windshield wipers TOYOTA YARIS HATCHBACK 2021 Owners Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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5
4
3
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3-5. Opening and closing the win-
dows
Power windows ................... 139
4-1. Before driving
Driving the vehicle .............. 144
Cargo and luggage ............. 151
Trailer towing (vehicles without
towing packages - including
Reunion) ........................... 152
Trailer towing (vehicles with tow-
ing packages - except for
Reunion) ........................... 152
4-2. Driving procedures
Engine (ignition) switch (vehicles
without a smart entry & start
system) ............................. 158
Engine (ignition) switch (vehicles
with a smart entry & start sys-
tem) .................................. 159
Multidrive ............................ 164
Manual transmission ........... 168
Turn signal lever ................. 171
Parking brake...................... 171
4-3. Operating the lights and wip-
ers
Headlight switch.................. 173
Automatic High Beam ......... 177
Fog light switch ................... 180
Windshield wipers and washer
.......................................... 181
Rear window wiper and washer
.......................................... 184
4-4. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank cap ... 186
4-5. Using the driving support sys-
tems
Toyota Safety Sense ........... 188
PCS (Pre-Collision System) 193
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist) ... 203
Dynamic radar cruise control
.......................................... 213
Speed limiter ....................... 224
RSA (Road Sign Assist) ...... 226
Stop & Start system ............ 230
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) ... 237
Toyota parking assist-sensor
.......................................... 242
RCTA (Rear Crossing Traffic
Alert) ................................. 247
PKSB (Parking Support Brake)
.......................................... 251
Parking Support Brake function
(static objects) .................. 256
Parking Support Brake function
(rear-crossing vehicles) .... 262
Driving mode select switch . 266
GPF (Gasoline Particulate Filter)
system .............................. 267
Driving assist systems ........ 268
4-6. Driving tips
Winter driving tips ............... 274
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Pictorial index
Pictorial index
■Exterior
Side doors ...................................................................................... P.116
Locking/unlocking ............................................................................ P.116
Opening/closing the side windows ...................................................P.139
Locking/unlocking by using the mechanical key*1............................P.400
Back door .......................................................................................P.120
Locking/unlocking ............................................................................P.121
Outside rear view mirrors .............................................................P.136
Adjusting the mirror angle ................................................................P.136
Folding the mirrors ...........................................................................P.137
Defogging the mirrors ..............................................................P.280, 285
Windshield wipers .........................................................................P.181
Precautions for winter season..........................................................P.274
Precautions for car wash .................................................................P.309
Fuel filler door ................................................................................P.186

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Driving
Driving
4-1. Before driving
Driving the vehicle ............ 144
Cargo and luggage ........... 151
Trailer towing (vehicles without
towing packages - including
Reunion) ......................... 152
Trailer towing (vehicles with
towing packages - except for
Reunion) ......................... 152
4-2. Driving procedures
Engine (ignition) switch (vehi-
cles without a smart entry &
start system) ................... 158
Engine (ignition) switch (vehi-
cles with a smart entry & start
system) ........................... 159
Multidrive .......................... 164
Manual transmission......... 168
Turn signal lever ............... 171
Parking brake ................... 171
4-3. Operating the lights and wip-
ers
Headlight switch ............... 173
Automatic High Beam ....... 177
Fog light switch ................. 180
Windshield wipers and washer
....................................... 181
Rear window wiper and washer
....................................... 184
4-4. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank cap. 186
4-5. Using the driving support
systems
Toyota Safety Sense ......... 188
PCS (Pre-Collision System)
........................................ 193
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist) . 203
Dynamic radar cruise control
........................................ 213
Speed limiter ..................... 224
RSA (Road Sign Assist) .... 226
Stop & Start system .......... 230
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) . 237
Toyota parking assist-sensor
........................................ 242
RCTA (Rear Crossing Traffic
Alert) ............................... 247
PKSB (Parking Support Brake)
........................................ 251
Parking Support Brake function
(static objects) ................ 256
Parking Support Brake function
(rear-crossing vehicles) .. 262
Driving mode select switch 266
GPF (Gasoline Particulate Fil-
ter) system ...................... 267
Driving assist systems ...... 268
4-6. Driving tips
Winter driving tips ............. 274

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tion. (LED type headlights only: Illumi-
nate brighter than the front position
lights.) Daytime running lights are not
designed for use at night.
■Headlight control sensor
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.
■Automatic light off system
●When the light switch is in or
: The headlights and front fog
lights (if equipped) turn off automati-
cally if the engine switch is turned to
ACC or OFF.
●When the light switch is in : The
headlights and all lights turn off auto-
matically if the engine switch is turned
to ACC or OFF.
To turn the lights on again, turn the
engine switch to ON, or turn the light
switch or 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.
■When unlock the doors (welcome
lamp) (vehicles with LED type headlights)
When the doors are unlocked using the
entry function or wireless remote con- trol, the front position lights turn on auto-matically.
When the light switch is in the AUTO position and the surrounding area is dark, this function will operate.
■Battery-saving function
In order to prevent the battery of the
vehicle from discharging, if the light
switch is in the or position
when the engine switch is turned off the
battery saving function will operate and
automatically turn off all the lights after
approximately 20 minutes. When the
engine switch is turned to ON, the bat-
tery-saving function will be disabled.
When any of the following are per-
formed, the battery-saving function is
canceled once and then reactivated. All
the lights will turn off automatically 20
minutes after the battery-saving function
has been reactivated:
●When the headlight switch is operated
●When a door is opened or closed
■Customization
Some functions can be customized.
( →P.422)
NOTICE
■To prevent battery discharge
Do not leave the lights on longer than
necessary when the engine is not run- ning.

