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Toyota Avalon 2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-SB-0008-19 · NHTSA communication 10153269 · issued Jan 7, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2020
model years
10
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: An initialization procedure is required to activate the Entune? 3.0 App Suite Connect for Entune? 3.0 Audio, Entune? 3.0 Audio Plus, and Entune? 3.0 Premium Audio head units before they are used for the first time on new vehicles. The initialization procedure may also be performed under other circumstances, such as following a head unit replacement or after the customer?s personal settings are erased. The initialization procedure requires between 3 and 15 minutes to complete, depending on file size, cellular connection speed, and other factors. Connection to a wireless network is recommen

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.