Toyota Avalon (2018 year). Manual - part 1

 

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Toyota Avalon (2018 year). Manual - part 1

 

 

Pictorial index

Search by illustration

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For safety 
and security

Make sure to read through them

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Instrument
cluster

How to read the gauges and meters, the variety of 
warning lights and indicators, etc.

3

Operation of 
each 
component

Opening and closing the doors and windows, 
adjustment before driving, etc.

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Driving

Operations and advice which are necessary for 
driving

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Interior features

Usage of the interior features, etc.

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Maintenance 
and care

Caring for your vehicle and maintenance 
procedures

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When trouble 
arises

What to do in case of malfunction or emergency

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Vehicle 
specifications

Vehicle specifications, customizable features, etc.

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For owners

Reporting safety defects for U.S. owners, and seat 
belt and SRS airbag instructions for Canadian 
owners

Index

Search by symptom

Search alphabetically

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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For your information....................... 8

Reading this manual .................... 12

How to search.............................. 13

Pictorial index .............................. 14

1-1.  For safe use

Before driving ...................... 24

For safe driving ................... 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

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For safety and security

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Instrument cluster

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Operation of 
each component

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6-1. Maintenance and care

Cleaning and protecting 

the vehicle exterior.......... 312

Cleaning and protecting 

the vehicle interior........... 316

6-2. Maintenance

Maintenance 

requirements ................... 319

General maintenance........ 321

Emission inspection and 

maintenance (I/M) 
programs......................... 325

6-3. Do-it-yourself 

maintenance

Do-it-yourself service 

precautions ..................... 326

Hood.................................. 328

Positioning a floor jack ...... 329

Engine compartment ......... 330

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

Tire inflation pressure........ 352

Wheels .............................. 355

Air conditioning filter.......... 358

Electronic key battery........ 360

Checking and replacing 

fuses ............................... 362

Light bulbs......................... 365

7-1. Essential information

Emergency flashers........... 380

If your vehicle has to 

be stopped in 
an emergency.................. 381

7-2.  Steps to take in an 

emergency

If your vehicle needs to 

be towed.......................... 382

If you think something 

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

Fuel pump shut off 

system ............................. 387

If a warning light turns 

on or a warning buzzer 
sounds............................. 388

If a warning message is 

displayed ......................... 396

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

If the engine will not 

start ................................. 409

If the electronic key 

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

If the vehicle battery is 

discharged....................... 414

If your vehicle 

overheats......................... 418

If the vehicle becomes 

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

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Maintenance and care

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When trouble arises

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Please note that this manual applies to all models and explains all equipment,
including options. Therefore, you may find some explanations for equipment
not installed on your vehicle. 

All specifications provided in this manual are current at the time of printing.
However, because of the Toyota policy of continual product improvement, we
reserve the right to make changes at any time without notice.

Depending on specifications, the vehicle shown in the illustrations may differ
from your vehicle in terms of color and equipment.

Approximately five hours after the engine is turned off, you may hear sound
coming from under the vehicle for several minutes. This is the sound of a fuel
evaporation leakage check and, it does not indicate a malfunction.

A wide variety of non-genuine spare parts and accessories for Toyota vehi-
cles are currently available in the market. You should know that Toyota does
not warrant these products and is not responsible for their performance,
repair, or replacement, or for any damage they may cause to, or adverse
effect they may have on, your Toyota vehicle.

This vehicle should not be modified with non-genuine Toyota products. Modi-
fication with non-genuine Toyota products could affect its performance, safety
or durability, and may even violate governmental regulations. In addition,
damage or performance problems resulting from the modification may not be
covered under warranty.

For your information

Main Owner’s Manual

Noise from under vehicle after turning off the engine

Accessories, spare parts and modification of your Toyota

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The installation of a mobile two-way radio system in your vehicle could affect
electronic systems such as: 

Multiport fuel injection system/sequential multiport fuel injection system

Dynamic radar cruise control system (if equipped)

Cruise control system (if equipped)

Anti-lock brake system

SRS airbag system

Seat belt pretensioner system

Be sure to check with your Toyota dealer for precautionary measures or spe-
cial instructions regarding installation of a mobile two-way radio system.

Your Toyota is equipped with several sophisticated computers that will record
certain data, such as:

• Engine speed
• Accelerator status
• Brake status
• Vehicle speed
• Shift position

The recorded data varies according to the vehicle grade level and options
with which it is equipped. These computers do not record conversations or
sounds, and only record images outside of the vehicle in certain situations.

Data Transmission

Your vehicle may transmit the data recorded in these computers to Toyota
without notification to you.

Data usage

Toyota may use the data recorded in these computers to diagnose malfunc-
tions, conduct research and development, and improve quality.

Toyota will not disclose the recorded data to a third party except:

• With the consent of the vehicle owner or with the consent of the lessee if

the vehicle is leased

• In response to an official request by the police, a court of law or a govern-

ment agency

• For use by Toyota in a law suit
• For research purposes where the data is not tied to a specific vehicle or

vehicle owner

Usage of data collected through Safety Connect (U.S. mainland only)

If your Toyota has Safety Connect and if you have subscribed to those ser-
vices, please refer to the Safety Connect Telematics Subscription Service
Agreement for information on data collected and its usage.

To learn more about the vehicle data collected, used and shared by Toy-
ota, please visit www.toyota.com/privacyvts/.

