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Turn signal lever
The turn signal lever can be used to show
the following intentions of the driver:
Right turn
Lane change to the right (move the
lever partway and then release it)
Lane change to the left (move the
lever partway and then release it)
Left turn
■Turn signals can be operated when
The engine switch is in IGNITION ON mode.
■If the indicator flashes faster than usual
Check that a light bulb in the front or rear turn signal lights has not burned out.
■If the turn signals stop flashing befo re a lane change has been performed
Operate the lever again.
Operating instructions
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Parking brake
To set the parking brake, fully depress
the parking brake pedal with your left
foot while depressing the brake pedal
with your right foot. (Depressing the
pedal again releases the parking
brake.)
■Parking the vehicle

P. 168
■Parking brake engaged warning buzzer
A buzzer will sound if the vehicle is driv en with the parking brake engaged. “Release
Parking Brake” is displayed on the multi-information displa y (with the vehicle reached a
speed of 3 mph [5 km/h]).
■Usage in winter time
 P. 374
U.S.A. Canada
NOTICE
■Before driving
Fully release the parking brake.
Driving the vehicle with the parking brake se t will lead to brake components overheat-
ing, which may affect braking performance and increase brake wear.

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Headlight switch
Operating the switch turn
s on the lights as follows:
The headlights can be operated manually or automatically.
Operating instructions
U.S.A.
Canada
The side marker, parking,
tail, license plate, instru-
ment panel lights, and
daytime running lights
( P. 214) turn on.
The headlights and all the
lights listed above (except
daytime running lights)
turn on.
The headlights, daytime
running lights
( P. 214)
and all the lights listed
above turn on and off auto-
matically.
Off.
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With the headlights on, push the
lever away from you to turn on the
high beams.
Pull the lever toward you to the center
position to turn the high beams off.
Pull the lever toward you and release
it to flash the high beams once.
You can flash the high beams with the
headlights on or off.
■Daytime running light system
●The daytime running lights illuminate using th
e same lights as the parking lights and illu-
minate brighter than the parking lights.
●To make your vehicle more visible to other drivers during daytime driving, the daytime
running lights turn on automatically when a ll of the following conditions are met. (The
daytime running lights are not designed for use at night.)
• The engine is running
• The parking brake is released
• The headlight switch is in the or “AUTO”* position
*: When 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 fuel economy.
■Headlight control sensor
Turning on the high beam headlights
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The sensor may not function properly if an
object is placed on the sensor, or anything that
blocks the sensor is affixed to the windshield.
Doing so interferes with the sensor detecting
the level of ambient light and may cause the
automatic headlight system to malfunction.

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■Automatic light off system
●When only the tail lights are on: The tail lights turn off automatically if the engine switch
is turned off and the driver’s door is opened.
●When the headlights are on: The headlights and tail lights turn off 30 seconds after the
engine switch is turned off and a door is op ened and all of the doors and glass hatch are
closed. (The lights turn off immediately if on the key is pressed after all the doors
are closed.)
For the U.S.A.: To turn the lights on again, turn the engine switch to IGNITION ON
mode, or turn the light switch of f once and then back to or .
For Canada: To turn the lights on again, tu rn the engine switch to IGNITION ON mode,
or turn the light switch to position once and then back to or .
If any of the doors or glass hatch is kept open, the lights automatically turn off after 20
minutes.
■Automatic headlight leveling system
The level of the headlights is automatically adjusted accordi ng to the number of passen-
gers and the loading condition of the vehicle to ensure that the headlights do not inter-
fere with other road users.
■Welcome lighting
If the headlight switch is turned to AUTO and the surrounding area is dark, unlocking the
doors using the smart access system with pu sh-button start or wireless remote control
will turn the parking lights and tail lights on automatically.
■Customization
Settings (e.g. light sensor sensitivity) can be changed.
(Customizable features: P. 584)
NOTICE
■To prevent battery discharge
Do not leave the lights on longer than ne cessary when the engine is not running.

