Brake Pad Wear Limit Indicators; Luggage Stowage Precautions - Toyota Avalon 2002 Operating Manual

Brake pad wear limit
indicators
The brake pad wear limit indicators on
your disc brakes give a warning noise
when the brake pads are worn to where
replacement is required.
If you hear a squealing or scraping noise
while driving, have the brake
checked and replaced by your Toyota
dealer as soon as possible. Expensive ro-
tor damage can result if the pads are not
replaced when necessary.
'02 AVALON U (L/O 0107)

Luggage stowage precautions

When stowing luggage or cargo in the
vehicle, observe the following:
D
Put luggage or cargo in the trunk when
at all possible. Be sure all items are
secured in place.
D
Be careful to keep the vehicle bal-
anced. Locating the weight as far for-
ward as possible helps maintain bal-
ance.
D
For better fuel economy, do not carry
unneeded weight.
CAUTION
D
Do not place anything on the pack-
age tray behind the rear seatback.
Such items may be thrown about
and possibly injure people in the
vehicle during sudden braking or an
pads
accident.
D
Do not drive with objects left on
top of the instrument panel. They
may interfere with the driver's field
of view. Or they may move during
sharp vehicle acceleration or turn-
ing, and impair the driver's control
of the vehicle. In an accident they
may injure the vehicle occupants.
2002 MY AVALON_U (OM22493U)
NOTICE
Do not load the vehicle beyond the
vehicle capacity weight specified in
Section 8.
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