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Headlight sw itch

The headlights can be operated manually or automatically.

Operating instructions

Operating the

The headlights, day-

time running lights

switch turns on the lights as follows:

1

2

*

(P. 204) and all the

lights listed below turn

on and off automati-

cally.

(When the engine

switch is in IGNITION

ON mode)

The side marker, park-

ing, tail, license plate,

instrument panel lights,

and daytime running

lights (P. 204) turn

on.

2

The headlights and all

the lights listed above

(except daytime run-

ning lights) turn on.

3

4

The daytime running

lights turn off.

(For U.S.A.)

(P. 204)

*¹: For U.S.A.

*²: For Canada

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Turning on the high beam headlights

With the headlights on, push

the lever away from you to turn

on the high beams.

1

Pull the lever toward you to the

center position to turn the high

beams off.

Pull the lever toward you and

release it to flash the high

beams once.

2

You can flash the high beams with the headlights on or off.

Cornering lights (if equipped)

● When the steering wheel or turn signal lever is operated while the

headlights are on (low beam), a cornering light will turn on and light

up the direction of movement of the vehicle. The cornering lights

are designed to ensure excellent visibility when making a turn at an

intersection.

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However, when vehicle speed is approximately 93 mph (150 km/h) or

higher, the cornering lights will not turn on.

● When the shift lever is in R while the headlights are on (low beam),

both cornering lights will turn on. This is designed to enhance visi-

bility when parking.

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■Daytime running light system

●Type A:

The daytime running lights illuminate using the same lights as the low beam

headlights and illuminate dimmer than the low beam headlights.

Type B:

The daytime running lights illuminate using the same lights as the parking

lights and illuminate 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 running

• The parking brake is released

• The headlight switch is in the

or

* position

*: When the surroundings are bright

The daytime running lights remain on after they illuminate, even if the parking

brake is set again.

●For U.S.A.: Daytime running lights can be turned off by operating the switch.

●Compared to turning on the headlights, the daytime running light system

offers greater durability and consumes less electricity, so it can help improve

fuel economy.

■Cornering lights (if equipped)

When the cornering lights are on for more than 30 minutes, they will turn off

automatically.

■Headlight control sensor

The sensor may not function properly if an

object is placed on the sensor, 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 headlight sys-

tem to malfunction.

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■Automatic light off system

●When the headlights are on: The headlights and tail lights turn off 30 sec-

onds after the engine switch is turned to ACCESSORY mode or turned off

and a door is opened and closed. (The lights turn off immediately if

on the key is pressed twice after all the doors are closed.)

●When only the tail lights are on: The tail lights turn off automatically if the

engine switch is turned to ACCESSORY mode or turned off and the driver’s

door is opened.

To turn the lights on again, turn the engine switch to IGNITION ON mode, or

turn the light switch off once and then back to

or

.

If any of the doors or trunk lid is kept open, the lights automatically turn off

after 20 minutes.

■Light reminder buzzer (except when the light switch is in

)

A buzzer sounds when the engine switch is turned off or turned to ACCES-

SORY mode and the driver's door is opened while the lights are turned on.

■Windshield wiper linked headlight illumination

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When driving during daytime with the headlight switch turned to

, 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

In the following conditions, the remaining lights will go off automatically after

20 minutes in order to prevent the vehicle battery from being discharged:

●The headlights and/or tail lights are on.

●The engine switch is in ACCESSORY mode or turned off.

This function will be canceled in any of the following situations:

●When the engine switch is turned to IGNITION ON mode.

●When the light switch is operated

●When a door or the trunk is opened or closed

■Welcome lighting

If the headlight switch is turned to

and the surrounding area is dark,

unlocking the doors using the smart key system or wireless remote control

will turn the parking lights and tail lights on automatically.

■Customization

Some functions can be customized. (P. 505)

NOTICE

■To prevent battery discharge

Do not leave the lights on longer than necessary when the engine is not

running.

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Aut om at ic High Beam

The Automatic High Beam uses a camera sensor located behind

the upper portion of the windshield to assess the brightness of

the lights of vehicles ahead, streetlights, etc., and automatically

turns the high beams on or off as necessary.

WARNING

■Limitations of the Automatic High Beam

Do not overly rely on the Automatic High Beam. Always drive safely, taking

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.

Activating the Automatic High Beam

1

Push the lever away from you

with the headlight switch in the

or

position.

2

Press the Automatic High

Beam switch.

The Automatic High Beam indica-

tor will come on when the system

is operating.

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Turning the high beams on/off manually

■ Switching to the low beams

Pull the lever to its original posi-

tion.

The Automatic High Beam indi-

cator will turn off.

Push the lever away from you to

activate the Automatic High

Beam system again.

■ Switching to the high beams

Press the Automatic High

Beam switch.

