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4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
1 Press the Automatic High Beam
switch.
2 Turn the headlight switch to the
or position.
When the headlight switch lever is in the
low beam position, the AHB system will be
enabled and the AHB indicator will illumi-
nate.
■ Automatic operating conditions of the
high beams
● When all of the following conditions are
met, the high beams will illuminate auto-
matically:
• The vehicle speed is approximately 21
mph (34 km/h) or more
• The area ahead of the vehicle is dark.
• There are no vehicles ahead with lights
on.
• There are few streetlights or other lights
on the road ahead.
● If any of the following conditions are met,
the headlights will change to the low
beams:
• Vehicle speed drops below approxi-
mately 17 mph (27 km/h).
• The area ahead of the vehicle is not dark.
• There is a vehicle ahead with lights on.
• There are many streetlights or other
lights on the road ahead.
■ Front camera detection
● In the following situations, the high beams
may not be automatically changed to the
low beams:
• When a vehicle cuts in front of your vehi-
cle
• When another vehicle crosses in front of
the vehicle
• When vehicles ahead are repeatedly
detected and then hidden due to
repeated curves, road dividers or road-
side trees
• When a vehicle ahead approaches from
a far lane
• When a vehicle ahead is far away
AHB (Automatic High
Beam)
The Automatic High Beam uses a
front camera located on the upper
portion of the windshield to detect
the brightness of the lights of vehi-
cles ahead, streetlights, etc., and
automatically changes the head
lights between the high beams and
low beams.
■ For safe use
Do not overly rely on the Automatic
High Beam. Always drive safely, taking
care to observe your surroundings and
turning the high beams on or off manu-
ally if necessary.
■ To prevent unintentional operation of
the Automatic High Beam System
● When it is necessary to disable the sys-
tem: P.239
Using the Automatic High Beam
system