5-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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Headlight switch
5-3. Operating the lights and wipers
The headlights can be operated manually or automatically.
Turning on the headlights
Operating the switch turns on the lights as follows:
U. S. A. Canada
1 The side marker, parking, tail, license plate, instrument panel lights, daytime running lights( �P. 247) turn on.
2 The headlights and all lights listed above( except daytime running lights) turn on.
3 The headlights, daytime
running lights( �P. 247) and all the lights listed above turn on and off automatically.
4 The daytime running lights turn off.( for the U. S. A. only)
■ AUTO mode can be used when
The power switch is in ON.
■ Daytime running light system
● The daytime running lights illuminate using the same lights as the parking lights and illuminate but at
a higher intensity.
●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 EV system is operating
• The parking brake is released
• The headlight switch is in the
or 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 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 electricity consumption.
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Driving