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Toyota Venza Hybrid (2023 year). Manual in english - page 13

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4-2. Driving procedures

ing

■

Restraining sudden start (Drive-

Start Control)



P.194

While the power switch

is in ON and the brake pedal
depressed

, shift the shift lever

while pushing the shift release
button on the shift knob.

Shift the shift lever while

pushing the shift release button
on the shift knob.

Shift the shift lever nor-

mally.

When shifting the shift lever
between P and D, make sure that
the vehicle is completely stopped
and the brake pedal is depressed.

: For the vehicle be able to be

shifted from P, the brake pedal
must be depressed before the
shift release button is pushed. If

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.

NOTICE

■

Hybrid battery (traction bat-

tery) charge

If the shift lever is in N, the hybrid

battery (traction battery) will not

be charged even when the engine

is running. Therefore, if the vehi-

cle is left with the shift lever in N

for a long period of time, the

hybrid battery (traction battery)

will discharge, and this may result

in the vehicle not being able to

start.

Shifting the shift lever

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the shift release button is pushed
first, the shift lock will not be
released.

■

Shift lock system

The shift lock system is a system to

prevent accidental operation of the

shift lever in starting.
The shift lever can be shifted from P

only when the power switch is in

ON, the brake pedal is depressed

and the shift release button is

pushed.

■

If the shift lever cannot be

shifted from P

First, check whether the brake pedal

is being depressed.

If the shift lever cannot be shifted

even though the brake pedal is

depressed and the shift release but-

ton is pushed, there may be a prob-

lem with the shift lock system. Have

the vehicle inspected by your

Toyota dealer immediately.
The following steps may be used as

an emergency measure to ensure

that the shift lever can be shifted.
Releasing the shift lock:

Pull the parking brake switch to

check that the parking brake is

set. (



P.213)

Turn the power switch to OFF.

Depress the brake pedal.

Pry the cover up with a flathead

screwdriver or equivalent tool.

To prevent damage to the cover,

cover the tip of the screwdriver

with a rag.

Press and hold the shift lock

override button and then push

the button on the shift knob.

The shift lever can be shifted

while both buttons are pressed.



P.304

When the shift lever is in the S
position, the shift lever can be
operated as follows:

WARNING

■

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 acci-

dentally 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, possi-

bly leading to an accident result-

ing in death or serious injury.

Selecting the driving
mode

Changing shift ranges in
S mode

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Upshifting

Downshifting

The selected shift range, from S1 to
S6, will be displayed on the multi-
information display.

The initial shift range in S mode
is set automatically to S3, S4 or
S5 according to vehicle speed.

■

S mode

●

You can choose from 6 levels of

accelerating force and engine

braking force.

●

A lower shift range will provide

greater accelerating force and

engine braking force than a higher

shift range, and the engine revolu-

tions will also increase.

●

To prevent the engine from over-

revving, upshifting may automati-

cally occur when the shift range is

4 or lower.

●

When the shift range is 4 or lower,

holding the shift lever toward “+”

sets the shift range to 6.

■

Downshifting restriction warn-

ing buzzer

To help ensure safety and driving

performance, downshifting opera-

tion may sometimes be restricted. In

some circumstances, downshifting

may not be possible even when the

shift lever is operated. (A buzzer will

sound twice.)

■

If the “S” indicator does not

come on or the “D” indicator is

displayed even after shifting the

shift lever to S

This may indicate a malfunction in

the transmission system. Have the

vehicle inspected by your Toyota

dealer immediately. (In this situa-

tion, the transmission will operate in

the same manner as when the shift

lever is in D.)

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Right turn

Lane change to the right
(move the lever partway and
release it)

The right hand signals will flash 3
times.

Lane change to the left
(move the lever partway and
release it)

The left hand signals will flash 3
times.

Left turn

■

Turn signals can be operated

when

The power switch is in ON.

■

If the indicator flashes faster

than usual

Check that all the turn signal lights

are flashing.

When all the turn signal lights are

flashing at an abnormally fast

speed, have the vehicle inspected

by your Toyota dealer.

■

If the turn signals stop flashing

before a lane change has been

performed

Operate the lever again.

■

To discontinue flashing of the

turn signals during a lane

change

Operate the lever in the opposite

direction.

Turn signal lever

Operating instructions

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Using the manual mode

The parking brake can be set
and released manually.

Parking brake indicator light
(U.S.A.)

Parking brake indicator light
(Canada)

Parking brake switch indica-
tor

Pull the switch to set the

parking brake.

