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4-3. Operating the lights and wipers

4-3.Operating the lights and wipers

on and off automatically.

Headlight sw itch

4

(U.S.A.) Off

The headlights can be oper-

ated manually or automati-

cally.

(Canada) The daytime

running lights turn on.

(P.209)

 Type B

Turning on the headlights

Operating the

switch

turns on the lights as follows:

 Type A

4

1

2

The side marker, parking,

tail, license plate, instrument

panel lights, and daytime run-

ning lights (P.209) turn on.

The headlights and all

lights listed above (except

daytime running lights) turn

on.

A

U.S.A.

B

Canada

1

2

3

The side marker, parking,

tail, license plate, instrument

panel lights, and daytime run-

ning lights (P.209) turn on.

3

4

The daytime running

lights turn on. (P.209)

Off

The headlights and all

lights listed above (except

daytime running lights) turn

on.

■AUTO mode can be used when

The engine switch is in ON.

■Daytime running light system

●The daytime running lights illumi-

nate using the same lights as the

low beam headlight lights, and illu-

minate dimmer than the low beam

headlight lights.

The headlights, daytime

running lights (P.209) and

all the lights listed above turn

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●To make your vehicle more visible

to other drivers during daytime

driving, the daytime running lights

turn on automatically when all of

the following conditions are met.

(The daytime running lights are

not designed for use at night.)

• The engine is running

closed. (The lights turn off immedi-

ately if on the key is

pressed after all the doors are

closed.)

●When only the tail lights are on:

The tail lights turn off automati-

cally if the engine switch is turned

to ACC or OFF and the driver’s

door is opened.

• The parking brake is released

• The headlight switch is in the

*

To turn the lights on again, turn the

engine switch to ON, or turn the light

switch off once and then back to

(Canada only),

position

,

or

*

: When the surroundings are bright

or

position.

The daytime running lights remain

on after they illuminate, even if the

parking brake is set again.

■Light reminder buzzer

 Vehicles without smart key system

A buzzer sounds when the engine

switch is turned to ACC or OFF, the

key is removed and the driver’s door

is opened while the lights are turned

on.

●For the U.S.A.: Daytime running

lights can be turned off by operat-

ing the switch.

●Compared to turning on the head-

lights, the daytime running light

system offers greater durability

and consumes less electricity, so

it can help improve fuel economy.

 Vehicles with smart key system

A buzzer sounds when the engine

switch is turned to ACC or OFF and

the driver’s door is opened while the

lights are turned on.

■Headlight control sensor (if

equipped)

The sensor may not function prop-

erly if an object is placed on the sen-

sor, or anything that blocks the

sensor is affixed to the windshield.

Doing so interferes with the sensor

detecting the level of ambient light

and may cause the automatic head-

light system to malfunction.

■Windshield wiper linked head-

light illumination (if equipped)

When driving during daytime with

the headlight switch turned to

, if

the windshield wipers are used, the

headlights will turn on automatically

after several seconds to help

enhance the visibility of your vehi-

cle.

■Battery-saving function

In order to prevent the battery of the

vehicle from discharging, if the

headlights and/or tail lights are on

when the engine switch is turned to

OFF, the battery saving function will

operate and automatically turn off all

the lights after approximately 20

minutes.

■Automatic light off system

●When the headlights are on: The

lights turn off 30 seconds after the

engine switch is turned to ACC or

OFF and a door is opened and

When any of the following are per-

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formed, the battery-saving function beams off.

is canceled once and then reacti-

vated. All the lights will turn off auto-

matically 20 minutes after the

battery-saving function has been

reactivated:

2 Pull the lever toward you and

release it to flash the high

beams once.

You can flash the high beams with

the headlights on or off.

●When the headlight switch is oper-

ated

●When a door is opened or closed

■If “Headlight System Malfunc-

tion Visit Your Dealer” is dis-

played on the multi-information

display

The system may be malfunctioning.

