Operation Check

LIGHTING (EXT): LIGHTING SYSTEM: OPERATION CHECK

1. LIGHT AUTO TURN-OFF OPERATION CHECK

(a) When only the taillights are on.

(1) Close all the doors.

(2) Turn the engine switch on (IG).

(3) Turn the light control switch to the tail position.

(4) Turn the engine switch off.

(5) Open any door.

(6) Check that the taillights go off immediately.

(b) When low beam headlights are on.

(1) Close all the doors.

(2) Turn the engine switch on (IG).

(3) Turn the low beam headlights, high beam headlights, or front fog lights on.

(4) Turn the engine switch off.

(5) Open any door.

(6) Close all the doors.

(7) Check that all the lights go off after 30 seconds (delay function).

HINT
Before the lights go off, if the lock button on the key is pushed after all the doors are locked, all lights will go off immediately.

2. AUTOMATIC LIGHT CONTROL OPERATION CHECK

(a) Turn the engine switch on (IG).

(b) Turn the light control switch to the AUTO position.

(c) Cover the automatic light control sensor.

(d) Check that the taillights and low beam headlights come on.

(e) Uncover the automatic light control sensor.

(f) Check that the low beam headlights and taillights go off.

3. DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT OPERATION CHECK

(a) Turn the light control switch off.

(b) Start the engine.

(c) Release the parking brake.

(d) Check that the daytime running lights (dimmed high beam headlights*1 or high-intensity parking lights*2) come on.

*1: Except HID Type

*2: for HID Type

4. LIGHT CONTROL ECU OPERATION CHECK

(a) Perform the following illumination diagnosis when both of the following conditions are met: 1) the light control ECU is not visibly damaged, and 2) the light control ECU has been struck but is operating normally. If all of the following diagnosis results are normal, the light control ECU can be reused.

(1) Perform low beam headlight cold starts (10 minutes or more off, then turned on) and hot starts (15 minutes or more on, 1 minute off, then turned on again) several times. Check that the low beam headlights illuminate normally.

(2) For 5 minutes immediately after a light cold start (before the lights stabilize), visually check the illumination condition and check that the lights do not flicker or show signs of instability.

(3) Install bulbs that have approximately the same usage time, and illuminate the low beam headlights for approximately 30 seconds. Check that the brightness of the left and right bulbs are approximately the same, and that the illumination is stable.