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Before driving
When using the optical mirror 
mode
1 Press the menu button.
The setting display will be dis-
played.
2Press   or   to 
enable (“ON”)/disable 
(“OFF”) the automatic anti-
glare function.
The icons will disappear if a button 
is not operated fo r approximately 5 
seconds or more.
■Adjusting the display (digital 
mirror mode)
●The icons will disappear if a button 
is not operated for approximately 
5 seconds or more.
●If the displayed image is adjusted, 
it may appear distorted. This is not 
a malfunction.
●If the brightness of the Digital 
Rear-view Mirror is set too high, it 
may cause eye strain. Adjust the 
Digital Rear-view Mirror to an 
appropriate brightness. If your 
eyes become tired, change to 
optical mirror mode.
●The brightness of the Digital Rear-
view Mirror will ch ange automati-
cally according to the brightness 
of the area in front of your vehicle.
■To prevent the light sensors 
from malfunctioning
To prevent the light sensors from  malfunctioning, do not touch or 
cover them.
WARNING
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so may result in 
death or serious injury.
■While driving
●Do not adjust the position of the 
Digital Rear-view Mirror or 
adjust the display settings while 
driving.
Stop the vehicle and operate 
the Digital Rear-view Mirror 
control switches. 
Failure to do so may cause a 
steering wheel operation error, 
resulting in an unexpected acci-
dent.
●Always pay attention to the 
vehicle’s surroundings.
The size of the vehicles and other 
objects may look different when in 
digital mirror mode and optical 
mirror mode.
When backing up, make sure to 
directly check the safety of the 
area around your vehicle, espe-
cially behind the vehicle.
Additionally, if a vehicle 
approaches from the rear in the 
dark, such as at night, the sur-
rounding area may appear dim. 

2485-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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5-3.Operating the lights and wipers
Operating the   switch turns 
on the lights as follows:U.S.A.
Canada
1  The side marker, parking, 
tail, license plate, instrument 
panel lights, daytime running 
lights ( P.248) turn on.
2  The headlights and all 
lights listed above (except 
daytime running lights) turn 
on.
3  The headlights, daytime 
running lights ( P.248) and  all the lights listed above turn 
on and off automatically.
4  Off (for the U.S.A. only)
■AUTO mode can be used when
The power switch is in ON.
■Daytime running light system
●The daytime runn ing lights illumi-
nate using the same lights as the 
parking lights and illuminate but at 
a higher intensity. (On some mod-
els: Using the same lights as the 
headlights but at a lower intensity.)
●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 EV system is operating
• The parking brake is released
• The headlight switch is in the   
or   position
• The surroundings are bright
The daytime running lights remain 
on after they illumi nate, even if the 
parking brake is set again.
●For the U.S.A.:  Daytime running 
lights can be turned off by operat-
ing the switch.
●Compared to turning on the head-
lights, the daytime running light 
system offers greater durability 
and consumes less electricity, so 
it can help improve electricity con-
sumption.
■Headlight control sensor
The sensor may not function prop-
erly if an object is placed on the sen-
sor, 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 t he automatic head-
light system to malfunction.
Headlight switch
The headlights can be oper-
ated manually or automati-
cally.
Turning on the headlights 

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Driving
■Automatic light off system
●When the headlights are on: The 
lights turn off 30 seconds after the 
power switch is turned to ACC or 
OFF and a door is opened and 
closed. (The lights turn off immedi-
ately if   on the key is 
pressed after all the doors are 
closed.)
●When only the tail lights are on: 
The tail lights tu rn off automati-
cally if the power switch is turned 
to ACC or OFF and the driver’s 
door is opened.
To turn the lights on again, turn the 
power switch to ON, or turn the light 
switch to the   or   position 
once and then back to   or   
position.
■Light reminder buzzer
A buzzer sounds when the power 
switch is turned to ACC or OFF and 
the driver’s door is opened while 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 other 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 seconds to help 
enhance the visibility of your vehi-
cle.
■12-volt battery-saving function
In order to prevent the 12-volt bat-
tery of the vehicle from discharging, 
if the headlights and/or tail lights are 
on when the power switch is turned 
to OFF, the battery  saving function 
will operate and au tomatically turn 
off all the lights af ter approximately 
20 minutes.
When any of the following are per-
formed, the 12-volt battery-saving 
function is canceled once and then 
reactivated. All the  lights will turn off 
automatically 20 minutes after the 
12-volt battery-saving function has 
been reactivated:
●When the headlight switch is oper-
ated
●When a door is opened or closed
■If “Headlight System Malfunc-
tion Visit Your Dealer” is dis-
played on the multi-information 
display
The system may be malfunctioning. 
