Toyota 4Runner (2023 year). Manual in english - page 13

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WARNING

■

When driving on slippery road surfaces

Be careful of downshifting and sudden acceleration, as this could result in
the vehicle skidding to the side or spinning.

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To prevent an accident when releasing the shift lock

Before pressing the shift lock override button, make sure to set the parking
brake and depress the brake pedal.
If the accelerator pedal is accidentally depressed instead of the brake pedal
when the shift lock override button is pressed and the shift lever is shifted
out of P, the vehicle may suddenly start, possibly leading to an accident
resulting in death or serious injury.

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The lever will return to its original position after operation.

Right turn
Lane change to the right (push
and hold the lever partway)

The right hand signals will flash
until you release the lever.

Lane change to the left (push
and hold the lever partway)

The left hand signals will flash until
you release the lever.

Left turn

■

Turn signals can be operated when

The engine switch is in IGNITION ON mode.

■

If the indicator flashes faster than usual

Check that a light bulb in the front or rear turn signal lights has not burned
out.

Turn signal lever

Operating instructions

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To  set  the  parking  brake,  fully
depress  the  parking  brake  pedal
with  your  left  foot  while  depress-
ing the brake pedal with your right
foot.
(Depressing  the  pedal  again
releases the parking brake.)

■

Parking the vehicle



P. 166

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Usage in winter time



P. 332

Parking brake

U.S.A. Canada

NOTICE

■

Before driving

Fully release the parking brake.
Driving the vehicle with the parking brake set will lead to brake components
overheating, which may affect braking performance and increase brake
wear.

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4-3. Operating the lights and wipers

Operating the

switch turns on the lights as follows:



Type A

The daytime running
lights turn on. (



P. 215)

The  side  marker,  park-
ing,  tail,  license  plate,
instrument  panel  lights,
and  daytime  running
lights (



P. 215) turn on.

The  headlights  and  all
the  lights  listed  above
(except  daytime  running
lights) turn on.
The  daytime  running
lights turn off.

Headlight switch

The headlights can be operated manually or automatically.

Operating instructions

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

Type B

The  headlights,  parking
lights,  daytime  running
lights  (



P. 215) and so

on turn on and off auto-
matically

(when

the

engine switch is in IGNI-
TION ON mode).
The  side  marker,  park-
ing,  tail,  license  plate,
instrument  panel  lights,
and  daytime  running
lights (



P. 215) turn on.

The  headlights  and  all
the  lights  listed  above
(except  daytime  running
lights) turn on.
The  daytime  running
lights turn off.

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

Type C

The  headlights,  parking
lights,  daytime  running
lights  (



P. 215) and so

on turn on and off auto-
matically

(when

the

engine switch is in IGNI-
TION ON mode).
The  side  marker,  park-
ing,  tail,  license  plate,
instrument  panel  lights,
and  daytime  running
lights (



P. 215) turn on.

The headlights and all
the lights listed above
turn on.

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.

Turning on the high beam headlights

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Daytime running light system

●

Vehicles with a headlight high beam/daytime running lights: The daytime
running lights illuminate using the same lights as the headlight high beam
and illuminate dimmer than the headlight high beam.

●

To make your vehicle more visible to other drivers during daytime driving,
the daytime running lights turn on automatically when all of the following
conditions are met. (The daytime running lights are not designed for use at
night.)
• The engine is running
• The parking brake is released
• The headlight switch is in the

(type A only),

(type B

and C) position

: When the surroundings are bright

The daytime running lights remain on after they illuminate, even if the park-
ing brake is set again.
Type A and B: 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.

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Headlight control sensor (if equipped)

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  sys-
tem to malfunction.

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Automatic light off system (if equipped)

●

When the headlights come on: The headlights and tail lights turn off 30 sec-
onds after a door is opened and closed if the engine switch is turned to
ACCESSORY mode or turned off. (The lights turn off immediately if
on the key is pressed after all the doors are locked.)

●

When only the tail lights come on: The tail lights turn off automatically if the
engine switch is 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 and then back to

■

Customization

Settings (e.g. light sensor sensitivity) can be changed.
(Customizable features:



P. 549)

NOTICE

■

To prevent battery discharge

Do not leave the lights on longer than necessary when the engine is not
running.

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Push the lever away from you
with the headlight switch in the

position.

Press the Automatic High
Beam switch.

The Automatic High Beam indica-
tor will come on when the system
is operating.

AHB (Automatic High Beam)

The Automatic High Beam uses a camera sensor located behind
the upper portion of the windshield to assess the brightness of
the lights of vehicles ahead, streetlights, etc., and automatically
turns the high beams on or off as necessary.

WARNING

■

Limitations of the Automatic High Beam

Do not overly rely on the Automatic High Beam. Always drive safely, taking
care to observe your surroundings and turning the high beams on or off
manually if necessary.

■

To prevent incorrect operation of the Automatic High Beam system

Do not overload the vehicle.

Activating the Automatic High Beam

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Switching to low beam

Pull the lever to the original
position.

