Toyota Yaris Cross (2022 year). Manual in english — page 12

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headlight switch in the

or

posi-

tion. Daytime running lights are not
designed for use at night.

■

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.

■

Automatic light off system

●

When the light switch is in

or

: The headlights and front fog

lights (if equipped) turn off automati-
cally if the engine switch is turned to
ACC or OFF.

●

When the light switch is in

: The

headlights and all lights turn off auto-
matically if the engine switch is turned
to ACC or OFF.

To turn the lights on again, turn the
engine switch to ON, or turn the light

switch

or

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 sys-
tem (if equipped)

The level of the headlights is automati-

cally adjusted according to the number
of passengers and the loading condition

of the vehicle to ensure that the head-

lights do not interfere with other road
users.

■

When unlock the doors (welcome

lamp) (vehicles with LED type

headlights)

When the doors are unlocked using the

entry function or wireless remote con-

trol, the front position lights turn on auto-
matically.
When the light switch is in the AUTO

position and the surrounding area is
dark, this function will operate.

■

Battery-saving function

In order to prevent the battery of the
vehicle from discharging, if the light

switch is in the

or

position

when the engine switch is turned off the
battery saving function will operate and
automatically turn off all the lights after
approximately 20 minutes. When the
engine switch is turned to ON, the bat-
tery-saving function will be disabled.
When any of the following are per-
formed, the battery-saving function is
canceled once and then reactivated. All
the lights will turn off automatically 20
minutes after the battery-saving function
has been reactivated:

●

When the headlight switch is operated

●

When a door is opened or closed

■

Customization

Some functions can be customized.

(



P.457)

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1

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.

2

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.

This system allows the headlights
to be turned on for 30 seconds
when the engine switch is off.

Pull the lever toward you and
release it with the light switch in

or

after turning the engine

switch off.

The lights are turned off in the fol-
lowing situations.



The engine switch is turned to
ON.



The light switch is turned on.



The light switch is pulled toward
you and then released.

The level of the headlights can be
adjusted according to the number
of passengers and the loading con-
dition of the vehicle.

1

Raises the level of the head-
lights

2

Lowers the level of the head-
lights

NOTICE

■

To prevent battery discharge

Do not leave the lights on longer than
necessary when the engine is not run-

ning.

Turning on the high beam
headlights

Extended headlight lighting
function (if equipped)

Manual headlight leveling
dial (if equipped)

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Guide to dial settings



Vehicles with halogen type head
lights (Type A

*1

)



Vehicles with halogen type head
lights (Type B

*4

)



Vehicles with LED type head
lights (Type A

*1

)

Occupancy and luggage
load conditions

Dial position

Occupants

Luggage
load

Driver

None

0

Driver and
front pas-
senger

None

0.5

All seats
occupied

None

1.5

All seats
occupied

Full lug-
gage load-
ing

3

Driver

Full lug-
gage load-
ing

4

Occupancy and luggage
load conditions

Dial position

Occupants

Luggage
load

Driver

None

0

Driver and
front pas-
senger

None

0.5

All seats
occupied

None

1.5

All seats
occupied

Full lug-
gage load-
ing

2.5

Driver

Full lug-
gage load-
ing

3.5

Occupancy and luggage
load conditions

Dial position

Occupants

Luggage
load

Driver

None

0

Driver and
front pas-
senger

None

0.5

All seats
occupied

None

2

All seats
occupied

Full lug-
gage load-
ing

3.5

Driver

Full lug-
gage load-
ing

4.5

Occupancy and luggage
load conditions

Dial position

Occupants

Luggage
load

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

Vehicles with LED type head
lights (Type B

*7

)

*1

: Vehicle model MXPB10R-BHFRBW,

MXPB10L-BHFRBW, MXPB10R-
BHFNBW

*2

, MXPB10L-BHFNBW

*2

,

MXPB10R-BHXNBW

*3

and

MXPB10L-BHXNBW

*3

.

*2

: When the vehicle weight 1155 kg

(2546.7 lb.)

*8

or lower.

*3

: When the vehicle weight 1170 kg

(2579.8 lb.)

*8

or lower.

*4

: Vehicle model MXPB10R-BHF-

NBW

*5

, MXPB10L-BHFNBW

*5

,

MXPB10R-BHXNBW

*6

and

MXPB10L-BHXNBW

*6

.

*5

: When the vehicle weight 1155 kg

(2546.7 lb.)

*8

or higher.

*6

: When the vehicle weight 1170 kg

(2579.8 lb.)

