Toyota Highlander Owners Manual: Turning on the high beam headlights
- With the headlights on, push
the lever away from you to turn
on the high beams.
Pull the lever toward you to the center position to turn the high beams off.
- Pull the lever toward you and
release it to flash the high
beams once.
You can flash the high beams with the headlights on or off.
Daytime running light system
- Type a: to make your vehicle more visible to other drivers, the
headlights
turn on automatically (at a reduced intensity) whenever the engine is
started
and the parking brake is released. Daytime running lights are not designed
for use at night.
For the u.S.A.: Daytime running lights can be turned off by operating the switch.
- Type b: to make your vehicle more visible to other drivers, the daytime
running
lights turn on automatically whenever the engine is started and the
parking brake is released. Daytime running lights are not designed for use
at
night.
For the u.S.A.: Daytime running lights can be turned off by operating the switch.
- Compared to turning on the headlights, the daytime running light system offers greater durability and consumes less electricity, so it can help improve fuel economy.
Headlight control sensor
The sensor may not function properly if an object is placed on the sensor, or anything that blocks the sensor is affixed to the windshield.
Doing so interferes with the sensor detecting the level of ambient light and may cause the automatic headlight system to malfunction.
Automatic light off system
- Vehicles without a smart key system
- When the headlights are on: the headlights and tail lights turn off 30
seconds
after the engine switch is turned to the "acc" or "lock" position and
any of the doors is opened and closed. (The lights turn off immediately if
on the key is pressed after all
the doors are locked.) - When only the tail lights are on: the tail lights turn off automatically
if the
engine switch is turned to the "acc" or "lock" position and the driver's
door is opened.
To turn the lights on again, turn the engine switch to "on" position, or turn the light switch off once and then back to
or
.
If any of the doors is kept open, the lights automatically turn off after 20 minutes.
- Vehicles with a smart key system
- When the headlights are on: the headlights and tail lights turn off 30
seconds
after the engine switch is turned to accessory mode or turned off
and any of the doors is opened and closed. (The lights turn off immediately
if
on the key is pressed after all
the doors are locked.) - When only the tail lights are on: the tail lights turn off automatically if the engine switch is turned to accessory mode or turned off and the driver's door is opened.
To turn the lights on again, turn the engine switch to ignition on mode, or
turn the light switch off once and then back to
or
.
If any of the doors is kept open, the lights automatically turn off after 20 minutes.
Light reminder buzzer
- Vehicles without a smart key system a buzzer sounds when the engine switch is turned to the "lock" or "acc" position and the driver's door is opened while the lights are turned on.
- vehicles with a smart key system a buzzer sounds when the engine switch is turned off or turned to accessory mode and the driver's door is opened while the lights are turned on.
Battery-saving function
In the following conditions, the remaining lights will go off automatically after 20 minutes in order to prevent the vehicle battery from being discharged:
- the headlights and/or tail lights are on.
- Vehicles without a smart key system:
the engine switch is turned to the "acc" or "lock" position.
Vehicles with a smart key system: the engine switch is turned to accessory mode or turned off.
This function will be canceled in any of the following situations:
- vehicles without a smart key system:
when the engine switch is turned to the "on" position.
Vehicles with a smart key system: when the engine switch is turned to ignition on mode.
- When the light switch is operated.
- When any of the doors is opened or closed.
Customization
Settings (e.G. Light sensor sensitivity) can be changed.
 Notice
Do not leave the lights on longer than necessary when the engine is not running. |
Operating instructions
Turning the end of the lever turns on the lights as follows:
The
headlights, daytime
running lights and
all the lights listed
below turn on and off
automatically.
(Vehicles without a
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Automatic high beam
The automatic high beam uses an in-vehicle camera sensor to
assess the brightness of streetlights, the lights of oncoming and
preceding vehicles, etc., And automatically turns the high beam
on or o ...
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