Get Lights, Wipers and Defogger Guide for Toyota Avalon 4 Door Second Generation (2000-2004)

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SECTION 1− 4

OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND

CONTROLS

Lights, Wipers and Defogger

Headlights and turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Instrument panel light control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Front fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Front personal and interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Rear personal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Ignition switch light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Windshield wipers and washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Shifting the windshield wiper position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Rear window and outside rear view mirror defoggers . . . . . . . . . . . 110

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Headlights and turn signals

(for U.S.A.)

Automatic operation—

To turn on or off the lights automatical-

ly, twist the headlight/turn signal lever

knob to the “AUTO” position when the

ignition key is in the “ON” position.

The headlights and/or all of the lights in

position 1 automatically turn on or off de-

pending on the darkness of the surround-

ings.

Manually twist the knob to the position 2

to turn on the headlights if they are need-

ed immediately when entering a dark tun-

nel, parking structure, etc.

HEADLIGHTS

The automatic light control sensor is on

the top of the driver’s side instrument

panel.

Manual operation—

To turn on the following lights: Twist

the headlight/turn signal lever knob.

Do not place anything on the instrument

panel, and/or do not affix anything on the

windshield to block this sensor.

Position 1—Parking, tail, license plate,

side marker and instrument panel lights

Position 2—Headlights and all of the

above

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Automatic light cut off system

To turn off the DRL system, twist the knob

to the position 3 (“DRL OFF”) or turn the

ignition switch off.

NOTICE

Position 1 or “AUTO” position with the

tail lights on—

To prevent the battery from being dis-

charged, do not leave the lights on

for a long period when the engine is

not running.

The lights automatically turn off when the

driver’s door is opened with the ignition

key in the “ACC” or “LOCK” position.

Position 2 or “AUTO” position with the

headlights on—

Daytime running light (DRL) system

Daytime Running Light (DRL) System can

make it easier for others to see the front

of your vehicle during the day. The DRL

system can be helpful in many different

driving conditions, but they can be espe-

cially helpful in the short periods after

dawn and before sunset.

The lights automatically turn off after 30

seconds when any of the door or trunk lid

is opened and closed with the ignition key

in the “ACC” or “LOCK” position.

Vehicles with wireless remote control sys-

tem—The lights can be turned off immedi-

ately by pushing the “LOCK” switch on the

wireless remote control transmitter with all

the doors locked and the trunk lid closed.

The DRL system will make your headlights

come on at a reduced brightness when:

D The ignition is on with the engine run-

ning.

If any of the door or trunk lid is kept

opened, the lights automatically turn off

after 20 minutes.

D The light switch is in the “AUTO” posi-

tion.

To turn on the lights again, turn the igni-

tion key to the “ON” position or actuate

the headlight switch. If you are going to

park for over one week, make sure the

knob is in the “AUTO” position.

D The parking brake is released.

To turn on the other exterior lights and

instrument panel lights, twist the knob to

the position 1.

Twist the knob to the position 2 to turn

the headlights to full intensity for night

driving.

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Headlights and turn signals

(for Canada)

High−Low beams—For high beams, turn

the headlights on and push the lever away

from you (position 1). Pull the lever to-

ward you (position 2) for low beams.

TURN SIGNALS

HEADLIGHTS

To signal a turn, push the headlight/

turn signal lever up or down to position

1.

Manual operation—

To turn on the following lights: Twist

the headlight/turn signal lever knob.

The headlight high beam indicator light

(blue light) on the instrument panel will

tell you that the high beams are on.

The key must be in the “ON” position.

Position 1—Parking, tail, license plate,

side marker and instrument panel lights

The lever automatically returns after you

make a turn, but you may have to return

it by hand after you change lanes.

Position 2—Headlights and all of the

above

Flashing the high beam headlights

(position 3)—Pull the lever all the way

back. The high beam headlights turn off

when you release the lever.

To signal a lane change, move the lever

up or down to the pressure point (position

2) and hold it.

You can flash the high beam headlights

even when the headlight switch is off.

