2007 Lexus GS450h display

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1-1. Hybrid system
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Before driving
■If a warning light comes on or a warning message is displayed, or the 12 volt bat-
tery is disconnected
The hybrid system may not start. In that case, try to start the sy stem again. If the
“READY” light does not come on, contact your Lexus dealer.
CAUTION
■High voltage precautions
The vehicle has high voltage DC and AC systems as well as a 12 volt system. DC
and AC high voltage is very dangerous and can cause severe burns and electric
shock that may result in death or serious injury.
●Never touch, disassemble, remove or replace the high voltage parts, cables and
their connectors.
●The hybrid system will become hot after starting as the system uses high voltage.
Be careful of both the high voltage and the high temperature, and always obey
the caution labels attached to the vehicle.
●Never try to open the service plug acce ss hole located in the luggage compart-
ment. The service plug is used only when the vehicle is serviced and is subject to
high voltage.

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1-3. Opening, closing and locking the doors and trunk
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Before driving
■Switching the door unlock function
It is possible to set which doors the entry function unlocks. Turn the power switch “OFF”.
When the indicator on the key surface is turned off, push and
hold , , or for approximately 5 seconds while pushing the
button on the key.
The setting changes each time an operation is performed, as shown below. (Wait for
at least 5 seconds after each oper ation to continue an operation.)
STEP1
STEP2
Multi-information
displayUnlocking doorsBeep
Hold the driver’s door handle
to unlock only the driver’s
door
Exterior: Beeps 3 times
Interior: Rings once
Hold a passenger’s door han-
dle to unlock all the doors
Hold the door handle to
unlock the front and rear
doors on your sideExterior: Beeps 4 times
Interior: Rings once
Hold the door handle to
unlock the doorExterior: Beeps once
Interior: Rings once
Hold a door handle to unlock
all doorsExterior: Beeps twice
Interior: Rings once

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1-3. Opening, closing and locking the doors and trunk
■Alarms and warning indicators
A combination of exterior and interior alarms as well as warnings displayed on the
multi-information display are used to prevent theft of the vehicle and unforeseeable
accidents resulting from erroneous operation. Take appropriate measures in
response to any warning indications on the multi-information display. (P. 443)
The following table describes circumstances and correction procedures when only
alarms are sounded.
AlarmSituationCorrection procedure
Exterior alarm
sounds once for 2
seconds
Tried to lock the doors using
the entry function while the
electronic key is still inside
the passenger compartmentRetrieve the electronic
key from the passenger
compartment and lock
the doors again.
Tried to exit the vehicle with
the electronic key and lock
the doors without first turning
the power switch “OFF”Tu r n t h e p o w e r s w i t c h
“OFF” and lock the
doors again.
Closed the trunk while the
electronic key is still inside
and all doors are lockedRetrieve the electronic
key from the trunk and
close the trunk lid.
Exterior alarm
sounds once for 10
secondsTried to lock the vehicle using
the entry function while a
door is openClose all of the doors
and lock the doors
again.
Interior alarm
sounds continu-
ouslyTried to open the door and
exit the vehicle without shift-
ing the shift lever to “P”Shift the shift lever to
“P”.

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1-8. Safety information
Before driving
Installing child restraints
Follow the child restraint system manufacturer's instructions. Firmly
secure child restraints to the outboard rear seats using a seat belt or a child
restraint lower anchor belt. Attach the top strap when installing a child
restraint.
Seat belts equipped with a
child restraint locking mecha -
nism (ALR/ELR belts except
driv
er’s seat belt) ( P. 4 4 )
Child restraint lower anchor -
ages
Lower anchorages are pro -
vided for the outboard rear
seats. (Bu
ttons displaying the
location of the anchorages are
attached to the seats.)
Anchor bracket 
(for top strap)
Anchor brackets are provided
for all rear seats.

When driving2
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2-1. Driving procedures .................. 94Driving the vehicle ....................... 94
Starting the hybrid system ....... 101
Transmission ................................. 104
Turn signal lever .......................... 108
Parking brake ............................... 109
2-2. Instrument cluster.................... 110 Gauges and meters ................... 110
Indicators and warning 
lights................................................ 114
Multi-information display.......... 117
2-3. Operating the lights and 
windshield wipers ................. 120
Headlight switch ......................... 120
Fog light switch............................ 123
Windshield wipers and 
washer........................................... 124
Headlight cleaner switch ........ 126 2-4. Using other driving

systems .................................... 127
Cruise control .............................. 127
Dynamic radar cruise 
control ........................................ 130
Intuitive parking assist ............. 139
Rear view monitor system ...... 158
AVS (Adaptive Variable 
Suspension System) ................. 161
Driving assist systems................ 162
PCS (Pre-Collision 
System) ........................................ 167
2-5. Driving information................ 170 Cargo and luggage.................... 170
Vehicle load limits ....................... 173
Winter driving tips ...................... 174
Trailer towing................................. 179
Dinghy towing ............................. 180

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2-2. Instrument cluster
Gauges and meters
The units used on the speedometer may differ depending on the target
region.

The following gauges, meters and display illuminate when the power
switch is in “IG-ON” mode.
Power meter
Displays the instantaneous output from the hybrid system is approximate
kilowatts.
Speedometer
Displays the vehicle speed.
Fuel gauge
Displays the quantity of fuel remaining in the tank.
Engine coolant temperature gauge
Displays the engine coolant temperature.
Multi-information display
 P. 117

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2-2. Instrument cluster
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When drivingOdometer/trip meter and trip meter reset button
Changes the display
Resets the trip meter driving
range to “0”.
Instrument panel light control
The brightness of the instrument panel lights excluding the clock and out-
side temperature display, can be adjusted.
Brighter
Darker
Maximum brightness
Odometer
Displays the total distance the vehicle has been driven.
Trip meter
Displays the distance the vehicle has been driven since the meter was last
reset. Trip meters A and B can be used to record and display different dis-
tances independently.

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2-2. Instrument cluster
Light sensitive optitron meter
To reduce glare or reflection of the instrument cluster, the cluster glass is
tinted automatically or manually. You can select a setting from 7 modes.
Display the present setting, then
change the mode.
To change the mode, press the but-
ton once and then again within 6
se
conds. 
Each time you press the button, the
mode changes in the
following
order;
1. “AUTO - Norm”
2. “AUTO - Lo”
3. “AUTO - Hi”
4. “MANUAL - 1”
5. “MANUAL - 2”
6. “MANUAL - 3”
7. “ M A N U A L - 4 ”
Mode 1 to 3: The cluster glass tint
will be adjusted automatically
depending on t

he intensity of sun -
light in the surrounding. 
Mode 4 to 7: The cluster glass tint
will be
fixed when a certain level of
sunlight is reached in the surround -
ing. 
(“Norm” to “Hi”, “1” to “4” referring
to the le
vel of cluster glass tint.)