Toyota Avalon (2018 year). Instruction — part 31

481

Alphabetical index

Do-it-yourself maintenance . 326
Door courtesy lights

Wattage . . . . . . . . 432

Doors . . . . . . . . . . .. 97

Automatic door locking

and unlocking system. . . 100

Door glasses. . . . . . . 135
Door lock. . . . . . . . . 99
Open door warning buzzer ... 110
Open door warning light. . 390
Outside rear view mirrors. .. 132
Rear door child-protector . .. 100

Driver’s seat position

memory . . . . . . . . .. 121

Driving . . . . . . . . . .. 144

Break-in tips. . . . . . .. 146
Correct driving posture . . ... 26
Driving mode select switch ... 248
Procedures . . . . . . ... 144
Winter drive tips . . . . . 255

Dynamic radar cruise

control . . . . . . . . . 222

Eco Drive Indicator. . . . . 81
Eco drive mode. . . . . . 248
EDR (Event data recorder). . 10
Electric Power Steering

(EPS) . . . . . . . . . .. 250

Function. . . . . . . . 250
Warning light. . . . . . . 389

Electronic key . . . . . . . 92

Battery-saving function . . . 113
If the electronic key does not

operate properly . . . . . 411

Replacing the battery. . . 360

Emergency flashers . . . . 380
Emergency, in case of

If the electronic key

does not operate
properly . . . . . . . .. 411

If the engine will not start. .. 409
If the trunk opener is not

actuated . . . . . . . . 106

If the vehicle battery is

discharged. . . . . . .. 414

If the warning buzzer

sounds. . . . . . . . 388

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If the warning light turns

on . . . . . . . . . ... 388

If the warning message

is displayed. . . . . . . 396

If you have a flat tire . . . . 397
If you think something

is wrong . . . . . . . .. 386

If your vehicle becomes

stuck . . . . . . . . ... 421

If your vehicle has to be

stopped in an emergency ... 381

If your vehicle needs

to be towed. . . . . . . 382

If your vehicle overheats. ... 418

Engine

ACCESSORY mode . . . . 161
Compartment . . . . . . 330
Engine switch. . . . . . 160
Hood . . . . . . . . . . 328
How to start the engine. . . 160
Identification number . . . 425
If the engine will not start . .. 409
Ignition switch

(engine switch) . . . . ... 160

Overheating . . . . . . .. 418

Engine coolant. . . . . . . 334

Capacity. . . . . . . . 428
Checking. . . . . . . ... 334
Preparing and checking

before winter . . . . . .. 255

Engine coolant temperature

gauge . . . . . . . . . ... 79

Engine immobilizer system . .. 68
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . 331

Capacity. . . . . . . . 426
Checking. . . . . . . ... 331
Preparing and checking

before winter . . . . . .. 255

Engine switch . . . . . . .. 160
EPS

(Electronic Power
Steering) . . . . . . . . 250

Function. . . . . . . . 250
Warning light. . . . . . . 389

Event data recorder (EDR). . 10

483

Alphabetical index

Flat tire. . . . . . . . . .. 397
Floor mats . . . . . . . . .. 24
Fluid

Automatic transmission. . . 429
Brake . . . . . . . . . 430
Washer . . . . . . . . . 341

Front passenger occupant

classification system . . . .. 46

Front personal lights. . . ... 273
Front seats . . . . . . . ... 119

Adjustment. . . . . . . 119
Cleaning. . . . . . . . 316
Correct driving posture . . ... 26
Driving position memory . ... 121
Head restraints . . . . . . 126
Power easy access

system . . . . . . . . 120

Seat heaters . . . . . . . 269
Seat position memory . . ... 121
Seat ventilators . . . . . . 269

Front side marker lights. . .. 173

Light switch . . . . . . ... 173
Replacing light bulbs. . . . 375

Front turn signal lights . . ... 171

Replacing light bulbs . . . 370
Turn signal lever . . . . ... 171
Wattage . . . . . . . . 432

