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4-3. Operating the lights and wipers

4-3.Operating the lights and wipers

time running lights (P.234)

and all the lights listed above

Headlight sw itch

turn on and off automatically.

The headlights can be oper-

ated manually or automati-

cally.

4

(if equipped) Off

■AUTO mode can be used when

The engine switch is in ON.

Operating instructions

■Daytime running light system

Operating the

switch turns

●Vehicles with bulb type front turn

signal lights: The daytime running

lights illuminate using the same

lights as the low beam headlights

and illuminate dimmer than the

low beam headlights.

on the lights as follows:

Vehicles with LED type front turn

signal lights: The daytime running

lights illuminate using the same

lights as the parking lights and illu-

minate 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 started

U.S.A.

• The parking brake is released

• The headlight switch is in the

Canada

*

or

position

*

1

The side marker, park-

: When the surroundings are bright

ing, tail, license plate, instru-

ment panel lights, and

daytime running lights

(P.234) turn on.

●The daytime running lights remain

on after they illuminate, 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.

2

3

The headlights and all

●Compared to turning on the head-

lights, the daytime running light

system offers greater durability

and consumes less electricity, so

it can help improve fuel economy.

lights listed above (except

daytime running lights) turn

on.

The headlights, day-

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4-3. Operating the lights and wipers

■Headlight control sensor

automatically.

When the light switch is in the

position and the surrounding

area is dark, this function will oper-

ate.

■Windshield wiper linked head-

light illumination

When driving during daytime with

the headlight switch turned to

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 the automatic head-

light system to malfunction.

, if the windshield wipers are

used, the headlights will turn on

automatically after several seconds

to help enhance the visibility of your

vehicle.

■Battery-saving function

■Automatic light off system

In order to prevent the battery of the

vehicle from discharging, if the

headlights and/or tail lights are on

when the engine switch is turned to

OFF the battery-saving function will

operate and automatically turn off all

the lights after approximately 20

minutes. When the engine switch is

turned to ON, the battery-saving

function will be disabled.

When any of the following are per-

formed, the battery-saving function

is canceled once and then reacti-

vated. All the lights will turn off auto-

matically 20 minutes after the

battery-saving function has been

reactivated:

4

●When the headlights are on: The

headlights and tail lights turn off

30 seconds after the driver’s door

is opened and closed if the engine

switch is turned to ACC or OFF.

(The lights turn off immediately if

on the key is pressed after all

the doors are closed.)

●When only the tail lights are on:

The tail lights turn off automati-

cally if the engine switch is 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 light

●When the headlight switch is oper-

ated

switch

or

once and

or .

●When a door is opened or closed

■Customization

then back to

■Light reminder buzzer

Some functions can be customized.

(P.646)

A buzzer sounds when the engine

switch is turned to ACC or OFF and

the driver’s door is opened while the

lights are turned on.

NOTICE

■To prevent battery discharge

■When unlock the doors (wel-

come lamp) (If equipped)

Do not leave the lights on longer

than necessary when the engine

is not running.

When the doors are unlocked using

the entry function or wireless remote

control, the parking lights turn on

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4-3. Operating the lights and wipers

Turning on the high beam

headlights

1 Raises the level of the head-

lights

2 Lowers the level of the head-

lights

1 With the headlights on, push

the lever forward to turn on

the high beams.

■ Guide to dial settings

 Single projection lamp

Pull the lever back to the center

position to turn the high beams off.

Loading condition

Control

switch

2 Pull the lever toward you and

release it to flash the high

beams once.

Passen-

gers

Payload

position

Driver Only

None

0

1

You can flash the high beams with

the headlights on or off.

Full Occu-

pancy

Manual headlight leveling

dial

Maximum

*

Full Occu-

pancy

3

4

Load

Maximum

*

The vehicle is equipped with

manual leveling of the head-

lamps. The aim of the head-

lamps can be adjusted by

adjusting the dial settings based

on your vehicle loading condi-

tion.

Driver Only

Load

 Dual projection lamp

Loading condition

Control

switch

position

Passen-

Payload

gers

It is recommended that the

headlamps remain adjusted as

close to “0” position so not to

interfere with other road users.

Driver Only

None

0

1

Full Occu-

pancy

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4-3. Operating the lights and wipers

Loading condition

Fog light sw itch

Control

switch

position

Passen-

Payload

gers

The fog lights secure excel-

lent visibility in difficult driv-

ing conditions, such as in

rain and fog.

