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OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE
69TB-01E
High beam assist
The high beam assist uses a front camera
(DSBS II) located on the upper portion of
the windshield to detect the brightness of
the lights of vehicles ahead, streetlights,
etc., and automatically changes the head
lights between the high beams and low
beams.
Using the high beam assist system
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• Set the knob of the lighting control lever
to the “AUTO” position when the engine
switch is in ON mode, the high beam
assist indicator light (green) will come
on.
• To disable the high beam assist, pull the
lever toward you or change the lever
position or the knob of the lighting con-
trol lever to other than the above. The
high beam assist indicator light (green)
will go off.
NOTE:
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 more than
-Type A: about 30 km/h (19 mph)
-Type B: about 40 km/h (25 mph)
– 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:
– The vehicle speed drops below
-Type A: about 25 km/h (16 mph)
-Type B: about 30 km/h (19 mph)
– 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 (DSBS II)
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
vehicle
– When another vehicle crosses in front
of the vehicle
WARNING
For safe use
Do not overly rely on the high beam
assist. Always drive safely, taking
care to observe your surroundings
and turning the high beams on or off
manually if necessary.
To prevent unintentional opera-
tion of the high beam assist Sys-
tem
When it is necessary to disable the
system: Refer to “When it is neces-
sary to disable the system” (P.5-59) in
this section.
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