Fuel . . . . . . . . . . ... 426

Capacity. . . . . . . . 426
Fuel gauge. . . . . . . .. 79
Fuel pump shut off system ... 387
Information. . . . . . . 433
Refueling . . . . . . . .. 186
Type. . . . . . . . . .. 426
Warning light. . . . . . . 390

Fuel filler door . . . . . . . 186

If the fuel filler door

cannot be opened . . . .. 188

Refueling . . . . . . . .. 186

Fuel pump shut off system. . 387
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . 362

Garage door opener . . . . 294
Gauges . . . . . . . . . ... 79
Glove box . . . . . . . . . 276
Grocery bag hooks. . . . .. 283

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Head restraints . . . . . . 126
Headlights . . . . . . . . 173

Automatic high beam . . . 176
Discharge headlights

precautions. . . . . . . 378

Light switch . . . . . . ... 173
Replacing light

bulbs. . . . ... 368, 369, 375

Wattage . . . . . . . . 432

Heaters

Air conditioning system. . . 260
Outside rear view mirrors. .. 264
Seat heaters . . . . . . . 269

Hood . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Hooks

Coat hooks. . . . . . . 293
Grocery bag hooks . . . ... 283
Retaining hooks (floor mat). . 24

Horn . . . . . . . . . . .. 128

I/M test . . . . . . . . . .. 325
Identification

Engine . . . . . . . . .. 425
Vehicle. . . . . . . . .. 425

Ignition switch

(engine switch). . . . . .. 160

Illuminated entry system . . 274
Immobilizer system . . . . ... 68
Indicators . . . . . . . . ... 77
Initialization

Maintenance . . . . . . . 320
Tire pressure

warning system . . . . .. 343

Inside rear view mirror. . . 130
Instrument panel light

control. . . . . . . . . .. 80

Interior lights . . . . . . ... 272

Jack

Positioning a floor jack. . .. 329
Vehicle-equipped jack . . .. 398

Jack handle. . . . . . . .. 398
Jam protection function

Moon roof . . . . . . . . 139
Power windows. . . . . . 136

485

Alphabetical index

Keyless entry

Smart key system . . ... 97, 103
Wireless remote

control. . . . . . ... 97, 103

Keys . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Battery-saving function . . . 113
Electronic key . . . . . . . 92
Engine switch. . . . . . 160
If the electronic key

does not operate
properly . . . . . . . .. 411

Key number plate. . . . . 92
Keyless entry . . . . . . .. 92
Mechanical key . . . . . ... 93
Replacing the battery. . . 360
Warning buzzer. . . . . . 110
Wireless remote control

key. . . . . . . . . . 92

Knee airbags . . . . . . . .. 34

Lane Departure Alert with

steering control (LDA) . . . 211

Language

(multi-information display). . 85

LATCH anchors . . . . . . . 58
LDA (Lane Departure Alert

with steering control). . . 211

Lever

Auxiliary catch lever. . . .. 328
Hood lock release lever . . 328
Internal trunk release lever ... 105
Shift lever. . . . . . . .. 165
Turn signal lever . . . . ... 171
Wiper lever. . . . . . . 180

License plate lights . . . . . 173

Light switch. . . . . . ... 173

Light bulbs

Replacing. . . . . . . .. 368
Wattage . . . . . . . . 432

Lights

Automatic high beam. . . 176
Headlight switch . . . . ... 173
Illuminated entry system. ... 274
Interior light. . . . . . ... 273
Interior lights list. . . . . 272
Personal lights . . . . . .. 273
Replacing light bulbs . . . 368
Trunk light. . . . . . . . 105
Turn signal lever . . . . ... 171
Vanity lights . . . . . . .. 285
Wattage . . . . . . . . 432

Load capacity . . . . . . .. 157
Lock steering column . . . . 162
Low profile tire. . . . . . . 346
Luggage hook. . . . . . .. 283
Luggage net . . . . . . . . 283
Luggage security system . ... 104

486

Alphabetical index

Maintenance

Do-it-yourself maintenance... 326
General maintenance . . ... 321
Maintenance data . . . . . 424
Maintenance requirements ... 319
Resetting the message

indicating maintenance
is required. . . . . . ... 320

Malfunction indicator lamp. . 388
Master warning light. . . . 391
Meter . . . . . . . . . . ... 79

