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5-3. Operating the lights and wipers

5-3.Operating the lights and wipers

all the lights listed above turn

on and off automatically.

Headlight switch

The headlights can be oper-

ated manually or automati-

cally.

4

Off (for the U.S.A. only)

■AUTO mode can be used when

The power switch is in ON.

■Daytime running light system

Turning on the headlights

●The daytime running lights illumi-

nate using the same lights as the

parking lights and illuminate but at

a higher intensity. (On some mod-

els: Using the same lights as the

headlights but at a lower intensity.)

Operating the

switch turns

on the lights as follows:

●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 EV system is operating

• The parking brake is released

• The headlight switch is in the

or

position

• The surroundings are bright

The daytime running lights remain

on after they illuminate, even if the

parking brake is set again.

U.S.A.

Canada

●For the U.S.A.: Daytime running

lights can be turned off by operat-

ing the switch.

1

2

3

The side marker, parking,

●Compared to turning on the head-

lights, the daytime running light

system offers greater durability

and consumes less electricity, so

it can help improve electricity con-

sumption.

tail, license plate, instrument

panel lights, daytime running

lights (P.248) turn on.

The headlights and all

■Headlight control sensor

lights listed above (except

daytime running lights) turn

on.

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-

The headlights, daytime

running lights (P.248) and

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light system to malfunction.

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 vehi-

cle.

■12-volt battery-saving function

In order to prevent the 12-volt bat-

tery of the vehicle from discharging,

if the headlights and/or tail lights are

on when the power switch is turned

to OFF, the battery saving function

will operate and automatically turn

off all the lights after approximately

20 minutes.

■Automatic light off system

●When the headlights are on: The

lights turn off 30 seconds after the

power switch is turned to ACC or

OFF and a door is opened and

closed. (The lights turn off immedi-

When any of the following are per-

formed, the 12-volt battery-saving

function is canceled once and then

reactivated. All the lights will turn off

automatically 20 minutes after the

12-volt battery-saving function has

been reactivated:

ately 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 power switch is turned

to ACC or OFF and the driver’s

door is opened.

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●When the headlight switch is oper-

ated

To turn the lights on again, turn the

power switch to ON, or turn the light

●When a door is opened or closed

■If “Headlight System Malfunc-

tion Visit Your Dealer” is dis-

played on the multi-information

display

switch to the

or

position

or

once and then back to

position.

The system may be malfunctioning.

Have the vehicle inspected by your

Toyota dealer.

■Light reminder buzzer

A buzzer sounds when the power

switch is turned to ACC or OFF and

the driver’s door is opened while the

lights are turned on.

■Customization

Settings (e.g. light sensor sensitiv-

ity) can be changed.

(Customizable features: P.574)

■Automatic headlight leveling

system

NOTICE

The level of the headlights is auto-

matically adjusted according to the

number of passengers and the load-

ing condition of the vehicle to

ensure that the headlights do not

interfere with other road users.

■To prevent 12-volt battery dis-

charge

Do not leave the lights on longer

than necessary when the EV sys-

tem is not operating.

■Windshield wiper linked head-

light illumination

When driving during daytime with

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Turning on the high beam

headlights

AHB (Automatic High

Beam)

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.

1 With 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.

WARNING

■For safe use

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.

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.

■To prevent unintentional

operation of the Automatic

High Beam

●When it is necessary to disable

the system: P.259

Using the Automatic High

Beam system

1 Press the Automatic High

Beam switch.

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front of the vehicle

2 Turn the headlight switch to

the or position.

• 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 headlight switch lever is

in the low beam position, the AHB

system will be enabled and the

AHB indicator will illuminate.

• When the lights of a vehicle ahead

are dim

• When a vehicle ahead is reflecting

strong light, such as own head-

lights

• Situations in which the sensors

may not operate properly: P.263

●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.

■Automatic operating condi-

●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.

tions of the high beams

●When all of the following condi-

tions are met, the high beams will

illuminate automatically:

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• Vehicle speed is approximately 21

mph (34 km/h) or more.

●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

• The condition of the road (gradi-

ent, curve, condition of the road

surface, etc.)

• The number of passengers and

amount of luggage

• 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.

●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.

• There is a vehicle ahead with

lights on.

• There are many streetlights or

other lights on the road ahead.

■Front camera detection

●The headlights may change

between the high beams and low

beams unexpectedly.

●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

●Bicycles and other small vehicles

may not be detected.

●In the following situations, the sys-

tem may not be able to correctly

• When another vehicle crosses in

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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 headlights or tail lights of

vehicles ahead are turned off,

dirty, changing color, or not aimed

properly

• When the headlights are repeat-

edly changing between the high

beams and low beams.

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

■ Changing to the high

beams

Push the lever forward.

