high beam LEXUS RX200T 2017 User Guide

2724-3. Operating the lights and wipers
RX350/RX200t_EE_OM48F32E
■Conditions in which the light distribution control of the headlights changes automati-
cally
●When all of the following conditions are met, the high beams will be turned on automat- ically and the system will operate:
• The vehicle speed is approximately 60 km/h (38 mph) or more. • The area ahead of the vehicle is dark.
●When all of the following conditions are me t, the shaded high beams will turn on and the distance that the low beams are projecte d will be adjusted automatically, depending on the location of vehicles ahead:
• The vehicle speed is approximately 60 km/h (38 mph) or more. • The area ahead of the vehicle is dark.• There are vehicles ahead with headlights or tail lights turned on.
●If any of the following conditions is met, the high beams or shaded high beams will be changed to the low beams automatically:
• The vehicle speed is below approximately 60 km/h (38 mph). • The area ahead of the vehicle is not dark.• There are many vehicles ahead.
• Vehicles ahead are moving quickly and the high beams may blind the drivers of the other vehicles.
■Camera sensor detection information
●The high beams may not be automatically changed to the shaded high beams in the fol-lowing situations:
• When vehicles ahead suddenly appear from a curve
• When the vehicle is cut in front of by another vehicle • When vehicles ahead are hidden from sight du e 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 beams may be changed to the shad ed high beams if a vehicle ahead that is using fog lights without its head lights turned on is detected.
●House lights, street lights, traffic signals, and illuminated billboards or signs and other
reflective objects may cause the high beam s to change to the shaded high beams, cause the high beams not to change to the sh aded high beams, or change the area that is not illuminated.
●The following factors may affect the amount of time taken to turn the high beam on or off, or the speed by which the areas not illuminated change:
• The brightness of headlights, fog lig hts, 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, curve, condition of the road surface etc.)• The number of passengers and amount of luggage
●The light distribution control of the headlights may change unexpectedly.

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Driving
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●Bicycles or similar objects may not be detected.
●In the following situations the system may not be able to correctly detect the surround- ing brightness level. This may cause the low beams to remain on or the high beams to
flash or dazzle pedestrians or vehicles ahead. In such a case, it is necessary to manually switch between the high and low beams.
• When driving in inclement weather (heavy rain, snow, fog, sandstorms, etc.)
• When the windshield is obscured by fog, mist, ice, dirt, etc. • When the windshield is cracked or damaged• When the camera sensor is deformed or dirty
• When the temperature of the camera sensor is extremely high • When the surrounding brightness level is equa l to that of headlights, tail lights or fog lights
• When headlights or tail lights of vehicles ah ead are turned off, dirty, changing color, or not aimed properly• When the vehicle is hit by water, snow, dust, etc. from a preceding vehicle
• When driving through an area of interm ittently changing brightness and darkness • When frequently and repeatedly driving ascending/descending roads, or roads withrough, bumpy or uneven surfaces (such as stone-paved roads, gravel roads, etc.)
• When frequently and repeatedly taking curves or driving on a winding road • When there is a highly reflective object ahead of the vehicle, such as a sign or mirror• When the back of a preceding vehicle is highly reflective, such as a container on a
truck • When the vehicle’s headlights are damaged or dirty, or are not aimed properly• When the vehicle is listing or tilting due to a flat tire, a trailer being towed, etc.
• When the headlights are changed between the high beams and low beams repeat- edly in an abnormal manner• When the driver believes that the high beams may be flashing or dazzling pedestri-
ans or other drivers • When the vehicle is used in an area in which vehicles travel on the opposite side of
the road of the country for which the vehicle was designed, for example using a vehi- cle designed for right-hand traffic in a left-hand traffic area, or vice versa
■Customization
Some functions can be customized. ( P. 740)

2744-3. Operating the lights and wipers
RX350/RX200t_EE_OM48F32E
Push the lever away from you with
the headlight switch in the or
position.
Press the Automatic High Beam
switch.
The Automatic High Beam indicator will
come on when the system is operating.
Automatic High Beam

: If equipped
The Automatic High Beam uses a came ra sensor located behind the upper
portion of the windshield to assess the brightness of the lights of vehicles
ahead, streetlights, etc., and automatically turns the high beams on or off as
necessary.
WARNING
■Limitations of the Automatic High Beam
Do not overly rely on the Automatic High Beam. Always drive safely, taking care to
observe your surroundings and turning the high beams 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
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2754-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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Driving
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■Switching to the low beams
Pull the lever to its original position.
The Automatic High Beam indicator
will turn off.
Push the lever away from you to acti-
vate the Automatic High Beam sys-
tem again.
■Switching to the high beams
Press the Automatic High Beam
switch.
The Automatic High Beam indicator
will turn off and the high beam indi-
cator will turn on.
Press the switch to activate the Auto-
matic High Beam system again.
Turning the high beams on/off manually

