Get Lights, Wipers and Defogger Guide for Toyota Aurion 4 Door First Generation (2006-2012)

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OPERATION OF

INSTRUMENTS

AND CONTROLS

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Headlights and turn signals . . . . . . . . 90

Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Instrument panel light control . . . . . . . 93

Front fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Personal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Illuminated entry system . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Windshield wipers and washer

(intermittent operation type) . . . . . . . . 95

Windshield wipers and washer

(raindrop detection type) . . . . . . . . . . 96

Headlight cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

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Headlights and turn signals

HEADLIGHTS

The automatic light control sensor is on the

top of the instrument panel.

To turn on the following lights: Twist the

headlight/turn signal lever knob.

Do not place anything on the instrument

panel, and/or do not affix anything on the

windshield to block this sensor.

Position 1—Parking, tail, licence plate and

instrument panel lights

The sensitivity of a sensor can be adjusted

and time to a tail light reaction can be leng-

thened slightly. For details, ask your Toyota

dealer.

The tail indicator light (green light) on the in-

strument panel will tell you that the tail lights

are on.

Position 2—Headlights and all of the above

Automatic light cut off system

Position 3 (AUTO)—Headlights and all of the

lights in position 1.

The lights automatically turn off when the

driver’s door is opened with the ignition

switch off.

The lights automatically turn on or off de-

pending on the darkness of the surroundings.

To turn on the lights again, set the ignition

to ON or operate the headlight switch. If you

are going to park for over one week, make

sure the headlight switch is off.

Manually twist the knob to position 2 to turn

on the headlights if they are needed immedi-

ately when entering a dark tunnel or parking

structure, etc.

NOTICE

When the tail lights/headlights are turned on,

the brightness of the instrument cluster will

be reduced slightly unless the instrument

panel light control knob is turned fully clock-

wise.

To prevent the battery from being dis-

charged, do not leave the lights on for

a long period when the engine is not run-

ning.

However, the brightness of the instrument

cluster will not be reduced in daytime even

when the tail lights/headlights are turned on.

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The system operates when the vehicle speed

rises above 10 km/h.

The system can operate within the limited

range of the steering wheel turning angle.

Automatic headlight levelling system

(with adaptive front-lighting system)

The vehicle position changes according to

loading condition, the number of passengers,

vehicle acceleration and deceleration, etc.

The automatic headlight levelling system

automatically maintains the headlight beam

at the correct level to minimise your head-

lights dazzling other road users.

If you do not want to activate the system,

press in the switch to turn off the system.

To turn it on, press it again.

When the system is turned off, the AFS OFF

indicator lights up in the instrument cluster.

NOTICE

If the system fails, the indicator light in the

instrument cluster will flash. If this occurs,

have your vehicle checked by your Toyota

dealer.

Have your vehicle checked by your

Toyota dealer if either:

D The AFS OFF indicator light in the in-

strument cluster flashes, indicating

that the system has failed, or

D You replace the suspension, the auto-

matic headlight levelling system and

headlight beam level need to be

checked.

Adaptive front-lighting system

The adaptive front-lighting system (AFS) pro-

vides the proper headlight beam level ac-

cording to the current driving conditions. This

system moves the headlight beam left or right

according to the vehicle’s speed and the turn-

ing angle of the steering wheel. The synergy

of this system and the automatic headlight

levelling system improves visibility at inter-

sections and curves.

High- Low beams—For high beams, turn the

headlights on and push the lever away from

you (position 1). Pull the lever toward you

(position 2) for low beams.

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Emergency flashers

The headlight high beam indicator light (blue

light) on the instrument panel will tell you that

the high beams are on.

Flashing the high beam headlights (posi-

tion 3)—Pull the lever all the way back. The

high beam headlights turn off when you re-

lease the lever.

You can flash the high beam headlights with

the knob turned to OFF.

To turn on the emergency flashers, press

the switch.

All the turn signal lights will flash. To turn

them off, press the switch once again.

Turn on the emergency flashers to warn other

drivers if your vehicle must be stopped where

it might be a traffic hazard.

Always pull as far off the road as possible.

The turn signal light switch will not work when

the emergency flashers are operating.

TURN SIGNALS

To signal a turn, push the headlight/turn

signal lever up or down to position 1.

