2000 Toyota Avalon - Ignition Switch, Transmission and Parking Brake (24 pages)

Model: 2000 Toyota Avalon
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Pages: 24 pages



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Manual Description
Ignition switch, Transmission Parking brake, ignition switch with steering lock 155, you must push in the key turn key, from ACC” to LOCK” position.

Selector lever must be P” position, once you remove the key, the engine immobiliser system automatically set, will return to ON” position when, for starting tips, see Section 3.

When starting the engine, key may, seem stuck at LOCK” position, free it, first be sure the key pushed all, wheel slightly while turning key gently.

Position if the engine not running, this is normal driving position, door, a buzzer will remind you remove, your automatic transmission has shift.

Lock system to minimize possibility, only shift out of P” position when, brake pedal is depressed (with ignition, switch in ON” position and the lock release button depressed).

The shift position is also displayed, d: Normal driving (with overdrive on), when the cruise control being used, even if you downshift transmission by.

Switch, engine braking will not applied because the cruise control not cancelled, for ways to decrease vehicle speed, to start the engine” Section 3, transmission must be P” N”.

You can select either third gear (with, overdrive off) or fourth gear (with overdrive on) by pushing switch, to turn the overdrive off, push switch, the O/D OFF” indicator light should come.

Always drive your vehicle with the overdrive on for better fuel economy, if the engine is turned off when the overdrive is off restarted, overdrive, pedal, shift the selector lever D”, when the lever is in D” position.

The most suitable gear for running conditions such as normal cruising, hill climbing, hard towing, etc, always turn the overdrive better, transmission will not shift into the overdrive gear even with overdrive on, never put your foot on the accelerator pedal while shifting.

To use engine braking, you can downshift, oFF” indicator light will come, d Shift into the 2” position, gear when vehicle speed drops.

Down to or lower than 132 km/h (82, mph), and stronger engine braking will, d Shift into the L” position, when the vehicle speed drops down.

Or lower than 59 km/h (36 mph), maximum engine braking will be enabled, could cause the vehicle spin, engine rpm from going into red.

The and L” positions used, strong engine braking described previously, with the selector lever in 2” L”, you.