Get Driving -> Operating the lights and wipers Guide for Toyota 86 2 Door Second Generation (2022-2025)

4-3. Operating the lights and wipers

153

4-3.Operating the lights and wipers

Headlight switch

■

AUTO mode can be used when

The engine switch is in ON.

Daytime running light system

To make your vehicle more visible to

The headlights can be oper-

ated manually or automatically.

■

other drivers during daytime driving, the

daytime running lights turn on automati-

cally whenever the engine is started and

the parking brake is released with the

Operating instructions

headlight switch off or in the

posi-

Operating the

switch turns

tion. (Illuminate brighter than the front

position lights.) Daytime running lights

are not designed for use at night.

on the lights as follows:

●

When the turn signal indicators are

flashing, the daytime running light on

the side that the turn signals are flash-

ing will turn off.

●

■

When the emergency flashers are

flashing, both daytime running lights

will turn off.

4

Headlight control sensor

In the following situations, the automatic

light control system may not operate

correctly.

●

When an object is placed on the sen-

sor or something which blocks the

sensor is affixed to the windshield

1

The headlights, front posi-

●

When the surrounding area is lit by

light other than natural light

tion/daytime running lights

(P.153) and all the lights listed

above turn on and off automati-

cally. (When the engine switch is

in ON.)

2

3

4

The front position, tail,

license plate and instrument

panel lights turn on.

■

●

Automatic light off system

The headlights and all lights

listed above (except daytime

running lights) turn on.

When the light switch is in

The headlights turn off automatically if

the engine switch is turned off.

or

:

The daytime running lights

turn on. (P.153)

●

When the light switch is in

: The

headlights and all lights turn off auto-

matically if the engine switch is turned

off.

4-3. Operating the lights and wipers

154

To turn the lights on again, turn the

engine switch to ON, or turn the light

trol if the light switch is in the

posi-

tion. The headlights and tail lights will

turn off automatically after approxi-

mately 30 seconds.

switch off once and then back to

.

or

■

Customization

■

Light reminder buzzer

Some functions can be customized.

(P.377)

A buzzer sounds when the engine

switch is turned off and the driver’s door

is opened while the lights are turned on.

NOTICE

■

Automatic headlight leveling sys-

tem

■

To prevent battery discharge

The level of the headlights is automati-

cally adjusted according to the number

of passengers and the loading condition

of the vehicle to ensure that the head-

lights do not interfere with other road

users.

Do not leave the lights on longer than

necessary when the engine is not run-

ning.

Turning on the high beam

headlights

■

Windshield wiper linked headlight

illumination

When driving during daytime with the

headlight switch turned to , if the

windshield wipers are used, the head-

lights will turn on automatically after sev-

eral seconds to help enhance the

visibility of your vehicle.

■

Battery-saving function

In order to prevent the battery of the

vehicle from discharging, if the light

switch is in the

or

position when

1 With the headlights on, push the

lever away from you to turn on

the high beams.

the engine switch is turned off the bat-

tery saving function will operate and

automatically turn off all the lights after

approximately 20 minutes.

When any of the following are per-

formed, the battery-saving function will

be disabled.

Vehicles without high beam assist: If

the lever is pushed and released, the

high beam headlights will turn on. Pull

and release the lever to turn off the high

beam headlights and turn on the low

beam headlights.

●

When the engine switch is turned to

ACC or ON

●

When the headlight switch is in the

position

Vehicles with high beam assist: If the

lever is pushed and released with the

●

■

When a door is opened or closed

headlight switch in

position, the

Welcome light illumination control

high beam assist will turn on. When the

high beam assist is operating, the

headlights will automatically change

The headlights and tail lights automati-

cally turn on at night when the doors are

unlocked using the wireless remote con-

4-3. Operating the lights and wipers

155

between the high beams and low

beams according to the conditions. If

the lever is pushed forward and

released again, the high beam assist

will turn off and the high beam head-

lights will turn on.

To manually turn the high beam head-

lights on, push and release the lever

with the headlight switch in

posi-

The lights are turned off in the fol-

lowing situations:

tion. If the lever is pulled and released,

the high beam headlights will turn off

and the low beam headlights will turn

on.

 The engine switch is turned to

ON.

2 Illuminate the high beam head-

lights 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

return to the low beam headlights or will

turn off.

 The light switch is turned on.

 The light switch is pulled toward

4

you and then released.

 The doors are unlocked using

the smart entry & start system or

wireless remote control.

Extended Headlight Lighting

system

■

Customization

Some functions can be customized.

(P.377)

This system allows the headlights

to be turned on for approximately

30 seconds when the engine switch

is off.

SRH (Steering Responsive

Headlights)^*

^*: If equipped

Pull the lever toward you and

release it with the light switch in

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 inter-

sections and corners, improving

visibility.

or

after turning the engine

switch off.

This function operates when the vehicle

speed is 8 km/h or higher.

