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■Indication on the multi-information display
While the LKA system is on, the lane line display and steering wheel display (in case of lane
keeping assist function) are shown on the multi-information display to inform that the LKA
system is on.
Steering wheel display
The lane keeping assist function is active.
Dynamic radar cruise control display
Lane line display
When thin lines are shown:
A lane marker is not recognized by the
system, or the LKA system functions are
temporarily canceled.
When solid lane lines are shown:
The lane departure warning function is
active.
Head-up Display (If Equipped)
Head-up display
Display brightness will change automati-
cally according to the brightness of the
surrounding area.
Turn-by-turn navigation switch
Used to turn the turn-by-turn navigation
on or off.
HUD (Head-up display) main switch
HUD (Head-up display) contrast adjust-
ment switch
Used to adjust the display brightness to
the desired level.
HUD (Head-up display) position adjust-
ment switch
The head-up display can be used to project vehicle speed and other information onto the
windshield.

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■Head-up display contents
In addition to the vehicle speed display (standard display), the following information will be
displayed:
Vehicle speed display (standard display)
Displays the vehicle speed.
Audio display
Displays audio information for approximately 3 seconds
when the audio system is operated.
Dynamic radar cruise control (if equipped)
Displays the approach warning message.
PCS (Pre-Collision System) (if equipped)
Indicates that there is a possibility of collision.
LKA (Lane keeping Assist) (if equipped)
Displays a warning message that alerts the driver of a devi-
ation from the lane through use of the lane departure
warning function.
Turn-by-turn navigation
Displays a notification of upcoming intersections during
navigation system route guidance.
Touch tracer display
Displays the switch operation status when the steering
switch is operated.
The head-up display may seem dark and hard to see when viewed through sunglasses,
especially polarized sunglasses. Adjust the brightness of the head-up display or remove
your sunglasses.

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Intuitive Parking Assist (If Equipped)
■Turning the system on and off
Press the menu switch
Press the “ENTER” switch upwards or
downwards until the intuitive parking
assist-sensor mark appears in the multi-
information display.
Press the “ENTER” switch to select
“ON”
Each pressing of the switch turns the
intuitive parking assist-sensor on and off.
Wide View Front Monitor (If Equipped)
ON/OFF
To display the front view, press the “VIEW”
switch with the “POWER” switch in ON
mode and vehicle speed at 7 mph (12 km/h)
or less.

For details, refer to the “Navigation System
Owner’s Manual”.
The distance to obstacles measured by the sensors is communicated via the display and
a buzzer when parallel parking or maneuvering into a garage. Always check the sur-
rounding area when using this system.
For details, refer to the “Navigation System Owner’s Manual”.
The wide view front monitor uses a super-wide angle lens to display on screen the areas
to the left and right of the vehicle and the blind spots to the front of the vehicle. This sys-
tem helps the driver check for approaching cars, bicycles and pedestrians when at inter-
sections with poor visibility.

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Headlights
U.S.A.
The headlights, parking lights,
daytime running lights and so
on turn on and off automatically
(when the “POWER” switch is
in ON mode).
The side marker, parking, tail,
license plate, daytime running
lights and instrument panel lights
turn on.
The headlights and all the lights
listed above turn on.
The daytime running lights turn
off.
Canada
The daytime running lights turn
on.
The headlights, parking lights,
daytime running lights and so
on turn on and off automatically
(when the “POWER” switch is
in ON mode).
The side marker, parking, tail,
license plate, daytime running
lights and instrument panel lights
turn on.
The headlights and all the lights
listed above turn on.

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With the headlights on, push the lever
away from you to turn on the high
beams.
When the light switch is in “AUTO” posi-
tion, the Automatic High Beam system
will be activated.
Pull the lever toward you to the center
position to turn the high beams off.
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.
■AFS (Adaptive Front-lighting System) on and off (if equipped)
AFS (Adaptive Front-lighting System) secures excellent visibility at intersections and on
curves by automatically adjusting the direction of the light axis of the headlights according
to vehicle speed and the degree of the tire’s angle as controlled by steering input.
AFS operates at speeds of 6 mph (10 km/h) or higher.
Press the menu switch.
The multi-information display will
change modes to electronic feature
control mode.
Press the “ENTER” switch upwards or
downwards until AFS appears.
Press the “ENTER” switch to change to
OFF.
The “AFS OFF” indicator will come on.
Each pressing of the switch turns AFS
on and off.
Press the menu switch to change to the
normal display.

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Automatic High Beam (If Equipped)
Turn the headlight switch to the “AUTO”
position.
Push the lever away from you.
The Automatic High Beam indicator will
come on when the headlights are turned
on automatically to indicate that the sys-
tem is active.

The Automatic High Beam uses an in-vehicle camera sensor to assess the brightness of
streetlights, the lights of oncoming and preceding vehicles, etc., and automatically turns
high beam on or off as necessary.
When all of the following conditions are fulfilled, high beam will be automatically turned on
(after approximately 1 second):
• Vehicle speed is above approximately 20 mph (32 km/h).
• The area ahead of the vehicle is dark.
• There are no oncoming or preceding vehicles with headlights or tail lights turned on.

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Windshield Wipers and Washer
■Intermittent windshield wipers with interval adjuster (if equipped)
Intermittent windshield wiper
operation
Low speed windshield wiper
operation
High speed windshield wiper
operation
Temporary operation
Increases the intermittent windshield
wiper frequency
Decreases the intermittent windshield
wiper frequency
Washer/wiper dual operation
The wipers will automatically operate a
couple of times after the washer squirts.
If the headlights are on, the headlight
cleaners will operate once.

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■Rain-sensing windshield wipers (if equipped)
Rain-sensing wiper operation
Low speed wiper operation
High speed wiper operation
Te m p o r a r y o p e r a t i o n
Increases the sensitivity
Decreases the sensitivity
Washer/wiper dual operation
The wipers will automatically operate a
couple of times after the washer squirts.
(After operating several times, the wip-
ers operate one more time after a short
delay to prevent dripping.)
If the headlights are on, the headlight
cleaners will operate once.