2012 Lexus ES350 lights

NAVIGATION SYSTEM: BASIC FUNCTIONS
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Color and tone adjustment
1. Touch the desired button to adjust
color and tone.
You can adjust the color and the tone while
the DVD video, DVD audio and video CD
are being played.
“Color” “R”:Strengthens the red color of
the screen.
“Color” “G”: Strengthens the green color
of the screen.
“Tone” “
+”: Strengthens the tone of the
screen.
“Tone” “
–”: Weakens the tone of the
screen.
2. After adjusting the screen touch
“OK”.
The screen goes off when “Screen Off”is
touched. To turn the display screen back
on, push the “DISP”button again.
INFORMATION
When you do not touch any button on
the “Display” screen for 20 seconds,
the previous screen will be displayed.
DChanging between day mode and
night mode
Depending on the position of the headlight
switch, the screen changes to day mode or
night mode.
To display the screen in day mode even
with the headlight switch on, touch
“Day Mode” on the adjustment screen
for brightness and contrast control.
In the following situations, even if the
headlights are turned on, the screen will
not be switched from day mode to night
mode and the “Day Mode”switch will not
be shown on the adjustment screen.
DThe instrument panel light control dial
is turned fully upward.
DThe surrounding area is bright such as
during daytime.
If the screen is set in day mode with the
headlight switch turned on, this condition is
memorized in the system even with the en-
gine turned off.
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REAR VIEW MONITOR SYSTEM
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The area displayed on the screen may
vary according to vehicle orientation or
road conditions.
DThe rear view monitor system cam-
era
The rear view monitor system camera is lo-
cated on the trunk as shown in the illustra-
tion.
The camera uses a special lens. The dis-
tance of the image that appears on the
screen differs from the actual distance.
In the following cases, it may become diffi-
cult to see the images on the screen, even
when the system is functioning.
DIn the dark (for example, at night)
DWhen the temperature near the lens is
high or low
DWhen water droplets are adhering to
the camera, or when humidity is high
(for example, when it rains)
DWhen foreign matter (for example,
snow or mud) is adhering to the camera
DWhen the camera has scratches or dirt
on it
DWhen the sun or the beam of head-
lights is shining directly into the camera
lens
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If a bright light (for example, sunlight re-
flected off the vehicle body) is picked up by
the camera, the smear effect

peculiar to
the camera may occur.

: Smear effect—A phenomenon that oc-
curs when a bright light (for example, sun-
light reflected off the vehicle body) is
picked up by the camera; when trans-
mitted by the camera, the light source ap-
pears to have a vertical streak above and
below it.
When the camera is used under fluores-
cent lights, sodium lights, or mercury lights
etc., the lights and the illuminated areas
may appear to flicker.
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