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3-1. Driving when the surrounding area is dark
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Driving according to the conditions
Area illuminated by the high beams
Area illuminated by the low beams
According to the distance to a pre-
ceding vehicle, the illuminated area
of the low beams is adjusted.
1 Press the Adaptive High-beam Sys-
tem switch.
2 Turn the headlight switch to the
“AUTO” or position.
When the headlight switch lever is in the
low beam position, the AHS will be
enabled and the AHS indicator will illumi-
nate.
■ System operating conditions
● When all of the following conditions are
met, the high beams will illuminate and
the system will operate:
• The vehicle speed is approximately 19
mph (30 km/h) or more
• The area ahead of the vehicle is dark.
● When all of the following conditions are
met, the headlights will change to the
shaded high beams according to the
position of vehicles ahead:
• The vehicle speed is approximately 19
mph (30 km/h) or more
• The area ahead of the vehicle is dark.
• There is a vehicle ahead with lights on.
• There are few streetlights or other lights
on the road ahead.
● If any of the following conditions are met,
the system will change to the low beams:
• The vehicle speed is approximately 16
mph (25 km/h) or lower.
• The area ahead of the vehicle is not dark.
• There are many vehicles ahead.
• 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
shaded high 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
Using the Adaptive High-beam
System
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