The parking brake indicator light
and the parking brake switch indi-
cator will turn on.
Pull and hold the parking brake
switch if an emergency occurs and
it is necessary to operate the park-
ing brake while driving.

Press the switch to release
the parking brake.

• Operate the parking brake switch

while depressing the brake pedal.

• Using the parking brake auto-

matic release function, the park-
ing brake can be released by
depressing the accelerator pedal.
When using this function, slowly
depress the accelerator pedal.
(



P.214)

Make sure that the parking brake
indicator light and the parking brake
switch indicator turn off.

If the parking brake indicator
light and the parking brake
switch indicator flash, operate
the switch again. (



P.446)

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Turning the automatic
mode on

While the vehicle is stopped,
pull and hold the parking brake
switch until a buzzer sounds and
a message is shown on the
multi-information display.

Parking brake

The parking brake can be
set or released automati-
cally or manually. In auto-
matic mode, the parking
brake can be set or released
automatically according to
shift lever operation.
Also, even in automatic
mode, the parking brake can
be set or released manually.

Operating instructions

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When the automatic mode is
turned on, the parking brake
operates as follows.



When the shift lever is shifted
from P, the parking brake will
be released, and the parking
brake indicator light and park-
ing brake switch indicator will
turn off.



When the shift lever is shifted
to P, the parking brake will be
set, and the parking brake
indicator light and the parking
brake switch indicator will turn
on.

Operate the shift lever with the
vehicle stopped and the brake
pedal depressed.

The auto function may not operate
if the shift lever is moved extremely
quickly or the brake pedal is not
firmly depressed. In this situation,
apply the parking brake manually.
(



P.213)



When the hybrid system is off,
the parking brake will be set,
and the parking brake indica-
tor light and the parking brake
switch indicator turn on.

■

Turning the automatic
mode off

While the vehicle is stopped and
depressing the brake pedal,
press and hold the parking
brake switch until a buzzer
sounds and a message is
shown on the multi-information
display.

■

Parking brake operation

●

When the power switch is not in

ON, the parking brake cannot be

released using the parking brake

switch.

●

When the power switch is not in

ON, automatic mode (automatic

brake setting and releasing) is not

available.

■

Parking brake automatic

release function

When all of the following conditions

are met, the parking brake can be

released by depressing the acceler-

ator pedal.

●

The driver’s door is closed

●

The driver is wearing the seat belt

●

The shift lever is in a forward driv-

ing position or reverse driving

position

●

The malfunction indicator lamp or

brake system warning light is not

illuminated.

When depressing the accelerator
pedal, depress it slowly.

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If the parking brake is not released
when the accelerator pedal is
depressed, release the parking
brake manually.
When the shift lever is shifted from
P, the parking brake will be released
automatically.

■

Parking brake automatic lock

function

The parking brake will be set auto-

matically under the following condi-

tions:

●

The brake pedal is not depressed

●

The driver’s door is open

●

The driver’s seat belt is not fas-

tened

●

The shift lever is in a position

other than P or N

●

The malfunction indicator lamp

and brake system warning light

are not illuminated

■

If “Parking Brake Temporarily

Unavailable” is displayed on

the multi-information display

If the parking brake is operated

repeatedly over a short period of

time, the system may restrict opera-

tion to prevent overheating. If this

happens, refrain from operating the

parking brake. Normal operation will

return after about 1 minute.

■

If “Parking Brake Unavailable”

is displayed on the multi-infor-

mation display

Operate the parking brake switch. If

the message does not disappear

after operating the switch several

times, the system may be malfunc-

tioning. Have the vehicle inspected

by your Toyota dealer.

■

Parking brake operation sound

When the parking brake operates, a

motor sound (whirring sound) may

be heard. This does not indicate a

malfunction.

■

Parking brake indicator light

and Parking brake switch indi-

cator

●

Depending on the power switch

mode, the parking brake indicator

light and the parking brake switch

indicator will turn on and stay on

as described below:

ON: Comes on until the parking

brake is released.

Not in ON: Stays on for approxi-

mately 15 seconds.

●

When the power switch is turned

off with the parking brake set, the

parking brake indicator light and

the parking brake switch indicator

will stay on for about 15 seconds.

This does not indicate a malfunc-

tion.

■

When the parking brake switch

malfunctions

Automatic mode (automatic brake

setting and releasing) will be turned

on automatically.

■

Parking the vehicle



P.188

■

Parking brake engaged warning

buzzer

A buzzer will sound if the vehicle is

driven with the parking brake

engaged. “Parking Brake ON” is dis-

played on the multi-information dis-

play (with the vehicle reaching a

speed of 3 mph [5 km/h]).

