2020 TOYOTA MIRAI windshield wipers

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5-1. Before drivingDriving the vehicle ............. 172
Cargo and luggage............ 180
Vehicle load limits ............. 183
Trailer towing..................... 184
Dinghy towing.................... 185
5-2. Driving procedures Power switch ..................... 186
Transmission ..................... 193
Turn signal lever................ 199
Parking brake .................... 200
5-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 201
Automatic High Beam ....... 205
Windshield wipers and washer ............................ 210
5-4. Refueling Opening the fuel door........ 213 5-5. Using the driving
support systems
Toyota Safety Sense 2.0 ... 218
PCS (Pre-Collision System)..... 226
LDA (Lane Departure Alert
with steering control) ....... 238
RSA (Road Sign Assist) .... 248
Dynamic radar cruise control.............................. 253
Intuitive parking assist ....... 265
Parking Support Brake function
(for static objects) ............ 274
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor)......... 286
• The Blind Spot Monitor function.......................... 289
• The Rear Cross Traffic Alert function ................. 292
Driving assist systems ....... 295
5-6. Driving tips Winter driving tips .............. 301
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MIRAI_OM_USA_OM62073UWindshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 210
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 301
To prevent freezing (windshield wiper de-icer). . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 309
Precautions against car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 354
Fuel door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 213
Refueling method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 213
Fuel type/hydrogen tanks’ fuel capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 468
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 378
Tire size/inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 471
Winter tires/tire chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 301
Checking/rotation/tire pressur e warning system . . . . . . . . .P. 378
Coping with flat tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 432
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 366
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 366
Coping with overheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 457
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 201
Parking lights/daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 201
Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 199
Tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 201
License plate lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 201
Back-up lights
Shifting the shift position to R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 193
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 201
Light bulbs of the exterior lights for driving
(Replacing method: P. 405)

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MIRAI_OM_USA_OM62073U5-1. Before driving
Driving the vehicle ............. 172
Cargo and luggage ........... 180
Vehicle load limits ............. 183
Trailer towing..................... 184
Dinghy towing ................... 185
5-2. Driving procedures Power switch ..................... 186
Transmission ..................... 193
Turn signal lever................ 199
Parking brake .................... 200
5-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 201
Automatic High Beam ....... 205
Windshield wipers and washer ............................ 210
5-4. Refueling Opening the fuel door ....... 213 5-5. Using the driving
support systems
Toyota Safety Sense 2.0... 218
PCS (Pre-Collision System) ... 226
LDA (Lane Departure Alert with steering control) ....... 238
RSA (Road Sign Assist) .... 248
Dynamic radar cruise control ............................. 253
Intuitive parking assist....... 265
Parking Support Brake function
(for static objects) ........... 274
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) ........ 286
• The Blind Spot Monitor function ......................... 289
• The Rear Cross Traffic
Alert function ................. 292
Driving assist systems ...... 295
5-6. Driving tips Winter driving tips ............. 301

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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
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.
■Daytime running light system
●The daytime running lights illuminate using the same lights as the parking
lights and illuminate brighter than the parking lights.
● To make your vehicle more visible to other drivers during dayti me driving,
the daytime running lights turn on automatically when all of the following
conditions are met. (The daytime running lights are not designe d for use at
night.)
• The fuel cell system is operating
• The parking brake is released
• The headlight switch is in the (Canada only), or
* position
*: When the surroundings are bright
The daytime running lights remain on after they illuminate, even if the parking
brake is set again.
● For the U.S.A.: Daytime running lights can be turned off by ope rating the
switch.
● Compared to turning on the headlights, the daytime running ligh t system
offers greater durability and consumes less electricity, so it can help improve
fuel economy.
■ Headlight control sensor
Turning on the high beam headlights
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.