NOTICE

The ignition switch must be set to ON.

To prevent the battery from being dis-

charged, do not leave the switch on

longer than necessary when the engine

is not running.

The lever automatically returns after you

make a turn, but you may have to return it

by hand after you change lanes.

To signal a lane change, move the lever up

or down to the pressure point (position 2) and

hold it.

If the turn signal indicator lights (green lights)

on the instrument panel flash faster than nor-

mal, a front or rear turn signal bulb is burned

out. See “Replacing light bulbs” on page 274

in Section 7--3.

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Instrument panel light control

Front fog lights

To adjust the brightness of the instrument

panel lights, turn the knob.

To turn on the front fog lights, twist the

band of the headlight and turn signal

switch lever. They will come on when the

tail lights are turned on.

With the knob turned fully clockwise, the in-

tensity of the instrument cluster lights will not

be reduced even when the tail lights/head-

lights are turned on.

The front fog light indicator light on the instru-

ment panel will tell you that the front fog lights

are on.

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Interior light

Personal lights

Without moon roof

FRONT PERSONAL LIGHTS

To turn on the front personal light, press

the lens. To turn it off, press the lens once

again.

With moon roof

To turn on the interior light, slide the

switch (without moon roof) or press the

switch (with moon roof).

REAR PERSONAL LIGHTS

(vehicles with moon roof)

The interior light switch has the following

positions:

To turn on the rear personal light, press

the switch. To turn it off, press the switch

once again.

ON—Keeps the light on all the time.

OFF—Turns the light off.

By gently adjusting the shade of the rear per-

sonal light, you can change the direction of

the light to suit your preference.

DOOR—Turns the light on when the illumi-

nated entry system acts. For details, see “Il-

luminated entry system” on page 95 in this

Section.

When a rear side door is opened, the light on

that side turns on automatically. Closing the

rear side door will turn the light off.

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Windshield wipers and washer

(intermittent operation type)

Illuminated entry system

The interior light and ignition switch light

will come on when any of the doors are

opened. After all the doors are closed, the

lights remain on for about 15 seconds be-

fore fading out.

When any of the doors are unlocked, the

lights will come on and remain on for about

15 seconds before fading out.

If all the doors are closed when the ignition

switch is turned off, the lights will come on

and remain on for about 15 seconds.

If all the doors are closed and the ignition

switch is set to ACC or ON, the lights will fade

out.

To turn on the windshield wipers, move

the lever to the desired setting.

If all the doors are locked, the lights will fade

out.

The ignition switch must be set to ON.

To prevent the battery being discharged, all

of the lights will automatically turn off when

the key is removed and the door is left open

for about 20 minutes.

Lever position

Position 1

Operation

Intermittent operation

Low speed operation

High speed operation

Position 2

This feature can be disabled and the duration

of the lighting can be changed. For details,

ask your Toyota dealer.

Position 3

Single sweep

operation

Position 4

Position 5

Washer on

Rotating the band on the lever lets you adjust

the wiper time interval when the wiper lever

is in the intermittent position (position 1).

Twist the band upward to increase the time

between sweeps, and downward to decrease

it.

To spray washer fluid, pull the lever to-

ward you.

If the windshield wipers are off, they will oper-

ate a couple of times after the washer sprays.

For instructions on adding washer fluid, see

“Adding washer fluid” on page 274 in Section

7--3.

In freezing weather, warm the windshield with

the defroster before using the washer. This

will help prevent the washer fluid from freez-

ing on your windshield, which can block your

vision.

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Windshield wipers and washer

(raindrop detection type)

Automatic control adjuster

NOTICE

Do not operate the wipers if the wind-

shield is dry. It may scratch the glass.

When waxing your vehicle, make sure that

the washer nozzles do not become blocked.

If a nozzle becomes blocked, contact your

Toyota dealer to have the vehicle serviced.

NOTICE

If a nozzle becomes blocked, do not try

to clear it with a pin or other object. The

nozzle will be damaged.

To turn on the windshield wipers, move

the lever to the desired setting.

The ignition switch must be set to ON.

