2001 Lexus GS300 Basic Funcitons

Destination Input by EMERGENCY
17 By touching the
ºEmergencyº switch
on the destination input screen, the dis-
play changes to a screen to select police
stations, hospitals or dealers. During
driving, only nearby police stations, hos-
pitals or dealers are shown. The current
position is shown with an address, the
latitude and the longitude at the top of the
screen.
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When you touch your desired emergency
category, the selected emergency category
list is displayed.
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The distance from your current position up to
the destination is displayed on the right of the
name.
You can see the names of the emergency
destinations in alphabetical order by touch-
ing the
ºName Sortº switch on the
screen.
Touch the
of your desired item. The
screen changes and displays the map
location of the selected destination and
the route preference. (See
ºEntering
Destinationº on page 22.)
Touch the
ºInfoº switch to display the se-
lected emergency destination name, ad-
dress and telephone number.
INFORMATION
In an area which has not been regis-
tered for route guidance, the naviga-
tion does not guide. (See page 42.)

Destination Input by INTERSECTION
18Touch the
ºIntersectionº switch on
the destination screen.
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Input the name of the two intersecting
streets which are located near the des-
tination to be set.
When you touch the
ºListº switch or the
number of sites becomes 4 or less, the list of
matching street names appears.
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Touch the of your desired item. After
inputting the two intersecting streets, the
screen changes and displays the map
location of the selected destination and
the route preference. (See ºEntering
Destinationº on page 22.)
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If the same two streets cross at more than
one intersection, the screen changes and
displays the menu to select the city name
where the streets intersect. Select the city,
and the map location of the selected destina-
tion and the route preference. (See ºEnter-
ing Destinationº on page 22.)

Destination Input by FREEWAY ENTRANCE or EXIT
19 To input a freeway entrance or exit, touch
the
ºFwy Entrance/Exitº switch on
the destination input screen.
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Be sure to use the complete name of the
freeway or highway, including the hyphen,
when entering the destination. Freeways
and interstates use an ºIº (I±405). US high-
ways use the state designation before the
number (CA±118).
As the number of matching freeways de-
creases, you can touch the
ºListº switch to
display the list. When the number of sites be-
comes 4 or less, the list screen appears au-
tomatically.
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Select the desired freeway by touching
the .
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You can then select either a freeway ºEn-
tranceº
or ºExitº.
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Touch the of the desired entrance or
exit name. The screen changes and dis-
plays the map location of the selected
destination and the route preference.
(See ºEntering Destinationº on page 22.)

Destination Input by FREEWAY ENTRANCE or EXIT
20There are 2 ways to list the freeway en-
trance or exit.
Dist Sort: Touch this switch to list the en-
trances or exits in order of distance from your
current location.
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Name Sort: Touch this switch to list the en-
trances or exits in alphabetical order.

Destination Input by PREVIOUS STARTING POINT
21 Touch the
ºPrevious Starting
Pointº
switch on the destination screen.
The screen changes and displays the
map location of the previous starting
point and the route preference. (See ºEn-
tering Destinationº.)
If you have not used the navigation yet, the
ºPrevious Starting Pointº switch is
dimmed.

Destination Input by MAP Entering Destination
22Touch the
ºMapº switch on the destina-
tion screen.
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The screen changes and displays the
map location of the current position and
the route preference. (See ºEntering
Destinationº.)After you input the destination by one of
the ten methods, the screen changes and
displays the map location of the selected
destination and the route preference.
You can move and set the cursor at a de-
sired point. (For the method of how to move
the cursor, see page 3.)
When you touch the
ºEnterº switch, the
system starts searching for a route to your
destination using the conditions entered.
Route Preference
Touch the
ºChangeº switch to change the
conditions which are to determine the route
to your destination.You are given a number of choices on the
conditions which the system uses to deter-
mine the route to your destination.
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Touch the ªOnº switch of ºMinimize
Freeway Useº to search for a route other
than freeways as much as possible. (In
some cases, the route cannot avoid running
on a freeway.)
Touch the
ªOnº switch of ºMinimize Toll
Road Useº to search for a route other than
toll roads as much as possible.
Touch the
ªOnº switch of ºMinimize
Ferry Useº to search for a route without us-
ing a ferry as much as possible.
The switches you select are highlighted in
green. After choosing conditions, touch the
ºEnterº switch.

Entering Destination Route Guidance Screen
23
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During the route search, ºRoute Search-
ingº appears at the top of the screen and
changes color from the left. When the
search is completed, three types of
routes are displayed on the screen.
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Touch the ºNextº switch to choose one
from the three routes.Route 1: A route on which you can reach the
destination in the shortest time.
Route 2: A route on which you can reach the
destination in the shortest distance.
Route 3: Other route.
After selecting one, you can start the route
guidance by touching the
ºStartº switch or
starting to move your vehicle.
If you want to set a way point between the
starting point and the destination or change
the search condition, touch the
ºChg.
Routeº
switch. The screen changes and
displays the change route menu. (For de-
tails, see page 24.)
When you keep touching the
ºStartº
switch until you hear a beep, Demo Mode will
start.The route guidance system displays two
different screen modes.
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Single screen: Only map is shown in a
screen mode.

Route Guidance Screen
24
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Split screen: Map and guidance screen are
shown in a screen mode. (For detail about
Guidance screen, see page 36.)
The two route guidance screens have a
number of indicators and switches with
which you should be familiar.
Map/Guide: To change two screen modes.
[GPS]: Upon reception of signals from the
GPS (Global Positioning System), this mark
appears. (For details, see page 39.)
zoom IN / zoom OUT: Magnifies or reduces
the map scale. (For details, see page 37.)POI: Touch this switch, and symbols of
points of interest are shown on the screen.
(For details, see page 33.)
Mark: Touch this switch for one±touch regis-
tration of the marked point. (For details, see
page 54.)
INFORMATION
The distance up to your destination
appears at the left of the screen.
The time to your destination can also
be displayed. (For the setting steps,
see page 64.)
Chg. Route: The ºChange Routeº screen
appears and the following settings are avail-
able.
Reroute: To change the condition for Re-
route.
Detour: To change the condition for Detour.
(For details, see page 32.)
Way point: To set and delete a way point.
(For details, see page 55.)
Route Preference: To change the condi-
tions of the route preference. (For details,
see page 22.)
Cancel Guidance: To stop the route guid-
ance. When you touch this switch, the map
screen appears.