■

If the brake system warning

light comes on



P.441

■

Usage in winter time



P.314

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WARNING

■

When parking the vehicle

Do not leave a child in the vehicle

alone. The parking brake may be

released unintentionally by a child

and there is the danger of the

vehicle moving that may lead to

an accident resulting in death or

serious injury.

■

Parking brake switch

Do not set any objects near the

parking brake switch. Objects

may interfere with the switch and

may lead the parking brake to

unexpectedly operate.

■

Parking brake automatic lock

function

Never use the automatic parking

brake engagement function in

place of normal parking brake

operation. This function is

designed to reduce the risk of a

collision due to the driver forget-

ting to engage the parking brake.

Over-reliance on this function to

park the vehicle safely may lead

to an accident resulting in death

or serious injury.

NOTICE

■

When parking the vehicle

Before you leave the vehicle, shift

the shift lever to P, set the parking

brake and make sure that the

vehicle does not move.

■

When the system malfunc-

tions

Stop the vehicle in a safe place

and check the warning messages.

■

When the vehicle 12-volt bat-

tery is discharged

The parking brake system cannot

be activated. (



P.468)

■

When the parking brake can-

not be released due to a mal-

function

Driving the vehicle with the park-

ing brake set will lead to brake

components overheating, which

may affect braking performance

and increase brake wear. Have

the vehicle inspected by your

Toyota dealer immediately if this

occurs.

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Press the brake hold switch to
turn the brake hold system on

The brake hold standby indicator
(green)

comes on. While the

system is holding the brake, the
brake hold operated indicator (yel-
low)

comes on.

■

Brake hold system operating

conditions

The brake hold system cannot be

turned on in the following condi-

tions:

●

The driver’s door is not closed.

●

The driver is not wearing the seat

belt.

If any of the conditions above are

detected when the brake hold sys-

tem is enabled, the system will turn

off and the brake hold standby indi-

cator light will go off. In addition, if

any of the conditions are detected

while the system is holding the

brake, a warning buzzer will sound

and a message will be shown on the

multi-information display. The park-

ing brake will then be set automati-

cally.

■

Brake hold function

●

If the brake pedal is left released

for a period of about 3 minutes

after the system has started hold-

ing the brake, the parking brake

will be set automatically. In this

case, a warning buzzer sounds

and a message is shown on the

multi-information display.

●

The brake hold function may not

hold the vehicle when the vehicle

is on a steep incline. In this situa-

tion, it may be necessary for the

driver to apply the brakes. A warn-

ing buzzer will sound and the

multi-information display will

inform the driver of this situation. If

a warning message is shown on

the multi-information display, read

the message and follow the

instructions.

●

To turn the system off while the

system is holding the brake, firmly

depress the brake pedal and

press the button again.

■

When the parking brake is set

automatically while the system

is holding the brakes

Perform any of the following opera-

tions to release the parking brake.

●

Depress the accelerator pedal.

(The parking brake will not be

released automatically if the seat

belt is not fastened.)

●

Operate the parking brake switch

with the brake pedal depressed.

Brake Hold

The brake hold system
keeps the brake applied
when the shift lever is in D,
S or N with the system on
and the brake pedal has
been depressed to stop the
vehicle. The system
releases the brake when the
accelerator pedal is
depressed with the shift
lever in D or S to allow
smooth start off.

Enabling the system

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Make sure that the parking brake

indicator light goes off. (



P.213)

■

When an inspection at your

Toyota dealer is necessary

When the brake hold standby indi-

cator (green) does not illuminate

even when the brake hold switch is

pressed with the brake hold system

operating conditions met, the sys-

tem may be malfunctioning. Have

the vehicle inspected at your Toyota

dealer.

■

If “Brake Hold Malfunction

Press Brake to Deactivate Visit

Your Dealer” or “Brake Hold

Malfunction Visit Your Dealer”

is displayed on the multi-infor-

mation display

The system may be malfunctioning.

Have the vehicle inspected by your

Toyota dealer.

■

Warning messages and buzzers

Warning messages and buzzers are

used to indicate a system malfunc-

tion or to inform the driver of the

need for caution. If a warning mes-

sage is shown on the multi-informa-

tion display, read the message and

follow the instructions.

■

If the brake hold operated indi-

cator flashes



P.446

WARNING

■

When the vehicle is on a

steep incline

When using the brake hold sys-

tem on a steep incline, exercise

caution. The brake hold function

may not hold the vehicle in such a

situation.

