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4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
• The number of passengers and amount of
luggage
● The light distribution control of the head-
lights may change unexpectedly.
Bicycles or similar objects may not be
●
detected.
● In the following situations the system may
not be able to correctly detect the sur-
rounding brightness level. This may cause
the low beams to remain on or the high
beams to flash or dazzle pedestrians or
vehicles ahead. In such a case, it is neces-
sary to manually switch between the high
and low beams.
• When driving in inclement weather
(heavy rain, snow, fog, sandstorms, etc.)
• When the windshield is obscured by fog,
mist, ice, dirt, etc.
• 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
Customization
■
Some functions can be customized.
(P.498)
Turning the high beams on/off
manually
Switching to the low beams
■
Pull the lever to its original position.
The AHS indicator will turn off.
Push the lever away from you to activate
the Adaptive High-beam System again.
Switching to the high beams
■
Press the Adaptive High-beam System
switch.
The AHS indicator will turn off and the high
beam indicator will turn on.
Press the switch to activate the Adaptive
High-beam System again.