Have the vehicle inspected by your

Toyota dealer.

■Customization

Settings (e.g. light sensor sensitiv-

ity) can be changed.

(Customizable features: P.694)

4

NOTICE

■To prevent battery discharge

Do not leave the lights on longer

than necessary when the engine

is not running.

Turning on the high beam

headlights

1 With the headlights on, push

the lever away from you to

turn on the high beams.

Pull the lever toward you to the

center position to turn the high

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2 Push the lever away from

you with the headlight switch

in the or position.

AHB (Automatic High

Beam)

The Automatic High Beam indicator

will come on when the system is

operating.

The Automatic High Beam

uses an in-vehicle camera

sensor to assess the bright-

ness of streetlights, the

lights of vehicles ahead etc.,

and automatically turns the

high beam on or off as nec-

essary.

WARNING

■Limitations of the Automatic

High Beam

■High beam automatic turning

Do not overly rely on the Auto-

matic High Beam. Always drive

safely, taking care to observe your

surroundings and turning the high

beam on or off manually if neces-

sary.

on or off conditions

●When all of the following condi-

tions are fulfilled, the high beam

will be automatically turned on

(after approximately 1 second):

• Vehicle speed is above approxi-

mately 21 mph (34 km/h) or more.

• The area ahead of the vehicle is

dark.

■To prevent incorrect opera-

tion of the Automatic High

Beam system

• There are no vehicles ahead with

headlights or tail lights turned on.

• There are few streetlights on the

road ahead.

Do not overload the vehicle.

Activating the Automatic

High Beam system

●If any of the following conditions

are fulfilled, the high beam will be

automatically turned off:

• Vehicle speed drops below

approximately 17 mph (27 km/h).

• The area ahead of the vehicle is

not dark.

• Vehicles ahead have headlights or

tail lights turned on.

• There are many streetlights on the

road ahead.

1 Press the Automatic High

Beam switch.

■Camera sensor detection infor-

mation

●The high beam may not be auto-

matically turned off in the following

situations:

• When oncoming vehicles sud-

denly appear from a curve

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• When the vehicle is cut in front of

by another vehicle

• The windshield is obscured by

fog, mist, ice, dirt, etc.

• When vehicles ahead are hidden

from sight due to repeated curves,

road dividers or roadside trees

• When vehicles ahead appear from

the faraway lane on a wide road

• When vehicles ahead have no

lights

• The windshield is cracked or dam-

aged

• The camera sensor is deformed or

dirty

• When the temperature of the cam-

era sensor is extremely high

• Surrounding brightness levels are

equal to those of headlights, tail

lights or fog lights

• When headlights or tail lights of

vehicles ahead are turned off,

dirty, changing color, or not aimed

properly

• When the vehicle is hit by water,

snow, dust, etc. from a preceding

vehicle

• When driving through an area of

intermittently changing brightness

and darkness

• When frequently and repeatedly

driving ascending/descending

roads, or roads with rough, bumpy

or uneven surfaces (such as

stone-paved roads, gravel roads,

etc.)

• When frequently and repeatedly

taking curves or driving on a wind-

ing road

• There is a highly reflective object

ahead of the vehicle, such as a

sign or mirror

• The back of a vehicle ahead is

highly reflective, such as a con-

tainer on a truck

●The high beam may be turned off

if a vehicle ahead that is using fog

lights without using the headlights

is detected.

●House lights, street lights, traffic

signals, and illuminated billboards

or signs may cause the high beam

to switch to the low beams, or the

low beams to remain on.

●The following factors may affect

the amount of time taken to turn

the high beam on or off:

• The brightness of headlights, fog

lights, and tail lights of vehicles

ahead

• The movement and direction of

vehicles ahead

• When a vehicle ahead only has

operational lights on one side

• When a vehicle ahead is a two-

wheeled vehicle

• The condition of the road (gradi-

ent, curve, condition of the road

surface etc.)

