● The headlights may change to the low beams if a vehicle ahead that is using fog lights
without its headlights turned on is detected.
● House lights, street lights, traffic signals, and illuminated billboards or signs may cause
the high beams to change to the low beams, or the low beams to remain on.
● he following may change the the timing at which the headlights change to the low
beams:
• The brightness of lights of vehicles ahead
• The movement and direction of vehicles ahead
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The distance between the vehicle and a vehicle ahead
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When a vehicle ahead only has lights illuminated on one side
•
When a vehicle ahead is a two-wheeled vehicle
•
The condition of the road (gradient, curve, condition of the road surface, etc.)
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The number of passengers and amount of luggage
● The headlights may change between the high beams and low beams unexpectedly.
● Bicycles and other small vehicles may not be detected.
● In the following situations, the system may not be able to correctly detect the bright-
ness of the surroundings. 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 necessary
to manually change between the high beams and low beams.
• When there are lights similar to headlights or tail lights in the surrounding area
• When headlights or tail lights of vehicles ahead are turned off, dirty, changing color,
or not aimed properly
• When the headlights are repeatedly changing between the high beams and low
beams.
• When use of the high beams is inappropriate or when 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
• When it is necessary to disable the system: → P.377
• Situations in which the sensors may not operate properly: → P.382
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