TOYOTA COROLLA HATCHBACK 2020 Owners Manual (in English)
Manufacturer: TOYOTA, Model Year: 2020, Model line: COROLLA HATCHBACK, Model: TOYOTA COROLLA HATCHBACK 2020Pages: 572, PDF Size: 13.8 MB
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1614-3. Operating the lights and wipers
COROLLA H/B_U
4
Driving
■Headlight control sensor
The sensor may not function prop-
erly if an object is placed on the sen-
sor, or anything that blocks the 
sensor is affixed to the windshield.
Doing so interfere s with the sensor 
detecting the level of ambient light 
and may cause the automatic head-
light system to malfunction.
■Automatic light off system
●When the headlights are on: The 
headlights and tail  lights turn off 
30 seconds after the driver’s door 
is opened and closed if the engine 
switch is turned  to ACC or OFF. 
(The lights turn off immediately if 
 on the key is pressed after all 
the doors are closed.)
●When only the tail lights are on: 
The tail lights tu rn off automati-
cally if the engine  switch is turned 
to ACC or OFF and the driver’s 
door is opened.
To turn the lights on again, turn the 
engine switch to ON, or turn the light 
switch off once and then back to 
 or  .
■Light reminder buzzer
A buzzer sounds when the engine 
switch is turned to OFF or ACC 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 auto-
matically adjusted  according to the 
number of passengers and the load-
ing condition of the vehicle to 
ensure that the headlights do not 
interfere with other road users.
■Windshield wiper linked head-
light illumination
When driving during daytime with 
the headlight switch turned to  , if 
the windshield wipers are used, the 
headlights will turn o n automatically 
after several seconds to help 
enhance the visibility of your vehi-
cle.
■Battery-saving function
In order to prevent the battery of the 
vehicle from discharging, if the 
headlights and/or tail lights are on 
when the engine switch is turned off 
the battery saving function will oper-
ate and automatically turn off all the 
lights after approximately 20 min-
utes. When the engine switch is 
turned to ON, the  battery-saving 
function will be disabled.
When any of the following are per-
formed, the battery-saving function 
is canceled once and then reacti-
vated. All the lights  will turn off auto-
matically 20 minutes after the 
Battery- saving function has been 
reactivated:
●When the headlight switch is oper-
ated
●When a door is opened or closed
■Customization
Some functions can be customized. 
(  P.531)
NOTICE
■To prevent battery discharge
Do not leave the lights on longer 
than necessary w hen the engine 
is not running. 
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1624-3. Operating the lights and wipers
COROLLA H/B_U
1With the headlights on, push 
the lever away from you to 
turn on the high beams.
Pull the lever to ward you to the 
center position to turn the high 
beams off.
2 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.
AFS (Adaptive Front-lighting 
System) secures excellent visi-
bility at intersections and on 
curves by automatically adjust-
ing 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 approxi-
mately 6 mph (10 km/h) or higher.
■Customization
Some functions can be customized.  (
 P.531)
Turning on the high beam 
headlights
AFS (Adaptive Front-light-
ing System) (if equipped) 
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1634-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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4
Driving
*: If equipped
1 Press the Automatic High 
Beam switch. 2
Push the lever away from 
you with the headlight switch 
in the   or   position.
The Automatic High Beam indicator 
will come on when the system is 
operating.
■Conditions to turn the high 
beams on/off automatically
●When all of the following condi-
tions are met, the high beams will 
be turned on autom atically (after 
approximately 1 second):
• The vehicle speed is approxi-
mately 21 mph (34 km/h) 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 str eetlights on the 
road ahead.
●If any of the following conditions 
are met, the high beams will turn 
off automatically:
• The vehicle speed is below 
approximately 17 mph (27 km/h).
• The area ahead of the vehicle is  not dark.
• Vehicles ahead have their head- lights or tail lights turned on.
• There are many streetlights on the  road ahead.
■Camera sensor detection infor-
mation
●The high beams m ay not be auto-
matically turned off in the following 
situations:
• When a vehicle suddenly appears 
Automatic High Beam*
The Automatic High Beam 
uses a camera sensor 
located behind the upper 
portion of the windshield to 
assess the brightness of the 
lights of vehicles ahead, 
streetlights, etc., and auto-
matically turns the high 
beams on or off as neces-
sary.