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In the situations below, the system may not be able to correctl y detect the
surrounding brightness levels, and may flash or expose nearby p edestrians
to the high beam. Therefore, you should consider turning the hi gh beams on
or off manually rather than relying on the Automatic High Beam system.
• In bad weather (rain, snow, fog, sandstorms, etc.).
• The windshield is obscured by fog, mist, ice, dirt, etc.
• The windshield is cracked or damaged.
• The camera sensor is deformed or dirty.
• The camera sensor temperature is extremely high.
• Surrounding brightness levels are equal to those of headlights , tail lights
or fog lights.
• Vehicles ahead have headlights that are either switched off, d irty, are
changing color, or are not aimed properly.
• 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 tracks, etc.).
• When frequently and repeatedly taking curves or driving on a w inding
road.
• There is a highly reflective object ahead of the vehicle, such as a sign or a mirror.
• The back of a vehicle ahead is highly reflective, such as a co ntainer on a
truck.
• The vehicle’s headlights are damaged or dirty.
• The vehicle is listing or tilting, due to a flat tire, a trailer being towed, etc.
• The driver believes that the high beam may be causing problems or dis-
tress to other drivers or pedestrians nearby.
WARNING
■ Limitations of the Automatic High Beam
Do not rely on the Automatic High Beam. Always drive safely, ta king care to
observe your surroundings and turning high beam on or off manua lly if nec-
essary.

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NOTICE
■Notes when using the Aut omatic High Beam system
Observe the following to ensure that the Automatic High Beam fu nctions
correctly.
● Do not place items on the dashboard. There is a possibility tha t the cam-
era sensor will mistake items reflected in the windshield for s treetlights,
the headlights of other vehicles, etc.
● Do not install a parking tag or any other accessories near or a round the
camera sensor.
● Do not overload the vehicle.
● Do not modify the vehicle.
● If the windshield needs to be replaced, contact your Toyota dea ler.
●Do not touch the camera sensor.
● Do not subject the camera sensor to a
strong impact.
● Do not disassemble the camera sensor.
● Do not spill liquid onto the camera sen-
sor.
● Do not apply window tinting or stickers
to the camera sensor or the area of
windshield near the camera sensor.

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Windshield wipers and washer
Operating the lever operates the wipers or washer as follows.
When “AUTO” is selected, the wipers will operate automatically when
the sensor detects fa lling rain. The system automatically adjusts wiper
timing in accordance with ra in volume and vehicle speed.
*1 or *2
Off
Rain-sensing operation
*1 or *2
Low speed operation
*1 or *2
High speed operation
*1 or *2
Temporary operation
*1: For U.S.A.
*2: For Canada
The sensor sensitivity can be adjusted when “AUTO” is selected.
Increases the sensitivity
Decreases the sensitivity
Operating the wiper lever

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Washer/wiper dual oper-
ation
Pulling the lever operates the
wipers and washer.
Wipers will automatically operate a
couple of times after the washer
squirts.
■ The windshield wipers and washers can be operated when
The power switch is in ON mode.
■ Effects of vehicle speed on wiper operation
Vehicle speed affects the Intermittent wiper interval.
■ Raindrop sensor
●If the wiper switch is turned to the “AUTO” position while the power switch is
in ON mode, the wipers will operate once to show that “AUTO” mo de is acti-
vated.
● If the temperature of the raindrop sensor is 194 F (90 C) or higher, or 5 F
(-15 C) or lower, automatic operation may not occur. In this case, o perate
the wipers in any mode other than “AUTO” mode.
■ If no windshield washer fluid sprays
Check that the washer nozzles are not blocked, if there is wash er fluid in the
windshield washer fluid reservoir.
● The raindrop sensor judges the amount
of raindrops.
An optical sensor is adopted. It may not
operate properly when sunlight from the
rising or setting of the sun intermittently
strikes the windshield, or if bugs, etc.,
are present on the windshield.
WARNING
■Caution regarding the use of windshield wipers in “AUTO” mode
The windshield wipers may operate unexpectedly if the sensor is touched or
the windshield is subject to vibration in “AUTO” mode. Take car e that your
fingers, etc., do not become caught in the windshield wipers.
■ Caution regarding the use of washer fluid
When it is cold, do not use the washer fluid until the windshie ld becomes
warm. The fluid may freeze on the windshield and cause low visi bility. This
may lead to an accident, resulting in death or serious injury.