Adaptive Front Lighting System (Afs); High Beam Control System (Hbc) - Mazda 3 Sedan 2020 Owner's Manual

When Driving
i-ACTIVSENSE
Adaptive Front Lighting
System (AFS)
▼ Adaptive Front Lighting System
(AFS)
The adaptive front lighting system
(AFS) automatically adjusts the
headlight beams to the left or right in
conjunction with the operation of the
steering wheel after the headlights
have been turned on and the vehicle
speed is about 2 km/h (2 mph) or
higher.
A system malfunction or operation
conditions are indicated by a warning.
Refer to Exterior Light Warning
Indication/Warning Light on page
7-34.
NOTE
The Adaptive Front Lighting System
(AFS) can be switched to on/off using
the personalization function.
Refer to the Settings section in the
Mazda Connect Owner's Manual.
4-90
*Some models.
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▼ High Beam Control System (HBC)

The HBC determines the conditions in
front of the vehicle using the Forward
Sensing Camera (FSC) while driving in
darkness to automatically switch the
headlights between high and low
beams.
Refer to Forward Sensing Camera
(FSC) on page 4-203.
While driving the vehicle at a speed of
about 30 km/h (19 mph) or more, the
headlights are switched to high beams
when there are no vehicles ahead or
approaching in the opposite direction.
The system switches the headlights to
low beams when one of the following
occurs:
1. Forward Sensing Camera (FSC)
High Beam Control
System (HBC)
The system detects a vehicle or the

headlights/lights of a vehicle
approaching in the opposite
direction.
The vehicle is driven on roads lined

with streetlamps or on roads in
well-lit cities and towns.
The vehicle is driven at less than

about 20 km/h (12 mph).
The headlight high-beam indicator

light turns on while the high beams
are on.
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