Toyota Camry / Solara / Avalon since 2001, owners e-manual (in Russian)

Content

Part 1. Operation

Operation of instruments and controls

• General view of instruments and controls
• Keys and doors
• Seats, seat belts, steering wheel and mirrors
• Lighting, windshield wipers and glass heater
• Devices, counters and service warning indicators
• Ignition switch, gearbox and parking brake
• Car audio system
• Air conditioning system
• Other equipment

Information before driving your Toyota car

• Run-in period
• Fuel
• Operation in foreign countries
• Three-channel catalytic converters
• Precautions for engine exhaust
• Useful information about engine oil consumption
• Spark plugs with iridium tips
• Brake system
• Brake pad wear indicators
• Safety precautions when stacking luggage
• Identifying your Toyota car
• Suspension and chassis

Starting and driving

• Before starting the engine
• Engine start method
• Security check before the trip
• Tips for driving in different conditions
• Tips for driving in the winter
• Towing a trailer
• The method of fuel economy, as well as ensuring the longevity of your car

In a critical situation

• If your car does not start up
• If your engine stalls while driving
• If you can not increase the engine speed
• If your car overheats
• If your tire is lowered
• If your car needs towing
• If you can not switch the selector lever of the automatic transmission
• If you lost your keys

Corrosion prevention and maintenance of exterior and interior views

• Protecting your Toyota car from corrosion
• Washing and waxing your Toyota car
• Internal cleaning
• Mirrors cleaned by rain

Maintenance requirements

• Maintenance information
• Does your car need to be repaired
• Toyota maintenance plan

Self-service

• Introduction
• Engine and chassis
• Electrical components

Technical specifications

• Dimensions
• Engine
• Fuel
• Technical specifications for maintenance
• Tires
• Fuses

Part 2. Reviews

• General information
• Technical specifications

Engine

• Engine 2AZ FE, 2.4 l, VVTI
• Description of the engine 2AZ FE
• Toyota VVTI engine system
• Owner feedback
• Engine 1MZ FE, 3.0 l, V6
• Description of the engine 1MZ FE
• Engines in operation
• Instructions for starting the engine
• Strong engine noise
• Reading codes
• Diagnostic code form
• Engine trouble codes 2AZ FE
• Diagnostic trouble code 1MZ FE
• Erasing codes

Lubrication system

• Description of the lubrication system
• Oil pump
• Pressure reducing valve
• Oil filter
• Recommended oil types for Toyota (engine oil specifications)
• Quality of engine oil
• Toyota's requirements for maintenance in the conditions of our roads
• Replacement of engine oil and filter
• Low engine oil pressure warning lamp
• Owner feedback

Fuel system

• General information
• Fuel system (without fuel return to the tank)
• Fuel injector
• Fuel pump
• Some service recommendations
• Ultrasonic cleaning of injectors
• Example of conversion of gallons into liters
• What gasoline to fill Camry (tips of owners)
• What is the fuel consumption (owners' tips)
• Gas balloon equipment (Owner's Tips)

The intake and exhaust system

• Intake manifold
• Exhaust manifold
• Exhaust pipe
• Exhaust pipe
• Two-stage release management system (Device and operation)
• System maintenance

Cooling system

• Engine cooling system 2AZ FE
• Scheme of the engine cooling system 2AZ FE
• Engine cooling system 1MZ FE
• Classification of antifreezes
• Maintenance of the cooling system (Expert advice, practical advice)
• Practical tips

Body and salon

• Internal space
• Owner feedback
• The hood
• Squeaks in the torpedo "crickets"
• Dark or light salon (owner's advice)
• How to remove the radio in V30
• Noise isolation (expert advice)
• How to turn off the light bulb when the belt is not fastened (owner's tips)
• Where is the VIN number and what does it mean
• Explanations and procedures for lighting the lamps on the dashboard
• Ionizer
• Corrosion resistance
• Autoshampooes
• Interior tinting
• Reservation film
• How to calculate a "drowned man"
• Care of the car body and salon (advice of experts)
• Is it possible to change the right steering wheel to the left one
• Differences of the American configuration from the European
• Buying a Camry from America (owner's tips)

