’03 AVALON U (L/O 0206)
Outside rear view mirrors—
Vehicles with the auto anti−glare inside
NOTICE
rear view mirror—When the inside rear
view mirror surface darkens in “AUTO”
mode, the driver’s side outside rear view
mirror surface also darkens to reduce the
reflection of the headlights of the vehicle
behind you. (For details, see “Auto anti−
glare inside rear view mirror” in this sec-
tion.)
The outside rear view mirrors are
fixed in place. Do not try to fold the
mirrors. It may damage the mirrors.
On some models, when you push the rear
window defogger switch, the heater panels
in the outside rear view mirrors will quick-
ly clear the surface. (See “Rear window
and outside rear view mirror defoggers” in
Section 1−4.)
Adjust the mirror so that you can just
see the side of your vehicle in the mir-
ror.
CAUTION
Be careful when judging the size or dis-
tance of any object seen in the outside
rear view mirror on the passenger’s side.
It is a convex mirror with a curved sur-
face. Any object seen in a convex mirror
will look smaller and farther away than
when seen in a flat mirror.
D Do not adjust the mirror while the
vehicle is moving. Doing so may
cause the driver to mishandle the
vehicle and an accident may occur
resulting in death or serious inju-
ries.
D On some models, since the mirror
surfaces can get hot, do not touch
them when the defogger switch is
on.
2003 AVALON (OM41401U)
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