1584-3. Operating the lights and wipers
4-3.Operating the lights and wipers
Operating the switch
turns on the lights as follows:
For the U.S.A.
1 The headlights, park-
ing/daytime running lights
( P.158) and all the lights
listed above turn on and off
automatically. (When the
engine switch is in ON.)
2 The side marker, park-
ing, tail, license plate, instru-
ment panel lights and
daytime running lights
( P.158) turn on.
3 The headlights and all
lights listed above (except
daytime running lights) turn on.
4 The daytime running
lights turn on. ( P.158)
For Canada
1 The headlights, park-
ing/daytime running lights
( P.158) and all the lights
listed above turn on and off
automatically. (When the
engine switch is in ON.)
2 The side marker, park-
ing, tail, license plate, instru-
ment panel lights and
daytime running lights
( P.158) turn on.
3 The headlights and all
lights listed above (except
daytime running lights) turn
on.
■AUTO mode can be used when
The engine switch is in ON.
■Daytime running light system
●The daytime runn ing lights illumi-
nate using the same lights as the
Headlight switch
The headlights can be oper-
ated manually or automati-
cally.
Operating instructions
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Driving
parking lights and illuminate
brighter than the parking lights.
●To make your vehicle more visible
to other drivers during daytime
driving, the daytime running lights
turn on automatically when all of
the following conditions are met.
(The daytime running lights are
not designed for use at night.)
• The engine is running
• The shift lever is shifted out of P (vehicles with an automatic trans-
mission)
• The parking brake is released
• The headlight s witch is in the
(U.S.A. only), or
* position
*: When the surroundings are bright
The daytime running lights remain
on after they illumi nate, even if the
parking brake is set again.
●When the turn signal indicators
are flashing, the daytime running
light on the side that the turn sig-
nals are flashing will turn off.
●When the emergency flashers are
flashing, both daytime running
lights will turn off.
●Compared to turning on the head-
lights, the daytime running light
system offers gr eater durability
and consumes less electricity, so
it can help improve fuel economy.
■Headlight control sensor
In the following si tuations, the auto-
matic light control system may not
operate correctly.
●When an object is placed on the
sensor or something which blocks
the sensor is affixed to the wind-
shield
●When the surrounding area is lit
by light other than natural light
■Automatic light off system
When the light switch is in : The
headlights and tail lights turn off 30
seconds after a door is opened and
closed if the engine switch is turned
off. (The lights turn off immediately if on the key is pressed twice after
both side doors are closed.)
To turn the lights on again, turn the
engine switch to ON, or turn the light
switch off once and then back to
or (except for Canada).
■Light reminder buzzer
A buzzer sounds when the engine
switch is turned off and the driver’s
door is opened wh ile the lights are
turned on.
■Automatic headlight leveling
system
The level of the headlights is auto-
matically adjusted according to the
number of passengers and the load-
ing condition of the vehicle to
ensure that the headlights do not
interfere with o ther road users.
■Windshield wiper linked head-
light illumination
When driving during daytime with
the headlight switch turned to , if
the windshield wipers are used, the
headlights will turn o n automatically
after several se conds to help
enhance the visibility of your vehi-
cle.
■Battery-saving function
In order to prevent the battery of the
vehicle from discharging, if the
headlights and/or tail lights are on
1604-3. Operating the lights and wipers
when the engine switch is turned off
the battery saving function will oper-
ate and automatically turn off all the
lights after approximately 20 min-
utes.
When any of the fo llowing are per-
formed, the battery -saving function
will be disabled.
●When the engine switch is turned
to ACC or ON
●When the headlight switch is in
the position (U.S.A. only)
●When a door is opened or closed
■Welcome light illumination con-
trol
The headlights and t ail lights auto-
matically turn on at night when the
doors are unlocked using the wire-
less remote control if the light switch
is in the position. The headlights
and tail lights will turn off automati-
cally after approximately 30 sec-
onds.
■Customization
Some functions can be customized.
( P.400)
1 With the headlights on, push
the lever away from you to
turn on the high beams.
Vehicles without high beam assist:
If the lever is pushed and released,
the high beam he adlights will turn
on. Pull and releas e the lever to
turn off the high beam headlights
and turn on the low beam head-
lights.
Vehicles with high beam assist: If
the lever is pushed and released
with the headlight switch in
position, the high beam assist will
turn on. When the high beam assist
is operating, the headlights will
automatically change between the
high beams and low beams accord-
ing to the conditio ns. If the lever is
pushed forward and released
again, the high beam assist will turn
off and the high beam headlights
will turn on.
To manually turn the high beam
headlights on, push and release the
lever with the headlight switch in
position. If the lever is pulled
and released, the high beam head-
lights will turn off and the low beam
headlights will turn on.
2 Illuminate the high beam
headlights while the lever is
pulled
Even if the lights are off, the high
beam headlights will illuminate.
When the lever is released, the
headlights will retu rn to the low
beam headlights or will turn off.
NOTICE
■To prevent battery discharge
Do not leave the lights on longer
than necessary when the engine
is not running.
Turning on the high beam
headlights
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Driving
*: If equipped
The SRH (Steering Responsive
Headlights) is a function which,
according to the steering wheel
operation and vehicle speed
when the vehicle is being driven
forward, automatically adjusts
the angle of the headlights to
illuminate intersections and cor-
ners, improving visibility.
This function operates when the
vehicle speed is 8 km/h or higher.
■Tu r n i n g S R H o f f
The SRH can be turned off
through a setting on the meter.
