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Turn signal lever
The lever will return to its original position after operation.
Right turn
Lane change to the right (move
the lever partway and release
it)
The right hand signals will flash 3
times.
Lane change to the left (move
the lever partway and release
it)
The left hand signals will flash 3
times.
Left turn
■ Turn signals can be operated when
The engine switch is in ON.
■ If the indicator flashes faster than usual
Check that a light bulb in the front or rear turn signal lights has not burned
out.
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Parking brake
To set the parking brake, fully
depress the parking brake pedal
with your left foot while depress-
ing the brake pedal with your right
foot.
(Depressing the pedal again
releases the parking brake.)
■Parking the vehicle engaged warning buzzer
P. 484
■ Parking the vehicle
P. 176
■ Usage in winter time
P. 337
U.S.A.Canada
NOTICE
■Before driving
Fully release the parking brake.
Driving the vehicle with the parking brake set will lead to bra ke components
overheating, which may affect braking performance and increase brake
wear.
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Headlight switch
Operating the switch turn s on the lights as follows:
For U.S.A.
The headlights, daytime
running lights ( P. 2 2 9 )
and all the lights listed
below turn on and off
automatically. (When the
engine switch is in ON)
The side marker, park-
ing, tail, license plate,
instrument panel lights,
and daytime running
lights ( P. 229) turn on.
The headlights and all
lights listed above
(except daytime run-
ning lights) turn on.
The daytime running lights turn off.
The headlights can be operated manually or automatically.
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For CanadaThe headlights, daytime
running lights ( P. 2 2 9 )
and all the lights listed
above turn on and off
automatically. (When
the engine switch is in
ON)
The side marker, park-
ing, tail, license plate,
instrument panel lights
and daytime running
lights ( P. 229) turn on.
The headlights and all
lights listed above
(except daytime run-
ning lights) turn on.
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.
Turning on the high beam headlights
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■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 engine is running
• The parking brake is released
• The headlight switch is in the (Canada only), or
* posi-
tion
*: When the surroundings are bright
The daytime running lights remain on after they illuminate, eve n if the park-
ing 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
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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Automatic light off system
●When the headlights come on: The headlights and tail lights aut omatically
turn off after 30 seconds when all doors are closed with the en gine switch
turned to ACC or OFF. (The lights turn off immediately if the button on
the wireless remote control is pressed after all doors are lock ed.)
● When only the tail lights come on: The tail lights turn off aut omatically with
the engine switch turned to ACC or OFF and the driver’s door is opened.
To turn the lights on again, turn the engine switch to ON, or turn the headlight
switch off once and then back to the or position.
■ Customization
Settings (e.g. light sensor sensitivity) can be changed.
(Customizable features: P. 548)
NOTICE
■To prevent battery discharge
Do not leave the lights on longer than necessary when the engin e is not
running.
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Automatic High Beam
Push the lever away from you
with the headlight switch in the or position.
Press the Automatic High
Beam switch.
The Automatic High Beam indica-
tor will come on when the head-
lights are turned on automatically
to indicate that the system is
active.
The Automatic High Beam uses an in-vehicle front camera to
assess the brightness of streetl ights, the lights of vehicles
ahead, etc., and automatically turns the high beam on or off as
necessary.
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 the high beam on or off m anually if
necessary.
■ To prevent incorrect operation of the Automatic High Beam syste m
Do not overload the vehicle.
Activating the Automatic High Beam system
1
2
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Switching to low beam
Pull the lever to the original
position.
The Automatic High Beam indi-
cator will turn off.
Push the lever away from you to
activate the Automatic High
Beam system again.
■
Switching to high beam
Press the Automatic High
Beam switch.
The Automatic High Beam indi-
cator will turn off and the high
beam indicator will turn on.
Press the switch to activate the
Automatic High Beam system
again.
Turning the high beam on/off manually