WARNING
■Limitations of the Automatic 
High Beam
Do not overly rely on the Auto-
matic High Beam. Always drive 
safely, taking care to observe your 
surroundings and turning the high 
beams on or off manually if nec-
essary.
■To prevent incorrect opera-
tion of the Automatic High 
Beam system
Do not overload the vehicle.
Activating the Automatic 
High Beam 
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1644-3. Operating the lights and wipers
COROLLA H/B_Ufrom 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 or roadside 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 vehicle ahead that is using fog 
lights without its headlights turned 
on is detected.
●House lights, street lights, traffic 
signals, and illumi nated 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 ta il lights of vehi-
cles 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 (gradi-
ent, curve, condi tion 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.
●In the following situations the sys-
tem may not be abl e to correctly 
detect the surrounding brightness 
level. This may cause the low 
beams to remain on or the high 
beams to flash or dazzle pedestri-
ans or vehicles ahead. In such a 
case, it is necess ary to manually 
switch between the high and low 
beams. • When driving in inclement weather 
(heavy rain, snow, fog, sand-
storms, etc.)
• When the windshi eld 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 cam- era sensor is extremely high
• When the surrounding brightness 
level is equal to that of headlights, 
tail lights or fog lights
• When headlights or tail lights of 
vehicles ahead 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  intermittently 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 wind-
ing road
• When there is a h ighly 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 titling  due to a flat tire, a trailer being 
towed, etc.
• When the headlights are changed  between the high beams and low 
beams repeatedly in an abnormal 
manner
• When the driver believes that the  high beams may be flashing or 
dazzling pedestrians or other driv-
ers 
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1654-3. Operating the lights and wipers
COROLLA H/B_U
4
Driving
■Temporarily lowering sensor 
sensitivity
The sensitivity of the sensor can be 
temporarily lowered.
1 Turn the engine s witch off while 
the following cond itions are met.
●The headlight switch is in   or 
.
●The headlight switch lever is in 
high beam position.
●Automatic High Beam switch is 
on.
2 Turn the engine  switch to ON.
3 Within 30 seconds after step  2, 
repeat pulling the headlight 
switch lever to the original posi-
tion then pushing it to the high 
beam position qu ickly 10 times, 
then leave the lever in high beam 
position.
4 If the sensitivity is changed, the 
Automatic High Beam indicator 
is turn on and off 3 times.
Automatic High Beam (headlights) 
may turn on even w hen the vehicle 
is stopped.
■Switching to the low beams
Pull the lever to its original posi-
tion.
The Automatic High Beam indicator 
will turn off.
Push the lever away from you to 
activate the Automatic High Beam 
system 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 
Automatic High Beam system 
again.
Turning the high beams 
on/off manually 
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1664-3. Operating the lights and wipers
COROLLA H/B_U
*: If equipped
1(U.S.A) or  (Canada)
Turns the front fog lights off
2  Turns the front fog lights 
on
■Fog lights can be used when
The headlights are on in low beam.
Operating the   lever oper-
ates the wipers or washer as fol-
lows.
1  (U.S.A.) or   (Canada)
Intermittent windshield wiper 
operation
2  (U.S.A.) or   (Canada)
Low speed windshield wiper 
Fog light switch*
The fog lights secure excel-
lent visibility in difficult driv-
ing conditions, such as in 
rain and fog.
Operating instructions
Windshield wipers and 
washer
Operating the lever can use 
the windshield wipers or the 
washer.
NOTICE
■When the windshield is dry
Do not use the wipers, as they 
may damage the windshield.
Operating the wiper lever 
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1674-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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Driving
operation
3  (U.S.A.) or   (Canada)
High speed windshield wiper 
operation
4  (U.S.A.) or   (Canada)
Temporary operation
Wiper intervals can be adjusted 
when intermittent operation is 
selected.
5 Increases the intermittent 
windshield wiper frequency
6 Decreases the intermittent 
windshield wiper frequency
7 Washer/wiper dual 
operation
Pulling the lever o perates the wip-
ers and washer.
Wipers will automatically operate a 
couple of times after the washer 
squirts.
■The windshield wiper and 
washer can be operated when
The engine switch is in ON.
