headlights TOYOTA CAMRY 2018 Owners Manual (in English)

13Pictorial index
CAMRY_U (01999-06139)Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 227
Precautions for winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 345
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 231
Refueling method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 231
Fuel type/fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 542
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 444
Tire size/inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 547
Winter tires/tire chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 345
Checking/rotation/tire pressure warning system . . . . . . . . . P. 444
Coping with flat tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 512
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 430
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 430
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 543
Coping with overheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 534
Front turn signal lights/
parking lights/daytime running lights
*2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 219
Headlights/daytime running lights
*3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 219
Front side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 219
Side turn signal lights
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 219
Rear turn signal lights/r ear side marker lights/
tail lights/stoplights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 211, 219
Tail lights
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 219
Back-up lights
Shifting the shift lever to R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 205
License plate lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 219
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Light bulbs of the exterior lights for driving
(Replacing method: P. 473, Watts: P. 550)
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*1: If equipped
*2: Vehicles with LED type front side marker lights
*3: Vehicles with bulb type front side marker lights

15Pictorial index
CAMRY_U (01999-06139)Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 212, 213
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 212, 213, 214
Precautions for winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 346
Warning light/warning buzzer/
warning message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 212, 216, 497
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 211
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 219
Headlights/side marker lights/parking lights/tail lights/
license plate lights/daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 219
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 227
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 227
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 443
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 486
Hood lock release lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 430
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . P. 164
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 350, 355, 361
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 350, 355, 361
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 351, 357, 364
Entune Audio
*1, 2
Entune Audio Plus
*1, 2
Entune Premium Audio*1, 2
Clock*2
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*1: If equipped
*2: Refer to “NAVIGATION AND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM OWNER'S MANUAL”.

962. Instrument cluster
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Odometer
Displays the total distance the vehicle has been driven.
■Trip meter A/trip meter B
Displays the distance the vehicl
e has been driven since the meter
was last reset. Trip meters A and B can be used to record and dis-
play different distances independently.
To reset, display the desired trip meter and press and hold the “ODO/
TRIP” switch.
Displays suggestions to the driver in the following situations. To select
a response to a displayed suggestio n, use the meter control switches.
The suggestion function can be turned on/off.
(Customizable features: →P. 567)
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Suggestion to turn off the headlights
If the headlights are left on for a certain amount of time after the
engine switch has been turned off, if the headlight switch is in the
“AUTO” position, a suggestion mess age will be displayed asking if
you wish to turn the headlights off. To turn the headlights off, select
“Yes”.
If a front door is opened after the engine switch is turned off, this sug-
gestion message will not be displayed.
Odometer/trip meter
Suggestion function

1102. Instrument cluster
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Odometer
Displays the total distance the vehicle has been driven.
■Trip meter A/trip meter B
Displays the distance the vehicl
e has been driven since the meter
was last reset. Trip meters A and B can be used to record and dis-
play different distances independently.
To reset, display the desired trip meter and press and hold the “ODO/
TRIP” switch.
Displays suggestions to the driver in the following situations. To select
a response to a displayed suggestio n, use the meter control switches.
The suggestion function can be turned on/off.
(Customizable features: →P. 567)
■
Suggestion to turn off the headlights
If the headlights are left on for a certain amount of time after the
engine switch has been turned off, if the headlight switch is in the
“AUTO” position, a suggestion mess age will be displayed asking if
you wish to turn the headlights off. To turn the headlights off, select
“Yes”.
If a front door is opened after the engine switch is turned off, this sug-
gestion message will not be displayed.
Odometer/trip meter
Suggestion function

1663-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
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The height of the rear view mirror can be adjusted to suit your driving
posture.
Adjust the height of the rear view
mirror by moving it up and down.
Manual anti-glare inside rear view mirror
Reflected light from the headlights of vehicles behind can be reduced
by operating the lever.
Normal position
Anti-glare position
Inside rear view mirror
The rear view mirror’s position can be adjusted to enable suffi-
cient confirmation of the rear view.
Adjusting the height of rear view mirror
Anti-glare function
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1673-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
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Operation of each component
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Auto anti-glare inside rear view mirror
Responding to the level of brightne ss of the headlights of vehicles
behind, the reflected light is automatically reduced.
Changing automatic anti-glare
function mode
On/off
When the automatic anti-glare
function is in ON mode, the indica-
tor illuminates.
The function will set to ON mode
each time the engine switch is
turned to IGNITION ON mode.
Pressing the button turns the func-
tion to OFF mode. (The indicator
also turns off.)
■ To prevent sensor error (vehicles with an auto anti-glare inside rear view
mirror)
Indicator
To ensure that the sensors operate prop-
erly, do not touch or cover them.
WARNING
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.