Lever position

Position 1

Operation

Automatic

operation

Low speed

operation

Position 2

Position 3

High speed

operation

Single sweep

operation

Position 4

Position 5

Washer on

Automatic operation (position 1)

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The wiper speed is determined by the amount

of raindrops detected by the automatic wiper

control sensor.

To spray washer fluid, pull the lever to-

ward you (position 5).

After the washer operates, the wipers oper-

ate three times in low operation, pause for

several seconds, and then operate once

more. This occurs only if the wiper switch is

in the OFF or AUTO position.

The automatic wiper control sensor is on the

inside of the windshield as shown above.

If you feel that the operation of the automatic

wiper control is too fast or too slow, twist the

automatic control adjuster in the “--” direction

to lower sensitivity, and “+” direction to boost

the sensitivity.

The interval between the 3 wipes and the final

wipe depends on the vehicle speed. The final

sweep does not occur if the vehicle speed

exceeds 170 km/h.

If the windshield temperature is as follows,

the wipers do not operate.

The final wipe (after

a

pause of several

seconds) prevents the washer fluid from

dripping. The final wipe can be set to occur

D Extremely cold (at less than --15_C [5_F])

D Extremely hot (at more than 90_C

[194_F])

after

a

three second pause, or can be

deactivated. For details, ask your Toyota

dealer.

If the system malfunctions, the system will

switch to intermittent operations.

For instructions on adding washer fluid, see

“Adding washer fluid” on page 274 in Section

7--3.

As soon as the vehicle starts to move, the

wiper will operate once to clear the driver’s

front view if it is set to AUTO when it rains.

In freezing weather, warm the windshield with

the defroster before using the washer. This

will help prevent the washer fluid from freez-

ing on your windshield, which can block your

vision.

CAUTION

Be careful not to get your fingers caught

between the wipers and windshield.

NOTICE

When the wiper lever is in the position

1 with the ignition switch set to ON, the

wipers could operate automatically in

the following cases:

Do not operate the wipers if the wind-

shield is dry. It may scratch the glass.

D If you touch the upper centre of the

windshield adjacent to the sensor.

When waxing your vehicle, make sure that

the washer nozzles do not become blocked.

If a nozzle becomes blocked, contact your

Toyota dealer to have the vehicle serviced.

D If you wipe the upper centre of the wind-

shield (adjacent to which the sensor is

located) with a towel or other object.

D If the windshield vibrates.

D If you touch the sensor.

NOTICE

If a nozzle becomes blocked, do not try

to clear it with a pin or other object. The

nozzle will be damaged.

NOTICE

Do not apply detergent to or wet the

automatic wiper control sensor when

cleaning the inside of the windshield.

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Headlight cleaner

Rear window defogger

With manual air conditioning controls

To spray cleaning fluid on the headlights,

turn the headlights on and press the

switch.

The ignition switch must be set to ON.

Check the fluid level of the see-through head-

light cleaner fluid tank every so often.

Use washer fluid for replenishment. For in-

formation on adding fluid, see “Adding

washer fluid” on page 274 in Section 7--3.

NOTICE

To avoid damage to the cleaner motor,

do not turn the headlight cleaner on with

the washer fluid tank empty. It may

cause the cleaner motor to overheat.

With automatic air conditioning controls

To defog or defrost the rear window, press

the switch.

The ignition switch must be set to ON.

The thin heater wires on the inside of the rear

window will quickly clear the window surface.

An indicator light will illuminate to indicate the

defogger is operating.

Press the switch once again to turn the de-

fogger off.

The system will automatically shut off when

the operation time has been completed. The

operation time is between 15 minutes and 1

hour depending on the ambient temperature

and vehicle speed.

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Make sure you turn the defogger off when the

window is clear. Leaving the defogger on for

a long time could cause the battery to dis-

charge, especially during stop-start driving.

The defogger is not designed for drying rain

water or for melting snow.

NOTICE

To avoid damage to the defogger, be

careful not to scratch or damage the

heater wires or connectors when clean-

ing the inside of the rear window.

With manual air conditioning controls—

When any of the following conditions occurs,

the indicator light on the switch may flash and

a motor sound may be heard. This does not

indicate a malfunction.

D The ignition switch is set to ON or START

after the battery is reconnected.

D Engine starting and stopping is repeated

at short intervals.

D The engine is started with the low voltage

battery.

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