If the turn signal indicator lights (green

lights) on the instrument panel flash faster

than normal, a front or rear turn signal

bulb is burned out. See “Replacing light

bulbs” in Section 7−3.

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Automatic operation—

Position 2 or position 3 with the head-

lights on—

To turn on or off the lights automatical-

ly, twist the headlight/turn signal lever

knob to the position 3 (“AUTO”) when

the ignition key is in the “ON” position.

The lights automatically turn off after 30

seconds when any of the door or trunk lid

is opened and closed with the ignition key

in the “ACC” or “LOCK” position.

The headlights and/or all of the lights in

position 1 automatically turn on or off de-

pending on the darkness of the surround-

ings.

Vehicles with wireless remote control sys-

tem—The lights can be turned off immedi-

ately by pushing the “LOCK” switch on the

wireless remote control transmitter with all

the doors locked and the trunk lid closed.

Manually twist the knob to the position 2

to turn on the headlights if they are need-

ed immediately when entering a dark tun-

nel, parking structure, etc.

If any of the door or trunk lid is kept

opened, the lights automatically turn off

after 20 minutes.

The automatic light control sensor is on

the top of the driver’s side instrument

panel.

To turn on the lights again, turn the igni-

tion key to the “ON” position or actuate

the headlight switch. If you are going to

park for over one week, make sure the

headlight switch is off.

Do not place anything on the instrument

panel, and/or do not affix anything on the

windshield to block this sensor.

Automatic light cut off system

NOTICE

Position 1 or position 3 with the tail

lights on—

To prevent the battery from being dis-

charged, do not leave the lights on

for a long period when the engine is

not running.

The lights automatically turn off when the

driver’s door is opened with the ignition

key in the “ACC” or “LOCK” position.

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Daytime running light (DRL) system

Daytime Running Light System (DRL) can

make it easier for others to see the front

of your vehicle during the day. The DRL

system can be helpful in many different

driving conditions, but they can be espe-

cially helpful in the short periods after

dawn and before sunset.

The DRL system will make your headlights

come on at a reduced brightness when:

D The ignition is on with the engine run-

ning.

D The headlight switch is off.

High−Low beams—For high beams, turn

TURN SIGNALS

D The parking brake is released.

the headlights on and push the lever away

from you (position 1). Pull the lever to-

ward you (position 2) for low beams.

To signal a turn, push the headlight/

turn signal lever up or down to position

1.

To turn on the other exterior lights and

instrument panel lights, twist the knob to

the position 1.

The headlight high beam indicator light

(blue light) on the instrument panel will

tell you that the high beams are on.

The key must be in the “ON” position.

Twist the knob to the position 2 to turn

the headlights to full intensity for night

driving.

The lever automatically returns after you

make a turn, but you may have to return

it by hand after you change lanes.

Flashing the high beam headlights

(position 3)—Pull the lever all the way

back. The high beam headlights turn off

when you release the lever.

To signal a lane change, move the lever

up or down to the pressure point (position

2) and hold it.

You can flash the high beam headlights

even when the headlight switch is off.

If the turn signal indicator lights (green

lights) on the instrument panel flash faster

than normal, a front or rear turn signal

bulb is burned out. See “Replacing light

bulbs” in Section 7−3.

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Emergency flashers

Instrument panel light control

NOTICE

To prevent the battery from being dis-

charged, do not leave the switch on

longer than necessary when the en-

gine is not running.

To turn on the emergency flashers,

push the switch.

To adjust the brightness of the instru-

ment panel lights, turn the knob.

All the turn signal lights will flash. To turn

them off, push the switch once again.

Turn on the emergency flashers to warn

other drivers if your vehicle must be

stopped where it might be a traffic hazard.

Always pull as far off the road as pos-

sible.

The turn signal light switch will not work

when the emergency flashers are operat-

ing.

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Front fog lights

Interior light

ILLUMINATED ENTRY SYSTEM

With the switch in the “DOOR” position,

the light comes on when any door is

opened. After all the doors are closed, the

light remains on for about 15 seconds and

then goes out.

However, in the following cases, the light

goes off immediately.

D All the doors are closed when the igni-

tion key is in the “ACC” or “ON” posi-

tion.