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Driving
M15A-FKS engine (right-hand
drive vehicles)
*: If equipped
1 Press the Automatic High Beam
switch.
Occupancy and luggage
load conditionsDial position
OccupantsLuggage
load
DriverNone0
Driver and
front pas-
senger
None0.5
All seats
occupiedNone1.5
All seats
occupied
Full lug-
gage load-
ing
2.5
Driver
Full lug-
gage load-
ing
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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 vehi-
cles ahead, streetlights, etc.,
and automatically turns the
high beams on or off as neces-
sary.
WARNING
■Limitations of the Automatic High Beam
Do not overly rely on the Automatic
High Beam. Always drive safely, tak- ing 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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Driving
• 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 equal to that of headlights, tail
lights or fog lights • When headlights or tail lights of vehi-cles ahead are turned off, dirty, chang-
ing 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 inter-mittently changing brightness and
darkness • When frequently and repeatedly driv-ing ascending/descending roads, or
roads with rough, bumpy or uneven surfaces (such as stone-paved roads, gravel roads, etc.)
• When frequently and repeatedly tak- ing 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 con-tainer 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 drivers
■Switching to the high beams
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
activate the Automatic High Beam sys-
tem again.
■Switching to the low beams
Press the Automatic High Beam
switch.
The Automatic High Beam indicator will
turn off.
Press the switch to activate the Auto-
matic High Beam system again.
■Temporarily switching to the
low beams
Pull the lever toward you and then
Turning the high beams
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Front and rear fog light switch
1 Turns the front fog lights off
2 Turns the front fog lights on
3 Turns the front and rear fog
light on
Releasing the switch ring returns it to
.
Operating the switch ring again turns
only the rear fog light off.
■Fog lights can be used when
●Vehicles with a rear fog light switch
The headlights are turned on.
●Vehicles with a front and rear fog light switch
The headlights or the front fog lights are turned on.
Operating the lever operates
the wipers or washer as follows.
Intermittent windshield wipers
with interval adjuster
1 Intermittent windshield
wiper operation
2 Low speed windshield wiper
operation
3 High speed windshield
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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wiper operation
4 Temporary operation
Wiper intervals can be adjusted
when intermittent operation is
selected.
5 Increases the intermittent wind-
shield wiper frequency
6 Decreases the intermittent wind-
shield wiper frequency
7 Washer/wiper dual oper-
ation
Pulling the lever operates the wipers
and washer.
Wipers will automatically operate a cou-
ple of times after the washer squirts.
Rain-sensing windshield wipers
1 Rain-sensing windshield
wiper operation
2 Low speed windshield wiper
operation
3 High speed windshield
wiper operation
4 Temporary operation
When “AUTO” is selected, the wipers
will operate automatically when the
sensor detects falling rain. The system
automatically adjusts wiper timing in
accordance with rain volume and vehi-
cle speed.
When “AUTO” is selected, the sen-
sor sensitivity can be adjusted as
follows by turning the switch ring.

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5Increases the rain-sensing wind-
shield wiper sensitivity
6 Decreases the rain-sensing
windshield wiper sensitivity
7 Washer/wiper dual oper-
ation
Pulling the lever operates the wipers
and washer.
Wipers will automatically operate a cou-
ple of times after the washer squirts.
■The windshield wiper and washer can be operated when
The engine switch is in ON.
■Effects of vehicle speed on wiper operation (vehicles with rain-sens-ing windshield wipers)
Vehicle speed affects the Intermittent wiper interval.
■Raindrop sensor (vehicles with rain-sensing windshield wipers)
●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 wind- shield.
●If the wiper is turned to AUTO mode while the engine switch is in ON, the wipers will operate once to show that
AUTO mode is activated.
●If the temperature of the raindrop sen-
sor is 85°C (185°F) or higher, or -15°C (5°F) 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.
WARNING
■Caution regarding the use of windshield wipers in AUTO mode (vehicles with rain-sensing wind-
shield wipers)
The windshield wipers may operate unexpectedly if the sensor is touched
or the windshield is subject to vibra- tion in AUTO mode. Take care that your fingers or anything else do not
become caught in the windshield wip- ers.

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*: If equipped
Operating the switch oper-
ates the rear wiper as follows:
1 Intermittent window wiper
operation
2 Normal window wiper oper-
ation
WARNING
■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, result-ing in death or serious injury.
NOTICE
■When there is no washer fluid spray from the nozzle
Damage to the washer fluid pump
may be caused if the lever is pulled toward you and held continually.
■When a nozzle becomes blocked
In this case, contact any authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized
repairer, or any reliable repairer. Do not try to clear it with a pin or other object. The nozzle will be damaged.
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 dam- age the rear window.
Operating instructions