Automatic High Beam
The Automatic High Beam
uses a camera sensor
located behind the upper
portion of the windshield to
assess the brightness of the
lights of vehicles ahead,
streetlights, etc., and auto-
matically turns the high
beams on or off as neces-
sary.
WARNING
Limitations of the Automatic
■
High Beam
Do not overly rely on the Auto-
matic High Beam. Always drive
safely, taking care to observe your
surroundings and turning the high
beams on or off manually if nec-
essary.
To prevent incorrect opera-
■
tion of the Automatic High
Beam system
Do not overload the vehicle.
Activating the Automatic
High Beam
1
Press the Automatic High
Beam switch.
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4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
2
Push the lever away from
you with the headlight switch
in the
The Automatic High Beam indicator
will come on when the system is
operating.
Conditions to turn the high
■
beams on/off automatically
When all of the following condi-
●
tions are met, the high beams will
be turned on automatically (after
approximately 1 second):
• The vehicle speed is approxi-
mately 21 mph (34 km/h) or more.
• The area ahead of the vehicle is
dark.
• There are no vehicles ahead with
headlights or tail lights turned on.
• There are few streetlights on the
road ahead.
If any of the following conditions is
●
met, the high beams will turn off
automatically:
• The vehicle speed is below
approximately 17 mph (27 km/h).
• The area ahead of the vehicle is
not dark.
• Vehicles ahead have their head-
lights or tail lights turned on.
• There are many streetlights on the
road ahead.
Camera sensor detection infor-
■
mation
The high beams may not be auto-
●
matically turned off in the following
situations:
• When a vehicle suddenly appears
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or
position.
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