2021 TOYOTA YARIS Owners Manual

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M15A-FKS engine (right-hand
drive vehicles)
*: If equipped
1 Press the Automatic High Beam
switch.
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load conditionsDial position
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load
DriverNone0
Driver and
front pas-
senger
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All seats
occupiedNone1.5
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Automatic High Beam*
The Automatic High Beam
uses a camera sensor 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
High Beam

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2Turn 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.
■Camera sensor detection informa-
tion
●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
• 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.)

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• When the windshield is obscured by
fog, mist, ice, dirt, etc. • When the windshield is cracked or damaged
• When the camera sensor is deformed or dirty• When the temperature of the camera
sensor 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
pedestrians or other drivers
■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
Turning the high beams
on/off manually

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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.
Rear fog light switch
Turns the rear fog light on
Releasing the switch ring returns it to
.
Operating the switch ring again turns
the rear fog light off.
Fog light switch
The fog lights secure excellent
visibility in difficult driving
conditions, such as in rain and
fog.
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Front and rear fog light switch
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
●Vehicles with a rear fog light switch
The headlights are turned on.
●Vehicles with a front and rear fog light switch
The headlights or the front fog lights are turned on.
Operating the lever operates
the wipers or washer as follows.
Intermittent windshield wipers
with interval adjuster
1 Intermittent windshield
wiper operation
2 Low speed windshield wiper
operation
3 High speed windshield
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.
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4 Temporary operation
Wiper intervals can be adjusted
when intermittent operation is
selected.
5 Increases the intermittent wind-
shield wiper frequency
6 Decreases the intermittent wind-
shield wiper frequency
7 Washer/wiper dual oper-
ation
Pulling the lever operates the wipers
and washer.
Wipers will automatically operate a cou-
ple of times after the washer squirts.
Rain-sensing windshield wipers
1 Rain-sensing windshield
wiper operation
2 Low speed windshield wiper
operation
3 High speed windshield
wiper operation
4 Temporary operation
When “AUTO” is selected, the wipers
will operate automatically when the
sensor detects falling rain. The system
automatically adjusts wiper timing in
accordance with rain volume and vehi-
cle speed.
When “AUTO” is selected, the sen-
sor sensitivity can be adjusted as
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5Increases the rain-sensing wind-
shield wiper sensitivity
6 Decreases the rain-sensing
windshield wiper sensitivity
7 Washer/wiper dual oper-
ation
Pulling the lever operates the wipers
and washer.
Wipers will automatically operate a cou-
ple of times after the washer squirts.
■The windshield wiper and washer can be operated when
The engine switch is in ON.
■Effects of vehicle speed on wiper operation (vehicles with rain-sens-ing windshield wipers)
Vehicle speed affects the Intermittent wiper interval.
■Raindrop sensor (vehicles with rain-sensing windshield wipers)
●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 wind- shield.
●If the wiper is turned to AUTO mode while the engine switch is in ON, the wipers will operate once to show that
AUTO mode is activated.
●If the temperature of the raindrop sen-
sor is 85°C (185°F) or higher, or -15°C (5°F) or lower, automatic operation may not occur. In this case, operate
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 washer fluid in the windshield washer fluid reservoir.
WARNING
■Caution regarding the use of windshield wipers in AUTO mode (vehicles with rain-sensing wind-
shield wipers)
The windshield wipers may operate unexpectedly if the sensor is touched
or the windshield is subject to vibra- tion in AUTO mode. Take care that your fingers or anything else do not
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Operating the switch oper-
ates the rear wiper as follows:
1 Intermittent window wiper
operation
2 Normal window wiper oper-
ation
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, result-ing in death or serious injury.
NOTICE
■When there is no washer fluid spray from the nozzle
Damage to the washer fluid pump
may be caused if the lever is pulled toward you and held continually.
■When a nozzle becomes blocked
In this case, contact any authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized
repairer, or any reliable repairer. Do not try to clear it with a pin or other object. The nozzle will be damaged.
Rear window wiper and
washer*
Operating the lever can use the
rear window wiper or the
washer.
NOTICE
■When the rear window is dry
Do not use the wiper, as it may dam- age the rear window.
Operating instructions