2764-3. Operating the lights and wipers
RX350/RX200t_EE_OM48F32E
■Conditions to turn the high beams on/off automatically
●When all of the following conditions are met, the high beams will be turned on automat- ically (after approximately 1 second):
• The vehicle speed is approximately 40 km/h (25 mph) or more.
• 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 is met, the high beams will turn off automatically:
• The vehicle speed is below approximately 30 km/h (19 mph).
• The area ahead of the vehicle is not dark. • Vehicles ahead have their headli ghts or tail lights turned on. • There are many streetlights on the road ahead.
■Camera sensor detection information
●The high beams may not be automatically turned off in the following situations:
• When a vehicle suddenly appears from around a curve
• When the vehicle is cut in front of by another vehicle • When vehicles ahead cannot be detected due to repeated curves, road dividers orroadside trees
• When vehicles ahead appear in a faraway lane on a wide road • When the lights of vehicles ahead are not on
●The high beams may be turned off if a vehicl e ahead that is using fog lights without its headlights turned on is detected.
●House lights, street lights, traffic signals, and illuminated billboards or signs and other
reflective objects may cause the high beams to change to the low beams, or the low beams to remain on.
●The following factors may affect the amount of time taken for the high beams to turn on
or off:
• The brightness of the 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, curve, condition of the road surface, etc.)
• The number of passengers and amount of luggage in the vehicle
●The high beams may turn on or off unexpectedly.
●Bicycles or similar vehicles may not be detected.

2774-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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Driving
RX350/RX200t_EE_OM48F32E
●In the following situations the system may not be able to correctly detect the surround- ing brightness level. This may cause the low beams to remain on or the high beams to flash or dazzle pedestrians or vehicles ahead. In such a case, it is necessary to manually
switch between the high and low beams.
• When driving in inclement weather (heavy rain, snow, fog, sandstorms, etc.) • When the windshield is obscured by fog, mist, ice, dirt, etc.
• When the windshield is cracked or damaged • When the camera sensor is deformed or dirty• When the temperature of the camera sensor is extremely high
• When the surrounding brightness level is equa l to that of headlights, tail lights or fog lights• When headlights or tail lights of vehicles ah ead are turned off, dirty, changing color,
or not aimed properly • When the vehicle is hit by water, snow, dust, etc. from a preceding vehicle• When driving through an area of interm ittently changing brightness and darkness
• When frequently and repeatedly driving ascending/descending roads, or roads with rough, bumpy or uneven surfaces (such as stone-paved roads, gravel roads, etc.)• When frequently and repeatedly taking curves or driving on a winding road
• When there is a highly reflective object ahead of the vehicle, such as a sign or mirror • When the back of a preceding vehicle is highly reflective, such as a container on atruck
• When the vehicle's headlights are damaged or dirty, or are not aimed properly • When the vehicle is listing or titling due to a flat tire, a trailer being towed, etc. • When the headlights are changed between the high beams and low beams repeat-
edly in an abnormal manner • When the driver believes that the high beams may be flashing or dazzling pedestri-ans or other drivers
• When the vehicle is used in an area in which vehicles travel on the opposite side of the road of the country for which the vehicle was designed, for example using a vehi-
cle designed for right-hand traffic in a left-hand traffic area, or vice versa

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4-5. Using the driving support systems
◆PCS (Pre-Crash Safety system)
 P. 300
◆LKA (Lane-Keeping Assist)
 P. 313
◆AHS (Adaptive High-beam System)
P. 269
◆Automatic High Beam
P. 274
◆RSA (Road Sign Assist)
 P. 324
◆Dynamic radar cruise control with full-speed range
 P. 329
Lexus Safety System+
: If equipped
The Lexus Safety System+ consists of the following drive assist systems and
contributes to a safe and comfortable driving experience:
WARNING
■Lexus Safety System+
The Lexus Safety System+ is designed to operate under the assumption that the driver will drive safely, and is design ed to help reduce the impact to the occupants and the
vehicle in the case of a collision or assist the driver in normal driving conditions.
As there is a limit to the degree of reco gnition accuracy and control performance that this system can provide, do no t overly rely on this system. The driver is always responsi-
ble for paying attention to the vehicle's surroundings and driving safely.

