windshield wipers TOYOTA BZ4X 2023 User Guide

2565-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Owners Manual_USA_M42C01_ento higher, the wip
er may operate
once to indicate the change of
sensitivity.
●If the temperature of the raindrop
sensor is 194°F (90°C) or higher,
or 5°F (-15°C) or lower, the auto-
matic operation m ay not occur. In
this case, operate the wipers in
any mode other than “AUTO”.
■If no windshield washer fluid
sprays
Check that the wash er nozzles are
not blocked if there is washer fluid in
the windshield washer fluid reser-
v oi r.
WARNING
■Caution regarding the use of
windshield wipers in “AUTO”
mode (vehicles with rain-
sensing windshield wipers)
The windshield wipers may oper-
ate unexpectedly if the sensor is
touched or the windshield is sub-
ject to vibration in “AUTO” mode.
Take care that your fingers or any-
thing else does not become
caught in the windshield wipers.
■Caution regarding the use of
washer fluid
When it is cold, do not use the
washer fluid until the windshield
becomes warm. The fluid may
freeze on the windshield and
cause low visibility. This may lead
to an accident, resulting in death
or serious injury.
NOTICE
■When the washer fluid tank is
empty
Do not operate the switch continu-
ally as the washer fluid pump may
overheat.
■When a nozzle becomes
blocked
In this case, contact your Toyota
dealer.
Do not try to clear it with a pin or
other object. The nozzle will be
damaged.
■To prevent 12-volt battery dis-
charge
Do not leave the wipers on longer
than necessary when the EV sys-
tem is off.

2625-4. Using the driving support systems
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WARNING
●Always keep the windshield
clean.
• If the windshield is dirty or cov- ered with an o ily film, water
droplets, snow, etc., clean the
windshield.
• Even if a glass coating agent is applied to the windshield, it will
still be necessary to use the
windshield wipers to remove
water droplets, etc. from the
area of the windshield in front of
the front camera.
• If the inner side of the wind- shield where the front camera is
installed is dirty, contact your
Toyota dealer
●Do not attach stickers (including
transparent stickers) or other
items to the area of the wind-
shield in front o f the front cam-
era (shaded area in the
illustration).
Approximately 1.6 in. (4 cm)
Approximately 1.6 in. (4 cm)
●If the part of the windshield in
front of the front camera is
fogged up or covered with con-
densation or ice, use the wind-
shield defogger to remove the
fog, condensation, or ice.
●If water droplets cannot be
properly removed from the area
of the windshield in front of the
front camera by the windshield
wipers, replace the wiper insert
or wiper blade.
●Do not attach window tint to the
windshield.
●Replace the windshield if it is
damaged or cracked. If the
windshield has been replaced,
recalibration of the front camera
will be necessary. For details,
contact your Toyota dealer.
●Do not allow liquids to contact
the front camera.
●Do not allow bright lights to
shine into the front camera.
●Do not damage th e lens of the
front camera o r allow it to
become dirty. When cleaning
the inside of the windshield, do
not allow glass cleaner to con-
tact the lens of the front camera.
Do not touch the lens of the
front camera. If the lens of the
front camera is dirty or dam-
aged, contact your Toyota
dealer.
●Do not subject the front camera
to a strong impact.
●Do not change the position or
orientation of the front camera
or remove it.
●Do not disassemble the front
camera.
●Do not modify any parts around
the front camera , such as the
inside rear view mirror or ceil-
ing.
●Do not attach accessories
which may obstruct the front
camera to the hood, front grille,
or front bumper. For details,
contact your Toyota dealer.
●If a surfboard or other long
object is to be mounted on the
roof, make sure that it will not
obstruct the front camera.