• The number of passengers and

amount of luggage

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• The vehicle’s headlights are dam-

aged or dirty, or are not aimed

properly

• The vehicle is listing or titling due

to a flat tire, a trailer being towed,

etc.

●The high beam may be turned on

or off when the driver does not

expect it.

●Bicycles or similar objects may not

be detected.

• The high beam and low beam are

repeatedly being switched

between in an abnormal manner

• The driver believes that the high

beam may be causing problems

or distress to other drivers or

pedestrians nearby

●In the situations shown below, the

system may not be able to accu-

rately detect surrounding bright-

ness levels. This may cause the

low beams to remain on or the

high beams to cause problems for

pedestrians, vehicles ahead or

other parties. In these cases,

manually switch between the high

and low beams.

• In bad weather (rain, snow, fog,

sandstorms, etc.)

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■If “Headlight System Malfunc-

tion Visit Your Dealer” is dis-

played on the multi-information

display

The system may be malfunctioning.

Have the vehicle inspected by your

Toyota dealer.

■Temporarily lowering sensor

sensitivity

The sensitivity of the sensor can be

temporarily lowered.

■ Switching to the high beam

1 Turn the engine switch off while

Press the Automatic High Beam

switch.

the following conditions are met.

●The headlight switch is in

or

The Automatic High Beam indicator

will turn off and the high beam indi-

cator will turn on.

position.

●The headlight switch lever is in

high beam position.

Press the switch to activate the

Automatic High Beam system

again.

●Automatic High Beam switch is

on.

2 Turn the engine switch to ON.

3 Within 60 seconds after step 2,

repeat pulling the headlight

switch lever to the original posi-

tion then pushing it to the high

beam position quickly 10 times,

then leave the lever in high beam

position.

4 If the sensitivity is changed, the

Automatic High Beam indicator

is turn on and off 3 times.

Automatic High Beam (headlights)

may turn on even when the vehicle

is stopped.

Turning the high beam

on/off manually

■ Switching to the low beam

Pull the lever to original position.

The Automatic High Beam indicator

will turn off.

Push the lever away from you to

activate the Automatic High Beam

system again.

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*

Fog light switch

Windshield wipers and

washer

*

: If equipped

The fog lights offer

Operating the lever can

switch between automatic

operation and manual oper-

ation, or can use the

washer.

improved visibility in diffi-

cult driving conditions,

such as in rain and fog.

Operating procedure

NOTICE

■When the windshield is dry

Do not use the wipers, as they

may damage the windshield.

Operating the wiper lever

4

Operating the

lever oper-

ates the wipers or washer as fol-

lows:

 Intermittent windshield wipers

1

^*1or

^*2Turns the

fog lights off

2

Turns the fog lights on

*1

:For the U.S.A.

*2

:For Canada

■Fog lights can be used when

The headlights are on in low beam.

1

2

^*1or

^*2Off

^*2Intermittent

operation

3

^*1or

^*2Low speed

operation

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^*1or

^*2High speed

^*2Temporary

 Rain-sensing windshield wip-

ers

operation

5

^*1or

operation

*1

*2

:For the U.S.A.

:For Canada

If equipped, wiper intervals can

be adjusted when intermittent

operation is selected.

1

2

^*1or

^*2Off

Rain-sensing opera-

tion

3

4

5

^*1or

operation

^*1or

operation

^*2Low speed

^*2High speed

^*2Temporary

6 Increases the intermittent

windshield wiper frequency

7 Decreases the intermittent

windshield wiper frequency

^*1or

operation

*1

*2

:For the U.S.A.

:For Canada

When “AUTO” is selected, the wip-

ers will operate automatically when

the sensor detects falling rain. The

system automatically adjusts wiper

timing in accordance with rain vol-

ume and vehicle speed.

8

Washer/wiper dual

operation

The sensor sensitivity can be

adjusted when “AUTO” is

selected.

Pulling the lever operates the wip-

ers and washer.

