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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.
n Automatic operating conditions of the high beams
lWhen 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.
lIf 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.
n Front camera detection
lIn 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. 254
lThe headlights may change to the low beams if a vehicle ahead that
is using fog lights without its headlights turned on is detected.
lHouse 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.
lThe 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 two-wheeled vehicle
• The condition of the road( gradient, curve, condition of the road surface, etc.)
• The number of passengers and amount of luggage
lThe headlights may change between the high beams and low beams unexpectedly.
lBicycles and other small vehicles may not be detected.
lIn the following situations, the system may not be able to correctly detect the brightness of the
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