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Pictorial index
■Exterior
The shape of the headlights may differ depending on the grade, etc.
Side doors................................................................................................................... P.110
Locking/unlocking .............................................................................................................. P.110
Opening/closing the side windows ........................................................................... P.148
Locking/unlocking by using th e mechanical key ..................................................P.412
Warning messages ..........................................................................................................P.398
Back door ................................................................................................................... P.1 14
Opening from inside the cabin
*..................................................................................... P.117
Opening from outside ...............................................................................................P.115, 117
Warning messages ..........................................................................................................P.398
Outside rear view mirrors.................................................................................... P.146
Adjusting the mirror angle ..............................................................................................P.146
Folding the mirrors ............................................................................................................ .P.147
Driving position memory
*.............................................................................................. P.138
Defogging the mirrors .................................................................................................... P.292
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Windshield wipers ........................................................................................ P.196, 201
Precautions against winter season ................... ......................................................... P.279
To prevent freezing (windshield wiper de-icer) .................................................. P.296
Precautions against car wash ...................................................................................... P.333
Fuel filler door ........................................................................................................ P.203
Refueling method .............................................................................................................P. 203
Fuel type/fuel tank capacity ...... ................................................................................... P.425
Tires.......................................................................................................................... ..P.357
Tire size/inflation pressure ...........................................................................................P.430
Winter tires/tire chain .................................................................................................... P.27 9
Checking/rotation/tire pressure warning system.............................................. P.357
Coping with flat tires........................................................................................................ P .402
Hood ..........................................................................................................................P.346
Opening ........................................................................................................................ ....... P.346
Engine compartment cover ......................................................................................... P.349
Engine oil ..................................................................................................................... ......... P.426
Coping with overheat ...................................................................................................... P.418
Warning messages ..........................................................................................................P.398
Headlights .................................................................................................................P.19 0
Parking lights/daytime running lights...............................................................P.190
Fog lights.................................................................................................................... P .196
Cornering lights
*.................................................................................................................P.192
Turn signal lights ......................................................................................................P.183
Tail lights .................................................................................................................... P.190
License plate lights .................................................................................................P.190
Back-up light
Shifting the shift lever to R .............................................................................................. P.18 0
Light bulbs of the exterior lights for driving
(Replacing method: P.375, Watts: P.431)
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When the warning messages are displayed..........................................................P.398
Turn signal lever ......................................................................................................P.183
Headlight switch......................................................................................................P.190
Headlights/parking lights/tail lights/license plate lig hts/daytime running lights
............................................................................................................................... .................... P.190
Fog lights ..................................................................................................................... .......... P.196
Windshield wiper and washer switch ...................................................... P.196, 201
Usage.......................................................................................................................... .. P.196, 201
Adding washer fluid .........................................................................................................P.3 53
Warning messages ..........................................................................................................P.398
Emergency flasher switch .................................................................................. P.380
Hood lock release lever .......................................................................................P.346
Tilt and telescopic steering control switch
*1................................................... P.143
Adjustment ..................................................................................................................... ...... P.143
Driving position memory
*1............................................................................................. P.138
Tilt and telescopic steeri ng lock release lever
*1............................................ P.143
Adjustment ..................................................................................................................... ...... P.143
Air conditioning system ........................................................................................ P.291
Usage.......................................................................................................................................P.291
Rear window defogger................................................................................................... P.292
Audio system
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To sound the horn, press on or close to
the mark. The height of the rear view mirror can
be adjusted to suit your driving pos-
ture.
Adjust the height of the rear view mir-
ror by moving it up and down.
Responding to the level of brightness
of the headlights of vehicles behind, the
reflected light is automatically
reduced.
Type A
Changing automatic anti-glare func-
tion mode on/off
WARNING
■Caution while driving
Do not adjust the steering wheel while
driving.
Doing so may cause the driver to mis-
handle the vehicle and cause an acci-
dent, resulting in death or serious injury.
■After adjusting the steering wheel
(manual type)
Make sure that the steering wheel is
securely locked.
Otherwise, the steering wheel may move
suddenly, possibly causing an accident,
resulting in death or serious injury.
Sounding the horn
Inside rear view mirror
The rear view mirror’s position can
be adjusted to enable sufficient
confirmation of the rear view.
Adjusting the heig ht of rear view
mirror
WARNING
■Caution while driving
Do not adjust the position of the mirror
while driving.