Indicators . . . . . . . . 77
Instrument panel light

control. . . . . . . . ... 80

Meters. . . . . . . . . . 79
Multi-information display . . . 82
Warning lights . . . . . . . 75

Mirrors

Inside rear view mirror . . .. 130
Outside rear view mirror

defoggers . . . . . . ... 264

Outside rear view mirrors. .. 132
Vanity mirrors. . . . . . 285

Moon roof . . . . . . . . . 138

Jam protection function. . . 139
Operation . . . . . . . .. 138

Multi-information display. . .. 82

Cruise control. . . . . . 235
Dynamic radar cruise

control. . . . . . . . . 222

Language. . . . . . . . 85
Switching the display . . . .. 83
Trip information. . . . . ... 83
Warning message. . . . . 396

Navigation system

Noise from under vehicle . . ... 8

Odometer . . . . . . . . ... 79
Oil

Engine oil. . . . . . . .. 426

Opener

Hood . . . . . . . . . . 328
Trunk . . . . . . . . . 103

Outer foot lights . . . . . .. 272
Outside rear view mirrors. ... 132

Adjusting and folding . . . 132
Blind spot monitor. . . . . 239
Linked mirror function

when reversing. . . . ... 133

Mirror position memory. . . 121
Outside rear view

mirror defoggers. . . . . 264

Overheating, Engine . . . ... 418

487

Alphabetical index

Paddle shift switches . . . .. 166
Parking brake. . . . . . ... 172

Operation . . . . . . . .. 172
Parking brake engaged

warning buzzer . . . . ... 388

Parking lights. . . . . . ... 173

Light switch . . . . . . ... 173
Replacing light bulbs. . . . 370

PCS (Pre-Collision System). 198

Function . . . . . . . . 198
PCS (Pre-Collision

System) switch . . . . ... 202

Warning light. . . . . . . 389

Personal lights. . . . . . . 273
Power easy access system . 120
Power outlets . . . . . . ... 288
Power steering (Electric

Power Steering system) . ... 250

Warning light. . . . . . . 389

Power windows. . . . . . 135

Jam protection function. . . 136
Operation . . . . . . . .. 135
Window lock switch. . . ... 135

Pre-Collision System (PCS). 198

Function . . . . . . . . 198
PCS (Pre-Collision

System) switch . . . . .. 202

Warning light. . . . . . . 389

Radar cruise control (dynamic

radar cruise control) . . . . 222

Radiator. . . . . . . . . 336
Rear personal lights. . . . 273
Rear seat heaters . . . . . 269
Rear sunshade. . . . . . . 291
Rear turn signal lights . . . 171

Replacing light bulbs . . . 372
Turn signal lever . . . . ... 171
Wattage . . . . . . . . 432

Rear view mirror

Inside rear view mirror . . .. 130
Outside rear view mirrors . . 132

Rear view monitor system

Rear window defoggers. . .. 264
Refueling . . . . . . . . .. 186

Capacity. . . . . . . . 426
Fuel types . . . . . . . . 426
If the fuel filler door

cannot be opened . . . .. 188

Opening the fuel tank cap. . 188

Replacing

Electronic key battery . . ... 360
Fuses. . . . . . . . . 362
Light bulbs . . . . . . . 365
Tires. . . . . . . . . .. 397

Reporting safety defects

for U.S. owners. . . . . .. 460

Resetting the message

indicating maintenance
is required. . . . . . . .. 320

: Refer to the “NAVIGATION AND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM OWNER’S

MANUAL”.

