Light Switches
Manual Operation
Rotating the light switch turns the lights on and off, regardless of the power mode setting or position of the ignition switch.
■ High beams
Push the lever forward until you hear a click.
■ Low beams
When in high beams, pull the lever back to return to low beams.
■ Flashing the high beams
Pull the lever back, and release it.
Models with default AUTO position switch
■ Lights off
Turn the lever to OFF either when:
- The shift lever is in P*1.
- The parking brake is applied.
To turn the lights on again, turn the lever to OFF to cancel the lights off mode. Even if you do not cancel the lights off mode, the lights come on automatically when:
- The transmission is moved out of P*1 and the parking brake is released.
- The vehicle starts to move.
If you remove the key from the ignition switch while the lights are on, a chime sounds when the driver’s door is opened.
If you leave the power mode in VEHICLE OFF (LOCK) while the lights are on, a chime sounds when the driver’s door is opened.
When the lights are on, the lights on indicator in the instrument panel will be on.
If you sense that the level of the headlights is abnormal, have the vehicle inspected by a dealer.
Do not leave the lights on when the engine is off because it will cause the battery to discharge.
Automatic Operation (automatic lighting control)*
Automatic lighting control can be used when the ignition switch is in ON 2.
Models without default AUTO position switch
When you turn the light switch to AUTO, the headlights and other exterior lights will switch on and off automatically depending on the ambient brightness.
Models with default AUTO position switch
When the light switch is in AUTO, the headlights and other exterior lights will switch on and off automatically depending on the ambient brightness.
The headlights come on when you unlock a door in dark areas with the headlight switch in AUTO.
- Once you lock the door, the headlights will go off.
We recommend that you turn on the lights manually when driving at night, in a dense fog, or in dark areas such as long tunnels or parking facilities.
The light sensor is in the location shown below. Do not cover this light sensor with anything; otherwise, the automatic lighting system may not work properly.
You can adjust the auto light sensitivity as follow:
Headlight Integration with Wipers
The headlights automatically come on when the wipers are used several times within a number of certain intervals with the headlight switch in AUTO. The headlights automatically go off a few minutes later if the wipers are stopped.
This feature activates while the headlights are off in AUTO.
The instrument panel brightness does not change when the headlights come on.
At dark ambient light levels, the automatic lighting control feature turns on the headlights, regardless of the number of wiper sweeps.
Automatic Lighting Off Feature
The headlights, all other exterior lights, and the instrument panel lights turn off 15 seconds after you remove the key or set the power mode to VEHICLE OFF (LOCK), take the remote with you, and close the driver’s door.
If you turn the ignition switch to LOCK 0*1 with the headlight switch on, but do not open the door, the lights turn off after 10 minutes (3 minutes, if the switch is in the AUTO* position).
The lights turn on again when you unlock or open the driver’s door. If you unlock the door, but do not open it within 15 seconds, the lights go off. If you open the driver’s door, you will hear a lights on reminder chime.
You can change the headlight auto off timer setting.
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