2020 TOYOTA GR YARIS Owners Manual (in English)

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4-2. Driving procedures
Driving
1Sets the parking brake
Fully pull the parking brake while
depressing the brake pedal.
The parking brake indicator light will
come on.
2 Releases the parking brake
Slightly raise the lever and lower it com-
pletely while pressing the button.
The parking brake indicator light will go
off.
■Parking the vehicle
→ P. 1 2 8
■Parking brake engaged warning
buzzer
A buzzer will sound if the vehicle is driven with the parking brake engaged.
“Release Parking Brake” is displayed on the multi-information display. (with the vehicle reached a speed of 5 km/h [3
mph])
■Usage in winter time
→ P. 2 2 7
Parking brake
Operating instructions
NOTICE
■When parking the vehicle
Before you leave the vehicle, shift the
shift lever to N, set the parking brake and make sure that the vehicle does not move. ( →P.128)
■Before driving
Fully release the parking brake.
Driving the vehicle with the parking
brake set will lead to brake compo-
nents overheating, which may affect
braking performance and increase
brake wear.

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4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
4-3.Operating the lights and wipers
Operating the switch turns
on the lights as follows:
1 The headlights, daytime
running lights ( →P.144) and all
the lights listed below turn on
and off automatically.
2 The front position, tail,
license plate and instrument
panel lights turn on.
3 The headlights and all the
lights listed above turn on.
■AUTO mode can be used when
The engine switch is in ON.
■Daytime running light system
To make your vehicle more visible to
other drivers during daytime driving, the
daytime running lights turn on automati-
cally whenever the engine is started and
the parking brake is released with the
headlight switch in the position.
(Illuminate brighter than the front posi-
tion lights.) Daytime running lights are
not designed for use at night.
■Headlight control sensor
The sensor may not function properly if
an object is placed on the sensor, 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 headlight sys-
tem to malfunction.
■Automatic light off system
●When the light switch is in or
: The headlights and front fog
lights turn off automatically if the
engine switch is turned to ACC or
OFF.
●When the light switch is in : The
headlights and all lights turn off auto-
matically if the engine switch is turned
to ACC or OFF.
To turn the lights on again, turn the
engine switch to ON, or turn the light
switch once and then back to
Headlight switch
The headlights can be oper-
ated manually or automatically.
Operating instructions

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Driving
or .
■Light reminder buzzer
A buzzer sounds when the engine switch is turned to OFF or ACC and the driver’s door is opened while the lights
are turned on.
■When unlock the doors (welcome lamp)
When the doors are unlocked using the
entry function or wireless remote con- trol, the front position lights turn on auto-matically.
When the light switch is in the AUTO position and the surrounding area is dark, this function will operate.
■Battery-saving function
In order to prevent the battery of the
vehicle from discharging, if the light
switch is in the or position
when the engine switch is turned off the
battery saving function will operate and
automatically turn off all the lights after
approximately 20 minutes. When the
engine switch is turned to ON, the bat-
tery-saving function will be disabled.
When any of the following are per-
formed, the battery-saving function is
canceled once and then reactivated. All
the lights will turn off automatically 20
minutes after the battery-saving function
has been reactivated:
●When the headlight switch is operated
●When a door is opened or closed
■Customization
Some functions can be customized.
( →P.361)
1With 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 beams off.
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.
This system allows the headlights
to be turned on for 30 seconds
when the engine switch is off.
Pull the lever toward you and
release it with the light switch in
after turning the engine switch
off.
NOTICE
■To prevent battery discharge
Do not leave the lights on longer than
necessary when the engine is not run- ning.
Turning on the high beam
headlights
Extended Headlight Lighting

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The lights are turned off in the fol-
lowing situations.
z The engine switch is turned to
ON.
z The light switch is turned on.
z The light switch is pulled toward
you and then released.
The level of the headlights can be
adjusted according to the number
of passengers and the loading con-
dition of the vehicle.
1 Raises the level of the head-
lights
2 Lowers the level of the head-
lights
■Guide to dial settings
Manual headlight leveling
dial
Occupancy and luggage
load conditionsDial position
OccupantsLuggage
load
DriverNone0
Driver and
front pas-
senger
None0.5
All seats
occupiedNone1.0
All seats
occupied
Full lug-
gage load-
ing
1.5
Driver
Full lug-
gage load-
ing
2.5

