Toyota Highlander Owners Manual: Turning the high beam on/off manually
Switching to low beam
Pull the lever to the original
position.
The automatic high beam indicator
will turn off.
Push the lever away from you to
activate the automatic high
beam system again.
Switching to high beam
Press the automatic high
beam switch.
The automatic high beam indicator
will turn off and the high
beam indicator will turn on.
Press the switch to activate the
automatic high beam system
again.
The automatic high beam can be operated when
The engine switch is in ignition on mode.
Camera sensor detection information
- High beam may not be automatically turned off in the following
situations:
- When oncoming vehicles suddenly appear from a curve
- When the vehicle is cut in front of by another vehicle
- When oncoming or preceding vehicles are hidden from sight due to
repeated curves, road dividers or roadside trees
- high beam may be turned off if an oncoming vehicle that is using fog
lights
without using the headlights is detected.
- House lights, street lights, red traffic signals, and illuminated
billboards or
signs may cause the high beam to turn off.
- The following factors may affect the amount of time taken to turn high
beam
on or off:
- The brightness of headlights, fog lights, and tail lights of
oncoming and
preceding vehicles
- The movement and direction of oncoming and preceding vehicles
- When an oncoming or preceding vehicle only has operational lights
on
one side
- When an oncoming or preceding vehicle is a two-wheeled vehicle
- The condition of the road (gradient, curve, condition of the road
surface
etc.)
- The number of passengers and amount of luggage
- high beam may be turned on or off when unexpected by the driver.
- Small vehicles, such as bicycles, may not be detected.
- In the situations below, the system may not be able to correctly detect
the
surrounding brightness levels, and may flash or expose nearby pedestrians
to the high beam. Therefore, you should consider turning the high beams on
or off manually rather than relying on the automatic high beam system.
- In bad weather (rain, snow, fog, sandstorms etc.)
- The windshield is obscured by fog, mist, ice, dirt etc.
- The windshield is cracked or damaged.
- The camera sensor is deformed or dirty.
- Surrounding brightness levels are equal to those of headlights,
tail lights
or fog lights.
- Vehicles ahead have headlights or tail lights that are either
switched off,
dirty, changing color, or have improperly adjusted aim.
- When driving through an area of intermittently changing brightness
and
darkness.
- When frequently and repeatedly driving ascending/descending roads,
or
roads with rough, bumpy or uneven surfaces (such as stone-paved
roads, gravel tracks etc.).
- When frequently and repeatedly taking curves or driving on a
winding
road.
- There is a highly reflective object ahead of the vehicle, such as
a sign or
a mirror.
- The vehicle's headlights are damaged or dirty.
- The vehicle is listing or titling, due to a flat tire, a trailer
being towed etc.
- The driver believes that the high beam may be causing problems or
distress
to other drivers or pedestrians nearby.
Temporarily lowering sensor sensitivity
The sensitivity of the sensor can be temporarily lowered.
- Turn the engine switch off while the following conditions are met.
- The headlight switch is in
or
.
- The headlight switch lever is in high beam position.
- Automatic high beam switch is on.
- Turn the engine switch to ignition on mode.
- Within 5 seconds after 2, repeat pulling the headlight switch lever to
the
original position then pushing it to the high beam position quickly 9 times,
then leave the lever in high beam position.
Automatic high beam (headlights) may turn on even the vehicle is stopped.
If the automatic high beam indicator turns to yellow
It may indicate a malfunction in the system. Contact your toyota dealer.
Warning
Limitations of the automatic high beam
Do not rely on the automatic high beam. Always drive safely, taking
care to
observe your surroundings and turning high beam on or off manually if
necessary. |
Notice
Notes when using the automatic high beam system
Observe the following to ensure that the
automatic high beam functions correctly.
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When all of the following conditions are met, the high beam will be
automatically turned on (after approximately 1 second):
vehicle speed is above approximately 21 mph (34 km/h).
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The fog lights secure excellent visibility in difficult driving
conditions,
such as in rain and fog.
*1 Or
*2 Turns the front fog
lights
off
Turns the front fog lights
on
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