Have the vehicle inspected by your 
Toyota dealer.
■Customization
Settings (e.g. light sensor sensitiv-
ity) can be changed.
(Customizable features:  P.572)
NOTICE
■To prevent 12-volt battery dis-
charge
Do not leave the lights on longer 
than necessary when the EV sys-
tem is not operating. 

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Driving
2 Turn the headlight switch to 
the   or   position.
When the headlight switch lever is 
in the low beam position, the AHB 
system will be enabled and the 
AHB indicator will illuminate.
■Automatic operating condi-
tions of the high beams
●When all of the following condi-
tions are met, the high beams will 
illuminate automatically:
• Vehicle speed is approximately 21  mph (34 km/h) or more.
• The area ahead of the vehicle is  dark.
• There are no vehicles ahead with 
lights on.
• There are few streetlights or other  lights on the road ahead.
●If any of the following conditions 
are met, the headlights will 
change to the low beams:
• Vehicle speed drops below  approximately 17  mph (27 km/h).
• The area ahead of the vehicle is  not dark.
• There is a vehi cle ahead with 
lights on.
• There are many streetlights or  other lights on the road ahead.
■Front camera detection
●In the following situations, the high 
beams may not be automatically 
changed to the low beams:
• When a vehicle cuts in front of  your vehicle
• When another vehicle crosses in  front of the vehicle
• When vehicles ahead are repeat- edly detected and then hidden 
due to repeated curves, road 
dividers or roadside trees
• When a vehicle ahead 
approaches from a far lane
• When a vehicle ahead is far away
• When a vehicle ahead has no  lights
• When the lights of a vehicle ahead  are dim
• When a vehicle ahead is reflecting  strong light, such as own head-
lights
• Situations in which the sensors  may not operate properly:  P. 2 6 3
●The headlights may change to the 
low beams if a vehicle ahead that 
is using fog lights without its head-
lights turned on is detected.
●House lights, street lights, traffic 
signals, and illuminated billboards 
or signs may cause the high 
beams to change to the low 
beams, or the low beams to 
remain on.
●The following may change the tim-
ing at which the headlights 
change to the low beams:
• The brightness o f lights of vehi-
cles ahead
• The movement and direction of 
vehicles ahead
• The distance between the vehicle  and a vehicle ahead
• When a vehicle  ahead only has 
lights illuminate d on one side
• When a vehicle ahead is a two-
wheeled vehicle
• The condition of the road (gradi- ent, curve, condition of the road 
surface, etc.)
• The number of passengers and  amount of luggage
●The headlights may change 
between the high beams and low 
beams unexpectedly.
●Bicycles and other small vehicles 
may not be detected.
●In the following situations, the sys-
tem may not be able to correctly  

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roundings. This may cause the 
low beams to remain on or the 
high beams to flash or dazzle 
pedestrians or vehicles ahead. In 
such a case, it is necessary to 
manually change between the 
high beams and low beams.
• When there are lights similar to 
headlights or tail li ghts in the sur-
rounding area
• When headlights or tail lights of 
vehicles ahead are turned off, 
dirty, changing color, or not aimed 
properly
• When the headlights are repeat- edly changing between the high 
beams and low beams.
• When use of the high beams is  inappropriate or when the high 
beams may be flashing or daz-
zling pedestrians  or other drivers.
• When the vehicle is used in an  area in which vehicles travel on 
the opposite side  of the road of 
the country for wh ich the vehicle 
was designed, for  example using 
a vehicle designed for right-hand 
traffic in a left-hand traffic area, or 
vice versa
• When it is necessary to disable  the system:  P. 2 5 9
• Situations in which the sensors 
may not operate properly:  P. 2 6 3
■Temporarily reducing front 
camera sensitivity
The sensitivity o f the front camera 
can be temporarily reduced.
1 Turn the power switch off with 
the following conditions met.
●The headlight switch is in   or 
 position.
●The headlight switch lever is in the 
low beam position.
●The Automatic High Beam switch 
is on.
2 Turn the power  switch to ON.
3 Within 60 seconds after perform-
ing step  2, push the headlight  switch lever to the high beam 
position then pull it to the original 
position quickly 10 times, then 
leave the lever in its original posi-
tion.
4 If the sensitivity is changed, the 
Automatic High Beam indicator 
will blink 3 times.
