Toyota AVENSIS - S User manual

Avensis
Brief Guide

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Tab e of Contents
Accessing your vehicle 2 - 3
Child rear door protection lock 3
Child restraint system 3
Seat and seat belt adjustment 4
Steering wheel adjustment 5
nstrument panel overview 6
Steering wheel instruments 7
Dashboard instruments 7
nstrument Cluster 8 - 9
Lights 9
Wipers 10
Electric windows and windows lock 11
Starting your vehicle 11
Heating, A/C and de-misting 12
Set up display 13
Setting the clock 13
Gear change 14
Parking brake 14
Fuel tank opening 15
Bonnet opening 15
Eco-Driving 16
Introducing Avensis
Thank you for buying an Avensis. We trust this Brief Guide will enable you to become familiar
with your vehicle’s basic operations and assist you in enjoying your vehicle.
This brief guide does not replace or substitute the Owner’s Manual, which you will find in the
vehicle’s glove compartment. t is important that you review the full Owner’s Manual as well as
any further supplementary manuals as this will allow you to familiarise yourself with the
operating and safety instructions and to handle the vehicle within its limitations.
Please do read all documents in your pack as this will ensure you get maximum performance
from your car and learn about related services offered.
Your Centre and everyone at Toyota wish you many years of enjoyable driving in your
new Avensis.
NB: All information contained in this brief guide are current at the time of printing.
Toyota reserves the right to make changes at any time without notice.

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Smart entry & Start system
The following operations can be performed simply by carrying the electronic key on your person.
(The driver should always carry the electronic key.)
The Mechanical Key is stored within the
Electronic Key
Accessing your vehic e
Vehicles without smart entry & start system
1. Master keys
- Operating the wireless remote control function.
2. Key number plate
Vehicles with smart entry & start system
1. Electronic keys
- Operating smart entry & start system
- Operating the wireless remote control function
2. Mechanical keys
3. Key number plate
1. Unlocks and locks the doors and boot/rear door.
2. Unlocks and locks the boot/rear door.
3. Starts and stops the engine.
Lock all doors and boot/rear door
Unlocks the boot/rear door
Unlock all doors and boot/rear door
Press the button to open the key.
To stow, press the button then fold the key.

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Accessing Your Vehic e
Chi d rear door protection ock
Chi d restraint system
Child restraint systems are classified into the following 5 groups according to the regulation ECE No. 44:
Group 0: Up to 10 kg or 22lbs (0-9 months)
Group : 9-18 kg or 20-40lbs (9 months-4 years)
Group : 22-36 kg or 48-79lbs(6 years-12 years)
Group 0+: Up to 13 kg or 29lbs (0-2 years)
Group : 15-25 kg or 33-55lbs (4 years -7 years)
(A) Baby seat
equal to Group 0 and 0+
of ECE No. 44
(B) Child seat
equal to Group 0+ and
of ECE No. 44
(C) Junior seat
equal to Group and
of ECE No. 44
*1: Default setting
*2: Vehicles with a Multidrive or automatic transmission
Type Function
Auto locking
function
All doors are locked when the vehicle speed is approximately 20 km/h (12 mph) or higher*1
Shifting the shift lever out of “P” locks all doors*2
Auto unlocking
function
Shifting the shift lever to “P” unlocks all doors*2
lVehicles with smart entry & start system: all doors are unlocked when the driver’s door is
opened within 45 seconds after turning the “ENG NE START STOP” switch OFF
lVehicles without smart entry & start system: all doors are unlocked when the driver’s door
is opened within 45 seconds after turning the engine switch to the “LOCK” position
Automatic door locking and unlocking system
The door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle
when the locks are set.
1. Unlock
2. Lock
These locks can be set to prevent children from
opening the rear doors. Push down the rear door
switches to lock the rear doors.