4106-1. Using the air conditioning system and defogger
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System.
The system will shut off if a door is
opened.
The system can be stopped by
pressing “A/C” twice.
Ty p e A
Ty p e B
■Operating conditions
The system will only operate if all of
the following cond itions are met:
●The power switch is OFF.
●All doors are closed.
●The hood is closed.
■Remote Air Conditioning Sys-
tem automatic shut-off
The system will auto matically shut
off under the following conditions:
●About 20 minutes have passed
since operation began
●Any one of the operating condi-
tions is not met
The system may also shut off if the
charge level of the traction battery drops to low.
■Conditions affecting operation
The system may not start in the fol-
lowing situations:
●The charge level of the traction
battery is low
●When the EV system is cool (for
example, after being left for a long
time in low temperatures)
■Windshield defogger
When defogging the windshield
using the Remote Air Conditioning
System, defogging may be insuffi-
cient due to the power being
restricted more than during normal
air conditioning operation. Also, the
outside of the windshield may fog up
due to the outsi de temperature,
humidity or air conditioning set tem-
perature.
■Security feature
Any unlocked doors will be automat-
ically locked when the system is
operating. The emergency flashers
flash to indicate that the doors have
been locked.
■Conditions affecting operation
 P.188
■While the Remote Air Condi-
tioning System is operating
●Depending on the operating con-
dition of the Remote Air Condition-
ing System, the e lectric fan may
spin and an operating noise may
be heard.
However, this does not indicate a
malfunction.
●The Remote Air Conditioning Sys-
tem may stop operating temporar-
ily if other features that use
electricity (for example, the seat
heater, lights, windshield wipers)
are in operation or if the charge
level of the 12-volt battery
becomes low.
●The headlights, windshield wiper,
meter, etc. will not operate.

4497-1. Maintenance and care
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Maintenance and care
●If the electronic key is inside the
vehicle and a door handle
becomes wet during a car wash, a
buzzer may sound outside the
vehicle and “Key Detected In
Vehicle” may be shown on the
multi-information display. To turn
off the alarm, lock all the doors.
■Wheels and wheel ornaments
●Remove any dirt immediately by
using a neutral detergent.
●Wash detergent off with water
immediately after use.
●To protect the paint from damage,
make sure to obs erve the follow-
ing precautions.
• Do not use acidi c, alkaline or
abrasive detergent
• Do not use hard brushes
• Do not use det ergent on the
wheels when they are hot, such
as after driving or parking in hot
weather
■Painted brake calipers (if
equipped)
●When using detergent, use neu-
tral detergent. Do not use hard
brushes or abrasive cleaners, as
they will damage the paint.
●Do not use detergent on the brake
calipers when th ey are hot.
●Wash detergent off immediately
after use.
■Brake pads and calipers
Rust may form if the vehicle is
parked with wet brake pads or disc
rotors, causing them to stick. Before
parking the vehicle after it is
washed, drive slow ly and apply the
brakes several times to dry the
parts.
■Bumpers
Do not scrub with abrasive cleaners.
■Plated portions
If dirt cannot be removed, clean the
parts as follows:
●Use a soft cloth dampened with an approximately 5% solution of neu-
tral detergent and water to clean
the dirt off.
●Wipe the surface with a dry, soft
cloth to remove any remaining
moisture.
●To remove oily deposits, use alco-
hol wet wipes or a similar product.
WARNING
■When washing the vehicle
Do not apply water to the inside of
the motor compartment. Doing so
may cause the electrical compo-
nents, etc. to catch fire.
■When cleaning the windshield
(vehicles with rain-sensing
windshield wipers)
Set the wiper switch to off.
If the wiper switch is in “AUTO”,
the wipers may operate unexpect-
edly in the following situations,
and may result in hands being
caught or other serious injuries
and cause damage to the wiper
blades.
Off
“AUTO”
●When the upper part of the
windshield where the raindrop
sensor is located is touched by
hand
●When a wet rag or similar is
held close to the raindrop sen-
sor