■Changing to the high 
beams
Push the lever forward.
The Automatic High Beam indicator 
will turn off and the  high beam indi-
cator will turn on.
Pull the lever to its original position 
to enable the Automatic High Beam 
system again.
■Changing to the low beams
Press the Automatic High Beam 
switch.
The Automatic High Beam indicator 
will turn off.
Press the switch to enable the 
Automatic High Beam system 
again.
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4 High speed operation
5  Temporary operation
Wiper intervals can be adjusted 
when intermittent operation is 
selected.
6 Increases the intermittent 
windshield wiper frequency
7 Decreases the intermittent 
windshield wiper frequency
8  Washer/wiper dual 
operation
Pulling the lever o perates the wip-
ers and washer.
The wipers will au tomatically oper-
ate a couple of times after the 
washer squirts.
Rain-sensing windshield wip-
ers
1
*1 or *2 Off
2  Rain-sensing opera-
tion
3
*1 or *2 Low speed 
operation
4
*1 or *2 High speed 
operation
5
*1 or *2 Temporary 
operation
*1: For the U.S.A.
*2: For Canada
When “AUTO” is selected, the wip-
ers will operate automatically when 
the sensor detects falling rain. The 
system automatically adjusts wiper 
timing in accordance with rain vol-
ume and vehicle speed.
The sensor sensitivity can be 
adjusted when “AUTO” is 
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Driving
6 Increases the sensitivity
7 Decreases the sensitivity
8  Washer/wiper dual 
operation
Pulling the lever o perates the wip-
ers and washer.
The wipers will au tomatically oper-
ate a couple of times after the 
washer squirts.
9  * Rear camera washer 
operation
Pushing the lever operates the rear 
camera washer and cleans the rear 
camera and the camera for the Dig-
ital Rear-view Mirror.
*: Vehicles with Digital Rear-view  Mirror
■The windshield wipers and 
washer can be operated when
The power swit ch is in ON.
■Effects of vehicle speed on 
wiper operation
Vehicles with intermittent wind-
shield wipers
With low speed windshield wiper 
operation selected, wiper operation 
will be switched fro m low speed to 
intermittent wiper  operation when 
the vehicle is stationary. (However, 
when the wiper intervals are 
adjusted to highest level, the mode 
will not switch.)
Vehicles with rain-sensing wind-
shield wipers
With low speed windshield wiper 
operation selected, wiper operation 
will be switched fro m low speed to 
intermittent wiper  operation when 
the vehicle is stationary. (However, 
when the sensor  sensitivity is 
adjusted to the highest level, the 
mode will not switch.)
■Raindrop sensor (vehicles with 
rain-sensing windshield wipers)
●The raindrop sensor judges the 
amount of raindrops. An optical 
sensor is adopt ed. It may not 
operate properly when sunlight 
from the rising or setting of the 
sun intermittently  strikes the wind-
shield, or if bugs, etc., are present 
on the windshield.
●If the wiper switch i s turned to the 
“AUTO” position while the power 
switch is in ON,  the wipers will 
operate once to show that “AUTO” 
mode is activated.
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er may operate 
once to indicate the change of 
sensitivity.
●If the temperature of the raindrop 
sensor is 194°F (90°C) or higher, 
or 5°F (-15°C) or lower, the auto-
matic operation m ay not occur. In 
this case, operate the wipers in 
any mode other than “AUTO”.
■If no windshield  washer fluid 
sprays
Check that the wash er nozzles are 
not blocked if there is washer fluid in 
the windshield washer fluid reser-
v oi r.
WARNING
■Caution regarding the use of 
windshield wipers in “AUTO” 
mode (vehicles with rain-
sensing windshield wipers)
The windshield wipers may oper-
ate unexpectedly if the sensor is 
touched or the windshield is sub-
ject to vibration in “AUTO” mode. 
Take care that your fingers or any-
thing else does 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 windshield 
becomes warm. The fluid may 
freeze on the windshield and 
cause low visibility. This may lead 
to an accident, resulting in death 
or serious injury.
NOTICE
■When the washer fluid tank is 
empty
Do not operate the switch continu-
ally as the washer fluid pump may 
overheat.
■When a nozzle becomes 
blocked
In this case, contact your Toyota 
dealer.
Do not try to clear  it with a pin or 
other object. The  nozzle will be 
damaged.
■To prevent 12-volt battery dis-
charge
Do not leave the wipers on longer 
than necessary when the EV sys-
tem is off.