2021 Toyota Camry Owners Manual - Operating the lights and wipers

Operating the lights and wipers

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For U.S.A.

The headlights, day- time running lights ( P.

235) and all the lights listed below turn on and off automatically. (Vehicles without a smart key system:

When the engine switch is in the “ON” position)

(Vehicles with a smart key system: When the engine switch is in IGNITION ON mode)

The side marker, parking, tail, license plate, instrument panel lights, and daytime running lights ( P. 235) turn on.

The headlights and all the lights listed above (except day- time running lights) turn on.

The daytime running lights turn off.

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The headlights, day- time running lights ( P.

235) and all the lights listed below turn on and off automatically. (Vehicles without a smart key system:

When the engine switch is in the “ON” position)

(Vehicles with a smart key system: When the engine switch is in IGNITION ON mode)

The side marker, parking, tail, license plate, instrument panel lights, and daytime running lights ( P. 235) turn on.

The headlights and all the lights listed above (except day- time running lights) turn on.

With the headlights on, push the lever away from you to turn on the high beams.

Pull the lever toward you to the center position to turn the high beams off.

You can flash the high beams with the headlights on or off.

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Daytime running light system

Type A:

The daytime running lights illuminate using the same lights as the headlights and illuminate darker than the headlights.

Type B:

The daytime running lights illuminate using the same lights as the parking lights and illuminate brighter than the parking lights.

To make your vehicle more visible to other drivers during daytime driving, the daytime running lights turn on automatically when all of the following conditions are met. (The daytime running lights are not designed for use at night.)

The engine is running

The parking brake is released

The headlight switch is in the or * position

*: When the surroundings are bright

The daytime running lights remain on after they illuminate, even if the parking

For U.S.A.: Daytime running lights can be turned off by operating the switch.

Compared to turning on the headlights, the daytime running light system offers greater durability and consumes less electricity, so it can help improve fuel economy.

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.

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Automatic light off system

Vehicles without a smart key system

When the headlights are on: The headlights and tail lights turn off 30 sec- onds after the engine switch is turned to the “ACC” or “LOCK” position and a

door is opened and closed. (The lights turn off immediately if on the key is pressed twice after all the doors are closed.)

When only the tail lights are on: The tail lights turn off automatically if the engine switch is turned to the “ACC” or “LOCK” position and the driver’s door is opened.

To turn the lights on again, turn the engine switch to “ON” position, or turn the light switch off once and then back to or .

If any of the doors or trunk lid is kept open, the lights automatically turn off after 20 minutes.

Vehicles with a smart key system

When the headlights are on: The headlights and tail lights turn off 30 sec- onds after the engine switch is turned to ACCESSORY mode or turned off and a door is opened and closed. (The lights turn off immediately if

on the key is pressed twice after all the doors are closed.)

When only the tail lights are on: The tail lights turn off automatically if the engine switch is turned to ACCESSORY mode or turned off and the driver’s door is opened.

To turn the lights on again, turn the engine switch to IGNITION ON mode, or turn the light switch off once and then back to or .

If any of the doors or trunk lid is kept open, the lights automatically turn off after 20 minutes.

Light reminder buzzer (except when the light switch is in )

Vehicles without a smart key system:

A buzzer sounds when the engine switch is turned to the “LOCK” or “ACC” position and the driver's door is opened with the key removed from the engine switch while the lights are turned on.

Vehicles with a smart key system:

A buzzer sounds when the engine switch is turned off or turned to ACCES- SORY mode and the driver's door is opened while the lights are turned on.

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Windshield wiper linked headlight illumination

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When driving during daytime with the headlight switch turned to , if the windshield wipers are used, the headlights will turn on automatically after several seconds to help enhance the visibility of your vehicle.

Battery-saving function

In the following conditions, the remaining lights will go off automatically after 20 minutes in order to prevent the vehicle battery from being discharged:

The headlights and/or tail lights are on.

Vehicles without a smart key system:

The engine switch is in the “ACC” or “LOCK” position. Vehicles with a smart key system:

The engine switch is in ACCESSORY mode or turned off. This function will be canceled in any of the following situations:

Vehicles without a smart key system:

When the engine switch is turned to the “ON” position. Vehicles with a smart key system:

When the engine switch is turned to IGNITION ON mode.

When the light switch is operated

When a door or the trunk is opened or closed

Customization

Some functions can be customized. ( P. 616)

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Press the Automatic High Beam switch.

When the headlight switch lever is in the low beam position, the AHB system will be enabled and the AHB indicator will illuminate.

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Switching to the high beams

The Automatic High Beam indi- cator will turn off and the high beam indicator will turn on.

Pull the lever to its original posi- tion to activate the Automatic High Beam system again.

Switching to the low beams

The Automatic High Beam indi- cator will turn off.

Press the switch to activate the Automatic High Beam system again.

Temporarily switching to the low beams

The high beams are on while the lever is pulled toward you. However, after the lever is returned to its original position, the low beams remain on for a certain amount of time. After- wards, the Automatic High Beam will be activated again.

