2006 Lexus IS250 ECT

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6-1. Specifications
■Gasoline quality standards
●Automotive manufacturers in the US, Europe and Japan have developed a
specification for fuel quality called World-Wide Fuel Charter (WWFC) that is
expected to be applied worldwide.
●The WWFC consists of four categories that are based on required emission
levels. In the US, category 4 has been adopted.
●The WWFC improves air quality by lowering emissions in vehicle fleets, and
customer satisfaction th rough better performance.
■Lexus recommends the use of gasoline containing detergent additives
●Lexus recommends the use of gasoline that contains detergent additives to
avoid build-up of engine deposits.
●All gasoline sold in the US contains de tergent additives to clean and/or keep
clean intake systems.
■Lexus recommends the use of cleaner burning gasoline
Cleaner burning gasoline, including reform ulated gasoline that contains oxygen-
ates such as ethanol or MTBE (Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether) is available in many
areas.
Lexus recommends the use of cleaner burning gasoline and appropriately blended
reformulated gasoline. These types of gasoline provide excellent vehicle perfor-
mance, reduce vehicle emissions and improve air quality.
■Lexus does not recommend blended gasoline
●Lexus allows the use of oxygenate blended gasoline where the oxygenate con-
tent is up to 10% ethanol or 15% MTBE.
●If you use gasohol in your Lexus, be sure that it has an octane rating no lower
than 87.
●Lexus DOES NOT recommend the use of gasoline containing methanol.
■Lexus does not recommend gasoline containing MMT
Some gasoline contains octane enhancin g additive called MMT (Methylcy clopen-
tadienyl Manganese Tricarbonyl).
Lexus DOES NOT recommend the use of gasoline that contains MMT. If fuel con-
taining MMT is used, your emission control system may be adversely affected.
The malfunction indicator lamp on the inst rument cluster may come on. If this hap-
pens, contact your Lexus dealer for service.

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6-1. Specifications
Tire information
Ty p i c a l t i r e s y m b o l s
Tire size(P. 394)
DOT and Tire Identification Number (TIN) ( P. 393)
Location of tread wear indicators ( P. 395)
Tire ply composition and materials
Plies are layers of rubber-coated parallel cords. Cords are the strands
which form the plies in a tire.
Radial tires or bias-ply tires
A radial tire has RADIAL on the sidewall. A tire not marked RADIAL is a
bias-ply tire.
TUBELESS or TUBE TYPE
A tubeless tire does not have a tube an d air is directly filled in the tire. A
tube type tire has a tube inside the ti re and the tube maintains the air pres-
sure.
Load limit at maximum cold tire inflation pressure ( P. 3 9 7 )
Maximum cold tire inflation pressure ( P. 3 9 7 )
This means the pressure to which a tire may be inflated.
Uniform tire quality grading
For details, see "Uniform tire quality grading" that follows.

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6-1. Specifications
Tire size■ Typical tire size information
The illustration indicates typical
tire size.
Ti r e u s e
(P = Passenger car,
T = Temporary use)
Section width (millimeters)
Aspect ratio
(tire height to section width)
Tire construction code
(R = Radial, D = Diagonal)
Wheel diameter (inches)
Load index (2 or 3 digits)
Speed symbol
(alphabet with one letter)
■ Tire dimensions
Section width
Ti r e h e i g h t
Wheel diameter

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6-1. Specifications
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Vehicle specifications
Tire section namesBead
Sidewall
Shoulder
Tread
Belt
Inner liner
Reinforcing rubber
Carcass
Rim lines
Bead wires
Chafer
Uniform Tire Quality GradingThis information has b een prepared in accordance with regulations
issued by the National Highway Tr affic Safety Administration of the
U.S.A. Department of Transportation.
It provides the purchasers and/or prospective purchasers of Lexus vehi-
cles with information on uniform tire quality grading.
Your Lexus dealer will help answer an y questions you may have as you read
this information.
■ DOT quality grades
All passenger vehicle tires must co nform to Federal Safety Require-
ments in addition to these grades. Quality grades can be found where
applicable on the tire sidewall between tread shoulder and maximum
section width.
For example: Treadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature A

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6-2. Customization
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Vehicle specifications
ItemFunctionDefault settingCustomizedsetting
Wireless
remote con-
trol
(
P. 1 6 )
Tr u n k u n l o c k i n g f u n c t i o nONOFF
Trunk unlocking operationPush and holdPush twice
One short push
Panic functionONOFF
Door lock
(
P. 1 9 )
Unlocking using a key
Driver's door
unlocked in one
step, all doors
unlocked in two
steps
All doors
unlocked in one
step.
Speed-detecting auto-
matic door lock function
(Manual transmissions)
ONOFF
Speed-detecting auto-
matic door lock function
(Automatic transmissions)
OFFON
Opening driver's door
unlocks all doors (Manual
transmissions)
ONOFF
Opening driver's door
unlocks all doors (Auto-
matic transmissions)
OFFON
Shifting gears to P
unlocks all doors.ONOFF
Shifting gears to position
other than P locks all
doors.
ONOFF

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6-3. Initialization
Items to initialize
ItemWhen to initializeReference
Pow e r w i n d ow
• After reconnecting or changing the battery
• After changing a fuse
P. 4 5
Engine oil maintenance
dataAfter changing engine oilP. 2 6 8
Tire inflation pressure
warning system
• When the standard tire pressure changes by replacing tires or wheels
• When tires are rotated
• When tire pressure sensors are replaced
• When driving with the tires inflated to
a higher than standard tire pressure
P. 2 8 0
The following item must be initialized for normal system operation in cases
such as after the battery is reconnected, or maintenance is performed on
the vehicle.

For US owners7
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Reporting safety defects for U.S.A. owners ................... 406

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Reporting safety defects for U.S.A. owners
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could cause a crash or
could cause injury or death, you sh ould immediately inform the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in addition to notifying the
Lexus Division of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (Toll-free: 1-800-25-
LEXUS).
■ If NHTSA receives similar complaints
It may open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety defect exists
in a group of vehicles, it may or der a recall and remedy campaign.
However, NHTSA cannot become involved in individual problems
between you, your dealer, or Lexus Division of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A.,
Inc.
■To contact NHTSA
You may either call the Auto Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-800-424-
9393 (or 366-0123 in the Washington, D.C. area) or write to:
NHTSA, U.S.A. Department of Tr ansportation, Washington, D.C.
20590.
You can also obtain other information about motor vehicle safety from the
Hotline.