Maximum

*

Full Occu-

pancy

2

3

Load

Maximum

*

Driver Only

Load

Operating instructions

*

: Maximum load means weight

capacity of rear axle or overall

vehicle has been reached

4

1

2

^*1or

^*2Turns the

front fog lights off

Turns the front fog lights

on

*1

*2

:U.S.A.

:Canada

■Fog lights can be used when

The headlights are on in low beam.

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4-3. Operating the lights and wipers

AHB (Automatic High

Beam)

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.

The Automatic High Beam

uses a front camera located

on the upper portion of the

windshield to detect the

brightness of the lights of

vehicles ahead, street-

lights, etc., and automati-

cally changes the head

lights between the high

beams and low beams.

WARNING

■For safe use

■Automatic operating condi-

tions of the high beams

Do not overly rely on the Auto-

matic High Beam. Always drive

safely, taking care to observe your

surroundings and turning the high

beams on or off manually if nec-

essary.

●When all of the following condi-

tions are met, the high beams will

illuminate automatically:

• The vehicle speed is approxi-

mately 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.

■To prevent unintentional

operation of the Automatic

High Beam System

●When it is necessary to disable

the system: P.250

●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.

Using the Automatic High

Beam System

1 Press the Automatic High

Beam switch.

• There is a vehicle 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

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4-3. Operating the lights and wipers

front of the vehicle

detect the brightness of the sur-

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 lights in the sur-

rounding area

• 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

• When headlights or tail lights of

vehicles ahead are turned off,

dirty, changing color, or not aimed

properly

• Situations in which the sensors

may not operate properly: P.254

●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.

• 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 which 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.250

• Situations in which the sensors

may not operate properly: P.254

■Temporarily reducing front

4

●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 of 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 illuminated on one side

• When a vehicle ahead is a two-

wheeled vehicle

camera sensitivity

The sensitivity of the front camera

can be temporarily reduced.

1 Turn the engine switch off with

the following conditions met.

• The condition of the road (gradi-

ent, curve, condition of the road

surface, etc.)

●The headlight switch is in the

• The number of passengers and

amount of luggage

or

position.

●The headlight switch lever is in the

low beam position.

●The headlights may change

between the high beams and low

beams unexpectedly.

●The Automatic High Beam switch

is on.

2 Turn the engine switch to ON.

3 Within 60 seconds after perform-

ing step 2, push the headlight

●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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4-3. Operating the lights and wipers

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.

Turning the high beams

on/off manually

Temporarily changing to

the low beams

■ Changing to the high

beams

It is recommended to switch to

the low beams when use of the

high beams is inappropriate or

when the high beams may

cause problems or distress to

other drivers or pedestrians

nearby.

Push the lever forward.

The AHB indicator will turn off and

the high beam indicator will turn on.

Pull the lever to its original position

to enable the Automatic High Beam

system again.

Pull the lever rearward and then

return it to its original position.

The high beams will illuminate

while the lever is pulled, how-

ever, after the lever is returned

to its original position, the low

beams will remain on for a cer-

tain amount of time. After this,

the Automatic High Beam sys-

tem will operate.

■ Changing to the low beams

Press the Automatic High Beam

switch.

The AHB indicator will turn off.

Press the switch to enable the

Automatic High Beam system

again.

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4-3. Operating the lights and wipers

Intermittent operation

Windshield wipers and

*2

washer

3

4

5

^*1or

Low speed wiper operation

Operating the lever can

switch between automatic

operation and manual oper-

ation, or can use the

washer.

*2

^*1or

High speed wiper operation

*2

^*1or

Temporary operation

Wiper intervals can be adjusted

when intermittent operation is

selected.

NOTICE

■When the windshield is dry

Do not use the wipers, as they

may damage the windshield.

Operating the wiper lever

4

Operate the

lever operates

the wipers or washer as follows:

When intermittent windshield

wiper operation is selected, the

wiper interval can be also

adjusted.

6 Increases the intermittent

windshield wiper frequency

7 Decreases the intermittent

windshield wiper frequency

8

Washer/wiper dual operation

*2

1

2

^*1or

Pulling the lever operates the wip-

ers and washer.

(After operating several times, the

wipers operate once more time

Off

*2

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4-3. Operating the lights and wipers

after a short delay to prevent drip-

ping. However, the dripping preven-

tion does not operate while the

vehicle is moving.)

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, resulting in death

or serious injury.

*1

:U.S.A.

*2

:Canada

■The windshield wiper and

washer can be operated when

The engine switch is in ON.

■Using the voice control system

(if equipped)

NOTICE

■When there is no washer fluid

The following operations can be

performed using the voice control

system:

spray from the nozzle

Damage to the washer fluid pump

may be caused if the lever is

pulled toward you and held con-

tinually.

