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.
Canadian models
■ Lights off
Turn the lever to OFF either when:
- The transmission is in P.
- 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 taken out of P and the parking brake is released.
- The vehicle starts to move.
Models without keyless access system
If you remove the key from the ignition switch with the lights on, a light on reminder chime sounds when you open the driver's door.
Models with keyless access system
If you leave the power mode in VEHICLE OFF while the lights are on, a chime sounds when the driver’s door is opened.
All models
When the lights are on, the lights on indicator in the instrument panel will be on.
Do not leave the lights on when the engine is off because it will cause the battery to discharge.
If you sense that the level of the headlights is abnormal, have the vehicle inspected by a dealer.
Automatic Operation (automatic lighting control)
Automatic lighting control can be used when the ignition switch is in ON (2)*1.
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 comes on when you unlock a door in dark areas with the headlight switch in AUTO.
*1: Models with the keyless access system have an ENGINE START/STOP button instead of an ignition switch.
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.
U.S. models
You can adjust the auto light sensitivity as follows:
Headlight Integration with Wipers
The headlights automatically come on when the wipers are used several times within a certain number of 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.
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
Models with keyless access system/
The headlights, all other exterior lights, and the instrument panel lights turn off 15 seconds after you set the power mode to VEHICLE OFF, take the remote with you, and close the driver’s door.
Models without keyless access system
The headlights, all other exterior lights, and the instrument panel lights turn off 15 seconds after you remove the key, 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 reminder chime alerting you that the lights are on.
You can change the headlight auto off timer setting.
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