■

When stopped on a slippery

road

The system cannot stop the vehi-

cle when the gripping ability of the

tires has been exceeded. Do not

use the system when stopped on

a slippery road.

NOTICE

■

When parking the vehicle

The brake hold system is not

designed for use when parking

the vehicle for a long period of

time. Turning the power switch to

OFF while the system is holding

the brake may release the brake,

which would cause the vehicle to

move. When operating the power

switch, depress the brake pedal,

shift the shift lever to P and set

the parking brake.

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4-3.Operating the lights and wipers

Operating the

switch

turns on the lights as follows:



Vehicles without projector
headlights:

U.S.A.

Canada

The side marker lights,

parking lights, tail lights,
license plate lights, instru-
ment panel lights, and day-
time running lights (



P.220)

turn on.

The headlights and all

lights listed above (except
daytime running lights) turn
on.

The headlights, daytime

running lights (



P.220) and

all the lights listed above turn
on and off automatically.

(U.S.A.) Off



Vehicles with projector head-
lights

U.S.A.

Canada

The side marker lights,

parking lights/daytime run-
ning lights (



P.220), tail

lights, license plate lights,
and instrument panel lights
turn on.

The headlights and all

lights listed above (except
daytime running lights) turn
on.

The headlights, parking

lights/daytime running lights
(



P.220) and all the lights

listed above turn on and off
automatically.

Headlight switch

The headlights can be oper-
ated manually or automati-
cally.

Turning on the headlights

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(U.S.A.) Off

■

AUTO mode can be used when

The power switch is in ON.

■

Daytime running light system

●

Vehicles without projector head-

lights: The daytime running lights

illuminate using the same lights as

the low beam headlight lights, and

illuminate dimmer than the low

beam headlights.

●

Vehicles with projector headlights:

The daytime running lights illumi-

nate using the same lights as the

parking lights and illuminate

brighter than the parking lights.

●

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 hybrid system is operating

• The parking brake is released
• The headlight switch is in the

position

• The surroundings are bright
The daytime running lights remain
on after they illuminate, even if the
parking brake is set again.

●

For the U.S.A.: Daytime running

lights can be turned off by operat-

ing the switch.

●

Compared to turning on the head-

lights, 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 prop-

erly if an object is placed on the sen-

sor, 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 head-

light system to malfunction.

■

Automatic light off system

●

When the headlights are on: The
lights turn off 30 seconds after the
power switch is turned to ACC or
OFF and a door is opened and
closed. (The lights turn off imme-
diately if

on the key is

pressed after all the doors are
closed.)

●

When only the tail lights are on:

The tail lights turn off automati-

cally if the power switch is turned

to ACC or OFF and the driver’s

door is opened.

To turn the lights on again, turn the
power switch to ON, or turn the light
switch to the

position

once and then back to the

position.

■

Light reminder buzzer

A buzzer sounds when the driver’s

door is opened while the lights are

turned on with the power switch in

OFF (except when the automatic

light off system is operated).

■

12-volt battery-saving function

In order to prevent the 12-volt bat-

tery of the vehicle from discharging,

if the headlights and/or tail lights are

on when the power switch is turned

to OFF, the battery saving function

will operate and automatically turn

off all the lights after approximately

20 minutes.
When any of the following are per-

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formed, the 12-volt battery-saving

function is canceled once and then

reactivated. All the lights will turn off

automatically 20 minutes after the

12-volt battery-saving function has

been reactivated:

●

When the headlight switch is oper-

ated

●

When a door is opened or closed

■

When unlocking the doors (wel-

come lamp)

The parking lights automatically turn
on when the surroundings are dark
and the doors are unlocked using
the entry function or wireless remote
control if the light switch is in the

position.

■

Windshield wiper linked head-

light illumination

When driving during daytime with
the headlight switch is in the

position, if the windshield wipers are
used, the headlights will turn on
automatically after several seconds
to help enhance the visibility of your
vehicle.

■

If “Headlight System Malfunc-

tion Visit Your Dealer” is dis-

played on the multi-information

display

The system may be malfunctioning.

Have the vehicle inspected by your

Toyota dealer.

■

Customization

Settings (e.g. light sensor sensitiv-

ity) can be changed.

(Customizable features:



P.510)

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.

NOTICE

■

To prevent 12-volt battery dis-

charge

Do not leave the lights on longer

than necessary when the hybrid

system is not operating.

Turning on the high beam
headlights

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Press the Automatic High
Beam switch.

Turn the headlight switch to
the

position.

The Automatic High Beam indicator

will come on when the system is

operating.

