Honda CIVIC 2014 Manual page 150

If the auto high-beam indicator does not come on even when all the conditions have been
met, carry out either of the procedures below and the indicator will come on.
• Pull the lever towards you and release it.
• Turn the light switch to
■ Automatic switching between high-beam and low-beam
When the auto high-beam indicator comes on, the headlights switch between high beam
and low beam based on the following conditions.
High beam
All of the following conditions must be
met before the high beams turn on.
Your vehicle speed is 40 km/h
●
(25mph) or more.
There are no preceding or oncoming
●
vehicles with headlights or taillights
turned on.
There are few street lights on the
●
road ahead.
■ Manual switching between high-beam and low-beam
If you want to manually switch the headlights between high beam and low beam, follow
either of the procedures below. Note that when you do this, the auto high-beam indicator
will turn off and the auto high-beam will be deactivated.
Using the lever:
Pull the lever towards you for flashing the high beams then release it.
u To reactivate the auto high-beam, follow either of the procedures below and the auto
high-beam indicator will come on.
• Pull the lever towards you and release it.
• Turn the light switch to
Using the light switch:
Turn the light switch to
u To reactivate the auto high-beam, turn the light switch to AUTO when the lever is in
the low beam position, the auto high-beam indicator will come on.
In the following cases, the auto high-beam system may not switch the headlights properly or
the switching timing may be changed. In case of the automatic switching operation does not
fit for your driving habits, please switch the headlights manually.
• The brightness of the lights from the preceding or oncoming vehicle is intense or poor.
• Visibility is poor due to the weather (rain, snow, fog, windscreen frost, etc.).
• Surrounding light sources, such as street lights, electric billboards and traffic lights are
illuminating the road ahead.
• The brightness level of the road ahead constantly changes.
• The road is bumpy or has many curves.
then turn the light switch to AUTO.
and then to AUTO when the lever is in the low beam position.
.
Low beam
One of the following conditions must
be met before the low beams turn on.
Your vehicle speed is 24 km/h
●
(15mph) or less.
There is a preceding or oncoming
●
vehicles with headlights or taillights
turned on.
There are many street lights on the
●
road ahead.
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