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Automatic High Beam
Press the Automatic High Beam
switch.
Turn the headlight switch to the
or position.
The Automatic High Beam indicator will
come on when the system is operating.
The Automatic High Beam uses an in-vehicle camera sensor to assess the
brightness of streetlights, the lights of vehicles ahead etc., and automatically
turns the high beam on or off as necessary.
WARNING
■Limitations of the Automatic High Beam
Do not rely on the Automatic High Beam. Al ways drive safely, taking care to observe
your surroundings and turning the high be am on or off manually if necessary.
■To prevent incorrect operation of the Automatic High Beam system
Do not overload the vehicle.
Activating the Automatic High Beam system
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■Switching to the high beam
Push the lever away from you.
The Automatic High Beam indicator
will turn off and the high beam indi-
cator will turn on.
Pull the lever to its original position to
activate the Automatic High Beam
system again.
■Switching to the low beam
Press the Automatic High Beam
switch.
The Automatic High Beam indicator
will turn off.
Press the switch to activate the Auto-
matic High Beam system again.
■Temporarily switching to the low beams
Pull the lever toward you and then return it to its original position.
The high beams are on while the lever is pulled toward you, however, after the lever
is returned to its original position, the low beams remain on for a certain amount of
time. Afterwards, the Automatic Hi gh Beam will be activated again.
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■High beam automatic turning on or off conditions
●When all of the following conditions are fulf
illed, the high beam will be automatically
turned on (after approximately 1 second):
• Vehicle speed is above approximately 21 mph (34 km/h).
• The area ahead of the vehicle is dark.
• There are no vehicles ahead with headlights or tail lights turned on.
• There are few streetlights on the road ahead.
●If any of the following conditions are fulfilled , the high beam will be automatically turned
off:
• Vehicle speed drops below approximately 17 mph (27 km/h).
• The area ahead of the vehicle is not dark.
• Vehicles ahead have headlights or tail lights turned on.
• There are many streetlights on the road ahead.
■Camera sensor detection information
●The high beam may not be automatically turned off in the following situations:
• When oncoming vehicles suddenly appear from a curve
• When the vehicle is cut in front of by another vehicle
• When vehicles ahead are hidden from sight due to repeated curves, road dividers or roadside trees
• When vehicles ahead appear from the faraway lane on wide road
• When vehicles ahead have no lights
●The high beam may be turned off if a vehicle ahead that is using fog lights without using
the headlights is detected.
●House lights, street lights, traffic signals, and illuminated billboards or signs may cause
the high beam to switch to the low beams, or the low beams to remain on.
●The following factors may affect the amount of time taken to turn the high beam on or
off:
• The brightness of headlights, fog lights, and tail lights of vehicles ahead
• The movement and direction of vehicles ahead
• When a vehicle ahead only has operational lights on one side
• When a vehicle ahead is a two-wheeled vehicle
• The condition of the road (gradient, cu rve, condition of the road surface etc.)
• The number of passengers and amount of luggage
●The high beam may be turned on or off when the driver does not expect it.
●Bicycles or similar objects may not be detected.

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●In the situations shown below, the system may not be able to accurately detect sur-
rounding brightness levels. This may cause the low beams to remain on or the high
beams to cause problems for pedestrians, ve hicles ahead or other parties. In these
cases, manually switch between the high and low beams.
• In bad weather (rain, snow, fog, sandstorms etc.)
• The windshield is obscured by fog, mist, ice, dirt etc.
• The windshield is cracked or damaged.
• The camera sensor is deformed or dirty.
• The camera sensor temperature is extremely high.
• Surrounding brightness levels are equal to th ose of headlights, tail lights or fog lights.
• Vehicles ahead have headlights that are either switched off, dirty, are changing color,
or are not aimed properly.
• When driving through an area of intermittently changing brightness and darkness.
• When frequently and repeated ly driving ascending/descending roads, or roads with
rough, bumpy or uneven surfaces (such as stone-paved roads, gravel tracks etc.).
• When frequently and repeatedly taking curves or driving on a winding road.
• There is a highly reflective object ahead of the vehicle, such as a sign or a mirror.
• The back of a vehicle ahead is highly re flective, such as a container on a truck.
• The vehicle’s headlights are damaged or dirty.
• The vehicle is listing or tilting, due to a flat tire, a trailer being towed etc.
• The high beam and low beam are repeated ly being switched between in an abnor-
mal manner.
• The driver believes that the high beam may be causing problems or distress to other drivers or pedestrians nearby.

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■Temporarily lowering sensor sensitivity
The sensitivity of the sensor can be temporarily lowered.
Turn the engine switch off while the following conditions are met.
• The headlight switch is in or .
• The headlight switch lever is in the original position.
• Automatic High Beam switch is on.
Turn the engine switch to IGNITION ON mode.
Within 60 seconds after step , repeat pushing the headli ght switch lever to the high
beam position then pulling it to the original position quickly 10 times, then leave the
lever in the original position.
If the sensitivity is changed, the Automati c High Beam indicator turns on and off 3
times.
■Temporarily switching to the low beams
It is recommended to switch to the low be ams when the high beam may cause problems
or distress to other drivers or pedestrians nearby.
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