D The ignition key is turned to the “ACC”

or “ON” after all the doors are closed.

To turn on the front fog lights, twist

the band of the headlight and turn sig-

nal switch lever. They will come on

only when the headlights are on low

beam.

To turn on the interior light, slide the

switch.

D All the doors are closed and locked.

When all the doors are unlocked with the

key or wireless remote control transmitter

simultaneously, the light comes on for

about 15 seconds and then fades out,

even if the door is not opened.

The interior light switch has the following

positions:

“ON”—Keeps the light on all the time.

“OFF”—Turns the light off.

INTERIOR LIGHT CUT OFF OPERATION

“DOOR”—Turns the light on when any of

the doors is opened. The light goes off

when all the doors are closed.

To prevent the battery from being dis-

charged, the light will automatically turn

off when the key is removed and the door

is left opened with the switch at “DOOR”

position for 20 minutes or more.

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Front personal and interior

lights

Front personal lights—

ILLUMINATED ENTRY SYSTEM

To turn on the front personal lights,

push the switch. To turn the lights off,

push the switch once again.

The lights come on when any door is

opened. After all the doors are closed, the

lights remain on for about 15 seconds and

then go out.

Interior lights—

However, in the following cases, the lights

go off immediately.

The interior lights turn on when any of

the door is opened. The lights go off

when all of the doors are closed.

D All the doors are closed when the igni-

tion key is in the “ACC” or “ON” posi-

tion.

You cannot turn off the lights when any of

the doors is opened.

D The ignition key is turned to the “ACC”

or “ON” after all the doors are closed.

With moon roof

D All the doors are closed and locked.

When all the doors are unlocked with the

key or wireless remote control transmitter

simultaneously, the lights come on for

about 15 seconds and then fade out, even

if the door is not opened.

INTERIOR LIGHT CUT OFF OPERATION

To prevent the battery from being dis-

charged, the lights will automatically turn

off when the key is removed and the door

is left opened for 20 minutes or more.

Without moon roof

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Rear personal lights

Ignition switch light

When all the doors are unlocked with the

key or wireless remote control transmitter

simultaneously, the light comes on for

about 15 seconds and then fades out,

even if the door is not opened.

To prevent the battery from being dis-

charged, the light will automatically turn

off when the key is removed and the door

is left opened for 20 minutes or more.

To turn on the rear personal light, push

the switch. To turn the light off, push

the switch once again.

For easy access to the ignition switch,

the ignition switch light comes on when

any of the doors are opened.

The light remains on for about 15 seconds

after all the doors are closed.

However, in the following cases, the light

go off immediately.

D All the doors are closed when the igni-

tion key is in the “ACC” or “ON” posi-

tion.

D The ignition key is turned to the “ACC”

or “ON” after all the doors are closed.

D All the doors are closed and locked.

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Windshield wipers and washer

(intermittent operation type)

Windshield wipers and washer

(raindrop detection type)

The “INT TIME” band lets you adjust the

wiping time interval when the wiper lever

is in the intermittent position (position 1).

Twist the band upward to increase the

time between sweeps, and downward to

decrease it.

Automatic control adjuster

To squirt washer fluid, pull the lever

toward you (position 4).

If the windshield wipers are off, they will

operate a couple of times after the washer

squirts.

For instructions on adding washer fluid,

see “Adding washer fluid” in Section 7−3.

To turn on the windshield wipers, move

the lever to the desired setting.

To turn on the windshield wipers, move

the lever to the desired setting.

In freezing weather, warm the windshield

with the defroster before using the washer.

This will help prevent the washer fluid

from freezing on your windshield, which

can block your vision.

The key must be in the “ON” position.

Lever position

Position 1

Operation

Lever position

Position 1

Operation

Intermittent

operation

Automatic

operation

NOTICE

Do not operate the wipers if the wind-

shield is dry. It may scratch the glass

or may damage wiper blades.

Low speed

operation

Low speed

operation

Position 2

High speed

operation

High speed

operation

Position 3

Position 4

Position 3

Position 4

Washer on

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Even if the wiper lever is in the position

1, the system will switch to intermittent

operations in the following conditions:

CAUTION

Be careful not to get your fingers

caught between the wipers and wind-

shield.