*8

or higher.

*7

: Vehicle model MXPB10R-BHFGBW,

MXPB10R-BHXGBW, MXPB10L-
BHFGBW, MXPB10L-BHXGBW,
MXPB10R-BHFNBW

*5

, MXPB10L-

BHFNBW

*5

, MXPB10R-BHXNBW

*6

and MXPB10L-BHXNBW

*6

.

*8

: If the weight of the vehicle cannot be

determined, contact your Toyota
dealer.

■

Vehicle Information

Vehicle Information, such as model, etc.,

can be checked on the label. If there are
any uncertainties, contact your Toyota

dealer.

Occupancy and luggage
load conditions

Dial position

Occupants

Luggage
load

Driver

None

0

Driver and
front pas-
senger

None

0.5

All seats
occupied

None

2

All seats
occupied

Full lug-
gage load-
ing

3

Driver

Full lug-
gage load-
ing

4.5

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*

: If equipped



Adjusts the brightness and illumi-
nated area of the high beams
according to the vehicle speed.



Adjusts the intensity of the high
beams, while driving on a curve,
so that the area in the direction
that the vehicle is turning will be
illuminated more brightly than
other areas.



Operates the shaded high
beams so that the area around

vehicles ahead is partially not
illuminated while all other areas
continue to be illuminated with
the high beams.

The shaded high beams help optimize
forward visibility while reducing the daz-
zling effect on the drivers of vehicles
ahead.

Illuminated area of the high

beams

Illuminated area of the low

beams



Adjusts the distance that the low
beams are projected according
to the distance to a preceding
vehicle.

AHS (Adaptive High-
beam System)

*

The Adaptive High-beam Sys-
tem uses a front camera
located behind the upper por-
tion of the windshield to
assess the brightness of the
lights of vehicles ahead, street-
lights, etc., and automatically
controls the headlight light dis-
tribution as necessary.

WARNING

■

Limitations of the Adaptive High-
beam System

Do not overly rely on the Adaptive

High-beam System. Always drive
safely, taking care to observe your

surroundings and turning the high

beams on or off manually if neces-
sary.

■

To prevent incorrect operation of

the Adaptive High-beam System

Do not overload the vehicle.

System functions

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1

Press the Adaptive High-beam
System switch.

2

Turn the headlight switch to the

or

position.

When the headlight switch lever is in

the low beam position, the AHS system
will be enabled and the AHS indicator

will illuminate.

■

Operating conditions of the Adap-

tive High-beam System

●

When all of the following conditions

are met, the high beams will be turned

on automatically and the system will
operate:

• The vehicle speed is approximately 15

km/h (10 mph) or more.

• The area ahead of the vehicle is dark.

●

When all of the following conditions
are met, the shaded high beams will

turn on and the distance that the low

beams are projected will be adjusted
automatically, depending on the loca-

tion of vehicles ahead:

• The vehicle speed is approximately 15

km/h (10 mph) or more.

• The area ahead of the vehicle is dark.

• There are vehicles ahead with head-

lights or tail lights turned on.

●

If any of the following conditions are
met, the high beams or shaded high

beams will be changed to the low

beams automatically:

• The vehicle speed is below approxi-

mately 15 km/h (10 mph).

• The area ahead of the vehicle is not

dark.

• There are many vehicles ahead.

• Vehicles ahead are moving quickly

and the high beams may blind the

drivers of the other vehicles.

■

Front camera detection information

●

The high beams may not be automati-

cally changed to the shaded high

beams in the following situations:

• When vehicles ahead suddenly

appear from a curve

• When the vehicle is cut in front of by

another vehicle

• When vehicles ahead are hidden from

sight due to repeated curves, road
dividers or roadside trees

• When vehicles ahead appear from the

faraway lane on wide road

• When vehicles ahead have no lights

●

The high beams may be changed to
the shaded high beams if a vehicle

ahead that is using fog lights without

its headlights turned on is detected.

●

House lights, street lights, traffic sig-

nals, and illuminated billboards or
signs and other reflective objects may

cause the high beams to change to

the shaded high beams, cause the
high beams not to change to the

shaded high beams, or change the

area that is not illuminated.

●

The following factors may affect the

amount of time taken to turn the high
beam on or off, or the speed by which

the areas not illuminated change:

Activating the Adaptive
High-beam System

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• The brightness of headlights, fog

lights, and tail lights of vehicles ahead

• The movement and direction of vehi-

cles ahead

• When a vehicle ahead only has oper-

ational 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

●

The light distribution control of the

headlights may change unexpectedly.