4507-1. Maintenance and care
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WARNING
●If something bumps against the
windshield
●If you directly touch the raindrop
sensor body or if something
bumps into the raindrop sensor
■Precaution regarding the rear
bumper
If the paint of the rear bumper is
chipped or scratched, the system
may malfunction. If this occurs,
consult your Toyota dealer.
●Toyota Safety Sense 3.0
●BSM (if equipped)
●RCTA (if equipped)
●PKSB (if equipped)
NOTICE
■To prevent paint deteriora-
tion and corrosion on the
body and components (alumi-
num wheels, etc.)
●Wash the vehicle immediately in
the following cases:
• After driving near the sea coast
• After driving on salted roads
• If coal tar or tre e sap is present
on the paint surface
• If dead insects, insect droppings or bird droppings are present on
the paint surface
• After driving in an area contami- nated with soot, oily smoke,
mine dust, iron powder or chem-
ical substances
• If the vehicle becomes heavily soiled with dust or mud
• If liquids such as benzene and gasoline are spilled on the paint
surface
●If the paint is chipped or
scratched, have it repaired
immediately.
●To prevent the wheels from cor-
roding, remove any dirt and
store in a place with low humid-
ity when storing the wheels.
■Cleaning the exterior lights
●Wash carefully. Do not use
organic substances or scrub
with a hard brush.
This may damage the surfaces
of the lights.
●Do not apply wax to the sur-
faces of the lights.
Wax may cause damage to the
lenses.
■When using an automatic car
wash (vehicles with rain-
sensing windshield wipers)
Set the wiper switch to off posi-
tion.
If the wiper switch is in “AUTO”,
the wipers may operate and the
wiper blades may be damaged.
■When using a high pressure
car wash
●When washing the vehicle, do
not spray the camera or its sur-
rounding area directly with a
high pressure washer. Shock
applied from high pressure
water may cause the device to
not operate normally.
●Do not spray water directly on
the radar which is equipped
behind the radar sensor cover.
Otherwise it may cause the
device to be damaged.
●Do not bring the nozzle tip close
to boots (rubber or resin manu-
factured cover), or connectors
or the following parts.
The parts may be damaged if
they come into contact with
high-pressure water.

4587-2. Maintenance
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Seat belts
• Do the seat belts operate
smoothly?
• The seat belts should not be
damaged.
Seats
• Do the seat con-trols operate
properly?
Steering wheel
• Does the steer-ing wheel rotate
smoothly?
• Does the steer- ing wheel have
the correct
amount of free
play?
• There should not be any strange
sounds coming
from the steer-
ing wheel.
Vehicle exterior
ItemsCheck points
Doors
• Do the doors operate
smoothly?
Hood
• Does the hood lock system work
properly?
Fluid leaks
• There should not be any signs of
fluid leakage
after the vehicle
has been parked.
ItemsCheck points
Tires
• Is the tire infla-tion pressure
correct?
• The tires should not be damaged
or excessively
worn.
• Have the tires been rotated
according to the
maintenance
schedule?
• The wheel bolt should not be
loose.
Windshield
wipers
• The wiper blades should not show
any signs of
cracking, split-
ting, wear, con-
tamination or
deformation.
• The wiper blades should clear the
windshield with-
out streaking or
skipping.
ItemsCheck points