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Driving
*: If equipped
1Press the Automatic High Beam
switch.
2 Turn the headlight switch to the
or position.
The Automatic High Beam indicator will come on when the system is operating.
■Conditions to turn the high beams on/off automatically
●When all of the following conditions are met, the high beams will be turned
on automatically (after approximately 1 second):• The vehicle speed is approximately 30
km/h (19 mph) or more. • The area ahead of the vehicle is dark.• There are no vehicles ahead with
headlights or tail lights turned on. • There are few streetlights on the road ahead.
●If any of the following conditions are met, the high beams will turn off auto-
matically: • The vehicle speed is below approxi-mately 25 km/h (16 mph).
• The area ahead of the vehicle is not dark.• Vehicles ahead have their headlights
or tail lights turned on. • There are many streetlights on the road ahead.
■Front camera detection information
●The high beams may not be automati-cally turned off in the following situa-
tions: • When a vehicle suddenly appears from around a curve
• When the vehicle is cut in front of by another vehicle
Automatic High Beam*
The Automatic High Beam
uses a front camera located
behind the upper portion of the
windshield to assess the
brightness of the lights of vehi-
cles ahead, streetlights, etc.,
and automatically turns the
high beams on or off as neces-
sary.
WARNING
■Limitations of the Automatic High Beam
Do not overly rely on the Automatic
High Beam. Always drive safely, tak- ing care to observe your surroundings and turning the high beams on or off
manually if necessary.
■To prevent incorrect operation of
the Automatic High Beam system
Do not overload the vehicle.
Activating the Automatic
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• When vehicles ahead cannot be
detected due to repeated curves, road
dividers or roadside trees
• When vehicles ahead appear in a far-
away lane on a wide road
• When the lights of vehicles ahead are
not on
●The high beams may be turned off if a
vehicle ahead that is using fog lights
without its headlights turned on is
detected.
●House lights, streetlights, traffic sig-
nals, and illuminated billboards or
signs and other reflective objects may
cause the high beams to change to
the low beams, or the low beams to
remain on.
●The following factors may affect the
amount of time taken for the high
beams to turn on or off:
• The brightness of the headlights, fog
lights, and tail lights of vehicles ahead
• The movement and direction of vehi-
cles ahead
• When a vehicle ahead only has oper-
ational lights on one side
• When a vehicle ahead is a two-
wheeled vehicle
• The condition of the road (gradient,
curve, condition of the road surface,
etc.)
• The number of passengers and
amount of luggage in the vehicle
●The high beams may turn on or off
unexpectedly.
●Bicycles or similar vehicles may not
be detected.
●In the following situations the system
may not be able to correctly detect the
surrounding brightness level. This
may cause the low beams to remain
on or the high beams to flash or daz-
zle pedestrians or vehicles ahead. In
such a case, it is necessary to manu-
ally switch between the high and low
beams.
• When driving in inclement weather
(heavy rain, snow, fog, sandstorms,
etc.)
• When the windshield is obscured by fog, mist, ice, dirt, etc.
• When the windshield is cracked or
damaged
• When the front camera is deformed or
dirty
• When the temperature of the front
camera is extremely high
• When the surrounding brightness
level is equal to that of headlights, tail
lights or fog lights
• When headlights or tail lights of vehi-
cles ahead are turned off, dirty, chang-
ing 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 inter-
mittently changing brightness and
darkness
• When frequently and repeatedly driv-
ing ascending/descending roads, or
roads with rough, bumpy or uneven
surfaces (such as stone-paved roads,
gravel roads, etc.)
• When frequently and repeatedly tak-
ing curves or driving on a winding
road
• When there is a highly reflective
object ahead of the vehicle, such as a
sign or mirror
• When the back of a preceding vehicle
is highly reflective, such as a con-
tainer on a truck
• When the vehicle’s headlights are
damaged or dirty, or are not aimed
properly
• When the vehicle is listing or titling
due to a flat tire, a trailer being towed,
etc.
• When the headlights are changed
between the high beams and low
beams repeatedly in an abnormal
manner
• When the driver believes that the high
beams may be flashing or dazzling
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Driving
■Switching to the high beams
Push the lever away from you.
The Automatic High Beam indicator will
turn off and the high beam indicator will
turn on.
Pull the lever to its original position to
activate the Automatic High Beam sys-
tem again.
■Switching to the low beams
Press the Automatic High Beam
switch.
The Automatic High Beam indicator will
turn off.
Press the switch to activate the Auto-
matic High Beam system again.
■Temporarily switching to the
low beams
Pull the lever toward you and then
return it to its original position.
The high beams are on while the lever
is pulled toward you, however, after the
lever is returned to its original position,
the low beams remain on for a certain
amount of time. Afterwards, the Auto-
matic High Beam will be activated
again.
■Temporarily switching to the low
beams
It is recommended to switch to the low beams when the high beam may cause
problems or distress to other drivers or pedestrians nearby.
Turning the high beams
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1 Turns the front fog lights off
2 Turns the front fog lights on
3 Turns the front and rear fog
light on
Releasing the switch ring returns it to
.
Operating the switch ring again turns
only the rear fog light off.
■Fog lights can be used when
The headlights or the front fog lights are turned on.
Operating the lever operates
the wipers or washer as follows.
1 Rain-sensing windshield
wiper operation
2 Low speed windshield wiper
operation
3 High speed windshield
wiper operation
Fog light switch
The fog lights secure excellent
visibility in difficult driving
conditions, such as in rain and
fog.
Operating instructions
Windshield wipers and
washer
Operating the lever can use the
windshield wipers or the
washer.
NOTICE
■When the windshield is dry
Do not use the wipers, as they may
damage the windshield.
Operating the wiper lever