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4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
High beam, low beam and variable shade beam automatic turning
on conditions
When all of the following conditions are fulfilled, high beam will be
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automatically turned on (after approximately 1 second):
• Vehicle speed is above approximately 60 km/h (37 mph).
• The area ahead of the vehicle is dark.
• There are no oncoming or preceding vehicles with headlights or tail
lights turned on.
If any of the following conditions are fulfilled, low beam will be automat-
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ically turned on, depending on the location of oncoming or preceding
vehicles:
• Vehicle speed drops below approximately 40 km/h (25 mph).
• The area ahead of the vehicle is not dark.
• Preceding vehicles are moving quickly and high beams may blind the
drivers of the other vehicles.
When all of the following conditions are fulfilled, variable shade beam
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will be automatically turned on, depending on the location of oncoming
or preceding vehicles:
• Vehicle speed is above approximately 60 km/h (37 mph).
• The area ahead of the vehicle is dark.