2008 LEXUS RX400H Owners Manual

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Have the malfunction repaired immediately.After taking the specified steps to co rrect the suspected problem, check
that the warning light turns off.
■Changing the engine oil (U.S.A. only)
Make sure to reset the oil change system. ( →P. 3 2 1 )
■Warning light display in radar cruise mode
In the following cases, the warning light may not be displayed even if vehicle-to-
vehicle distance closes.
●When your vehicle and the vehicle ahead are traveling at the same speed or the
vehicle ahead is traveling more quickly than your vehicle
●When the vehicle ahead is traveling at a very low speed
●Immediately after cruise control speed is set
●At the instant the accelerator pedal is depressed
Wa r n i n g m e s s a g eDetailsCorrection
procedure
(Comes on for 8 seconds.)
Indicates that the fuel
door left open after refuel-
ing when start the vehicle/
leave the fuel door open
for more than 30 minutes
during refueling.
Close the fuel lid.

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If you have a flat tire
Remove the flat tire and replace it with the spare provided.
■Before jacking up the vehicle
● Stop the vehicle on a hard, flat surface.
● Set the parking brake.
● Shift the shift lever to P.
● Stop the hybrid system.
● Turn on the emergency flashers.
■ Location of the spare tire, jack and tools
Jack
Adapter socket Wr e n c h
Towing eyelet
Jack handle
Tool bag
Spare tire

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Taking out the jack and toolsPull up the front deck board.
Hold the front deck board with the
supporting rod.
When closing the board, return the
supporting rod to its stored posi-
tion.
Unhook
Loosen
Tighten
STEP1
STEP2
STEP3

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Taking out the spare tireRemove the inside spare tire cover.
Open the right side auxiliary box.
Remove the cover.
To protect the auxiliary box, place a
rag between the screwdriver and
the auxiliary box, as shown in the
illustration.
Attach the adapter socket (for
removing a spare tire).
STEP1
STEP2
STEP3
STEP4

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RX400h_UConnect the jack handle and the
adapter socket. Turn the jack han-
dle.
The tire will lower completely to
the ground.
Pull out the spare tire and stand it
up against the bumper.
Remove the holding bracket.
STEP5
STEP6
STEP7

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Replacing a flat tireChock the tires.
Slightly loosen the wheel nuts (one
turn).
Turn the tire jack portion “A” by
hand until the notch of the jack is in
contact with the jack point.
STEP1
Flat tireWheel chock positions
Front
Left-hand
sideBehind the
rear right-
hand side tire
Right-
hand sideBehind the
rear left-
hand side tire
Rear
Left-hand
sideIn front of the
front right-
hand side tire
Right-
hand sideIn front of the
front left-
hand side tire
STEP2
STEP3

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RX400h_URaise the vehicle until the tire is
slightly raised off the ground.
Remove all the wheel nuts and the
tire.
When resting the tire on the
ground, place the tire so that the
wheel design faces up to avoid
scratching the wheel surface.
STEP4
STEP5

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Installing the spare tireRemove any dirt or foreign matter
from the wheel contact surface.
If foreign matter is on the wheel
contact surface, the wheel nuts
may loosen while the vehicle is in
motion, and the tire may come off
the vehicle.
Install the spare tire and loosely
tighten each nut by hand to
approximately the same amount.
Tighten the wheel nuts until the
tapered portion comes into loose
contact with the disc wheel sheet.
Lower the vehicle.
Firmly tighten each nut two or
three times in the order shown in
the illustration.
Tightening torque:
76 ft•lbf (103 N•m, 10.5 kgf•m)
STEP1
STEP2
Wheel nut
Wa s h e r
Disc wheel
STEP3
STEP4