Air conditioning, heating and ventilation system

• Location of the main elements
• The scheme of the air conditioning system
• Diagnostics
• If the cabin is an unpleasant smell when the air conditioner is switched on
• Owner feedback
• Why sweat the glass in the cabin
• Anti-fogging recipes

Security

• Description of security systems
• Body structure or "Safety grille"
• Owner feedback

SRS system

• SRS system
• Features of SRS
• Determining the completeness of the SRS machine
• Symptoms of a crashed or broken SRS
• Car operation with SRS
• What changes when SRS triggers
• Precautions for operation and repair work
• Reading fault codes
• SRS trouble code

Suspension and chassis

• Suspension description
• "Collapse of the convergence"
• Checking and adjusting
• Malfunctions and situations in which the wheel alignment angles should be adjusted
• Wheels and tires (preliminary checks)
• Measuring the clearance of the front and rear wheels of the car
• Tire replacement (wheel reinstallation scheme)
• Checking and adjusting wheel alignment angles
• Checking and adjusting wheel angles
• Checking the collapse, longitudinal and lateral inclination of the turning axes
• Adjustment of camber
• Wheels and tires
• Talk about rubber (owner reviews)
• Camry electronic systems
• Improved manageability (owner's tips)
• Examples of design flaws
• Owner feedback

Transmission

• Automatic transmission scheme
• Clutch (general information)
• Checking the clutch release point
• Clutch pedal height adjustment
• Automatic transmission (general)
• Automatic transmission service
• Replacing the TG CAT (in-house)
• Automatic transmission modes
• Tips for driving a car with automatic transmission
• Towing a car
• How to change the backlight on the automatic transmission
• Owner feedback
• Manual transmission
• Mechanics or automaton (Expert advice)

Brake system

• General information
• Check and adjustment of elements of brake system
• Brake hoses
• Owner feedback
• What to supervise when replacing shoes (owners tips)
• "Breake" lights up while driving (advice of experts)

Steering

• General information
• Energy-absorbing mechanism
• Preliminary checks
• Owner feedback

Electrical equipment

• Electrical equipment of a car
• Battery
• Ignition system
• Spark plugs
• Replacement of spark plugs (Tips of owners)
• Recommended spark plugs
• Parking arrangements
• What security system to put (Councils of experts)
• The car factory
• LED lamps in "stop signal" and dimensions
• Things to remember when replacing lamps
• Headlamp leveling
• High-voltage wires (purpose, general information)
• Checking high-voltage wires
• Electroschemes

Tuning

• What is "tuning"
• Chip tuning
• Flash lights (strobes)
• Automotive hatches
• Neon illumination of the bottom
• Toyota Camry tuning (owner reviews)
• Options for installing monitors
• The mechanism of vertical opening of car doors
• Light tuning of wheels
• Installing "pipalok" on the mirror
• Installing xenon in the fog in the Camry V30
• How to install an immobilizer (owner's advice)
• Sizing the floor with a noise-proof Camry
• Computer in Camry

Part 3. Application

• Motorist's dictionary
• Table of the translation of Anglo-American weight units into a metric system
• Table of the conversion of Anglo-American units of fluid and bulk substances into a metric system
• Time table for determining the presence of alcohol vapors
• Buying a new car - how to avoid disappointment
• Useful advice when choosing a used car (specialist advice)
• What documents do I need to have when buying a car, registering, and passing a TO
• The order of passing the TO (the main points, what you need to pay attention to)
• The order of the passage of warranty and post-warranty repair at the RST
• If you were in an accident
• How to get insurance in case of an accident
• Pitfalls car insurance by Casco scheme
• How to reduce the cost of Casco
• Instruction on the use and filling in of the form for notification of a road accident (Osago)
• Forms of power of attorney for the right to dispose of a vehicle

Customers reviews