5248-2. Steps to take in an emergency
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■If “System Stopped Front Cam-
era Low Visibility See Owner’s
Manual” is displayed
Indicates one of the following sys-
tems is disabled.
●PCS (Pre-Collis ion System)
●LDA (Lane Departure Alert)
●LTA (Lane Tracing Assist)
●AHB (Automatic High Beam)
●Dynamic radar cruise control
●RSA (Road Sign Assist)
Follow the followi ng correction
methods.
• Follow the follo wing correction
methods.
• Using the windshield wipers, remove the dirt o r foreign matter
from the windshield.
• Using the air conditioning system, defog the windshield.
Close the hood, remove any stick-
ers, etc. to clear th e obstruction in
front of the front camera.
■If “System Stopped Front Cam-
era Out of Temperature Range
Wait until Normal Temperature”
is displayed
Indicates one of the following sys-
tems is disabled.
●PCS (Pre-Collis ion System)
●LDA (Lane Departure Alert)
●LTA (Lane Tracing Assist)
●AHB (Automatic High Beam)
●Dynamic radar cruise control
●RSA (Road Sign Assist)
Follow the followi ng correction
methods.
• If the front camera is hot, such as after the vehicle is parked in the
sun, use the air conditioning sys-
tem to decrease the temperature
around the front camera
• If a sunshade was used when the vehicle was parked, depending on
its type, the sunlight reflected from
the surface of the sunshade may
cause the temperature of the front
camera to become excessively
high
• If the front camera is cold, such after the vehicle is parked in an
extremely cold environment, use
the air conditioning system to
increase the temperature around
the front camera
■If “System Stopped Front Radar
Sensor Blocked Clean Radar
Sensor” is displayed
Indicates one of the following sys-
tems is disabled.
●PCS (Pre-Collision System)
●LDA (Lane Departure Alert)
●LTA (Lane Tracing Assist)
●AHB (Automatic High Beam)
●Dynamic radar cruise control
●RSA (Road Sign Assist)
Follow the following correction
methods.
• Check if there is any foreign mat- ter attached to the radar sensor or
radar sensor cover and clean
them if necessary ( P.261)
• This message may be displayed when driving in an open area with
few nearby vehicles or structures,
such as a desert, grasslands, sub-
urbs, etc.
The message may be cleared by
driving the vehicle in an area with
structures, vehicles, etc., nearby.
■If “System Stopped Front Radar
Sensor Out of Temperature
Range Wait until Normal Tem-
perature” is displayed
Indicates one of the following sys-
tems is disabled.
●PCS (Pre-Collision System)
●LDA (Lane Departure Alert)
●LTA (Lane Tracing Assist)

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Alphabetical Index607
ReplacingElectronic key battery ........... 497
Fuses ................................... 499
Light bulbs ............................ 502
Tires ..................................... 485
Replacing the tire ................... 485
Reporting safety defects for Canadian owners ................. 581
Reporting safety defects for U.S. owners................................... 580
Road Sign Assist (RSA) ......... 286
Roof luggage carri er .............. 225
RSA (Road Sign Assist) ......... 286
S
Safe Exit Assist (SEA) Enabling/disabling the system........................................... 308
Safety Connect ......................... 64
SEA (Safe Exit Assist) ............ 307 Enabling/disabling the system........................................... 308
Seat belt reminder light . 515, 516
Seat belts .................................. 29 Adjusting the seat belt shoulder anchor height ....................... 31
Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) .................................... 31
Child restraint system installation ............................................. 54
Cleaning and maintaining the seat belt.............................. 451
Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) .................................... 31
How to wear your seat belt..... 30
How your child should wear the seat belt................................ 30
Pregnant women, proper seat belt use................................. 29
Reminder light and buzzer . 515, 516
Seat belt extender .................. 30 Seat belt instructions for Cana-
dian owners ........................581
Seat belt pretensioners ..........32
SRS warning light .................514
Seat heaters ............................ 411
Seat ventilators .. ..................... 411
Seating capacity .............228, 550
Seats ................................192, 193 Adjustment ...................192, 193
Adjustment precautions ........193
Child seats/child restraint system installation ............................50
Cleaning ...............................451
Folding down the rear seatbacks ...........................................194
Head restraints .....................196
Properly sitting in the seat ......27
Seat heaters ......................... 411
Seat ventilators..................... 411
Secondary Collision Brake ....388
Sécurité de l’enfant Précautions avec les coussins gonflables ...........................585
Sensor Automatic headlight system .248
Automatic High Beam (AHB) 250
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) ...303, 308
Digital Rear-view Mirror ........205
Dynamic radar cruise control 260
Inside rear view mirror ..........201
Intuitive parking assist .......... 311
LDA (Lane Departure Alert) ..281
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist) .....276
Moving Vehicle Rear of the Vehi- cle ...............................303, 308
Parking Support Brake function (static objects) .................... 311
PCS (Pre-Collisio n System) .260
Radar sensor ........................260
Rain-sensing windshield wipers ...........................................255