Installation of a mobile two-way radio system

Vehicle data recordings

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This vehicle is equipped with an event data recorder (EDR). The main pur-
pose of an EDR is to record, in certain crash or near crash-like situations,
such as an air bag deployment or hitting a road obstacle, data that will assist
in understanding how a vehicle’s systems performed. The EDR is designed to
record data related to vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a short period
of time, typically 30 seconds or less.

The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record such data as:

• How various systems in your vehicle were operating;
• Whether or not the driver and passenger safety belts were buckled/fas-

tened;

• How far (if at all) the driver was depressing the accelerator and/or brake

pedal; and,

• How fast the vehicle was traveling.

These data can help provide a better understanding of the circumstances in
which crashes and injuries occur.

NOTE: EDR data are recorded by your vehicle only if a non-trivial crash situ-
ation occurs; no data are recorded by the EDR under normal driving condi-
tions and no personal data (e.g., name, gender, age, and crash location) are
recorded. However, other parties, such as law enforcement, could combine
the EDR data with the type of personally identifying data routinely acquired
during a crash investigation. 
To read data recorded by an EDR, special equipment is required, and access
to the vehicle or the EDR is needed. In addition to the vehicle manufacturer,
other parties, such as law enforcement, that have the special equipment, can
read the information if they have access to the vehicle or the EDR.

Disclosure of the EDR data

Toyota will not disclose the data recorded in an EDR to a third party except
when:

• An agreement from the vehicle’s owner (or the lessee for a leased vehi-

cle) is obtained

• In response to an official request by the police, a court of law or a govern-

ment agency

• For use by Toyota in a lawsuit

However, if necessary, Toyota may:

• Use the data for research on vehicle safety performance
• Disclose the data to a third party for research purposes without disclosing

information about the specific vehicle or vehicle owner

Event data recorder

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The SRS airbag and seat belt pretensioner devices in your Toyota contain
explosive chemicals. If the vehicle is scrapped with the airbags and seat belt
pretensioners left as they are, this may cause an accident such as fire. Be
sure to have the systems of the SRS airbag and seat belt pretensioner
removed and disposed of by a qualified service shop or by your Toyota dealer
before you scrap your vehicle.

Special handling may apply, See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate.

Your vehicle has components that may contain perchlorate. These compo-
nents may include airbag, seat belt pretensioners, and wireless remote con-
trol batteries.

Scrapping of your Toyota

Perchlorate Material

WARNING

General precautions while driving
Driving under the influence: Never drive your vehicle when under the influ-
ence of alcohol or drugs that have impaired your ability to operate your vehi-
cle. Alcohol and certain drugs delay reaction time, impair judgment and
reduce coordination, which could lead to an accident that could result in
death or serious injury.

Defensive driving: Always drive defensively. Anticipate mistakes that other
drivers or pedestrians might make and be ready to avoid accidents.

Driver distraction: Always give your full attention to driving. Anything that
distracts the driver, such as adjusting controls, talking on a cellular phone or
reading can result in a collision with resulting death or serious injury to you,
your occupants or others.

General precaution regarding children’s safety
Never leave children unattended in the vehicle, and never allow children to
have or use the key.

Children may be able to start the vehicle or shift the vehicle into neutral.
There is also a danger that children may injure themselves by playing with
the windows, the moon roof, or other features of the vehicle. In addition,
heat build-up or extremely cold temperatures inside the vehicle can be fatal
to children.

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WARNING: 
Explains something that, if not obeyed, could cause death or
serious injury to people.

NOTICE: 
Explains something that, if not obeyed, could cause damage to
or a malfunction in the vehicle or its equipment.

Indicates operating or working procedures. Follow the steps
in numerical order.

Indicates the action (push-
ing, turning, etc.) used to
operate switches and other
devices.

Indicates the outcome of an
operation (e.g. a lid opens).

Indicates the component or
position being explained.

Means “Do not”, “Do not do
this”, or “Do not let this hap-
pen”.

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• Alphabetical index .......P. 478

Searching by installation
position

• Pictorial index................P. 14

Searching by symptom or
sound

• What to do if... 

(Troubleshooting) ........P. 474

Searching by title

• Table of contents .............P. 2

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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. 411
Warning lights/warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 390, 396

Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 103
Opening from inside. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 103
Opening from outside  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 92, 103
Warning lights/warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 390, 396

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. 264

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Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 180
Precautions against winter season  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 255
Precautions against car wash  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 314

Fuel filler door  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 186
Refueling method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 186
Fuel type/fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 426

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 342
Tire size/inflation pressure  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 431
Winter tires/tire chain  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 255
Checking/rotation/tire pressure warning system . . . . . . . . . P. 342
Coping with flat tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 397

Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 328
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 328
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 426
Coping with overheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 418

Headlights/daytime running lights

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 173

Parking lights

*

/daytime running lights

*

 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 173

Front turn signal/parking lights

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 171

Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 173

Stop/tail lights  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 173

Rear turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 171

Back-up lights
Shifting the shift lever to R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 165

License plate lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 173

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Light bulbs of the exterior lights for driving
(Replacing method: P. 365, Wattages: P. 432)

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Instrument panel

Engine switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 160
Starting the engine/changing the modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 160
Emergency stop of the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 381
When the engine will not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 409

Shift lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 165
Changing the shift position  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 165
When the shift lever does not move  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 169

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. 388

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