Toyota 2012 Avalon Owner's Manual page 145

Changing shift ranges in S mode
Shift the shift lever to the S mode driving position and operate the
shift lever.
The initial shift range in S mode is set automatically to 5 or 4 accord-
ing to vehicle speed. However, the initial shift range may be set to 3 if
AI-SHIFT has operated while the shift lever was in the D position.
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Upshifting
Downshifting
I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
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