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Alphabetical Index609
“SOS” button .......................... 64
Tire pressure warning reset switch ................................. 477
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance switch ................................. 291
Ventilators (seat ventilators) . 413
VSC OFF switch................... 388
Window lock switch .............. 214
Windshield defogger switch . 403
Windshield wipers and washer switch ................................. 253
X-MODE switch .................... 382
Switching the meter display .. 154
“SYNC” mode ......................... 406
T
Tail lights Light switch .......................... 248
Replacing light bulbs ............ 502
Theft deterrent system Alarm ...................................... 69
Immobilizer system ................ 68
Tire inflation pre ssure............ 158
Maintenance data................. 555
Tire inflation pressure display function............................... 474
Warning buzzers .................. 516
Warning light ........................ 516
Tire information ...................... 556 Glossary ............................... 560
Size ...................................... 557
Tire identification number ..... 557
Tire section names ............... 558
Tire pressure warning system ............................................... 474Function ............................... 474
Installing tire pressure warning valves and transmitters ...... 476
Registering ID codes ............ 481
Registration of the position of each wheel ......................... 477
Selecting wheel set .............. 483 Setting the tire pre
ssure .......478
Warning buzzers...................516
Warning light.........................516
Tires .........................................472 Chains ..................................395
Checking ..............................472
Emergency tire puncture repair kit ........................................527
Glossary ...............................560
If you have a flat tire .............527
Inflation pressure ..................491
Information ......... ..................556
Replacing .............................485
Rotating tires ........................474
Size ......................................555
Snow tires.............................393
Tire identification number .....557
Tire inflation pressure display function ...............................474
Tire pressure w arning system
...........................................474
Uniform Tire Quality Grading 558
Warning buzzers...................516
Warning light.........................516
Tools ................................486, 528
Top tether strap ........................61
Total load capacity .........225, 228
To w i n g Dinghy towing .......................230
Emergency towing ........507, 509
Towing eyelet........................510
Trailer sway control ..............387
Trailer towing ...... ..................229
Toyota Safety Sense 3.0.........259 Automatic High Beam (AHB) 250
Dynamic radar cruise control 288
Emergency Driving Stop System ...........................................299
LDA (Lane Departure Alert) ..281
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist) .....276
PCS (Pre-Collisio n System) .265
RSA (Road Sign Assist) ........286

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Alphabetical Index611
Brake system ....................... 513
Charging system .................. 513
Cruise control indicator ........ 517
Drive-Start Control ............... 514
Driving assist information indica-tor ....................................... 517
Dynamic radar cruise control indicator.............................. 518
Electric power steering ......... 515
Intuitive parking assist OFF indi- cator ................................... 517
LDA indicator ........................ 516
LTA indicator ......................... 516
Parking brake indicator ........ 518
Pre-collision system ............. 518
Seat belt reminder light 515, 516
Slip indicator......................... 518
SRS airbag ........................... 514
Tire pressure ........................ 516
Traction battery charge ........ 515
Warning messages................. 522
Washer Low washer fluid warning mes-sage ................................... 471
Preparing and c hecking before
winter.................................. 393
Switch................................... 253
Washing and waxing ...... 448, 451
Weight Cargo capacity ............. 225, 228
Load limits ............................ 228
Weight .................................. 550
Wheel bolt wrench ......... 486, 528
Wheels ..................................... 493 Replacing wheels ................. 493
Size ...................................... 555
Window glasses Power windows .................... 212
Window lock switch ............... 214
Windows Power windows .................... 212
Rear window defogger ......... 404 Washer .................................253
Windshield defogger ..............403
Windshield wipers Intermittent windshield wipers...........................................253
Position.................................253
Rain-sensing windshield wipers ...........................................253
Winter driving tips ..................393
Wireless charger.....................430
Wireless charger tray lights ..415
Wireless remote control.........164 Battery-saving function .........188
Locking/Unlocking ................164
Panic mode ..........................164
Remote Air Conditioning System...........................................409
Replacing the battery ...........497
X
X-MODE ...................................382 Grip Control ..........................382
For vehicles with Premium Audio with Navigation or
Audio Plus, refer to “MUL-
TIMEDIA OWNER’S MAN-
UAL” for information
regarding the equipment
listed below.
· Navigation system
· Audio system
· Rear view monitor system
· Panoramic view monitor