250 5-3. Operating the lights and wipers
2 Turn the headlight switch to the or position.
When the headlight switch lever is in the low beam position, the AHB
system will be enabled and the AHB indicator will illuminate.
■ Automatic operating conditions of the high beams
●When all of the following conditions are met, the high beams will illuminate automatically:
• 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 lights on.
• There are few streetlights or other lights on the road ahead.
●If any of the following conditions are met, the headlights will change to the low beams:
• Vehicle speed drops below approximately 17 mph( 27 km / h).
• The area ahead of the vehicle is
not dark.
• There is a vehicle ahead with lights on.
• There are many streetlights or other lights on the road ahead.
■ Front camera detection
●In the following situations, the high beams may not be automatically changed to the low beams:
• When a vehicle cuts in front of your vehicle
• When another vehicle crosses in front of the vehicle
• When vehicles ahead are repeatedly detected and then hidden due to repeated curves, road
dividers or roadside trees
• When a vehicle ahead approaches from a far lane
• When a vehicle ahead is far away
• When a vehicle ahead has no lights
• When the lights of a vehicle ahead are dim
• When a vehicle ahead is reflecting
strong light, such as own headlights
• Situations in which the sensors
may not operate properly: �P. 264
●The headlights may change to the
low beams 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 may cause the high beams to change to the low beams, or the low beams to
remain on.
●The following may change the timing at which the headlights change to the low beams:
• The brightness of lights of vehicles ahead
• The movement and direction of vehicles ahead
• The distance between the vehicle and a vehicle ahead
• When a vehicle ahead only has lights illuminated on one side
• When a vehicle ahead is a twowheeled vehicle