Doing so may lead to mishandling of the
vehicle and cause an accident, resulting
in death or serious injury.
Anti-glare function

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4-3.Operating the lights and wipers
Operating the switch turns on
the lights as follows:
Type A
1 The side marker, parking,
tail, license plate, instrument panel
lights, and daytime running lights
( P.191) turn on.
2 The headlights and all the
lights listed above (except daytime
running lights) turn on.
3 The headlights, daytime
running lights ( P.191) and all the lights listed above turn on and off
automatically.
4 The daytime running lights
turn off.
Type B
1 The side marker, parking,
tail, license plate, instrument panel
lights, and daytime running lights
( P.191) turn on.
2 The headlights and all the
lights listed above (except daytime
running lights) turn on.
3 The headlights, daytime
running lights ( P.191) and all the
lights listed above turn on and off
automatically (when the power
switch is in ON mode).
Headlight switch
The headlights can be operated
manually or automatically.
Operating instructions

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Driving
■AUTO mode can be used when
The power switch is in ON mode.
■Daytime running light system
●The daytime running lights illuminate
using the same lights as the parking lights
and illuminate brighter than the parking
lights.
●To make your vehicle more visible to
other drivers during daytime driving, the
daytime running lights turn on automati-
cally when all of the following conditions
are met. (The daytime running lights are
not designed for use at night.)
• The hybrid system is started
• The parking brake is released
• The headlight switch is in the or
* 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.: Dayt ime 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
●If a turn signal light is in use, the daytime
running light, on the same side, is turned
off. For emergency flashers, both are
turned off.
■Headlight control sensor
The sensor may not function properly if an
object is placed on th e sensor, or anything
that blocks the sensor is affixed to the wind-
shield.
Doing so interferes with the sensor detect-
ing the level of ambient light and may cause
the automatic headlight system to malfunc-
tion.
■Automatic light off system
●When the headlights come on: The head-
lights and tail lights turn off 30 seconds
after a door is opened and closed if the
power switch is turned to ACCESSORY
mode or turned off. (The lights turn off
immediately if on the key is
pressed after all the doors are locked.)
●When only the tail lights come on: The tail
lights turn off automatically if the power
switch is turned to ACCESSORY mode
or turned off and the driver’s door is
opened.
To turn the lights on again, turn the power
switch to ON mode, or turn the light switch
off once and then back to or
.
■Light reminder buzzer
A buzzer sounds when the power switch is
turned off or turned to ACCESSORY
mode and the driver’s door is opened while
the lights are turned on.
■Automatic headlight leveling system (if
equipped)
The level of the headlights is automatically
adjusted according to the number of pas-
sengers and the loadin g condition of the
vehicle to ensure that the headlights do not
interfere with other road users.
■12-volt battery-saving function
In order to prevent the 12-volt battery of the
vehicle from discharging, if the headlights
and/or tail lights are on when the power
switch is turned off the 12-volt battery sav-
ing function will operate and automatically
turn off all the lights after approximately 20
minutes. When the power switch is turned
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function will be disabled.
When any of the following are performed,
the 12-volt battery-saving function is can-
celed once and then reactivated. All the
lights will turn off automatically 20 minutes
after the 12-volt battery-saving function has
been reactivated:
●When the headlight switch is operated
●When a door is opened or closed
■Customization
Settings (e.g. light sens or sensitivity) can be
changed. (Customizable features:
 P.443)
1 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.
2Pull 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.
When the following conditions are met,
while the headlights (low beam) are on,
the cornering lights will additionally
turn on and light up the direction of
movement for the vehicle. This is to
ensure excellent visibility when either
driving at intersections or parking at
night.
The steering wheel is operated
 The turn signal lever is operated
 The shift lever is in R
■Cornering light control
●However, when vehicle speed is 25 mph
(40 km/h) or above, the cornering lights
do not turn on.
●After the lights remain illuminated for 30
minutes, they automatically turn off.
AFS (Adaptive Front-lighting System)
secures excellent visibility at intersec-
tions and on curves by automatically
adjusting the direction of the light axis
of the headlights according to vehicle
speed and the degree of the tire’s angle
as controlled by steering input.
AFS operates at speeds of 6 mph (10
km/h) or higher.
NOTICE
■To prevent 12-volt battery discharge
Do not leave the lights on longer than
necessary when the hy brid system is off.
Turning on the high beam head-
lights
Cornering lights (if equipped)
AFS (Adaptive Front-lighting
System) (if equipped)

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1Press the Automatic High Beam
switch.
