2006 Lexus IS250 Using the audio system / LEXUS 2006 IS350/250 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE

Topic 3
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Dynamic Radar Cruise Control (If Equipped)
■Cruise control display
Cruise control settings are shown on the multi-
information display.
Vehicle ahead indicator
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance
Preset speed
■Vehicle-to-vehicle distance control mode
Press the ON-OFF button.
Accelerate or decelerate to the desired
speed, and then push the lever down.
Following distance can be adjusted using the
vehicle-to-vehicle dist ance control switch.
■Conventional (constant speed) cruise control mode
Press the ON-OFF button.
Push the lever forward and hold for at least
one second.
Accelerate or decelerate to the desired
speed, and then push the lever down.
■Canceling
To temporarily cancel the dynamic radar cruise
control, pull the lever.
To turn the system off, press the ON-OFF button.
■Adjusting the speed setting
To increase speed : push the lever up.
To decrease speed : push the lever down.
Release the lever when the desired speed is
reached.
Dynamic radar cruise control supplements conventional cruise control with a vehicle-to-
vehicle distance control mode.
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The vehicle-to-vehicle distance control mode maintains the pr eset cruising speed as long
as no vehicle is detected ahead.

Rain and Night DrivingTopic 4
Headlights............................................................... 27
Fog Lights ................................................................ 28
Windshield Wipers and Washers .................... 28
Headlight Cleaner ............................................... 29
Rear Window and Outside Rear View
Mirror Defoggers................................................. 29
Instrument Panel Light Control ....................... 29

Topic 4
Rain and Night Driving
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Headlights
The instrument panel, the side marker, parking,
tail and license plate lights turn on.
The headlights and all lights listed above turn on.
The headlights and parking lights turn on/off
automatically in accordance with ambient light
levels.
To engage the high beams, push the lever forward.
To flash the high beams, pull the lever and hold.
■ AFS (Adaptive Front-lighting System)
AFS improves visibility on curves by automatica lly adjusting the horizontal orientation of the
headlights in accordance with vehicle speed an d the degree of the tire angle that are con-
trolled by steering input.
The system can be turned on and off using the satellite switch. ( P. 2 1 )
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Rain and Night Driving
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Fog Lights
The fog lights can be used only when the head-
lights (low beam) are on.
Windshield Wipers and Washers
■ Intermittent wiper with inte rval adjuster (if equipped)
MIST: operates once
INT : intermittent operation*
LO : low speed
HI : high speed
*: Wiper interval can be adjusted by turning the band.
To spray washer fluid, pull the lever. The wipers will operate automatically.
■Rain-sensing windshield wipers (if equipped)
MIST : operates once
AUTO : automatic operation*
LO : low speed
HI : high speed
*: Sensitivity can be adjusted by turning the band.
To spray washer fluid, pull the lever. The wipers will operate automatically.

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Headlight Cleaner (If Equipped)
The headlight cleaner can be used only when the
engine switch is in IG-ON mode and the headlights
are on.
Rear Window and Outside Rear View
Mirror Defoggers
To defog the rear window and the outside mirrors,
press the button.
Press again to cancel.

Instrument Panel Light Control
To dim: turn the knob counterclockwise.
To brighten: turn the knob clockwise.
The system turns off automatically after 15 minutes.
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Driving ComfortTopic 5
Audio System .......................................................... 31
Air Conditioning System .................................... 34
Ashtrays................................................................... 35
Seat Heaters / Seat Heaters and
Ventilators .............................................................. 35
Console Boxes....................................................... 36
Glove Box ............................................................... 37
Cup Holders........................................................... 37
Interior Lights......................................................... 38
Rear Sunshade ...................................................... 38
Compass.................................................................. 38
Extended Trunk..................................................... 39
Luggage Mat.......................................................... 39

Topic 5
Driving Comfort
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Audio System (without navigation system)
Owners of models equipped with a navigation system should refer to the “Navigation System
Owner's Manual”.
■Basic operation
Sound quality modes
Listening position (if equipped)
ASL (Automatic Sound Levelizer)
Audio sources
Power/Volume
■Audio sources
AMS AT: AM radio/Satellite radio*
FM: FM radio
DISC
AUX: CD player/Auxiliary audio device
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The optional Lexus genuine satellite tuner and antenna allows you to receive and play
XM satellite radio broadcasts. (Subscription is required. For detailed information, see
the Owner’s Manual.)
■ Radio
Traffic information
Station presets
Text messages
Radio tuner
RDS genre select
Scan
All radio stations: press
Preset radio stations: press and hold
Seek
■Entering station presets
Select the desired station by using th e tune, the seek or the scan function.
Press and hold one of the preset buttons (1~6) until you hear a beep, indicating that the
station is set.
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■ CD player
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Playing an audio CD
Random playback Current disc: press
All discs: press and hold
Repeat Current track: press
Current disc: press and hold
Text information
Disc select
Disc load
Scan All tracks: press
First track of each CD: press and hold
Eject
Track select/reverse/fast-forward
■Playing a CD with MP3/WMA files
Random playback Current folder: press
All folders: press and hold
Repeat Current folder: press
All folders: press and hold
Folder select
Text information
File select
Disc select
Disc load
Scan (Using the first file of each folder)
Eject
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