■If no windshield washer fluid 
sprays
Check that the washer nozzles are 
not blocked if there is washer fluid in 
the windshield washer fluid reser-
voir.
■When stopping the engine in an 
emergency while driving
If the windshield wipers are operat-
ing when the engine is stopped, the 
windshield wipers will operate in 
high speed operation. After the vehi-
cle is stopped, operation will return 
to normal when the engine switch is 
turned to ON, or operation will stop 
when the driver’s door is opened.
WARNING
■Caution regarding the use of 
washer fluid
When it is cold, do not use the 
washer fluid unt il 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. 
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1684-3. Operating the lights and wipers
COROLLA H/B_U
Operating the   switch 
operates the rear wiper as fol-
lows:
1 (U.S.A.) or   (Canada)
Intermittent window wiper 
operation
2  (U.S.A.) or   (Canada)
Normal window wiper opera-
tion 3
Washer/wiper dual 
operation
Pushing the lever operates the 
wiper and washer.
The wiper will automatically operate 
a couple of times after the washer 
squirts.
■The rear window wiper and 
washer can be operated when
The engine switch is in ON.
■If no windshield washer fluid 
sprays
Check that the wash er nozzle is not 
blocked if there is washer fluid in the 
windshield washer fluid reservoir.
■Back door opening linked rear 
window wiper stop function
When the rear win dow wiper are 
operating, if a back door is opened 
while the vehicle is stopped, opera-
tion of the rear window wiper will be 
stopped to prevent anyone near the 
vehicle from being sprayed by water 
from the wiper. When the back door 
is closed, wiper operation will 
resume.
Rear window wiper 
and washer
Operating the lever can use 
the rear window wiper or the 
washer.
NOTICE
■When the rear window is dry
Do not use the wiper, as it may 
damage the rear window.
Operating instructions
NOTICE
■When the washer fluid tank is 
empty
Do not operate the switch continu-
ally as the washer fluid pump may 
overheat. 
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1694-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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4
Driving
NOTICE
■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. 
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1704-4. Refueling
COROLLA H/B_U
4-4.Refueling
Turn the engine switch off and
ensu
re that all the doors an
d
windows are closed.
 Co
nfirm the type of fuel.
■Fuel types
 P. 5 1 8
■Fuel tank opening for unleaded
gas
oline
To help prevent incorrect fueling, 
your vehicle has a fuel tank opening 
that only accommodates the spe-
cial nozzle on unle aded fuel pumps.
■If the malfunction indicator
l
amp illuminates
The malfunction indicator lamp may 
illuminate erroneous ly if refueling is 
performed repeatedly when the fuel 
tank is nearly full.
Opening the fuel tank 
cap
Perform the following steps 
to open the fuel tank cap:
Before refueling the vehi-
cle
WARNING
■When refueling the vehicle
Observe the following precautions 
while refueling the vehicle. Failure 
to do so may result in death or 
serious injury.
●After exiting the vehicle and
before opening the fuel door,
touch an unpainted metal sur-
face to discharge an
y staticelec
tricity. It is important to dis-
charge static electricity before
refueling because sparks result-
ing from static electricity 
can
c
ause fuel vapors to ignite while
refueling.
●Always hold the grips on the
fuel tank cap and turn it slowly
to remove it.
A
 whooshing sound may be
heard when the f uel tank cap
 is
lo
osened. Wait until the sound
cannot be heard before fully
removing the cap. In ho
t
weathe
r, pressurized fuel may
spray out the filler neck
 andcause in
jury.
●Do not allow anyone that has
no
t discharged static electri
city
fro
m their body to come close 
toan
 open fuel tank.
●Do not inhale vaporized fuel.
Fuel contains substances that
are harmful if inhaled.
●Do not smoke while refuelingthe vehicle.
Doing so may cause the f
uel to
ign
ite and cause a fire.
●Do not return to the vehicle or
touch any person or object that
is statically charged.
Th
is may cause static electri
cityto build
 up, resulting in a possi-
ble ignition hazard.
■When refueling
Observe the following precautions 
to prevent fuel overflowing from 
the fuel tank:
●Securely insert the fuel nozzle
into the fuel filler nec
 k.
●Stop filling the tank after the fuelnozzle automatically clicks off.