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1With 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.
2 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.
This system allows the headlights  
to be turned on for 30 seconds  
when the power switch is off. 
Pull the lever toward you and  
release it with the light switch in  
 or   after turning the power  
switch off. 
The lights are turned off in the fol- 
lowing situations. 
 The power switch is turned to  
ON. 
 The light switch is turned on. 
 The light switch is pulled toward  
you and then released. 
The level of the headlights can be  
adjusted according to the number  
of passengers and the loading con- 
dition of the vehicle. 
1 Raises the level of the head- 
lights 
2 Lowers the level of the head- 
lights
NOTICE
■To prevent 12-volt battery dis- charge 
Do not leave the lights on longer than  necessary when the hybrid system is off.
Turning on the high beam  
headlights
Extended headlight lighting 
function (if equipped)
Manual headlight leveling 
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vehicles ahead is partially not  
illuminated while all other areas  
continue to be illuminated with  
the high beams.
The shaded high beams help optimize  
forward visibility while reducing the daz-
zling effect on the drivers of vehicles 
ahead.
Illuminated area of the high  
beams 
Illuminated area of the low  
beams 
 Adjusts the distance that the low  
beams are projected according  
to the distance to a preceding  
vehicle. 
1 Press the Adaptive High-beam  
System switch. 
2 Turn the headlight switch to the  
 or   position.
When the headlight switch lever is in  the low beam position, the AHS system  
will be enabled and the AHS indicator  will illuminate.
■Operating conditions of the Adap-tive High-beam System
●When all of the following conditions are met, the high beams will be turned on automatically and the system will  
operate: • The vehicle speed is approximately 15 km/h (10 mph) or more. 
• The area ahead of the vehicle is dark.
●When all of the following conditions 
are met, the shaded high beams will  turn on and the distance that the low 
Activating the Adaptive  
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beams are projected will be adjusted  
automatically, depending on the loca- tion of vehicles ahead:• The vehicle speed is approximately 15  
km/h (10 mph) or more. • The area ahead of the vehicle is dark.• There are vehicles ahead with head- 
lights or tail lights turned on.
●If any of the following conditions are 
met, the high beams or shaded high  beams will be changed to the low beams automatically: 
• The vehicle speed is below approxi- mately 15 km/h (10 mph).• The area ahead of the vehicle is not  
dark. • There are many vehicles ahead.• Vehicles ahead are moving quickly  
and the high beams may blind the  drivers of the other vehicles.
■Front camera detection information
●The high beams may not be automati-cally changed to the shaded high beams in the following situations: 
• When vehicles ahead 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 wide road 
• When vehicles ahead have no lights
●The high beams may be changed to 
the shaded high beams if a vehicle  ahead that is using fog lights without its headlights turned on is detected.
●House lights, street lights, traffic sig-nals, and illuminated billboards or  
signs and other reflective objects may  cause the high beams to change to the shaded high beams, cause the  
high beams not to change to the  shaded high beams, or change the area that is not illuminated.
●The following factors may affect the amount of time taken to turn the high  
beam on or off, or the speed by which  the areas not illuminated change: 
• The brightness of 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
●The light distribution control of the headlights may change unexpectedly.
●Bicycles or similar objects 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.) • When the windshield is obscured by fog, mist, ice, dirt, etc. 
• When the windshield is cracked or  damaged• When the front camera is deformed or  
dirty • When the temperature of the front 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 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  

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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 tilting  
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 
• When the vehicle is used in an area in  which vehicles travel on the opposite side of the road of the country for  
which the vehicle was designed, for  example using a vehicle designed for right-hand traffic in a left-hand traffic  
area, or vice versa
■Customization 
Some functions can be customized.  ( P.494)
■Switching to the high beams 
Push the lever away from you.
The AHS indicator will turn off and the  
high beam indicator will turn on. 
Pull the lever to its original position to  
activate the Adaptive High-beam Sys-
tem.
■Switching to the low beams 
Press the Adaptive High-beam Sys- 
tem switch.
The AHS indicator will turn off. 
Press the switch to activate the Adap- 
tive High-beam System again.
■Temporarily switching to the  
low beams 
Pull the lever toward you and then  
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 
period of time. Afterwards, the Adaptive 
High-beam System will be activated 
again.
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■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.
*: If equipped
1 Press the Automatic High Beam  
switch.
AHB (Automatic High  
Beam)*
The Automatic High Beam  
uses a front camera 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.
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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.
■Front camera detection information
●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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fog, mist, ice, dirt, etc. 
• When the windshield is cracked or  damaged• When the front camera is deformed or  
dirty • When the temperature of the front 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 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 
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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 di fficult driving  
conditions, such as in rain and  
fog.
Operating instructions