The wipers will automatically oper-

ate a couple of times after the

washer squirts.

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●If the wiper switch is turned to the

“AUTO” position while the engine

switch is in ON, the wipers will

operate once to show that “AUTO”

mode is activated.

6 Increases the sensitivity

7 Decreases the sensitivity

●If the wiper sensitivity is adjusted

to higher, the wiper may operate

once to indicate the change of

sensitivity.

●If the temperature of the raindrop

sensor is 185°F (85°C) or higher,

or 5°F (-15°C) or lower, the auto-

matic operation may not occur. In

this case, operate the wipers in

any mode other than “AUTO”.

4

■If no windshield washer fluid

sprays

8

Washer/wiper dual

operation

Check that the washer nozzles are

not blocked if there is washer fluid in

the windshield washer fluid reser-

voir.

Pulling the lever operates the wip-

ers and washer.

The wipers will automatically oper-

ate a couple of times after the

washer squirts.

WARNING

■Caution regarding the use of

windshield wipers in “AUTO”

mode (vehicles with rain-

■The windshield wipers and

washer can be operated when

sensing windshield wipers)

The engine switch is in ON.

The windshield wipers may oper-

ate unexpectedly if the sensor is

touched or the windshield is sub-

ject to vibration in “AUTO” mode.

Take care that your fingers or any-

thing else does not become

■Raindrop sensor (vehicles with

rain-sensing windshield wipers)

●The raindrop sensor judges the

amount of raindrops.

caught in the windshield wipers.

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Rear window wiper

and washer

WARNING

■Caution regarding the use of

washer fluid

When it is cold, do not use the

washer fluid until the windshield

becomes warm. The fluid may

freeze on the windshield and

cause low visibility. This may lead

to an accident, resulting in death

or serious injury.

Operating the lever can

switch between automatic

operation and manual oper-

ation, or can use the

washer.

NOTICE

■When the rear window is dry

■When the washer fluid tank is

empty

Do not use the wiper, as it may

damage the rear window.

Do not operate the switch continu-

ally as the washer fluid pump may

overheat.

Operating the wiper lever

■When a nozzle becomes

Operating the

operates the rear wiper as fol-

lows:

switch

blocked

In this case, contact your Toyota

dealer.

Do not try to clear it with a pin or

other object. The nozzle will be

damaged.

■To prevent battery discharge

Do not leave the wipers on longer

than necessary when the engine

is off.

1

2

^*1or

^*2Off

^*2Intermittent

operation

3

^*1or

^*2Normal oper-

ation

*1

:For the U.S.A.

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*2

:For Canada

■Customization

Setting of the reverse-linked func-

tion can be changed. (Customizable

features: P.695)

NOTICE

■When the washer fluid tank is

empty

Do not operate the switch continu-

ally as the washer fluid pump may

overheat.

4

Washer/wiper dual

operation

■When a nozzle becomes

blocked

In this case, contact your Toyota

dealer.

Do not try to clear it with a pin or

other object. The nozzle will be

damaged.

Pushing the lever operates the

wiper and washer.

The wiper will automatically operate

a couple of times after the washer

squirts.

4

■To prevent battery discharge

Do not leave the wiper on longer

than necessary when the engine

is off.

■The rear window wiper and

washer can be operated when

The engine switch is in ON.

■If no washer fluid sprays

Check that the washer nozzle is not

blocked if there is washer fluid in the

washer fluid reservoir.

■Back door opening linked rear

window wiper stop function

When the rear window wiper is

operating, if the back door is opened

while the vehicle is stopped, opera-

tion of the rear window wiper will be

stopped to prevent anyone near the

vehicle from being sprayed by water

from the wiper. When the back door

is closed, wiper operation will

*

resume.

*

: The setting must be customized at

your Toyota dealer.

■Reverse-linked rear window

wiper function

When the shift lever is shifted to R

when the front wipers are operating,

the rear window wiper will operate

once.

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