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Automatically switching between high beam and low beam
When auto high beam is active, the headlights switch between high beam
and low beam based on the following conditions.
Switching to high beam
All of the following conditions must be met before the high beams turn on.
• Your vehicle speed is 45 mph (72 km/h) or more.
• There are no preceding or oncoming vehicles with headlights or taillights
turned on.
• There are few street lights on the road ahead.
Switching to low beam
One of the following conditions must be met before the low beams turn on.
• Your vehicle speed is 30 mph (48 km/h) or less.
• There is a preceding or oncoming vehicle with headlights or taillights
turned on.
• There are many street lights on the road ahead.
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Manually switching between high beam and low beam
If you want to manually switch the headlights between high beam and low
beam, follow either of the procedures below. Note that when you do this,
the auto high beam indicator will turn off and the auto high-beam will be
deactivated.
Using the
lever:
Pull the lever toward you for flashing the high beams then
release it within about one second while driving.
To reactivate, pull the lever toward you for flashing the high
beams then release it while driving. The auto high beam
indicator will come on.
Using the
light
switch:
Turn the light switch to .
To reactivate, turn the light switch to AUTO when the lever is
in the low beam position, the auto high beam indicator will
come on.
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Turning the System On or Off
Make sure the headlight lever is in the
low beam position with the switch
rotated to the AUTO position. The auto
high beam system indicator comes on.
To turn the system
on:
Pull and hold the headlight lever toward you for about
30 seconds, until the indicator flashes once.
To turn the system
off:
Pull and hold the headlight lever toward you for about
40 seconds, until the indicator flashes twice.
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