The Automatic High Beam indi-

cator will turn off and the high

beam indicator will turn on.

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Press the switch to activate the

Automatic High Beam system

again.

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■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 21 mph (34 km/h) 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 is met, the high beams will turn off automat-

ically:

• The vehicle speed is below approximately 17 mph (27 km/h).

• 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.

■Camera sensor detection information

●The high beams may not be automatically 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 faraway 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 signals, 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 vehicles ahead

• When a vehicle ahead only has operational 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.

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●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 dazzle pedestrians or vehicles ahead. In such

a case, it is necessary to manually 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 camera sensor is deformed or dirty

• When the temperature of the camera sensor 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 vehicles ahead are turned off, dirty,

changing color, or not aimed properly

• When the vehicle is hit by water, snow, dust, etc. from a preceding vehi-

cle

• When driving through an area of intermittently changing brightness and

darkness

• When frequently and repeatedly driving ascending/descending roads, or

roads with rough, bumpy or uneven surfaces (such as stone-paved

roads, gravel roads, etc.)

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• When frequently and repeatedly taking 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

■Temporarily lowering sensor sensitivity

The sensitivity of the sensor can be temporarily lowered.

1

Turn the engine switch off while the following conditions are met.

• The headlight switch is in

.

• The headlight switch lever is in high beam position.

2

3

Turn the engine switch to the IGNITION ON mode.

Within 5 seconds after

2

, repeat pulling the headlight switch lever to the

original position then pushing it to the high beam position quickly 9 times,

then leave the lever in high beam position.

Automatic High Beam (headlights) may turn on even when the vehicle is

stopped.

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Windshield w ipers and w asher

Operating the wiper lever

Operating the

lever operates the wipers or washer as follows:

When intermittent windshield wiper operation is selected, the wiper

interval can be also adjusted.

2

*¹or

*

1

Intermittent windshield

wiper operation

The intermittent wind-

shield wiper operates

more frequently as vehi-

cle speed becomes

higher.

2

*¹or

*

2

3

4

Low speed windshield

wiper operation

2

*¹or

*

High speed windshield

wiper operation

2

*¹or

*

Temporary operation

*¹: For U.S.A.

*²: For Canada

Wiper intervals can be adjusted when intermittent operation is

selected.

Increases the intermittent wind-

5

shield wiper frequency

Decreases the intermittent

6

windshield wiper frequency

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Washer/wiper dual oper-

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ation

Pulling the lever operates the wip-

ers and washer.

Wipers will automatically operate a

couple of times after the washer

squirts.

(After operating several times, the

wipers operate once more time

after a short delay to prevent drip-

ping. However, the dripping pre-

vention does not operate while the

vehicle is moving.)

■The windshield wiper and washer can be operated when

The engine switch is in IGNITION ON mode.

■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.

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■When stopping the engine in an emergency while driving

If the windshield wipers are operating when the engine is stopped, the wind-

shield wipers will operate in high speed operation. After the vehicle is

stopped, operation will return to normal when the engine switch is turned to

IGNITION ON mode, or operation will stop when the driver’s door is opened.

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.

NOTICE

■When the windshield is dry

Do not use the wipers, as they may damage the windshield.

■When the washer fluid tank is empty

Damage to the washer fluid pump may be caused if the lever is pulled

toward you and held continually.

■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.

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Changing the windshield wiper rest position/Lifting the wind-

shield wipers

When the windshield wipers are not being used, they retract to below

the hood. To enable the windshield wipers to be lifted when parking in

cold conditions or when replacing a windshield wiper insert, change

the rest position of the windshield wipers to the service position using

the wiper lever.

■ Raising the wipers to the service position

Within approximately 45 sec-

onds of turning the engine

switch off, move the wiper lever

2

to the

*¹or

*

position and hold it for approxi-

mately 2 seconds or more.

The wipers will move to the ser-

vice position.

*¹: For U.S.A.

*²: For Canada

■ Lifting the windshield wipers

While holding the hook portion

of the wiper arm, lift the wind-

shield wiper from the wind-

shield.

Hook portion

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■Lowering the windshield wipers to the retracted position

With the windshield wipers placed on the windshield, turn the engine switch

to IGNITION ON mode and then move the wiper lever to an operating posi-

tion. When the wiper switch is turned off, the windshield wipers will stop at the

retracted position.

NOTICE

■When lifting the windshield wipers

●Do not lift the windshield wipers when they are in the retracted position

below the hood. Otherwise, they may contact the hood, possibly resulting

in damage to a windshield wiper and/or the hood.

●Do not operate the wiper lever when the windshield wipers are lifted. Oth-

erwise, the windshield wipers may contact the hood, possibly resulting in

damage to the windshield wipers and/or hood.

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