D When the windshield gets extremely

cold (at less than −10_C or 14_F)

D When the system malfunctions

When the wiper lever is in the posi-

tion 1 with the ignition switch on, the

wipers could operate automatically in

the following cases:

However, when the windshield gets ex-

tremely hot (at more than 90_C or 194_F),

the wipers do not operate even if the

wiper lever is in the position 1.

D If you touch the upper center of the

windshield adjacent to the sensor.

When the ignition switch is turned off with

the wiper lever in the position 1, and then

the ignition switch is turned on again, the

automatic operation may not work even if

raindrops are on the windshield.

D If you wipe the upper center of the

windshield (adjacent to which the

sensor is located) with a towel or

other object.

Automatic operation (position 1)

The wiper speed is determined by the

amount of raindrops and sunlight detected

by the automatic wiper control sensor.

In this case, move the lever to another

position and return it to the position 1

again.

D If the windshield vibrates.

D If you touch the sensor.

The automatic wiper control sensor is on

the inside of the windshield as shown

above.

NOTICE

If you feel that the operation of the auto-

matic wiper control is too fast or too slow,

twist the automatic control adjuster in the

“−” direction to lower sensitivity, and “+”

direction to boost the sensitivity.

Do not apply detergent to or wet the

automatic wiper control sensor when

cleaning the inside of the windshield.

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Shifting the windshield wiper

position

To squirt washer fluid, pull the lever

toward you (position 4).

If the windshield wipers are off, they will

operate a couple of times after the washer

squirts.

For instructions on adding washer fluid,

see “Adding washer fluid” in Section 7−3.

In freezing weather, warm the windshield

with the defroster before using the washer.

This will help prevent the washer fluid

from freezing on your windshield, which

can block your vision.

NOTICE

The wiper blades retract under the hood

when the wipers are turned off.

SHIFTING TO THE REST POSITION

Hold the connection of the wiper arm

and wiper blade and pull it upward for

more than 10 cm (3.9 in.) along the

windshield glass with the force of

about 98 N (10 kgf, 22 lbf).

Do not operate the wipers if the wind-

shield is dry. It may scratch the glass

or may damage wiper blades.

In the following cases, the wipers should

be shifted from the retracted position

(position 2) to the rest position (position

1) above the hood level.

D When cleaning the windshield

NOTICE

D When inspecting or replacing the wip-

ers

To prevent the wiper blades from be-

ing deformed, be sure to hold the

connection of the wiper arm and wip-

er blade securely.

D When the retraction may be obstructed

by snow, etc., at the bottom of the

windshield

Other than the above cases, keep the

wipers in the retracted position.

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Rear window and outside rear

view mirror defoggers

Type A

Type C

RETURNING

POSITION

TO

THE

RETRACTED

To defog or defrost the rear window,

push the switch.

Push the connection of the wiper arm

and wiper blade downward.

The key must be in the “ON” position.

NOTICE

The thin heater wires on the inside of the

rear window will quickly clear the surface.

An indicator light will illuminate to indicate

the defogger is operating.

To prevent the wiper blades from be-

ing deformed, be sure to hold the

connection of the wiper arm and wip-

er blade securely.

Type C—The heater panels in the outside

rear view mirrors will also quickly clear

the surfaces. Keep your hands off the

mirror faces when the switch is on.

Push the switch once again to turn the

defoggers off.

Type B

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The system will automatically shut off af-

ter the defogger has operated about 15

minutes.

CAUTION

Type C—Since the mirror surfaces

can get hot, do not touch them when

the defogger switch is on.

Make sure you turn the defoggers off

when the surfaces are clear. Leaving the

defoggers on for a long time could cause

the battery to discharge, especially during

stop−and−go driving. The defoggers are

not designed for drying rain water or for

melting snow.

On some models, if the outside rear view

mirrors are heavily coated with ice, use a

spray de−icer before operating the switch.

NOTICE

When cleaning the inside of the rear

window, be careful not to scratch or

damage the heater wires or connec-

tors.

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