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’99 AVALON (USA/CANADA)

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Part 6

VEHICLE

MAINTENANCE AND 

CARE

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Maintenance requirements

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General maintenance

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Does your vehicle need
repairing?

For scheduled maintenance 
information, please refer to the sep-
arate ”Scheduled Maintenance
Guide” or ”Owner’s Manual 
Supplement”.

Maintenance requirements

Your Toyota vehicle has been designed to

for fewer maintenance requirements with

longer service intervals to save both your
time and money. However, each regular

maintenance, as well as day

to

day care,

is more important than ever before to en-
sure smooth, and trouble

free, safe, and

economical drivings.
It is the owner’s responsibility to make
sure the specified maintenance, including

general maintenance service, is performed.

Note that both the new vehicle and emis-
sion control system warranties specify that

proper maintenance and care must be per-

formed. See ”Owner’s Warranty Informa-
tion Booklet” or ”Owner’s Manual Supple-

ment” for complete warranty information.

General maintenance

General maintenance items are those day

to

day care practices that are important to

your vehicle for proper operation. It is the

owner’s responsibility to insure that the
general maintenance items are performed

regularly.
These checks or inspections can be done
either by yourself or a qualified technician,

or if you prefer, your Toyota dealer will be

pleased to do them at a nominal cost.

Scheduled maintenance

The scheduled maintenance items listed in

the ”Scheduled Maintenance Guide” or
”Owner’s Manual Supplement” are those

required to be serviced at regular inter-

vals.
For details of your maintenance schedule,

read the separate ”Scheduled Maintenance
Guide” or ”Owner’s Manual Supplement”.

It is recommended that any replacement

parts used for maintenance or for the
repair of the emission control system

be Toyota supplied.
The owner may elect to use non

Toyota

supplied parts for replacement pur-

poses without invalidating the emission
control system warranty. However, use

of replacement parts which are not of

equivalent quality may impair the effec-
tiveness of the emission control sys-

tems.

Summary of Contents for AVALON 1999

Page 1: ...lete warranty information General maintenance General maintenance items are those day to day care practices that are important to your vehicle for proper operation It is the owner s responsibility to insure that the general maintenance items are performed regularly These checks or inspections can be done either by yourself or a qualified technician or if you prefer your Toyota dealer will be pleas...

Page 2: ... performed on your Toyota What about do it yourself maintenance Many of the maintenance items are easy to do yourself if you have a little mechani cal ability and a few basic automotive tools Simple instructions for how to per form them are presented in Part 7 If you are a skilled do it yourself mechan ic the Toyota service manuals are recom mended Please be aware that do it your self maintenance ...

Page 3: ...play Be alert for changes in steering condition such as hard steering or strange noise Seats Check that all front seat controls such as seat adjusters seatback recliner etc op erate smoothly and that all latches lock securely in any position Check that the head restraints move up and down smoothly and that the locks hold securely in any latched position Seat belts Check that the seat belt system s...

Page 4: ...medi ately See engine exhaust cautions in Part 2 Be on the alert for changes in perfor mance sounds and visual tip offs that indicate service is needed Some impor tant clues are as follows D Engine missing stumbling or pinging D Appreciable loss of power D Strange engine noises D A leak under the vehicle however wa ter dripping from the air conditioning after use is normal D Change in exhaust soun...

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