windshield wipers TOYOTA MIRAI 2017 1.G Owners Manual

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5-1. Before drivingDriving the vehicle ............. 158
Cargo and luggage............ 166
Vehicle load limits ............. 169
Trailer towing..................... 170
Dinghy towing.................... 171
5-2. Driving procedures Power switch ..................... 172
Transmission ..................... 179
Turn signal lever................ 185
Parking brake .................... 186
5-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 187
Automatic High Beam ....... 190
Windshield wipers and washer ............................ 195
5-4. Refueling Opening the fuel door........ 198 5-5. Using the driving
support systems
Dynamic radar cruise control.............................. 203
LDA (Lane Departure Alert) ................................ 216
Intuitive parking assist ....... 223
Driving assist systems ....... 232
PCS (Pre-Collision System) ........................... 238
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor)......... 245
5-6. Driving tips Winter driving tips .............. 253
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MIRAI_OM_USA_OM62023UWindshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 195
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 253
To prevent freezing (windshield wiper de-icer). . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 261
Precautions against car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 308
Fuel door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 198
Refueling method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 198
Fuel type/hydrogen tanks’ fuel capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 418
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 332
Tire size/inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 421
Winter tires/tire chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 253
Checking/rotation/tire pressure warning system . . . . . . . . . P. 332
Coping with flat tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 381
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 320
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 320
Coping with overheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 406
Warning message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 376
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 187
Parking lights/daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 187
Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 185
Tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 187
Stop lights
License plate lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 187
Back-up lights
Shifting the shift position to R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 179
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 187
Light bulbs of the exterior lights for driving
(Replacing method: P. 358)

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MIRAI_OM_USA_OM62023U5-1. Before driving
Driving the vehicle ............. 158
Cargo and luggage ........... 166
Vehicle load limits ............. 169
Trailer towing..................... 170
Dinghy towing ................... 171
5-2. Driving procedures Power switch ..................... 172
Transmission ..................... 179
Turn signal lever................ 185
Parking brake .................... 186 5-3. Operating the lights
and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 187
Automatic High Beam ....... 190
Windshield wipers and washer ............................ 195
5-4. Refueling Opening the fuel door ....... 198
5-5. Using the driving support systems
Dynamic radar cruise control ............................. 203
LDA (Lane Departure Alert) ............................... 216
Intuitive parking assist....... 223
Driving assist systems ...... 232
PCS (Pre-Collision System)........................... 238
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) ........ 245
5-6. Driving tips Winter driving tips ............. 253

1885-3. 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
●To make your vehicle more visible to other drivers during daytime driving,
the daytime running lights turn on automatically whenever the fuel cell sys-
tem is started. (Illuminate brighter than the parking lights.) Daytime running
lights are not designed for use at night.
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
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.

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In the situations below, the system may not be able to correctly detect the
surrounding 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, 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 those 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 in termittently 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 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 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 dis-
tress to other drivers or pedestrians nearby.
WARNING
■Limitations of the Automatic High Beam
Do not rely on the Automatic High Beam. Always drive safely, taking care to
observe your surroundings and turning high beam on or off manually if nec-
essary.

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NOTICE
■Notes when using the Automatic High Beam system
Observe the following to ensure that the Automatic High Beam functions
correctly.
● Do not place items on the dashboard. There is a possibility that the cam-
era 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.
● If the windshield needs to be replaced, contact your Toyota dealer.
●Do not touch the camera sensor.
●Do not subject the camera sensor to a
strong impact.
● Do not disassemble the camera sensor.
● Do not spill liquid onto the camera sen-
sor.
● Do not apply window tinting or stickers
to the camera sensor or the area of
windshield near the camera sensor.

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Windshield wipers and washer
When “AUTO” is selected, the wipers will operate automatically when
the sensor detects falli ng rain. The system autom atically adjusts wiper
timing in accordance with rain volume and vehicle speed.
Off
Rain-sensing operation
Low speed operation
High speed operation
Temporary operation
The sensor sensitivity can be adjusted when “AUTO” is selected. Increases the sensitivity
Decreases the sensitivity
Operating the wiper lever

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Washer/wiper dual operation
Wipers will automatically operate a
couple of times after the washer
squirts.
■The windshield wipers and washers can be operated when
The power switch is in ON mode.
■ Effects of vehicle speed on wiper operation
Vehicle speed affects the Intermittent wiper interval.
■ Raindrop sensor
●If the wiper switch is turned to the “AUTO” position while the power switch is
in ON mode, the wipers will operate once to show that “AUTO” mode is acti-
vated.
● If the temperature of the raindrop sensor is 194 °F (90 °C) or higher, or 5 °F
(-15 °C) or lower, automatic operation may not occur. In this case, operate
the wipers in any mode other than “AUTO” mode.
■ If no windshield washer fluid sprays
Check that the washer nozzles are not blocked, if there is washer fluid in the
windshield washer fluid reservoir.
●The raindrop sensor judges the amount
of raindrops.
An optical sensor is adopted. It may not
operate properly when sunlight from the
rising or setting of the sun intermittently
strikes the windshield, or if bugs, etc.,
are present on the windshield.
WARNING
■ Caution regarding the use of windshield wipers in “AUTO” mode
The windshield wipers may operate unexpectedly if the sensor is touched or
the windshield is subject to vibration in “AUTO” mode. Take care that your
fingers, etc., do not become caught in the windshield wipers.
■ Caution regarding the use of washer fluid
When it is cold, do not use the washer fluid until 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.

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NOTICE
■When the windshield is dry
Do not use the wipers, as they may damage the windshield.
■ When the washer fluid tank is empty
Do not operate the switch continually as the washer fluid pump may over-
heat.
■ 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.
■ To prevent 12-volt battery discharge
Do not leave the wipers on longer than necessary when the fuel cell system
is off.

2105-5. Using the driving support systems
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■Dynamic radar cruise control can be set when
●The shift position is in D.
However, it cannot be set when in Br mode.
● Vehicle speed is above approximately 30 mph (50 km/h).
■ Accelerating after setting the vehicle speed
The vehicle can accelerate by operating the accelerator pedal. After acceler-
ating, the set speed resumes. However, during vehicle-to-vehicle distance
control mode, the vehicle speed may decrease below the set speed in order
to maintain the distance to the vehicle ahead.
■ Automatic cancelation of vehicle-t o-vehicle distance control mode
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance control mode is automatically canceled in the fol-
lowing situations:
● Actual vehicle speed falls below approximately 25 mph (40 km/h).
● VSC is activated.
● TRAC is activated for a period of time.
● When the VSC or TRAC system is turned off by pressing the VSC OFF
switch
● The sensor cannot detect correctly because it is covered in some way.
● The windshield wipers are operating at high speed (when the wiper switch is
set to the “AUTO” mode or the high speed wiper operation position).
● Pre-collision braking is activated.
● Br mode shift operation was done.
If vehicle-to-vehicle distance control mode is automatically canceled for any
other reason, there may be a malfunction in the system. Contact your Toyota
dealer.
■ Automatic cancelation of constant speed control
Constant speed control mode is automatically canceled in the following situa-
tions:
● Actual vehicle speed is more than approximately 10 mph (16 km/h) below
the set vehicle speed.
● Actual vehicle speed falls below approximately 25 mph (40 km/h).
● VSC is activated.
● TRAC is activated for a period of time.
● When the VSC or TRAC system is turned off by pressing the VSC OFF
switch
● Pre-collision braking is activated.
● Br mode shift operation was done.