The Automatic High Beam indi-
cator will turn off.
Push the lever away from you to
activate the Automatic High
Beam system again.

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Switching to high beam

Press the Automatic High
Beam switch.

The Automatic  High  Beam  indi-
cator  will  turn  off  and  the  high
beam indicator will turn on.
Press  the switch to  activate the
Automatic  High  Beam  system
again.

Turning the high beam on/off manually

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Conditions to turn the high beams on/off automatically

●

When all of the following conditions are met, the high beams will be turned
on automatically (after approximately 1 second):
• The vehicle speed is approximately 21 mph (34 km/h) or more.
• The area ahead of the vehicle is dark.
• There are no vehicles ahead with headlights or tail lights turned on.
• There are few streetlights on the road ahead.

●

If any of the following conditions is met, the high beams will turn off automat-
ically:
• The vehicle speed is below approximately 17 mph (27 km/h).
• The area ahead of the vehicle is not dark.
• Vehicles ahead have their headlights or tail lights turned on.
• There are many streetlights on the road ahead.

■

Camera sensor detection information

●

The high beams may not be automatically turned off in the following situa-
tions:
• When a vehicle suddenly appears from around a curve
• When the vehicle is cut in front of by another vehicle
• When vehicles ahead cannot be detected due to repeated curves, road

dividers or roadside trees

• When vehicles ahead appear in a faraway lane on a wide road
• When the lights of vehicles ahead are not on

●

The high beams may be turned off 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
and other reflective objects may cause the high beams to change to the low
beams, or the low beams to remain on.

●

The following factors may affect the amount of time taken for the high
beams to turn on or off:
• The brightness of the headlights, fog lights, and tail lights of vehicles

ahead

• The movement and direction of vehicles ahead
• When a vehicle ahead only has operational lights 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.)

• The number of passengers and amount of luggage in the vehicle

●

The high beams may turn on or off unexpectedly.

●

Bicycles or similar vehicles may not be detected.

●

In the following situations the system may not be able to correctly detect the
surrounding brightness level. 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 switch between the high and low beams.

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• When driving in inclement weather (heavy rain, snow, fog, sandstorms,

etc.)

• When the windshield is obscured by fog, mist, ice, dirt, etc.
• When the windshield is cracked or damaged
• When the camera sensor is deformed or dirty
• When the temperature of the camera sensor is extremely high
• When the surrounding brightness level is equal to that of headlights, tail

lights or fog lights

• When headlights or tail lights of vehicles ahead are turned off, dirty,

changing color, or not aimed properly

• When the vehicle is hit by water, snow, dust, etc. from a preceding vehi-

cle

• 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 roads, etc.)

• When frequently and repeatedly taking curves or driving on a winding

road

• When there is a highly reflective object ahead of the vehicle, such as a

sign or mirror

• When the back of a preceding vehicle is highly reflective, such as a con-

tainer on a truck

• When the vehicle's headlights are damaged or dirty, or are not aimed

properly

• When the vehicle is listing or titling due to a flat tire, a trailer being towed,

etc.

• When the headlights are changed between the high beams and low

beams repeatedly in an abnormal manner

• When the driver believes that the high beams may be flashing or dazzling

pedestrians or other drivers

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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

• The headlight switch lever is in the high beam position.
• Automatic High Beam switch is on.
Turn the engine switch to the IGNITION ON mode.
Within 60 seconds after , repeat pulling the headlight switch lever to the
original position then pushing it to the high beam position quickly 10 times,
then leave the lever in the high beam position.
If the sensitivity is changed, the Automatic High Beam indicator will turn on
and off 3 times.

Automatic High Beam (headlights) may turn on even when the vehicle is
stopped.

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

Type A

Turns the front fog lights
off

Turns the front fog lights
on

Fog light switch

The fog lights secure excellent visibility in difficult driving con-
ditions, such as in rain and fog.

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

Type B

Turns the front fog lights
off

Turns the front fog lights
on

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Fog lights can be used when

The headlights are on in low beam.

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Operating the

lever operates the wipers or washer as follows:



Type A

Wiper intervals can be adjusted for intermittent operation (when

is selected).

Intermittent windshield
wiper operation

Low speed windshield
wiper operation

High speed windshield
wiper operation

Temporary operation

Wiper intervals can be adjusted when intermittent operation is
selected.

Increases the intermittent wind-
shield wiper frequency
Decreases

the

intermittent

windshield wiper frequency

Windshield wipers and washer

Operating the wiper lever

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

Type B

Wiper intervals can be adjusted for intermittent operation (when

is selected).

Intermittent windshield
wiper operation

Low speed windshield
wiper operation

High speed windshield
wiper operation

Temporary operation

Wiper intervals can be adjusted when intermittent operation is
selected.

Increases the intermittent wind-
shield wiper frequency
Decreases

the

intermittent

windshield wiper frequency

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Washer/wiper dual operation

Pulling  the  lever  operates  the
wipers and washer.
Wipers  will  automatically  oper-
ate  a  couple  of  times  after  the
washer squirts.

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