■

High beams automatic turning

on or off conditions

●

When all of the following condi-

tions are fulfilled, the high beams

will be automatically turned on

(after approximately 1 second):

• Vehicle speed is above approxi-

mately 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

are fulfilled, the high beams will be

automatically turned off:

• Vehicle speed drops below

approximately 17 mph (27 km/h).

• The area ahead of the vehicle is

not dark.

• Vehicles ahead have headlights

or tail lights turned on.

• There are many streetlights on the

road ahead.

■

Front camera detection infor-

mation

●

The high beams may not be auto-

matically turned off in the following

situations:

• When oncoming vehicles sud-

denly appear from a curve

• When the vehicle is cut in front of

AHB (Automatic High

Beam)

The Automatic High Beam
uses an in-vehicle front
camera to assess the bright-
ness of streetlights, the
lights of vehicles ahead etc.,
and automatically turns the
high beams on or off as nec-
essary.

WARNING

■

Limitations of the Automatic

High Beam

Do not overly rely on the Auto-

matic 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 opera-

tion of the Automatic High

Beam system

Do not overload the vehicle.

Activating the Automatic
High Beam system

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by another vehicle

• When vehicles ahead are hidden

from sight due to repeated curves,

road dividers or roadside trees

• When vehicles ahead appear from

the faraway lane on a wide road

• When vehicles ahead have no

lights

●

The high beams may be turned off

if a vehicle ahead that is using fog

lights without using the headlights

is detected.

●

House lights, street lights, traffic

signals, and illuminated billboards

or signs may cause the high

beams to switch to the low beams,

or the low beams to remain on.

●

The following factors may affect

the amount of time taken to turn

the high beams on or off:

• The brightness of 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 (gradi-

ent, curve, condition of the road

surface etc.)

• The number of passengers and

amount of luggage

●

The high beams may be turned on

or off when the driver does not

expect it.

●

Bicycles or similar objects may not

be detected.

●

In the situations shown below, the

system may not be able to accu-

rately detect surrounding bright-

ness levels. This may cause the

low beams to remain on or the

high beams to cause problems for

pedestrians, vehicles ahead or

other parties. In these cases,

manually switch between the high

and low beams.

• In bad weather (rain, snow, fog,

sandstorms, etc.)

• The windshield is obscured by

fog, mist, ice, dirt, etc.

• The windshield is cracked or dam-

aged

• The front camera is deformed or

dirty

• When the temperature of the front

camera is extremely high

• Surrounding brightness levels are

equal to those 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

vehicle

• 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 wind-

ing road

• There is a highly reflective object

ahead of the vehicle, such as a

sign or mirror

• The back of a vehicle ahead is

highly reflective, such as a con-

tainer on a truck

• The vehicle’s headlights are dam-

aged or dirty, or are not aimed

properly

• The vehicle is listing or tilting due

to a flat tire, a trailer being towed,

etc.

• The high beams and low beams

are repeatedly being switched

between in an abnormal manner

• The driver believes that the high

beams may be causing problems

or distress to other drivers or

pedestrians nearby

■

If “Headlight System Malfunc-

tion Visit Your Dealer” is dis-

played on the multi-information

display

The system may be malfunctioning.

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Have the vehicle inspected by your

Toyota dealer.

■

Temporarily lowering sensor

sensitivity

The sensitivity of the sensor can be

temporarily lowered.

Turn the power switch to OFF

while the following conditions are

met.

●

The headlight switch is in

position.

●

The headlight switch lever is in

high beam position.

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Automatic High Beam switch is

on.

Turn the power switch to ON.

Within 60 seconds after step

repeat pulling the headlight

switch lever to the original posi-

tion then pushing it to the high

beam position quickly 10 times,

then leave the lever in the origi-

nal position.

If the sensitivity is changed, the

Automatic High Beam indicator

is turn on and off 3 times.

Automatic High Beam (headlights)

may turn on even when the vehicle

is stopped.

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Switching to the high
beams

Push the lever away from you.

The Automatic High Beam indicator
will turn off and the headlight high
beam indicator will turn on.
Pull the lever to its original position
to activate the Automatic High
Beam system again.

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Switching to the low beams

Press the Automatic High Beam
switch.

The Automatic High Beam indicator
will turn off.
Press the switch to activate the
Automatic High Beam system
again.

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Temporarily switching to
the low beams

Pull the lever toward you and
then return it to its original posi-
tion.

The high beams are on while the
lever is pulled toward you, how-
ever, after the lever is returned to
its original position, the low beams
remain on for a certain amount of
time. Afterwards, the Automatic
High Beam will be activated again.

Turning the high beams
on/off manually

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