Temporarily switching to the low beams

It is recommended to switch to the low beams when the high beam may cause problems or distress to other drivers or pedestrians nearby.

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Conditions to turn the high beams on/off automatically

When all of the following conditions are met, the high beams will be turned on automatically (after approximately 1 second):

The vehicle speed is approximately 21 mph (34 km/h) or more.

The area ahead of the vehicle is dark.

There are no vehicles ahead with headlights or tail lights turned on.

There are few streetlights on the road ahead.

If any of the following conditions is met, the high beams will turn off automat- ically:

The vehicle speed is below approximately 17 mph (27 km/h).

The area ahead of the vehicle is not dark.

Vehicles ahead have their headlights or tail lights turned on.

There are many streetlights on the road ahead.

Front camera detection information

The high beams may not be automatically turned off in the following situa- tions:

When a vehicle suddenly appears from around a curve

When the vehicle is cut in front of by another vehicle

When vehicles ahead cannot be detected due to repeated curves, road dividers or roadside trees

When vehicles ahead appear in a faraway lane on a wide road

When the lights of vehicles ahead are not on

The high beams may be turned off if a vehicle ahead that is using fog lights without its headlights turned on is detected.

House lights, street lights, traffic signals, and illuminated billboards or signs and other reflective objects may cause the high beams to change to the low beams, or the low beams to remain on.

The following factors may affect the amount of time taken for the high beams to turn on or off:

The brightness of the headlights, fog lights, and tail lights of vehicles ahead

The movement and direction of vehicles ahead

When a vehicle ahead only has operational lights on one side

When a vehicle ahead is a two-wheeled vehicle

The condition of the road (gradient, curve, condition of the road surface, etc.)

The number of passengers and amount of luggage in the vehicle

The high beams may turn on or off unexpectedly.

Bicycles or similar vehicles may not be detected.

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In the following situations the system may not be able to correctly detect the surrounding brightness level. This may cause the low beams to remain on or the high beams to flash or dazzle pedestrians or vehicles ahead. In such a case, it is necessary to manually switch between the high and low beams.

When driving in inclement weather (heavy rain, snow, fog, sandstorms, etc.)

When the windshield is obscured by fog, mist, ice, dirt, etc.

When the windshield is cracked or damaged

When the front camera is deformed or dirty

When the temperature of the front camera 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 vehicles ahead are turned off, dirty, changing color, or not aimed properly

When the vehicle is hit by water, snow, dust, etc. from a preceding vehi- cle

When driving through an area of intermittently changing brightness and darkness

When frequently and repeatedly driving ascending/descending roads, or roads with rough, bumpy or uneven surfaces (such as stone-paved roads, gravel roads, etc.)

When frequently and repeatedly taking 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

Temporarily lowering sensor sensitivity

The sensitivity of the sensor can be temporarily lowered.

Turn the engine switch off while the following conditions are met.

The headlight switch is in the or position.

The headlight switch lever is in the original position.

Turn the engine switch to the “ON” position (vehicles without a smart key system) or IGNITION ON mode (vehicles with a smart key system).

Within 60 seconds after , repeat pushing the headlight switch lever to the high beam position then pulling it to the original position quickly 10 times, then leave the lever in the original position.

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*1 or *2

The intermittent wind- shield wiper operates more frequently as vehi- cle speed becomes higher.

*1 or *2

*1 or *2

*1 or *2

*1: For U.S.A.

*2: For Canada

Increases the intermittent wind- shield wiper frequency

Decreases the intermittent windshield wiper frequency

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Pulling the lever operates the wip- ers and washer.

Wipers will automatically operate a couple of times after the washer squirts.

(After operating several times, the wipers operate once more time after a short delay to prevent drip- ping. However, the dripping pre- vention does not operate while the vehicle is moving.)

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The windshield wiper and washer can be operated when

Vehicles without a smart key system:

The engine switch is in the “ON” position.

Vehicles with a smart key system:

The engine switch is in IGNITION ON 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.

When stopping the engine in an emergency while driving

If the windshield wipers are operating when the engine is stopped, the wind- shield wipers will operate in high speed operation. After the vehicle is stopped, operation will return to normal when the engine switch is turned to “ON” position (vehicles without a smart key system) or IGNITION ON mode (vehicles with a smart key system), or operation will stop when the driver’s door is opened.

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Raising the wipers to the service position

Within approximately 45 sec- onds of turning the engine switch off, move the wiper lever to the *1 or *2

position and hold it for approxi- mately 2 seconds or more.

The wipers will move to the ser- vice position.

*1: For U.S.A.

*2: For Canada

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Lifting the windshield wipers

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Lowering the windshield wipers to the retracted position

With the windshield wipers placed on the windshield, turn the engine switch to “ON” position (vehicles without a smart key system) or IGNITION ON mode (vehicles with a smart key system) and then move the wiper lever to an oper- ating position. When the wiper switch is turned off, the windshield wipers will stop at the retracted position.