4-3. Operating the lights and wipers

Turning SRH off

156

■

High Beam Assist^*

The SRH can be turned off through

^*: If equipped

a setting on the meter. (P.377)

The high beam assist uses the

stereo camera located behind

the upper portion of the wind-

shield to assess the brightness

of the lights of vehicles ahead,

streetlights, etc., and automati-

cally turns the high beams on

or off as necessary.

When the SRH is off, the SRH OFF

indicator will illuminate.

WARNING

■

Limitations of the high beam

assist

■

SRH warning light

Do not overly rely on the high beam

assist. Always drive safely, taking

care to observe your surroundings

and turning the high beams on or off

manually if necessary.

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 any authorized

Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized

repairer, or any reliable repairer as

soon as possible. (P.344)

■

To prevent incorrect operation of

the high beam assist system

Do not overload the vehicle.

Activating the high beam

assist

Turn the headlight switch to

position and push the lever forward.

After the lever is operated, it will imme-

diately return to its original position.

The high beam assist will turn on and

the high beam assist indicator will illu-

minate.

■

Customization

Some functions can be customized.

(P.377)

4-3. Operating the lights and wipers

157

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, street lights, 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.

■

●

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 following factors may affect the

amount of time taken for the high

beams to turn on or off:

ꢀ The vehicle speed is approximately 60

km/h (37 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.

ꢀ 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

4

●

If any of the following conditions is

met, the high beams will turn off auto-

matically:

ꢀ 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

ꢀ When there is a lag in response due

to the limitations of the detection

range of the stereo camera

ꢀ The vehicle speed is below approxi-

mately 50 km/h (31 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.

●

The high beams may turn on or off

unexpectedly.

■

●

Stereo camera detection informa-

tion

Bicycles or similar vehicles may not

be detected.

If EyeSight is malfunctioning or tem-

porarily disabled, the high beam assist

will not operate, and the low beam

headlights will turn on.

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.

●

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 driving in inclement weather

(heavy rain, snow, fog, sandstorms,

ꢀ When vehicles ahead cannot be

4-3. Operating the lights and wipers

158

etc.)

example using a vehicle designed for

right-hand traffic in a left-hand traffic

area, or vice versa

ꢀ When the windshield is obscured by

fog, mist, ice, dirt, etc.

ꢀ When the windshield is cracked or

damaged

ꢀ When the stereo camera is deformed

or dirty

Turning the high beams

on/off manually

ꢀ When the temperature of the stereo

camera is extremely high

■

Switching to the low beams

ꢀ 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

Turn the headlight switch to

position.

The high beam assist indicator will turn

off.

To turn the high beam assist on again,

turn the headlight switch to

tion.

posi-

ꢀ 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.

ꢀ Immediately after the engine is started

ꢀ When the headlights are changed

between the high beams and low

beams repeatedly in an abnormal

manner

■

Switching to the high beams

Push the lever forward.

The high beam assist indicator will turn

off and the high beam indicator will illu-

minate.

To turn the high beam assist on again,

push the lever forward again.

ꢀ 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

4-3. Operating the lights and wipers

159

Rear fog lights

When driving in inclement

weather, such as rain or fog,

the rear fog lights can be used

to make your vehicle more visi-

ble to following vehicles.

Operating instructions

Turns the rear fog light on

Releasing the switch ring returns it to

.

Operating the switch ring again turns

the rear fog light off.

4

■

Fog lights can be used when

The headlights are turned on.

4-3. Operating the lights and wipers

160

2

3

4

Low speed windshield wiper

operation

High speed windshield

wiper operation

Temporary operation

Windshield wipers and

washer

Operating the lever can use the

windshield wipers or the

washer.

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

Operating the

ates the wipers or washer as fol-

lows. When is selected, the

lever oper-

wipers will operate automatically in

accordance with the vehicle speed.

5 Decreases the intermittent wind-

shield wiper frequency

6 Increases the intermittent wind-

shield wiper frequency

7

Washer/wiper dual opera-

tion

Pulling the lever operates the wipers

and washer.

Wipers will automatically operate a cou-

ple of times after the washer squirts.

1

Intermittent windshield wiper

operation

When the headlights are on and the

lever is pulled and held, the headlight

cleaners will operate once.

4-3. Operating the lights and wipers

161

■

The windshield wiper and washer

can be operated when

The engine switch is in ON.

■

If no windshield washer fluid

sprays

Check that the washer nozzles are not

blocked if there is washer fluid in the

windshield washer fluid reservoir.

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, result-

ing in death or serious injury.

4

NOTICE

■

When the washer fluid tank is

empty

Do not operate the switch continually

as the washer fluid pump may over-

heat.

■

When a nozzle becomes blocked

In this case, contact any authorized

Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized

repairer, or any reliable repairer.

Do not try to clear it with a pin or other

object. The nozzle will be damaged.

Driving -> Operating the lights and wipers for Your Toyota 86 2 Door Second Generation (2022-2025)

Related Topics

Driving

Popular Owner Manuals

Latest Owner Manuals