Toyota Avensis Owner's Manual page 512

4-1. Maintenance and care
CAUTION
 Caution about the exhaust pipe
Exhaust gasses cause the exhaust pipe to become quite hot.
When washing the vehicle, be careful not to touch the pipe until it has cooled
sufficiently, as touching a hot exhaust pipe can cause burns.
 When cleaning the windshield (vehicles with rain-sensing windshield
wipers)
When the upper part of the windshield where the raindrop sensor is

located is touched by hand
 When a wet rag or similar is held close to the raindrop sensor
 If something bumps against the windshield
 If you directly touch the raindrop sensor body or if something bumps into
the raindrop sensor
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Set the wiper switch to off.
If the wiper switch is in "AUTO", the wip-
ers may operate unexpectedly in the fol-
Off
lowing situations, and may result in hands
being caught or other serious injuries and
cause damage to the wiper blades.