1, 2
*1: If equipped
*2: For vehicles with navigation system or a multimedia system, refer to
“Navigation and multimedia system Owner’s manual”.
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311-1. For safe use
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AVENSIS_OM_OM20C79E_(EE)
For safety and security
WARNING
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause the driver’s floor mat to slip, possibly interfering
with the pedals while driving. An unexpectedly high speed may result or it may
become difficult to stop the vehicle. This could lead to an accident, resulting in
death or serious injury.
■ When installing the driver’s floor mat
● Do not use floor mats designed for other models or different model year
vehicles, even if they are Toyota Genuine floor mats.
● Only use floor mats designed for the driver’s seat.
● Always install the floor mat securely using the retaining hooks (clips) pro-
vided.
● Do not use two or more floor mats on top of each other.
● Do not place the floor mat bottom-side up or upside-down.
■ Before driving
●Check that the floor mat is securely
fixed in the correct place with all the
provided retaining hooks (clips). Be
especially careful to perform this check
after cleaning the floor.
● With the engine stopped and the shift
lever in P (Multidrive) or N (manual
transmission), fully depress each pedal
to the floor to make sure it does not
interfere with the floor mat.

331-1. For safe use
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For safety and security
WARNING
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or serious injury.
● Do not adjust the position of the driver’s seat while driving.
Doing so could cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle.
● Do not place a cushion between the driver or passenger and the seatback.
A cushion may prevent correct posture from being achieved, and reduce
the effectiveness of the seat belt and head restraint.
● Do not place anything under the front seats.
Objects placed under the front seats may become jammed in the seat
tracks and stop the seat from locking in place. This may lead to an acci-
dent and the adjustment mechanism may also be damaged.
● Always observe the legal speed limit when driving on public roads.
● When driving over long distances, take regular breaks before you start to
feel tired.
Also, if you feel tired or sleepy while driving, do not force yourself to con-
tinue driving and take a break immediately.

371-1. For safe use
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For safety and security
WARNING
Observe the following precautions to reduce the risk of injury in the event of
sudden braking, sudden swerving or an accident.
Failing to do so may cause death or serious injury.
■ Wearing a seat belt
● Ensure that all passengers wear a seat belt.
● Always wear a seat belt properly.
● Each seat belt should be used by one person only. Do not use a seat belt
for more than one person at once, including children.
● Toyota recommends that children be seated in the rear seat and always
use a seat belt and/or an appropriate child restraint system.
● To achieve a proper seating position, do not recline the seat more than
necessary. The seat belt is most effective when the occupants are sitting
up straight and well back in the seats.
● Do not wear the shoulder belt under your arm.
● Always wear your seat belt low and snug across your hips.
■ Pregnant women
■ People suffering illness
Obtain medical advice and wear the seat belt in the proper way.
■ When children are in the vehicle
 P. 6 8
Obtain medical advice and wear the seat
belt in the proper way. ( P. 34)
Women who are pregnant should posi-
tion the lap belt as low as possible over
the hips in the same manner as other
occupants. Extend the shoulder belt
completely over the shoulder and posi-
tion the belt across the chest. Avoid belt
contact over the rounding of the abdomi-
nal area.
If the seat belt is not worn properly, not
only a pregnant woman, but also the
fetus could suffer death or serious injury
as a result of sudden braking or a colli-
sion.