Opening The Trunk Lid - Toyota Avalon 1998 Operating Manual

If the ignition key is in the "ON" position,
unlocking cannot be performed by the
"UNLOCK" switch.
You have 30 seconds to open a door after
using the wireless remote unlock feature.
If a door is not opened by then, all the
doors will be automatically locked again.
If the "LOCK" or "UNLOCK" switch is kept
pressed in, the locking or unlocking opera-
tion is not repeated. Release the button
and then push again.
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OPENING THE TRUNK LID

To open the trunk lid, push the trunk
lid open switch of the transmitter slow-
ly and surely.
If the ignition key is in the "ON" position,
the trunk lid cannot be opened by the
trunk lid open switch.
To open the trunk lid with the master key,
see "Trunk lid" in this chapter.
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"PANIC" SWITCH
Pushing the "PANIC" switch for 2 se-
conds blows the horn intermittently and
flashes the headlights and tail lights.
The "PANIC" switch is used to deter the
vehicle theft when you witness anyone at-
tempting to brake into or damage your
vehicle.
The alarm will last for one minute. To stop
this in the midway, push the "PANIC"
switch once again, unlock any door with
the key or wireless remote control trans-
mitter, open the trunk with the key or
wireless remote control transmitter, or turn
the ignition key from the "LOCK" to "ON"
position.