●

Bicycles or similar objects may not be

detected.

●

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 daz-
zle pedestrians or vehicles ahead. In

such a case, it is necessary to manu-

ally 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 vehi-

cles ahead are turned off, dirty, chang-

ing 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 inter-

mittently changing brightness and

darkness

• When frequently and repeatedly driv-

ing ascending/descending roads, or

roads with rough, bumpy or uneven
surfaces (such as stone-paved roads,

gravel roads, etc.)

• When frequently and repeatedly tak-

ing 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 tilting

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

• When the vehicle is used in an area in

which vehicles travel on the opposite

side of the road of the country for
which the vehicle was designed, for

example using a vehicle designed for

right-hand traffic in a left-hand traffic
area, or vice versa

■

Customization

Some functions can be customized.

(



P.457)

■

Switching to the high beams

Push the lever away from you.

The AHS indicator will turn off and the
high beam indicator will turn on.

Pull the lever to its original position to
activate the Adaptive High-beam Sys-
tem.

Turning the high beams
on/off manually

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Switching to the low beams

Press the Adaptive High-beam Sys-
tem switch.

The AHS indicator will turn off.

Press the switch to activate the Adap-
tive High-beam System again.

■

Temporarily switching to the
low beams

Pull the lever toward you and then
return it to its original position.

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
period of time. Afterwards, the Adaptive
High-beam System 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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*

: If equipped

1

Press the Automatic High Beam
switch.

2

Turn the headlight switch to 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 conditions

are met, the high beams will be turned
on automatically (after approximately

1 second):

• The vehicle speed is approximately 30

km/h (19 mph) 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 auto-
matically:

• The vehicle speed is below approxi-

mately 25 km/h (16 mph).

• 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 automati-

cally 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

AHB (Automatic High
Beam)

*

The Automatic High Beam
uses a front camera located
behind the upper portion of the
windshield to assess the
brightness of the lights of vehi-
cles ahead, streetlights, etc.,
and automatically turns the
high beams on or off as neces-
sary.

WARNING

■

Limitations of the Automatic
High Beam

Do not overly rely on the Automatic

High Beam. Always drive safely, tak-
ing care to observe your surroundings

and turning the high beams on or off

manually if necessary.

■

To prevent incorrect operation of
the Automatic High Beam system

Do not overload the vehicle.

Activating the Automatic
High Beam

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• When vehicles ahead cannot be

detected due to repeated curves, road

dividers or roadside trees

• When vehicles ahead appear in a far-

away 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 sig-

nals, 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 vehi-

cles ahead

• When a vehicle ahead only has oper-

ational 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.

●

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 daz-

zle pedestrians or vehicles ahead. In
such a case, it is necessary to manu-

ally 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 vehi-

cles ahead are turned off, dirty, chang-

ing 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 inter-

mittently changing brightness and

darkness

• When frequently and repeatedly driv-

ing ascending/descending roads, or

roads with rough, bumpy or uneven
surfaces (such as stone-paved roads,

gravel roads, etc.)

• When frequently and repeatedly tak-

ing 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

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Switching to the high beams

Push the lever away from you.

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

Pull the lever to its original position to
activate the Automatic High Beam sys-
tem again.

■

Switching to the low beams

Press the Automatic High Beam
switch.

The Automatic High Beam indicator will
turn off.

Press the switch to activate the Auto-
matic High Beam system again.

■

Temporarily switching to the
low beams

Pull the lever toward you and then

return it to its original position.

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. Afterwards, the Auto-
matic 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.

Turning the high beams
on/off manually

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

Rear fog light switch

Turns the rear fog light on

Releasing the switch ring returns it to

.

Operating the switch ring again turns
the rear fog light off.



Front and rear fog light switch

1

Turns the front fog lights off

2

Turns the front fog lights on

3

Turns the front and rear fog

light on

Releasing the switch ring returns it to

.

Operating the switch ring again turns
only the rear fog light off.

■

Fog lights can be used when

●

Vehicles with a rear fog light switch

The headlights are turned on.

●

Vehicles with a front and rear fog light

switch

The headlights or the front fog lights are

turned on.

Fog light switch

The fog lights secure excellent
visibility in difficult driving
conditions, such as in rain and
fog.

Operating instructions

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Operating the

lever operates

the wipers or washer as follows.



Intermittent windshield wipers
with interval adjuster

1

Intermittent windshield

wiper operation

2

Low speed windshield wiper

operation

3

High speed windshield

wiper operation

4

Temporary operation

Wiper intervals can be adjusted
when intermittent operation is
selected.

