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Lighting Control

When Driving Switches and Controls Lighting Control

Headlights

Turn the headlight switch to turn the headlights and other exterior lights on or off.

When the lights are turned on, the lights-on indicator light in the instrument cluster turns on.

To prevent discharging the battery, do not leave the lights on while the engine is off unless safety requires them.

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Without auto-light control

Switch Position
Ignition Position	ON	ACC or OFF	ON	ACC or OFF	ON	ACC or OFF
Headlights	Off	Off	Off	Off	On	Off
Running lights (Some Models)	On^*1	Off	Off	Off	Off	Off
Tail lights Position lights Number plate lights	Off	Off	On	On	On	On^*2

The lights are turned on while the vehicle is driven.
The lights are turned on continuously if the ignition is switched from ON to any other position with the lights turned on. The lights are turned off when the driver's door is opened or 30 seconds have elapsed since the lights turned on.

With auto-light control

Switch Position
Ignition Position	ON	ACC or OFF	ON	ACC or OFF	ON	ACC or OFF	ON	ACC or OFF
Headlights	Off	Off	Auto^*2	Off	Off	Off	On	Off
Running lights (Some Models)	On^*1	Off	On^*3	Off	Off	Off	Off	Off
Tail lights Position lights Number plate lights	Off	Off	Auto^*2	Auto^*4	On	On	On	On^*4

The lights are turned on while the vehicle is driven.
The lights are turned on by the auto light function.
The lights are turned on while the vehicle is driven, and turned off when the headlights are turned on by the auto light function.
The lights are turned on continuously if the ignition is switched from ON to any other position with the lights turned on. The lights are turned off when the driver's door is opened or 30 seconds have elapsed since the lights turned on.

Auto-light control (Some Models)

When the headlight switch is in the position and the ignition is switched ON, the light sensor senses the surrounding lightness or darkness and automatically turns the headlights and other exterior lights on or off.

Do not shade the light sensor by adhering a sticker or a label on the windscreen. Otherwise the light sensor will not operate correctly.
The light sensor also works as a rain sensor for the auto-wiper control. Keep hands and scrapers clear of the windscreen when the wiper lever is in the position and the ignition is switched ON as fingers could be pinched or the wipers and wiper blades damaged when the wipers activate automatically. If you are going to clean the windscreen, be sure the wipers are turned off completely ― this is particularly important when clearing ice and snow ― when it is particularly tempting to leave the engine running.

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The headlights and other exterior lights may not turn off immediately even if the surrounding area becomes well-lit because the light sensor determines that it is night time if the surrounding area is continuously dark for several minutes such as inside long tunnels, traffic jams inside tunnels, or in indoor parking lots.

In this case, the lights turn off if the light switch is turned to the position.
If the headlight switch and the windscreen wiper switch are in , and the wipers are operated at low or high speed by the auto wiper control for several seconds, bad weather conditions are determined and the headlights may be turned on.
The sensitivity of the auto-light control may be changed.

Refer to Personalisation Features (Search).

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When Driving Switches and Controls Lighting Control

Headlight High-Low Beam

The headlights switch between high and low beams by moving the lever forward or backward.

When the headlight high-beams are on, the headlight high-beam indicator light is turned on.

When Driving Switches and Controls Lighting Control

Coming Home Light

The coming home light turns on the headlights (low beams) when the lever is operated.

To turn on the lights

When the lever is pulled with the ignition switched to ACC or OFF, the low beam headlights turn on.

The headlights turn off after a certain period of time has elapsed after the doors are closed.

The time until the headlights turn off after all of the doors are closed can be changed.

Refer to Personalisation Features (Search).
If no operations are done for 3 minutes after the lever is pulled, the headlights turn off.
The headlights turn off if the lever is pulled again while the headlights are illuminated.

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Fog Lights (Some Models)

Turn and Lane-Change Signals

Windscreen Wipers and Washer

Rear Window Wiper and Washer (Some Models)

Rear Window Defogger

Horn

Hazard Warning Flasher

When Driving Switches and Controls Hazard Warning Flasher

Hazard Warning Flasher

The hazard warning lights should always be used when you stop on or near a roadway in an emergency.

The hazard warning lights warn other drivers that your vehicle is a traffic hazard and that they must take extreme caution when near it.

Depress the hazard warning flasher and all the direction indicators will flash. The hazard warning indicator lights in the instrument cluster flash simultaneously.

The direction indicators do not work when the hazard warning lights are on.
Check local regulations about the use of hazard warning lights while the vehicle is being towed to verify that it is not in violation of the law.
If the brake pedal is depressed while driving on slippery roads, the emergency stop signal system could operate causing all the turn and lane change signals to flash. Refer to Emergency Stop Signal System (Search).
While the emergency stop signal system is operating, all the direction indicators automatically flash rapidly to caution the driver of a vehicle following behind your vehicle of a sudden braking situation. Refer to Emergency Stop Signal System (Search).

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