Toyota 2012 Avalon Owner's Manual page 21

1-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors and trunk
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Security feature
If a door is not opened within approximately 60 seconds after the vehicle is
unlocked, the theft deterrent system automatically locks the vehicle again.
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Alarms and warning indicators
A combination of exterior and interior alarms are used to prevent theft of the
vehicle and unforeseeable accidents resulting from erroneous operation.
Take appropriate measures according to which warning light comes on.
(→P. 479)
The following table describes circumstances and correction procedures
when only alarms are sounded.
Alarm
Exterior alarm
sounds once for
2 seconds
Exterior alarm
sounds once for
10 seconds
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Situation
Tried to lock the doors
using the entry function
while the electronic key is
still inside the passenger
compartment
Tried to exit the vehicle
with the electronic key and
lock the doors without first
turning the "ENGINE
START STOP" switch OFF
Closed the trunk while the
electronic key is still inside
and all doors are locked
Tried to lock the vehicle
using the entry function
while a door is open
I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
Correction procedure
Retrieve the elec-
tronic key from the
passenger compart-
ment and lock the
doors again.
Turn the "ENGINE
START STOP" switch
OFF and lock the
doors again.
Retrieve the elec-
tronic key from the
trunk and close the
trunk lid.
Close all of the doors
and lock the doors
again.