5

Increases the intermittent wind-
shield wiper frequency

6

Decreases the intermittent wind-
shield wiper frequency

7

Washer/wiper dual oper-

ation

Pulling the lever operates the wipers
and washer.
Wipers will automatically operate a cou-
ple of times after the washer squirts.

Windshield wipers and

washer

Operating the lever can use the
windshield wipers or the
washer.

NOTICE

■

When the windshield is dry

Do not use the wipers, as they may
damage the windshield.

Operating the wiper lever

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

Rain-sensing windshield wipers

1

Rain-sensing windshield

wiper operation

2

Low speed windshield wiper

operation

3

High speed windshield

wiper operation

4

Temporary operation

When “AUTO” is selected, the wipers
will operate automatically when the
sensor detects falling rain. The system
automatically adjusts wiper timing in
accordance with rain volume and vehi-
cle speed.

When “AUTO” is selected, the sen-
sor sensitivity can be adjusted as
follows by turning the switch ring.

5

Increases the rain-sensing wind-
shield wiper sensitivity

6

Decreases the rain-sensing
windshield wiper sensitivity

7

Washer/wiper dual oper-

ation

Pulling the lever operates the wipers
and washer.
Wipers will automatically operate a cou-
ple of times after the washer squirts.

■

The windshield wiper and washer

can be operated when

The engine switch is in ON.

■

Effects of vehicle speed on wiper

operation (vehicles with rain-sens-

ing windshield wipers)

Vehicle speed affects the Intermittent

wiper interval.

■

Raindrop sensor (vehicles with

rain-sensing windshield wipers)

●

The raindrop sensor judges the

amount of raindrops.

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An optical sensor is adopted. It may
not operate properly when sunlight

from the rising or setting of the sun

intermittently strikes the windshield, or
if bugs etc. are present on the wind-

shield.

●

If the wiper is turned to AUTO mode

while the engine switch is in ON, the

wipers will operate once to show that
AUTO mode is activated.

●

If the temperature of the raindrop sen-
sor is 85°C (185°F) or higher, or -15°C

(5°F) or lower, automatic operation

may not occur. In this case, operate
the wipers in any mode other than

AUTO 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.

WARNING

■

Caution regarding the use of

windshield wipers in AUTO mode

(vehicles with rain-sensing wind-
shield wipers)

The windshield wipers may operate

unexpectedly if the sensor is touched
or the windshield is subject to vibra-

tion in AUTO mode. Take care that

your fingers or anything else do not
become caught in the windshield wip-

ers.

■

Caution regarding the use of

washer fluid

When it is cold, do not use the washer
fluid until the windshield becomes

warm. The fluid may freeze on the

windshield and cause low visibility.
This may lead to an accident, result-

ing in death or serious injury.

NOTICE

■

When there is no washer fluid
spray from the nozzle

Damage to the washer fluid pump

may be caused if the lever is pulled
toward you and held continually.

■

When a nozzle becomes blocked

In this case, contact any authorized

Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized

repairer, or any reliable repairer.
Do not try to clear it with a pin or other

object. The nozzle will be damaged.

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Operating the

switch oper-

ates the rear wiper as follows:

1

Intermittent window wiper

operation

2

Normal window wiper oper-

ation

3

Washer/wiper dual oper-

ation

Pushing the lever operates the wiper
and washer.
The wiper will automatically operate a
couple of times after the washer squirts.

■

The rear window wiper and washer

can be operated when

The engine switch is in ON.

■

If no windshield washer fluid

sprays

Check that the washer nozzle is not
blocked if there is washer fluid in the

windshield washer fluid reservoir.

■

Reverse-linked rear window wiper

function

When the shift lever is shifted to R when

the front wipers are operating, the rear

window wiper will operate once.

■

Back door opening linked rear win-
dow wiper stop function

When the rear window wiper are operat-

ing, if a back door is opened while the
vehicle is stopped, operation of the rear

window wiper will be stopped to prevent

anyone near the vehicle from being
sprayed by water from the wiper. When

the back door is closed, wiper operation
will resume.

*

*

: These settings must be customized at

any authorized Toyota retailer or
Toyota authorized repairer, or any reli-
able repairer.

Rear window wiper and

washer

Operating the lever can use the
rear window wiper or the
washer.

NOTICE

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When the rear window is dry

Do not use the wiper, as it may dam-
age the rear window.

Operating instructions