( P.400)
When the SRH is off, the SRH OFF
indicator will illuminate.
■SRH warning light
If the SRH malfunctions, the
SRH warning light will illuminate
and a message will be displayed
on the multi-information display.
Have the vehicle inspected by
your Toyota dealer as soon as
possible. ( P.357)
■Customization
Some functions can be customized.
( P.400)
SRH (Steer ing Respon-
sive Headlights)
*
1624-3. Operating the lights and wipers
*: If equipped
Turn the headlight switch to
position and push the lever for-
ward.
After the lever is operated, it will
immediately return to its original
position.
The high beam ass ist will turn on
and the high beam assist indicator
will illuminate.
■Conditions to turn the high
beams on/off automatically
●When all of the following condi-
tions are met, the high beams will
be turned on autom atically (after
approximately 1 second):
• The vehicle speed is approxi-
mately 20 mph (32 km/h) 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 str eetlights on the
road ahead.
●If any of the following conditions is
met, the high beams will turn off
automatically:
• The vehicle speed is below
approximately 10 mph (16 km/h).
• The area ahead of the vehicle is not dark.
• Vehicles ahead have their head- lights or tail lights turned on.
• There are many streetlights on the
road ahead.
■Stereo camera detection infor-
mation
●If EyeSight is malfunctioning or
temporarily disabled, the high
beam assist will no t operate, and
the low beam headlights will turn
on.
●The high beams m ay not be auto-
matically turned off in the following
situations:
• 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
High Beam Assist*
The high beam assist uses
the stereo camera located
behind the upper portion of
the windshield to assess the
brightness of the lights of
vehicles ahead, street-
lights, etc., and automati-
cally turns the high beams
on or off as necessary.
WARNING
■Limitations of the high beam
assist
Do not overly rely on the high
beam assist. Always drive safely,
taking care to o bserve your sur-
roundings and turning the high
beams on or off manually if nec-
essary.
■To prevent incorrect opera-
tion of the high beam assist
system
Do not overload the vehicle.
Activating the high beam
assist
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Driving
detected due to repeated curves,
road dividers or roadside trees
• When vehicles ahead appear in a
faraway 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, street lights, traffic
signals, and illumi nated 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 ta il lights of vehi-
cles ahead
• The movement and direction of
vehicles ahead
• When a vehicle ahead only has operational lights on one side
• When a vehicle ahead is a two-wheeled vehicle
• The condition of the road (gradi-
ent, curve, condi tion of the road
surface, etc.)
• The number of passengers and
amount of luggage in the vehicle
• When there is a lag in response due to the limitat ions of the detec-
tion range of the stereo camera
●The high beams may turn on or off
unexpectedly.
●Bicycles or similar vehicles may
not be detected.
●In the following situations the sys-
tem may not be abl e to correctly
detect the surrounding brightness
level. This may cause the low
beams to remain on or the high
beams to flash or dazzle pedestri-
ans or vehicles ahead. In such a
case, it is necess ary to manually
switch between the high and low
beams.
• When driving in inclement weather (heavy rain, snow, fog, sand-
storms, etc.)
• When the windshi eld is obscured
by fog, mist, ice, dirt, etc.
• When the windshield is cracked or damaged
• When the stereo camera is deformed or dirty
• When the temperature of the ste-
reo 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 vehicles 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
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 roads,
etc.)
• When frequently and repeatedly
taking curves or driving on a wind-
ing road
• When there is a h ighly 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 container 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.
• Immediately after the engine is
started
• 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 driv-
ers
1644-3. Operating the lights and wipers
The sensitivity of the high beam
assist function can be lowered
by using the following opera-
tions.
1After turning the engine
switch to ON, turn the head-
light switch to position
and push the lever forward.
2 After the high beam assist
indicator on the meter will
illuminate, turn the engine
switch off.
3 Turn the engine switch to ON
and within approximately 15
seconds, press the switch
more than 10 times consecu-
tively.
When the sensitivity of the high
beam assist function is lowered, the
high beam assist i ndicator on the
meter will flash.
■The sensitivity of the high beam
assist function
●The sensitivity of the high beam
assist function cannot be lowered
in the following conditions:
• Adaptive Cruise Control or Con- ventional Cruise Control indicator
is illuminated.
• The EyeSight warning light is illu- minated.
●The sensitivity of the high beam
assist function re turns to normal
level the next time the engine
switch is turned off and the engine
is restarted.
■Switching to the low beams
Turn the headlight switch to
position.
The high bea m assist indicator will
turn off.
To turn the high beam assist on
again, turn the headlight switch to
position.
■Switching to the high
beams
Push the lever forward.
The high bea m assist indicator will
turn off and the high beam indicator
will illuminate.
To turn the high beam assist on
again, push the lever forward
again.
How to temporarily lower
the sensitivity of the high
beam assist functionTurning the high beams
on/off manually
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Driving
Operating the lever oper-
ates the wipers or washer as fol-
lows. When is selected, the
wipers will operate automatically
in accordance with the vehicle
speed.
1 Intermittent windshield
wiper operation 2
Low speed windshield
wiper operation
3 High speed windshield
wiper operation
4 Temporary operation
Wiper intervals can be adjusted
when intermittent operation is
selected.
5 Decreases the intermittent
windshield wiper frequency
6 Increases the intermittent
windshield wiper frequency
7 Washer/wiper dual
operation
Pulling the lever operates the wip-
ers and washer.
Wipers will automatically operate a
couple of times after the washer
squirts.
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