2021 Toyota Corolla Owners Manual - Operating the lights and wipers

Operating the lights and wipers

Headlight switch

daytime running lights) turn on.

4 (U.S.A.) Off

(Canada) The daytime

running lights turn on. (P.186)

Operating the switch turns on the lights as follows:

U.S.A.

Canada

The headlights, daytime running lights (P.186) and all the lights listed below turn on and off automatically.

The side marker, park- ing, LED accent (if equipped), tail, license plate, instrument panel lights, and daytime running lights (P.186) turn on.

3 The headlights and all lights listed above (except

AUTO mode can be used when

The engine switch is in ON.

Daytime running light system

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

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

(Canada only), or * posi- tion

*: When the surroundings are bright

The daytime running lights remain on after they illuminate, even if the parking brake is set again.

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

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

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Headlight control sensor

The sensor may not function prop- erly if an object is placed on the sen- sor, 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 head- light system to malfunction.

Automatic light off system

When the headlights are on: The headlights and tail lights turn off 30 seconds after the driver’s door is opened and closed if the engine switch is turned to ACC or OFF. (Vehicles with a wireless remote control: The lights turn off immedi-

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

When only the tail lights are on: The tail lights turn off automati- cally if the engine switch is turned to ACC or OFF and the driver’s door is opened.

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

or .

Light reminder buzzer

A buzzer sounds when the engine switch is turned to OFF or ACC and the driver’s door is opened while the lights are turned on.

Automatic headlight leveling system (if equipped)

The level of the headlights is auto- matically adjusted according to the number of passengers and the load- ing condition of the vehicle to ensure that the headlights do not

interfere with other road users.

Windshield wiper linked head- light illumination

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 vehi- cle.

Battery-saving function

In order to prevent the battery of the vehicle from discharging, if the headlights and/or tail lights are on when the engine switch is turned off the battery saving function will oper- ate and automatically turn off all the lights after approximately 20 min- utes. When the engine switch is turned to ON, the battery-saving function will be disabled.

When any of the following are per- formed, the battery-saving function is canceled once and then reacti- vated. All the lights will turn off auto- matically 20 minutes after the Battery- saving function has been reactivated:

When the headlight switch is oper- ated

When a door is opened or closed

Customization

Some functions can be customized. (P.580)

(P.580)

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.

Pull the lever toward you and release it to flash the high beams once.

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

AFS operates at speeds of approxi- mately 6 mph (10 km/h) or higher.

Customization

Some functions can be customized.

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in the or position.

The Automatic High Beam indicator will come on when the system is operating.

Conditions to turn the high beams on/off automatically

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

The vehicle speed is approxi- mately 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 are met, the high beams will turn off automatically:

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

The area ahead of the vehicle is not dark.

Vehicles ahead have their head- lights or tail lights turned on.

There are many streetlights on the road ahead.

Camera sensor detection infor- mation

The high beams may not be auto- matically turned off in the following situations:

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, streetlights, 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 vehi- cles 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 (gradi- ent, 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.

In the following situations the sys- tem 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 pedestri- ans 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, sand- storms, etc.)

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

When the windshield is cracked or damaged

When the camera sensor is deformed or dirty

When the temperature of the cam- era sensor 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 vehicle

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 wind- ing 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 container 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 driv- ers

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 or

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The headlight switch lever is in high beam position.

Automatic High Beam switch is on.

Turn the engine switch to ON.

Within 60 seconds after step 2, repeat pulling the headlight switch lever to the original posi- tion then pushing it to the high beam position quickly 10 times, then leave the lever in high beam position.

If the sensitivity is changed, the Automatic High Beam indicator is turn on and off 3 times.

Automatic High Beam (headlights) may turn on even when the vehicle is stopped.

Switching to the low beams

The Automatic High Beam indicator will turn off.

Push the lever away from you to activate the Automatic High Beam system again.

Switching to the high beams

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

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

operation

(U.S.A.) or (Canada) High speed windshield wiper operation

(U.S.A.) or (Canada) Temporary operation

Operating the lever oper- ates the wipers or washer as fol- lows.

(U.S.A.) or (Canada) Intermittent windshield wiper operation

(U.S.A.) or (Canada) Low speed windshield wiper

5 Washer/wiper dual operation

Pulling the lever operates the wip- ers and washer.

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

Increases the intermittent windshield wiper frequency

Decreases the intermittent windshield wiper frequency

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The windshield wiper and washer can be operated when

The engine switch is in ON.

If no windshield washer fluid sprays

Check that the washer nozzles are not blocked if there is washer fluid in the windshield washer fluid reser- voir.

When stopping the engine in an emergency while driving

If the windshield wipers are operat- ing when the engine is stopped, the windshield wipers will operate in high speed operation. After the vehi- cle is stopped, operation will return to normal when the engine switch is turned to ON.