2021 TOYOTA RAV4 PLUG-IN HYBRID headlights

2864-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
SymptomLikely causeSolution
The image is dif-
ficult to see.
The mirror surface is dirty.Clean the mirror surface gently,
using a soft dry cloth.
Sunlight or headlights are shin -
ing directly into the Digital Rear-
view Mirror.
Change to optical mirror mode.
(If the light is coming through
the panoramic moon roof [if
equipped], close the electronic
sunshade.)
• The vehicle is in a dark area.
• The vehicle is near a TV
tower, broadcasting station,
electric power plant, or other
location where strong radio
waves or electrical noise may
be present.
• The temperatu re around the
camera is extremely high/low.
• The ambient temperature is
extremely low.
• It is raining or humid.
• Sunlight or headlights are
shining directly into the cam -
era lens.
• The vehicle is under fluores -
cent lights, sodium lights,
mercury lights, etc.
• Exhaust gas is obstructing the
camera.
Change to optical mirror mode.
(Change back to digital mirror
mode when the conditions have
improved.)
Foreign matters such as water
droplets or dust is on the cam-
era lens.
Wipe the camer a lens with a
damp soft cloth.

3325-3. Operating the lights and wipers
5-3.Operating the lights and wipers
Operating the switch turns
on the lights as follows:
1 The front position, tail,
license plate and instrument
panel lights turn on.
2 The headlights and all lights
listed above turn on.
3 The headlights, daytime
running lights ( →P.332) and all
the lights listed above turn on
and off automatically.
■AUTO mode can be used when
The power switch is in ON.
■Daytime running light system
To make your vehicl e more visible to
other drivers during da ytime driving, the
daytime running light s turn on automati-
cally whenever the hybrid system is started and the pa rking brake is
released with the headlight switch in the
position. (Illuminate brighter than
the front position l ights.) Daytime run-
ning lights are not de signed for use at
night.
■Headlight control sensor
The sensor may not f unction properly if an object is placed on the sensor, or
anything that blo cks the sensor is
affixed to the windshield. Doing so inter - feres with the sensor detecting the level
of ambient light and may cause the
automatic headlight system to malfunc - tion.
■Automatic light off system
●When the light switch is in or
position: The headlights and front fog
lights turn off after the power switch is turned to ACC or OFF.
●When the light switch is in posi -
tion: The headlights and all lights turn
off after the power switch is turned to
ACC or OFF.
To turn the lights o n again, turn the
power switch to ON, or turn the light
switch to positio n once and then
back to or position.
■Light reminder buzzer
A buzzer sounds when the driver’s door
is opened while the lights are turned on
with the power switch in ACC or OFF.
Headlight switch
The headlights can be oper -
ated manually or automati -
cally.
Turning on the headlights

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5-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Driving
■Automatic headlight leveling sys -
tem
The level of the headl ights is automati-
cally adjusted accord ing to the number
of passengers and the loading condition of the vehicle to ens ure that the head-
lights do not interfe re with other road
users.
■12-volt battery- saving function
In order to prevent the 12-volt battery of
the vehicle from discharging, if the light
switch is in po sition when the
power switch is turn ed to OFF, the 12- volt battery-saving function will operate
and automatically turn off all the lights
after approximate ly 20 minutes.
When any of the following are per -
formed, the 12-volt b attery-saving func-
tion is canceled once and then reactivated. All the lights will turn off
automatically 20 minutes after the 12-
volt battery-savin g function has been reactivated:
●When the headlight switch is operated
●When a door is opened or closed
■If “Headlight System Malfunction
Visit Your Dealer” is displayed on the multi-information display
The system may be malfunctioning.
Have the vehicle i nspected by any authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota
authorized repairer, or any reliable
repairer.
■Customization
Settings (e.g. light s ensor sensitivity)
can be changed.
(Customizable features: →P.637)
1With the headlights on, push the
lever away from you to turn on
the high beams.
Pull the lever towar d 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 hi gh beams with the
headlights on or off.
This system allows the headlights
to be turned on for 30 seconds
when the power switch is turned to
OFF.
Pull the lever to ward you and
release it with the light switch is in
after turning the power switch
to OFF.
Pull the lever towar d you and release it
again to turn off the lights.
NOTICE
■To prevent 12-volt battery dis - charge
Do not leave the lights on longer than
necessary when the hybrid system is not operating.
Turning on the high beam
headlights
Extended Headlight Lighting
system

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5-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Driving
The Automatic High Beam indicator will
come on when the system is operating.
■High beams automatic turning on or off conditions
●When all of the following conditions are fulfilled, the high beams will be
automatically turned on (after approxi -
mately 1 second): • Vehicle speed is above approximately
30 km/h (19 mph) or more.
• The area ahead of t he vehicle is dark. • There are no vehicles ahead with
headlights or tail lights turned on.
• There are few street lights on the road ahead.
●If any of the following conditions are fulfilled, the high beams will be auto -
matically tu rned off:
• Vehicle speed drops below approxi - mately 25 km/h (16 mph).
• The area ahead of t he vehicle is not
dark. • Vehicles ahead have 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 oncoming vehicles suddenly
appear from a curve • When the vehicle is cut in front of by
another vehicle
• 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 a head have no lights
●The high beams may be turned off if a
vehicle ahead that i s using fog lights without using th e headlights is
detected.
●House lights, street lights, traffic sig-
nals, and illuminated billboards or
signs may cause t he high beams 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
beams on or off: • The brightness of headlights, fog
lights, and tail light s 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
●The high beams may be turned on or off when the driver does not expect it.
●Bicycles or similar objects may not be detected.
●In the situations shown below, the system may not be able to accurately
detect surrounding brightness 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, sand -
storms, etc.) • The windshield is obscured by fog,
mist, ice, dirt, etc.
• The windshield is cracked or dam - aged
• The front camera is deformed or dirty
• When the temperat ure of the front camera is extremely high
• Surrounding brightness levels are

