Subaru WRX & WRX STI Manuals 2018 WRX & WRX STI Owner’s Manual | Page 203

Instruments and controls/Light control switch
dealer. Contact your SUBARU dealer for de-
tails.
& High/low beam change
(dimmer)
! Sensor for the auto on/off head-
lights (if equipped)
3-65
system.
The high beam assist function automati-
cally changes the headlight from high
beam to low beam (or vice versa).
When all of the following conditions are
met, the headlight will change to high
beam.
. The vehicle speed increases to or
above 20 mph (32 km/h).
. There is no preceding or oncoming
vehicle.
. The forward area of the vehicle is dark.
. The road does not have a sharp curve.
The sensor is on the instrument panel as
shown in the illustration.
CAUTION
If any object is placed on or near the
sensor, the sensor may not detect
the level of the ambient light cor-
rectly and the auto on/off headlights
may not operate properly.
To change from low beam to high beam,
push the turn signal lever forward. When
the headlights are on high beam, the high
beam indicator light “ ” on the combina-
tion meter is also on.
To switch back to low beam, pull the lever
back to the center position.
! High beam assist function (models
with the EyeSight system)
NOTE
. The high beam assist function uti-
lizes the stereo camera installed at the
position of the front map lights.
. For details on how to handle the
stereo camera, refer to the Owner’s
Manual supplement for the EyeSight
When any of the following conditions is
met, the headlight will change to low
beam.
. The vehicle speed decreases to or
below 10 mph (16 km/h).
. The forward area of the vehicle is
bright.
. There is a preceding or oncoming
vehicle.
. The EyeSight system is malfunctioning
or is temporarily stopped.
NOTE
The factory setting (default setting) for
this function is set as “operational”.
This setting can be changed to OFF
(non-operation) at SUBARU dealers.
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