6527-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
RX350/RX200t_EE_OM48F32E
Install the cover.
Align the tabs of the cover with the
grooves and install the cover.
■Replacing the following bulbs
If any of the lights listed below has burnt out, have it replaced by any autho-
rized Lexus dealer or repairer, or another duly qualified and equipped profes-
sional.
●Headlight low beams
●Headlight high beams
●Front turn signal lights (vehicles with triple-beam headlights)
●Front position lights and daytime running lights
●Front fog lights
●Cornering lights (if equipped)
●Rear fog lights
●Rear turn signal light (vehicles with triple-beam headlights)
●Side turn signal lights
●Stop/tail lights
●Rear side marker lights
●High mounted stoplight
●License plate lights
●Outer foot lights
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6537-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
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Maintenance and care
RX350/RX200t_EE_OM48F32E
■LED lights
The headlight low beams, headlight high beams, front turn signal lights (vehicles with tri- ple-beam headlights), front position lights and daytime running lights, front fog lights, cornering lights (if equipped), rear fog lights, rear turn signal light (vehicles with triple-
beam headlights), side turn signal lights, st op/tail lights, rear side marker lights, high mounted stoplight, license plate lights, and outer foot lights consist of a number of LEDs.If any of the LEDs has burned out, take your vehicle to any authorized Lexus dealer or
repairer, or another duly qualified and equipped professional to have the light replaced.
■Condensation build-up on the inside of a lens
Temporary condensation build-up on the inside of the headlight lens does not indicate a
malfunction. Contact any authorized Lexus dealer or repairer, or another duly qualified and equipped professional for more info rmation in the following situations:
●Large drops of water have built up on the inside of a lens.
●Water has built up inside a headlight.
■When replacing light bulbs
 P. 642
WARNING
■To prevent injury
Before performing any light bulb replacement procedure, be sure to turn the engine switch off. Failure to do so may result in burns from hot components or a part of your body may get caught on an operating co mponent, possibly causing serious injury.
■Replacing light bulbs
●Turn off the lights. Do not attempt to replace the bulb immediately after turning off the lights.
The bulbs become very hot and may cause burns.
●Do not touch the glass portion of the light bulb with bare hands. When it is unavoid- able to hold the glass portion, use and hold with a clean dry cloth to avoid getting
moisture and oils on the bulb. Also, if the bulb is scratched or dropped, it may blow out or crack.
●Fully install light bulbs and any parts used to secure them. Failure to do so may result
in heat damage, fire, or wate r entering the headlight unit. This may damage the head- lights or cause condensation to build up on the lens.
●Do not attempt to repair or disassemble the light bulbs, connectors, electric circuits
or component parts. Doing so may result in death or serious injury due to electric shock.
■To prevent damage or fire
●Make sure bulbs are fully seated and locked.
●Check the wattage of the bulb before installing to prevent heat damage.

6778-2. Steps to take in an emergency
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When trouble arises
RX350/RX200t_EE_OM48F32E
■When “Headlight System Malfunction Visit Your Dealer” is displayed
The following systems may be malfunctioning. Have the vehicle inspected by
any authorized Lexus dealer or repairer, or another duly qualified and
equipped professional immediately.
●The LED headlight system
●The automatic headlight leveling system
●AHS (Adaptive High-beam System) (if equipped)
●Automatic High Beam (if equipped)
■If “Forward Camera System Unavailable” or “Forward Camera System
Unavailable Clean Windshield” is displayed (if equipped)
The following systems may be suspende d until the problem shown in the mes-
sage is resolved.
●PCS (Pre-Crash Safety system)
●LKA (Lane-Keeping Assist)
●Dynamic radar cruise control with full-speed range
●AHS (Adaptive High-beam System)
●Automatic High Beam
●RSA (Road Sign Assist)
■If “Oil Maintenance Required Soon” is shown
Indicates that the engine oil is scheduled to be changed. (The indicator will not
work properly unless the message has been reset.)
Check the engine oil, and change if necessary. After changing the engine oil,
the message should be reset. ( P. 604)
■If “Oil Maintenance Required” is shown
Indicates that the engine oil should be changed. (After the engine oil is
changed and the message has been reset.)
Check and change the engine oil, and oil filter by any authorized Lexus dealer
or repairer, or another duly qualified and equipped professional. After chang-
ing the engine oil, the message should be reset. ( P. 604)