Automatic High Beam - Lexus NX 300 Owner's Manual

• When the windshield is cracked or dam-
aged
• 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 vehicle
• When driving through an area of inter-
mittently changing brightness and dark-
ness
• When frequently and repeatedly driving
ascending/descending roads, or roads
with rough, bumpy or uneven surfaces
(such as stone-paved roads, gravel roads,
etc.)
• 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 container on a
truck
• When the vehicle's headlights are dam-
aged or dirty, or are not aimed properly
• When the vehicle is listing or tilting 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
• 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
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4-3. Operating the lights and wipers

Automatic High Beam

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: If equipped
The Automatic High Beam uses an
in-vehicle camera sensor to assess
the brightness of streetlights, the
lights of oncoming and preceding
vehicles, etc., and automatically
turns high beam on or off as neces-
sary.
WARNING
Limitations of the Automatic High
■
Beam
Do not rely on the Automatic High
Beam. Always drive safely, taking care to
observe your surroundings and turning
high beam on or off manually if neces-
sary.
Activating the Automatic High
Beam system
1 Push the lever away from you with
the headlight switch in
position.
2
Press the Automatic High Beam
switch.
The Automatic High Beam indicator will
come on when the headlights are turned
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