• 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

The Automatic High Beam indicator

will turn off and the high beam indi-

cator will turn on.

Pull the lever to its original position

to enable the Automatic High Beam

system again.

• When it is necessary to disable

the system: P.259

• Situations in which the sensors

may not operate properly: P.263

■Temporarily reducing front

camera sensitivity

The sensitivity of the front camera

can be temporarily reduced.

■ Changing to the low beams

1 Turn the power switch off with

Press the Automatic High Beam

switch.

the following conditions met.

●The headlight switch is in

or

The Automatic High Beam indicator

will turn off.

position.

Press the switch to enable the

Automatic High Beam system

again.

●The headlight switch lever is in the

low beam position.

●The Automatic High Beam switch

is on.

2 Turn the power switch to ON.

3 Within 60 seconds after perform-

ing step 2, push the headlight

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Windshield wipers and

washer

Operating the lever can

switch between automatic

operation and manual oper-

ation, or can use the

washer.

Temporarily changing to

the low beams

NOTICE

■When the windshield is dry

Do not use the wipers, as they

may damage the windshield.

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.

Operating the wiper lever

Operating the

lever oper-

ates the wipers or washer as fol-

lows:

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Pull the lever rearward and then

return it to its original position.

 Intermittent windshield wipers

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.

1

2

3

Off

Intermittent operation

Low speed operation

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 Rain-sensing windshield wip-

4

5

High speed operation

Temporary operation

ers

Wiper intervals can be adjusted

when intermittent operation is

selected.

1

2

^*1or

^*2Off

6 Increases the intermittent

windshield wiper frequency

Rain-sensing opera-

7 Decreases the intermittent

tion

windshield wiper frequency

3

4

5

^*1or

operation

^*2Low speed

^*2High speed

^*2Temporary

^*1or

operation

^*1or

operation

*1

*2

:For the U.S.A.

:For Canada

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Washer/wiper dual

operation

When “AUTO” is selected, the wip-

ers will operate automatically when

the sensor detects falling rain. The

system automatically adjusts wiper

timing in accordance with rain vol-

ume and vehicle speed.

Pulling the lever operates the wip-

ers and washer.

The wipers will automatically oper-

ate a couple of times after the

washer squirts.

The sensor sensitivity can be

adjusted when “AUTO” is

selected.

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■Effects of vehicle speed on

wiper operation

 Vehicles with intermittent wind-

shield wipers

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

6 Increases the sensitivity

7 Decreases the sensitivity

adjusted to highest level, the mode

will not switch.)

 Vehicles with rain-sensing wind-

shield wipers

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 sensor sensitivity is

adjusted to the highest level, the

mode will not switch.)

5

8

Washer/wiper dual

operation

■Raindrop sensor (vehicles with

rain-sensing windshield wipers)

●The raindrop sensor judges the

amount of raindrops. An optical

sensor is adopted. It may not

operate properly when sunlight

from the rising or setting of the

sun intermittently strikes the wind-

shield, or if bugs, etc., are present

on the windshield.

Pulling the lever operates the wip-

ers and washer.

The wipers will automatically oper-

ate a couple of times after the

washer squirts.

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^*Digital Rear-view Mir-

ror camera washer operation

Pushing the lever operates the Dig-

ital Rear-view Mirror camera

washer and cleans the camera for

the Digital Rear-view Mirror.

*

: Vehicles with Digital Rear-view

Mirror

●If the wiper switch is turned to the

“AUTO” position while the power

switch is in ON, the wipers will

operate once to show that “AUTO”

mode is activated.

■The windshield wipers and

washer can be operated when

The power switch is in ON.

●If the wiper sensitivity is adjusted

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to higher, the wiper may operate

once to indicate the change of

sensitivity.

■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.

●If the temperature of the raindrop

sensor is 194°F (90°C) or higher,

or 5°F (-15°C) or lower, the auto-

matic operation may not occur. In

this case, operate the wipers in

any mode other than “AUTO”.

■To prevent 12-volt battery dis-

charge

■If no windshield washer fluid

sprays

Do not leave the wipers on longer

than necessary when the EV sys-

tem is off.

Check that the washer nozzles are

not blocked if there is washer fluid in

the windshield washer fluid reser-

voir.

WARNING

■Caution regarding the use of

windshield wipers in “AUTO”

mode (vehicles with rain-

sensing windshield wipers)

The windshield wipers may oper-

ate unexpectedly if the sensor is

touched or the windshield is sub-

ject to vibration in “AUTO” mode.

Take care that your fingers or any-

thing else does not become

caught in the windshield wipers.

■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 washer fluid tank is

empty

Do not operate the switch continu-

ally as the washer fluid pump may

overheat.

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