3365-3. Operating the lights and wipers
equal to those of headlights, tail lights
or fog lights • When headlights or t ail lights of vehi-
cles 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 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
• 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 container on a
truck
• The vehicle’s headlights are damaged or dirty, or are n ot aimed properly
• The vehicle is listi ng or titling due to a
flat tire, a trailer being towed, etc. • The high beams and low beams are
repeatedly being switched between in
an abnormal manner • The driver believes that the high
beams may be causing problems or
distress to other drivers or pedestrians nearby
• The vehicle is used in a territory in
which vehicles travel on the opposite side of the road o f the country for
which the vehicle is approved, for
example using a vehicle designed for right-hand traffic in a left-hand traffic
territory, or vice versa
• When going through the Straits of
Dover
■If “Headlight System Malfunction Visit Your Dealer” is displayed on
the multi-information display
The system may be malfunctioning. Have the vehicle i nspected by any
authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota
authorized repairer, or any reliable
repairer.
■Switching to the high beams
Push the lever away from you.
The Automatic High Beam indicator will
turn off and the h eadlight high beam
indicator will turn on.
Pull the lever to its original position to
activate the Automa tic 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.
Turning the high beams
on/off manually

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5-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Driving
■Temporarily switching to the
low beams
Pull the lever towa rd you and then
return it to its or iginal 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. Afte rwards, the Auto-
matic High Beam w ill be activated
again.
■Temporarily switching to the low
beams
It is recommended to switch to the low
beams when the high beams may cause
problems or distress to other drivers or pedestrians nearby.
1 Turns the front and rear
fog lights off
2 Turns the front fog lights
on
3 Turns both front and rear
fog lights 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
Front fog lights: The headlights or the
front position lights are turned on.
Rear fog light: The fr ont fog lights are
turned on.
Fog light switch
The fog lights offer improved
visibility in difficult driving
conditions, such as in rain and
fog.
Operating procedure

3385-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Operating the lever operates
the wipers or washer as follows:
1 Off
2 Rain-sensing operation
3 Low speed operation
4 High speed operation
5 Temporary operation
When “AUTO” is selected, the wipers
will operate automat ically when the
sensor detects falli ng rain. The system
automatically adjusts wiper timing in
accordance with rain volume and vehi -
cle speed.
The sensor sensitivity can be
adjusted when “AUTO” is selected.
6 Increases the sensitivity
7 Decreases the sensitivity
8 Washer/wiper dual oper-
ation
Pulling the lever operates the wipers
and washer.
The wipers will autom atically operate a
couple of times a fter the washer
squirts.
Vehicles with headlight cleaners: When
the power switch is in ON and the
headlights are on, if the lever is pulled,
the headlight cleane rs will operate
once. After this, the headlight cleaners
will operate every 5th time the lever is
pulled.
Windshield wipers and
washer
Operating the lever can switch
between automatic operation
and manual operation, or can
use the washer.
NOTICE
■When the windshield is dry
Do not use the wip ers, as they may
damage the windshield.
Operating the wiper lever

3465-5. Using the driving support systems
WARNING
●Do not attach objects, such as
stickers, transparent stickers, etc.,
to the outer side of the windshield in front of the fron t camera (shaded
area in the illustration).
From the top of the windshield to
approximately 1 cm (0.4 in.) below
the bottom of the front camera
Approximately 20 cm (7.9 in.)
(Approximately 10 cm [4.0 in.] to
the right and left from the center of
the front camera)
●If the part of the wi ndshield in front of the front camera is fogged up or
covered with condens ation, or ice,
use the windshield defogger to remove the fog, condensation, or
ice. ( →P.453)
●If water droplets cannot be properly
removed from the area of the wind-
shield in front of the front camera by the windshield wipers, replace the
wiper insert or wiper blade.
●Do not attach window tint to the
windshield.
●Replace the windshield if it is dam -
aged or cracked.
After replacing the windshield, the
front camera must be recalibrated. Contact any authorized Toyota
retailer or Toyota authorized
repairer, or any reliable repairer for details.
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●Do not allow liquids to contact the front camera.
●Do not allow brigh t lights to shine into the front camera.
●Do not dirty or damage the front camera.
When cleaning the inside of the
windshield, do not allow glass cleaner to contact the lens of the
front camera. Also, do not touch the
lens. If the lens is dirt y or damaged, con-
tact any authorized Toyota retailer
or Toyota authorized repairer, or any reliable repairer.
●Do not subject the front camera to a strong impact.
●Do not change the installation posi - tion or direction of the front camera
or remove it.
●Do not disassemb le the front cam-
era.
●Do not modify any components of
the vehicle around the front camera
(inside rear view mirror, etc.) or ceil - ing.
●Do not attach any accessories to the hood, front grille or front bumper
that may obstruct the front camera.
Contact any authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized
repairer, or any reliable repairer for
details.
●If a surfboard or other long object is
to be mounted on the roof, make sure that it will not obstruct the front
camera.
●Do not modify the headlights or other lights.