2022 TOYOTA AVALON warning

1453-3. Adjusting the seats
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Operation of each component
WARNING
■When adjusting the seat position
● Take care when adjusting the seat position to ensure that other passen-
gers are not injured by the moving seat.
● Do not put your hands under the seat or near the moving parts to avoid
injury.
Fingers or hands may become jammed in the seat mechanism.
● Make sure to leave enough space around the feet so they do not get stuck.
■ Seat adjustment
● Be careful that the seat does not hit passengers or luggage.
● To reduce the risk of sliding under the lap belt during a collision, do not
recline the seat more than necessary.
If the seat is too reclined, the lap belt may slide past the hips and apply
restraint forces directly to the abdomen, or your neck may contact the
shoulder belt, increasing the risk of death or serious injury in the event of
an accident.
Adjustments should not be made while driving as the seat may un expect-
edly move and cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle.
NOTICE
■ When adjusting a front seat
When adjusting a front seat, make sure that the head restraint does not
contact the headliner. Otherwise, the head restraint and headli ner may be
damaged.

1473-3. Adjusting the seats
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Operation of each component
WARNING
■When folding the seatbacks down
Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
● Do not fold the seatbacks down while driving.
● Stop the vehicle on level ground, set the parking brake and shi ft the shift
lever to P.
● Do not allow anyone to sit on a folded seatback or in the trunk while driv-
ing.
● Do not allow children to enter the trunk.
■ When returning the seat t o its original position
● Ensure that the seat belt does not get caught between or behind the seats.
● If the seat belt has been released from its guide, pass the sea t belt through
its guide. ( P. 32)
■ Seat adjustment
Be careful not to get hands or feet pinched between the rear co nsole box
and the rear seat when folding down the rear seatback.
■ After returning the seatback to the upright position
Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
● Make sure the seatback is securely locked by pressing it forwar d and rear-
ward on the top.
● Check that the seat belts are not twisted or caught in the seatback.
● Make sure that the seat belt is passed through its guide.
NOTICE
■When the right seatback is folded down
Make sure the luggage loaded in the enlarged trunk will not damage the
webbing of the rear center seat belt.

1523-3. Adjusting the seats
■Cancelation procedure
Carry only the key you want to cancel and then close the driver’s
door.
If 2 or more keys are in the vehicle, the driving position cann ot be
canceled properly.
Turn the engine switch to IGNITION ON mode.
While pressing the “SET” button, press and hold the door lock
switch (either lock or unlock) until the buzzer sounds twice.
If it button could not be canceled, the buzzer sounds continuously for
approximately 3 seconds.
■Recalling the driving position u sing the memory recall function
● Different driving positions can be registered for each electronic key. There-
fore, the driving position that is recalled may be different de pending on the
key being carried.
● If a door other than the driver’s door is unlocked with the smart key system,
the driving position cannot be recalled. In this case, press the driving posi-
tion button which has been set.
■ Customization
Some functions can be customized. ( P. 525)
WARNING
■ Seat adjustment caution
Take care during seat adjustment so that the seat does not stri ke the rear
passenger or squeeze your body against the steering wheel.
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1543-3. Adjusting the seats
■Installing the head restraints
Front seats
Rear outboard seats
■ Adjusting the height of the head restraints Align the head restraint with the installa-
tion holes and push it down to the lock
position.
Press and hold the lock release button
when lowering the head restraint.
Align the head restraint with the installa-
tion holes and push it down to the lowest
lock position while pressing the lock
release button.
Make sure that the head restraints are
adjusted so that the center of the head
restraint is closest to the top of your ears.
WARNING
■Head restraint precautions
Observe the following precautions regarding the head restraints. Failure to
do so may result in death or serious injury.
● Use the head restraints designed for each respective seat.
● Adjust the head restraints to the correct position at all times.
● After adjusting the head restraints, push down on them and make sure
they are locked in position.
● Do not drive with the head restraints removed.
(However, if a head restraint interferes with installation of a child restraint
system, the head restraint can be removed to accommodate the ch ild
restraint system: P. 56)
Lock release
button
Lock release
button

1563-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
To sound the horn, press on or
close to the mark.
■The steering wheel can be ad justed when (power type)
The engine switch is in ACCESSORY or IGNITION ON mode.
■ Automatic adjustment of the steering position (vehicles with dr iving
position memory)
A desired steering position can be entered to memory and recall ed automati-
cally by the driving position memory system. ( P. 148)
■ Power easy access system (vehicles with driving position memory )
The steering wheel and driver’s seat move in accordance with engine switch
mode and the driver’s seat belt condition. ( P. 525)
Horn
WARNING
■Caution while driving
Do not adjust the steering wheel while driving.
Doing so may cause the driver to mishandle the vehicle and caus e an acci-
dent, resulting in death or serious injury.
■ After adjusting the steering wheel (manual type)
Make sure that the steering wheel is securely locked.
Otherwise, the steering wheel may move suddenly, possibly causi ng an
accident, and resulting in death or serious injury. Also, the horn may not
sound if the steering wheel is not securely locked.

1583-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
■To prevent sensor error
Vehicles without garage door opener
Vehicles with garage door opener
To ensure that the sensors operate prop-
erly, do not touch or cover them.
To ensure that the sensors operate prop-
erly, do not touch or cover them.
WARNING
Do not adjust the position of the mirror while driving.
Doing so may lead to mishandling of the vehicle and cause an accident,
resulting in death or serious injury.

1613-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
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Operation of each component
WARNING
■Important points while driving
Observe the following precautions while driving.
Failure to do so may result in loss of control of the vehicle and cause an
accident, resulting in death or serious injury.
● Do not adjust the mirrors while driving.
● Do not drive with the mirrors folded.
● Both the driver and passenger side mirrors must be extended and properly
adjusted before driving.
■ When a mirror is moving
To avoid personal injury and mirror malfunction, be careful not to get your
hand caught by the moving mirror.
■ When the mirror defoggers are operating
Do not touch the rear view mirror surfaces, as they can become very hot
and burn you.

1643-5. Opening and closing the windows
■Door lock linked window operation
●The power windows can be opened and closed using the mechanical key.
*
(P. 484)
● The power windows can be opened using the wireless remote control.
*
(P. 127)
*: These settings must be customized at your Toyota dealer.
■ Alarm
The alarm may be triggered if the alarm is set and a power window is closed
using the door lock linked power window operation function. ( P. 81)
■ Power windows open warning buzzer
A buzzer sounds and a message is shown on the multi-information display in
the instrument cluster when the engine switch is turned off and the driver’s
door is opened with the power windows open.
■ Customization
Some functions can be customized. ( P. 525)