●Operating the windshield wipers

only once

●Operating the windshield washer

(it can be performed only when

the vehicle is stopped)

■When a nozzle becomes

blocked

For details regarding the voice con-

trol system, refer to “MULTIMEDIA

OWNER’S MANUAL”.

In this case, contact your Toyota

dealer.

Do not try to clear it with a pin or

other object. The nozzle will be

damaged.

■Effects of vehicle speed on

wiper operation

■To prevent battery discharge

With low speed windshield wiper

operation selected, wiper operation

will be switched from low speed to

intermittent wiper operation when

the vehicle is stationary. (However,

when the wiper intervals are

Do not leave the wipers on longer

than necessary when the engine

is off.

adjusted to the highest level, the

mode will not switch.)

■If no windshield washer fluid

sprays

Check that the washer nozzles are

not blocked if there is washer fluid in

the windshield washer fluid reser-

voir.

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4-3. Operating the lights and wipers

Rear window wiper

and washer

The rear window wiper and

washer can be used by

operating the lever.

NOTICE

■When the rear window is dry

4

Do not use the wiper, as it may

damage the rear window.

Washer/wiper dual operation

Pushing the lever operates the

wiper and washer.

Operating the wiper lever

The wiper will automatically operate

a couple of times after the washer

squirts.

Operating the

switch

4

The washer will automatically oper-

ate and clean the rear camera.

operates the rear wiper as fol-

lows.

*1

:U.S.A.

*2

:Canada

■The rear window wiper and

washer can be operated when

●The engine switch is in ON.

●The back window is completely

closed.

■Using the voice control system

(if equipped)

The following operations can be

performed using the voice control

system:

●Operating the rear window wiper

only once

*2

1

2

3

^*1or

●Operating the rear window clean-

ing washer (it can be performed

only when the vehicle is stopped)

Off

*2

For details regarding the voice con-

trol system, refer to “MULTIMEDIA

OWNER’S MANUAL”.

Intermittent operation

^*1or

*2

■If no washer fluid sprays

Normal operation

Check that the washer nozzle is not

blocked, if there is washer fluid in

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4-3. Operating the lights and wipers

the washer fluid reservoir.

(P.647)

■Dripping prevention wiper

sweep

NOTICE

When the washer is operated, the

wipers will operate once more time

after a short delay to prevent drip-

ping.

■When the washer fluid tank is

empty

Do not operate the switch continu-

ally as the washer fluid pump may

overheat.

■Back door opening linked rear

window wiper stop function

■When a nozzle becomes

blocked

When the rear window wiper is

operating, if the back door is opened

while the vehicle is stopped, opera-

tion of the rear window wiper will be

stopped to prevent anyone near the

vehicle from being sprayed by water

from the wiper. When the back door

is closed, wiper operation will

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 battery discharge

*

resume.

Do not leave the wiper on longer

than necessary when the engine

is not running.

*

: The setting must be customized at

your Toyota dealer.

■Reverse-linked function

When the shift lever is shifted to R

when the front wipers are operating,

the rear window wiper will operate

once.

Changing the rear window

wiper rest position

When the rear window wiper is

not being used, it retract to rear

spoiler. To enable the rear win-

dow wiper to be lifted when

parking in cold conditions or

when replacing a rear window

wiper insert, change the rest

position of the rear window

wiper to the service position

using the wiper lever.

■Intermittent window wiper oper-

ation

●When intermittent window wiper

operation mode is selected, the

wiper will operate once and then

switch to intermittent operation.

●During intermittent operation, the

wiper stops temporarily at the

reversing position.

■When the rear window wiper

and washer switch is turned off

The rear wiper will stop operation

and return to the retracted position

after approximately 3 seconds.

However, if the engine switch is

turned to ACC or turned off while the

rear wiper is operating, the rear

wiper will stop at that position and

will not return to the retracted posi-

tion.

■ Raising the wiper to the ser-

vice position

1 The back window is com-

pletely closed.

2 Turn the

^*1or

switch to the

^*2position.

■Customization

Some functions can be customized.

3 Turn the engine switch off.

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4-3. Operating the lights and wipers

4 Within approximately 45 sec-

onds of turning the engine

switch off, move the wiper

lever to the

position

and hold it for approximately

2 seconds or more.

The wipers will move to the service

position.

4

*1

:U.S.A.

*2

:Canada

■Lowering the rear window wiper

to the retracted position

When the engine switch is ON and

one of the following conditions is

met, the rear wiper returns to the

retracted position.

• When the rear wiper switch is

operated

• Vehicle speed is about 4 mph (7

km/h) or more

• When the shift position is set to R

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