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Do not place luggage heavier than specified on the
roof luggage carrier. Such luggage may cause the
curtain shield airbags and seat belt pretensioners to
inflate accidentally, which could result in death or
serious injury. For details, see ªRoof luggage
carrierº on page 120.
NOTICE
Do not perform any of the following changes without
consulting your Lexus dealer. Such changes caninterfere with proper operation of the seat beltpretensioners in some cases.
Installation of electronic devices such as a mobiletwo±way radio, cassette tape player or CD player
Repairs on or near the front seat belt retractorassemblies
Modification of the suspension system
Modification of the front end structure
Attachment of a grille guard (bull bar, kangaroo bar,etc.), snowplow, winches or any other equipment tothe front end
Repairs made on or near the front fenders, the frontend structure and console
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Do not perform any of the following changes withoutconsulting your Lexus dealer. Such changes caninterfere with proper operation of the SRS front airbagsystem in some cases.
Installation of electronic devices such as a mobiletwo±way radio, cassette tape player or CD player
Modification of the suspension system
Modification of the front end structure
Attachment of a grille guard (bull bar, kangaroo bar,etc.), snowplow, winches or any other equipment tothe front end
Repairs made on or near the front fenders, front endstructure, console, steering column, steering wheelor dashboard near the front passenger airbag
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Do not place luggage heavier than specified on the
roof luggage carrier. Such luggage may cause the
curtain shield airbags and seat belt pretensioners to
inflate accidentally, which could result in death or
serious injury. For details, see ªRoof luggage
carrierº on page 120.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death
or serious injury. Consult your Lexus dealer about any
repair and modification.
If you wish to modify your vehicle for a person with a
physical disability, consult your Lexus dealer. It may
dangerously interfere with the SRS side airbags and
curtain shield airbags operation.
NOTICE
Do not perform any of the following changes without consulting your Lexus dealer. Such changes caninterfere with proper operation of the SRS side airbagand curtain shield airbag system in some cases.
Installation of electronic devices such as a mobiletwo±way radio, cassette tape player or CD player
Modification of the suspension system
Modification of the structure of the passengercompartment
Repairs made on or near the console or front seat
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(a) Turning the system on and off
Push this knob to turn the audio system on and off. Turn
this knob to adjust the volume.
The system turns on in the last mode used.
Push
the ªAMº, ªFMº, ªTAPEº or ªDISCº button to turn on
that mode. The selected mode turns on directly.
Push these buttons if you want to switch from one mode to
another.
If the tape or CD is not set, the cassette player or CD player
does not turn on.
You can turn off each player by ejecting the cassette tape or
CD. If the audio system was previously off, then the entire
audio system will be turned off when you eject the cassette
tape or CD. If the other function was previously playing, it will
come on again.
Vehicles with rear seat entertainment system Ð
The ªDISCº button may also be used to operate a DVD player.
Pressing the ªDISCº button changes between the CD player
and DVD player. When the DVD player is in operation, ªAUXº
appears on the display.
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When you insert a cassette, the exposed tape should face to
the right.
NOTICE
Do not oil any part of the cassette player, and do not
insert anything except a cassette tape into the slot.
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(e) Your CD player with changer
Your CD player with changer can store up to 6 CDs and play
selected
CDs or continuously play all the CDs set in the player.
When you set CDs into the player, make sure their labels face
up. If not, the player will display ªERROR 1º and the CD
number.
NOTICE
Do not stack up two CDs for insertion, or it will cause damage to the CD changer. Insert only one CD intoslot at a time.
Never try to disassemble or oil any part of the CDplayer. Do not insert anything other than CD into theslot.
The player is intended for use with 12 cm (4.7 in.) CDs only.Radio operation
(a) Listening to the radio
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Cassette tape player operation
(a) Playing a cassette tape
When you insert a cassette tape, the exposed tape should
face to the right.
The player will automatically start when you insert a cassette
tape. At this time, ªTAPEº appears on the display.
To stop or eject the cassette tape, push the ªEJECTº button.
Auto±reverse feature: After the cassette player reaches the
end of a tape, it automatically reverses and begins to play the
other side, regardless of whether the cassette was playing or
fast forwarding.
If a cassette is already in the slot, push the ªT APEº button.
Dolby Noise Reduction* feature: If you are listening to a
tape that was recorded with Dolby Noise Reduction, push the
ª
º button. The display will indicate that the Dolby noise
reduction system is on.
The Dolby NR mode reduces tape noise by about 10 dB. For
best sound reproduction, play your tapes with the Dolby NR on
or off according to the mode used for recording the tape.
To play a tape recorded without Dolby NR, push the button
again to turn off the Dolby NR.
* Dolby noise reduction manufactured under license from Dolby
Laboratories Licensing Corporation. ªDOLBYº and the double±D
symbol
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing
Corporation.
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ªAutomatic program selectionº button: The automatic
program selection feature allows you to program your cassette
player to skip forward or backward to locate the song you want
to hear. You can skip up to 9 programs at a time.
Push this button on the upper side to skip forward. ªFFº and
the number will appear on the display. Push the button until the
number you want to skip appears on the display. After that, the
player will automatically skip forward.
When the end of the tape is reached, the player automatically
reverses sides and resumes normal play. Push this button on the lower
side to skip backward. Push the
button until ªREWº and the number you want to skip appear on
the display.
If you set ªREW 1º, the player will rewind to the beginning
of the current program.
When counting the number of programs you want to rewind,
remember to count the current program as well. For
example, if you want to rewind to a song that is two before
the song you are listening to, push this button until ªREW
3º appears on the display.
When the beginning of the tape is reached, the player
automatically resumes normal play.
There must be at least 3 seconds of blank space between
programs for this feature to work correctly.
ªRPTº and ªAutomatic program selectionº features:
These features may not work well with some spoken word, live
or classical recordings.