2 Turn the headlight switch to the
or position.
The Automatic High Beam indicator will come on when the system is operating.
■Operating conditions
The power switch is in ON mode.
■High beam automatic turning on or off
conditions
When all of the following conditions are ful-
filled, high beam will be automatically
turned on:
●Vehicle speed is above approximately 21
mph (34 km/h).
●The area ahead of the vehicle is dark.
●There are no oncoming or preceding
vehicles with headlights or tail lights
turned on.
●There are few streetlights on the road
ahead.
If any of the following conditions are ful-
filled, high beam will be automatically
turned off:
●Vehicle speed drops below approxi-
mately 17 mph (27 km/h).
●The area ahead of the vehicle is not dark.
●Oncoming or preceding vehicles have
headlights or tail lights turned on.
●There are many streetlights on the road
ahead.
■Camera sensor dete ction information
●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 oncoming or preceding vehicles
are hidden from sight due to repeated
Automatic High Beam
The Automatic High Beam uses an
in-vehicle camera sensor to assess
the brightness of streetlights, the
lights of oncoming and preceding
vehicles, etc., and automatically
turns high beam on or off as neces-
sary.
WARNING
■Limitations of the Automatic High
Beam
Do not rely on the Automatic High
Beam. Always drive sa fely, taking care to
observe your surroundings and turning
high beam on or off manually if neces-
sary.
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curves, road dividers or roadside trees
●High beam may be turned off if an
oncoming vehicle that is using fog lights
without using the head
lights is detected.
●House lights, street lights, red traffic sig-
nals, and illuminated billboards or signs
may cause the high beam to turn off.
●The following factors may affect the
amount of time taken to turn high beam
on or off:
• The brightness of headlights, fog lights, and tail lights of oncoming and preceding
vehicles
• The movement and direction of oncom- ing and preceding vehicles
• When a oncoming or preceding vehicle only has operational lights on one side
• When a oncoming or preceding vehicle
is a two-wheeled vehicle
• The condition of the road (gradient, curve, condition of th e road surface, etc.)
• The number of passengers and amount of luggage
●High beam may be turned on or off when
unexpected by the driver.
●In the situations below, the system may
not be able to correctly detect the sur-
rounding brightness levels, and may flash
or expose nearby pedestrians to the high
beam. Therefore, you should consider
turning the high beams on or off manually
rather than relying on the Automatic
High Beam system.
• In bad weather (rain, snow, fog, sand-
storms, 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 those of headlights, tail lights or fog
lights.
• Vehicles ahead have headlights or tail lights that are either switched off, dirty,
are changing color, or are not aimed
properly.
• When driving through an area of inter-
mittently changing brightness and dark-
ness.
• When frequently and repeatedly 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 re flective object ahead
of the vehicle, such as a sign or a mirror.
• The back of a vehicle ahead is highly
reflective, 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 driver believes that the high beam
may be causing problems or distress to
other drivers or pedestrians nearby.
NOTICE
■Notes when using the Automatic
High Beam system
Observe the following to ensure that the
Automatic High Beam functions cor-
rectly.
●Do not touch the camera sensor.
●Do not subject the camera sensor to a
strong impact.
●Do not disassemble the camera sen-
sor.
●Do not spill liquids onto the camera
sensor.
●Do not apply window tinting or stickers
to the camera sensor or the area of
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■Switching to low beam
Press the Automatic High Beam
switch.
The Automatic High Beam indicator will
turn off.
Press the switch to activate the Automatic
High Beam system again.
■Switching to high beam
Push the lever away from you.
The Automatic High Beam indicator will
turn off and the high beam indicator will
turn on.
Pull the lever to its original position to acti- vate the Automatic High Beam system
again.
■Switching to the hi
gh beams temporarily
The high beams are turned on while the
lever is pulled toward you. Returning the
lever to its original position turns the low
beams on. A while afte r the low beams are
turned on, the Automatic High Beam sys-
tem will be activated again.
NOTICE
●Do not place items on the dashboard.
There is a possibility that the camera
sensor will mistake items reflected in
the windshield for streetlights, the
headlights of other vehicles, etc.
●Do not install a parking tag or any
other accessories near or around the
camera sensor.
●Do not overload the vehicle.
●Do not modify the vehicle.
●Do not replace windshield with non-
genuine windshield.
Contact your Lexus dealer.
Turning the high beams on/off
manually