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2-3. Operat ing t he light s and w indshield w ipers

Headlight sw itch

The headlights can be operated manually or automatically.

Turning the end of the lever turns on the lights as follows:

Type A

The headlights, park-

^{(if equipped)}ing lights and so on

turn on and off auto-

matically (when the

“POWER” switch is

in ON mode).

The side marker,

parking, tail, license

plate and instrument

panel lights turn on.

The headlights and

all the lights listed

above turn on.

The daytime running

lights turn off.

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2-3. Operating the lights and windshield wipers

Type B

The lights (except

daytime

running

lights) turn off.

The side marker,

parking, tail, license

plate and instrument

panel lights turn on.

2

The headlights and

all the lights listed

above turn on.

The headlights, park-

ing lights and so on

turn on and off auto-

matically (when the

“POWER” switch is

in ON mode).

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2-3. Operating the lights and windshield wipers

Type C

The daytime running

lights turn on.

The side marker,

parking, tail, license

plate, daytime run-

ning lights and instru-

ment panel lights turn

on.

The headlights and

all the lights listed

above (except day-

time running lights)

turn on.

The headlights, park-

ing lights, daytime

running lights and so

on turn on and off

automatically (when

the “POWER” switch

is in ON mode).

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2-3. Operating the lights and windshield wipers

Turning on the high beam headlights

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.

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.

■Daytime running light system

●For the U.S.A.: To make your vehicle more visible to other drivers, the

daytime running lights turn on automatically whenever the hybrid system

is started and the parking brake is released.

Daytime running lights can be turned off by operating the switch. (if

equipped)

For Canada: To make your vehicle more visible to other drivers, the day-

time running lights turn on automatically (at a reduced intensity) whenever

the hybrid system is started and the parking brake is released. Daytime

running lights are not designed for use at night.

●For Canada: 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.

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2-3. Operating the lights and windshield wipers

■Headlight control sensor (if equipped)

The sensor may not function properly if

an object is placed on the sensor, or any-

thing 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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Air conditioning operation may also be

interrupted.

■Automatic light off system

●When the headlights come on: The headlights and tail lights turn off 30

seconds after a door is opened and closed if the “POWER” switch is

turned to ACCESSORY mode or turned off. (The lights turn off immedi-

ately if

on the key is pressed after all the doors are locked.)

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

the “POWER” switch is turned to ACCESSORY mode or turned off and

the driver’s door is opened.

To turn the lights on again, turn the “POWER” switch to ON mode, or turn the

light switch off once and then back to

or

.

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2-3. Operating the lights and windshield wipers

■Automatic headlight leveling system (if equipped)

The level of the headlights is automatically adjusted according to the number

of passengers and the loading condition of the vehicle to ensure that the

headlights do not interfere with other road users.

■Customization

Settings (e.g. light sensor sensitivity) can be changed.

(Customizable features P. 590)

2

NOTICE

■To prevent 12-volt battery discharge

Do not leave the lights on longer than necessary when the hybrid system is

off.

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