488

Alphabetical index

Safety Connect . . . . . . 301
Seat belts. . . . . . . . . 28

Adjusting the seat belt . . . 29
Automatic Locking

Retractor. . . . . . . ... 30

Child restraint system

installation . . . . . . . 60

Cleaning and maintaining

the seat belt. . . . . . 317

Emergency Locking

Retractor. . . . . . . ... 30

How to wear your seat belt . . 28
How your child should wear

the seat belt. . . . . . .. 30

Pregnant women, proper

seat belt use . . . . . . . 31

Reminder light and buzzer. 390
Seat belt extender. . . . ... 30
Seat belt pretensioners. . ... 29
SRS warning light . . . . . 389

Seat heaters . . . . . . . . 269
Seat position memory . . . . 121
Seat ventilators. . . . . . 269
Seating capacity . . . . . .. 157
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Adjustment. . . . . . . 119
Adjustment precautions . . 120
Child seats/child restraint

system installation . . . . 57

Cleaning. . . . . . . . 316
Driving position memory . ... 121
Head restraints . . . . . . 126
Power easy access

system . . . . . . . . 120

Properly sitting in the seat . .. 26
Seat heaters . . . . . . . 269
Seat position memory . . ... 121
Seat ventilators . . . . . . 269

Sensor

Automatic headlight

system. . . . . . . . 174

Automatic high beam. . . 176
Camera sensor . . . . 192, 194
Inside rear view mirror . . .. 131
Radar sensor . . 192, 193 , 241
Rain-sensing windshield

wipers. . . . . . . . . 184

Service reminder indicators . . 74
Shift lever . . . . . . . . . 165

Automatic transmission . . 165
If the shift lever

cannot be shifted from P . 169

Shift lock system. . . . . . 168
Side airbags . . . . . . . ... 35
Side marker lights . . . . ... 173

Light switch. . . . . . ... 173
Replacing light bulbs . . . 375

Side mirrors . . . . . . . . 132

Adjusting and folding . . . 132
Blind Spot Monitor . . . . 239
Linked mirror function

when reversing. . . . ... 133

Mirror position memory. . . 121

Side turn signal lights. . . . 171

Replacing light bulbs . . . 375
Turn signal lever . . . . ... 171

Smart key system. . . . . 108

Antenna location. . . . ... 108
Entry functions. . . . 97, 103
Starting the engine . . . ... 160

Snow tires . . . . . . . . 257
Spare tire. . . . . . . . .. 397

Inflation pressure . . . . .. 431
Storage location. . . . . 398

Spark plug. . . . . . . . 428
Specifications . . . . . . .. 424
Speedometer. . . . . . . .. 79
Steering lock. . . . . . . 162

Column lock release . . . . 163

Steering wheel . . . . . . . 128
Stop lights

Replacing light bulbs . . . 375

489

Alphabetical index

Storage feature . . . . . . 275
Stuck

If the vehicle becomes

stuck . . . . . . . . ... 421

Sun shade

Rear . . . . . . . . . .. 291
Roof . . . . . . . . . .. 139

Sun visors . . . . . . . . 285
Switches

BSM (Blind spot monitor)

switch . . . . . . . . . 239

Compass switch. . . . . 307
Cruise control switch. . . . 235
“DISP” button . . . . . . .. 83
Door lock switches. . . . .. 99
Driving mode select switch ... 248
Driving position memory

switches. . . . . . . .. 121

Dynamic radar cruise

control switch. . . . . .. 222

Emergency flashers switch ... 380
Engine switch. . . . . . 160
Garage door opener

switches. . . . . . . .. 294

Ignition switch . . . . . ... 160
LDA (Lane Departure Alert

with steering control) . . .. 211

Light switches . . . . . ... 173
Moon roof switches. . . ... 138
Outside rear view mirror

switches. . . . . . . .. 132

Paddle shift switches . . . 166
PCS (Pre-Collision

System) switch . . . . ... 202

Power door lock switch . . ... 99
Power window switches. . 135
Rear sunshade switch . . .. 291
Rear window and outside

rear view mirror defoggers
switch . . . . . . . . . 264

Seat heater switches . . . 269
Seat ventilator switches . . 269
“SOS” button. . . . . . . 301