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Seat and seat be t adjustment
Manual seat
1. Seat distance
adjustment
2. Seat back angle
adjustment
3. Vertical height
adjustment (driver’s
seat only)
4. Lumbar support
(driver’s seat only,
if fitted)
Power seat
1. Seat position
front/rear control
2. Seat back angle control
3. Front seat cushion
angle control
4. Vertical height control
5. Lumbar support control
(driver’s seat only)
Head restraint height adjustment
Pull to move
upwards
Press and hold
lock release to
lower
Angle adjustment
(if equipped for front seats)
Lock release
The centre of the head
restraint should be level
with the top of the ears
For reasons of safety your vehicle is fitted
with active head restraints
Under no circumstances should any
accessories be attached to these
(e.g. portable DVD players, etc).
Seat belts
1. To fasten the seat belt push the
tab into the buckle until it clicks.
2. Press the release button to
unfasten the seat belt.
Adjust the height up and
down as required

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Steering whee adjustment
After adjustment, pull the lever up to secure the
steering wheel.
Manual tilt & telescopic steering wheel
Hold the steering wheel and press the lever down.
Adjust the position by moving the steering wheel
horizontaly and vertically.
Steering wheel must not be adjusted
while the vehicle is in motion.
Power tilt & telescopic steering wheel
1. Tilt up
2. Tilt down
3. Move/extend towards driver
4. Move/retract away from the driver
Auto tilt away (vehicles with power tilt & telescopic steering wheel)
Vehicles with smart entry & start system
When the “ENG NE START STOP” switch is turned OFF,
the steering wheel returns to its stowed position by
moving up and away to enable easier driver entry and
exit.
Switching to the ACCESSORY or GN T ON ON mode
will return the steering wheel to the original position.

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Instrument Pane Overview
A. Steering wheel nstruments (page 7).
B. Dashboard instrument (page 7).
C. Heating and A/C control (page 12).
Bonnet opener
Hazard lights switch
Headlight switch
ndicator lever
Fog light switch*
Windscreen wipers and
washer switch.
Rear window wiper and
washer switch (wagon)
Parking brake switch
SRS knee airbag
Pre-crash braking OFF button*
Gauges and meters
Multi-information display
* On some models
+ Refer to “Touch screen” Owner's manual.
Audio system*
Navigation system*
“touch screen”*+

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Area B indicated on instrument panel overview (page 6).
Dashboard instruments
Steering whee instruments
* On some models
Telephone talk
Transmission shifting
paddles*
Telephone answer/end call*
D SP (changes display
for onboard computer)*
Distance (active cruise only)*
Area C indicated on instrument panel overview (page 6).
* On some models
External mirror adjustment
Audio controls
Cruise control*
Manual tilt and telescopic
steering wheel adjustment*
Power tilt and telescopic
steering wheel adjustment*
Park assist on/off*
Speed Limiter*
gnition/start with smart
entry system*
gnition/start without smart
entry system*
Open Fuel Filter
Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) on/off*
Adaptive Front Light System
(AFS) on/off*
Coin box
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) on/off*
Headlight leveling dial*

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Instrument c uster
Vehicles without smart entry and start system
The following gauges, meters and displays illuminate when the engine switch is in the ‘‘ON’’ position.
Vehicles with smart entry & start system
The following gauges, meters and displays illuminate when the ‘‘ENG NE START STOP’’ switch is in the GN T ON
ON mode.
SH FT
Clock
Displays the time.
Fuel gauge
Displays the quantity of fuel
remaining in the tank.
Engine coolant
temperature gauge
Displays the engine coolant
temperature.
Speedometer
Displays the vehicle
speed.
Adjusting the
brightness of the
dashboard can only
be done when the
headlights are O
‘‘DISP.’’/ instrument panel
light control button
Press: Switches the
multi-information display.
Turn: To adjust the brightness of the
instrument panel light.
Odometer/trip meter and trip
meter reset button
Switches between odometer and trip
meter displays. Pushing and holding the
button will reset the trip meter when the
trip meter is being displayed.
Tachometer
Displays the engine speed in
revolutions per minute.
Multi-information display
Odometer and trip meter
Odometer
Displays the total distance the vehicle
has been driven.
Trip meter
Trip meters A and B can be used to
record and display different distances
independently.