Automatic High Beam - Toyota Auris 2013 Owner's Manual

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4-3. Operating the lights and wipers

Automatic High Beam

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 necessary.
Activating the Automatic High Beam system
Push the lever away from you with
the headlight switch in
position.
The Automatic High Beam indica-
tor will come on when the head-
lights are turned on automatically
to indicate that the system is
active.
High beam automatic turning on or off conditions
When all of the following conditions are fulfilled, high beam will be
automatically turned on (after approximately 1 second):
 Vehicle speed is above approximately 40 km/h (25 mph).
 The area ahead of the vehicle is dark.
 There are no oncoming or preceding vehicles with headlights or tail
lights turned on.
 There are few streetlights on the road ahead.
If any of the following conditions are fulfilled, high beam will be auto-
matically turned off:
 Vehicle speed drops below approximately 30 km/h (19 mph).
 The area ahead of the vehicle is not dark.
 Oncoming or preceding vehicles have headlights or tail lights
turned on.
 There are many streetlights on the road ahead.
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