Tire pressure warning reset

switch . . . . . . . . . 344

Trunk opener main switch . 104
Trunk opener switch . . . . 103
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance

button . . . . . . . . . 222

VSC OFF switch . . . . ... 251
Window lock switch . . . .. 135
Windshield wipers

and washer switch. . . .. 180

490

Alphabetical index

Tachometer . . . . . . . . 79
Tail lights. . . . . . . . .. 173

Light switch . . . . . . ... 173
Replacing light bulbs. . . . 375

Theft deterrent system

Alarm . . . . . . . . . .. 70
Engine immobilizer system . . 68

Tire inflation pressure. . . . 431

Maintenance data . . . . . 431
Warning light. . . . . . . 391

Tire information . . . . . ... 436

Glossary. . . . . . . . 443
Size. . . . . . . . . ... 439
Tire identification number . . 438
Uniform Tire Quality

Grading. . . . . . . ... 441

Tire pressure warning

system. . . . . . . . . 343

Function . . . . . . . . 343
Initializing . . . . . . . .. 343
Installing tire pressure

warning valves and
transmitters. . . . . . . 343

Registering ID codes . . . 345
Tire pressure warning reset

switch . . . . . . . . . 344

Warning light. . . . . . . 391

Tires . . . . . . . . . . .. 342

Chains. . . . . . . . ... 256
Checking. . . . . . . ... 342
If you have a flat tire . . . . 397
Inflation pressure . . . . .. 431
Information. . . . . . . 436
Replacing. . . . . . . .. 397
Rotating tires. . . . . . . 342
Size. . . . . . . . . ... 431
Snow tires . . . . . . . . 257
Spare tire . . . . . . . .. 397
Tire pressure warning

system . . . . . . . . 343

Warning light. . . . . . . 391

Tools . . . . . . . . . . . 398

Top tether strap . . . . . . . 64
Total load capacity . . . . .. 157
Towing

Dinghy towing . . . . . ... 159
Emergency towing . . . . 382
Trailer towing . . . . . . 158

TOYOTA PARKING ASSIST

MONITOR

Toyota Safety Sense P. . . 190

Automatic High Beam. . ... 176
Dynamic radar cruise

control . . . . . . . . 222

LDA (Lane Departure Alert

with steering control) . . .. 211

PCS

(Pre-Collision System) . ... 198

TRAC (Traction Control) . . . 250
Transmission . . . . . . ... 165

Automatic transmission . . 165
Driving mode select switch ... 248
If the shift lever cannot be

shifted from P . . . . . . 169

Paddle shift switches . . .
S mode . . . . . . . . . 166

Trip information. . . . . . . 83
Trip meters. . . . . . . . . 79
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . 103

Internal trunk release lever ... 105
Luggage security system. .. 104
Smart key system . . . . . 103
Trunk features . . . . . .. 283
Trunk handle. . . . . . . 104
Trunk light. . . . . . . . 105
Trunk opener main switch . 104
Trunk opener switch . . . . 103
Trunk storage extension . ... 292
Wireless remote control. . 103

Trunk light

Trunk light. . . . . . . . 105
Wattage . . . . . . . . 432

Turn signal lights . . . . . 171

Replacing light bulbs . 370 , 372
Turn signal lever . . . . ... 171
Wattage . . . . . . . . 432

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Alphabetical index

USB port

Vanity lights

Vanity lights . . . . . . .. 285
Wattage . . . . . . . . 432

Vanity mirrors . . . . . . .. 285
Vehicle data recording . . . . 9
Vehicle identification

number . . . . . . . . ... 425

Vehicle Stability Control

(VSC) . . . . . . . . . .. 250

Ventilators

(seat ventilators) . . . . ... 269

VSC

(Vehicle Stability Control) . 250

Warning buzzers

Approach warning. . . . . 229
Brake system . . . . . . 388
Downshifting . . . . . . . 169
Seat belt reminder . . . . 390

Warning lights. . . . . . . 75

ABS. . . . . . . . . ... 389
Brake system . . . . . . 388
Charging system. . . . ... 388
Electric power steering . . . 389
Low engine oil pressure. . 388
Low fuel level . . . . . . 390
Malfunction indicator lamp . 388
Master warning light. . . .. 391
Open door. . . . . . . . 390
Parking brake indicator . . . 388
Pre-collision system. . . .. 389
Seat belt reminder light. . . 390
Slip indicator . . . . . . . 390
SRS . . . . . . . . . .. 389
Tire pressure. . . . . . . 391