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Driving
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4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Turning the end of the lever turns on the lights as follows:The headlights, day-
time running lights ( →P.
220) and all the lights
listed below turn on and
off automatically.
(Vehicles without a
smart key system:
When the engine
switch is in the “ON”
position)
(Vehicles with a smart
key system: When the
engine switch is in
IGNITION ON mode)
The side marker, parking, tail, license plate, and daytime
running lights ( →P. 220) and instrument panel lights turn
on.
The headlights and all the lights listed above (except day-
time running lights) turn on.
*1The daytime running lights turn off.
*2The daytime running lights turn on. ( →P. 220)
*1:For U.S.A.
*2: For Canada
Headlight switch
The headlights can be operated manually or automatically.
Operating instructions
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2204-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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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
●Type A:
The daytime running lights illuminate the headlights, and they are darker
than the headlights.
Type B:
The daytime running lights illuminate the parking lights, and they are
brighter than parking lights.
● To make your vehicle more visible to other drivers during daytime driving,
the daytime running lights turn on automatically when all of the following
conditions are met. (The daytime running lights are not designed for use at
night.)
• The engine is running
• The parking brake released
• The headlight switch is in (Canada only), or (when the
surroundings are bright) position
The daytime running lights remain on after they illuminate due to the condi-
tions above, even if the parking brake is set again.
● For 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 sys-
tem to malfunction.

2214-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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Driving
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Automatic light off system
Vehicles without a smart key system
● When the headlights are on: The headlights and tail lights turn off 30 sec-
onds after the engine switch is turned to the “ACC” or “LOCK” position and a
door is opened and closed. (The lights turn off immediately if on the
key is pressed twice after all the doors are closed.)
● When only the tail lights are on: The tail lights turn off automatically if the
engine switch is turned to the “ACC” or “LOCK” position and the driver’s
door is opened.
To turn the lights on again, turn the engine switch to “ON” position, or turn the
light switch off once and then back to or .
If any of the doors or trunk lid is kept open, the lights automatically turn off
after 20 minutes.
Vehicles with a smart key system
● When the headlights are on: The headlights and tail lights turn off 30 sec-
onds after the engine switch is turned to ACCESSORY mode or turned off
and a door is opened and closed. (The lights turn off immediately if
on the key is pressed twice after all the doors are closed.)
● When only the tail lights are on: The tail lights turn off automatically if the
engine switch is turned to ACCESSORY mode or turned off and the driver’s
door is opened.
To turn the lights on again, turn the engine switch to IGNITION ON mode, or
turn the light switch off once and then back to or .
If any of the doors or trunk lid is kept open, the lights automatically turn off
after 20 minutes.
■ Light reminder buzzer (except when the light switch is in )
Vehicles without a smart key system:
A buzzer sounds when the engine switch is turned to the “LOCK” or “ACC”
position and the driver's door is opened with the key removed from the engine
switch while the lights are turned on.
Vehicles with a smart key system:
A buzzer sounds when the engine switch is turned off or turned to ACCES-
SORY mode and the driver's door is opened while the lights are turned on.

2224-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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Windshield wiper linked headlight illumination
When driving during daytime with the headlight switch turned to , if the
windshield wipers are used, the headlights will turn on automatically after
several seconds to help enhance the visibility of your vehicle.
■ Battery-saving function
In the following conditions, the remaining lights will go off automatically after
20 minutes in order to prevent the vehicle battery from being discharged:
●The headlights and/or tail lights are on.
● Vehicles without a smart key system:
The engine switch is in the “ACC” or “LOCK” position.
Vehicles with a smart key system:
The engine switch is in ACCESSORY mode or turned off.
This function will be canceled in any of the following situations:
● Vehicles without a smart key system:
When the engine switch is turned to the “ON” position.
Vehicles with a smart key system:
When the engine switch is turned to IGNITION ON mode.
● When the light switch is operated
● When a door or the trunk is opened or closed
■ Customization
Some functions can be customized. ( →P. 567)
NOTICE
■To prevent battery discharge
Do not leave the lights on longer than necessary when the engine is not
running.