2012 Lexus GS350 steering

3034-5. Using the driving support
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Driving
GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)
Parking operation
When parking in a space which is in the reverse direction to the
space described in the procedure below, the steering directions
will be reversed.
Shift the shift lever to the R position.
Turn the steering wheel so
that the estimated course
lines are within the parking
space, and back up slowly.
Parking space
Estimated course lines
When the rear position of
the vehicle has entered the
parking space, turn the
steering wheel so that the
vehicle width extension
guide lines are within the
left and right dividing lines
of the parking space.
Vehicle width extension
guide line
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3044-5. Using the driving support
GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)Once the vehicle width extension guide lines and the parking
space lines are parallel, straighten the steering wheel and back
up slowly until the vehicle has completely entered the parking
space.
Stop the vehicle in an appropriate place, and finish parking.
Screen description
Vehicle width extension guide lines
These lines indicate a guide path when the vehicle is being
backed straight up. The displayed width is wider than the
actual vehicle width.
Parking assist guide lines
These lines indicate the path of the smallest turn possible
behind the vehicle.
These lines also indicate the approximate position of the steer-
ing wheel when parking.
Distance guide line
This line (red) indicates points approximately 0.5 m (1.5 ft.)
behind the rear bumper of your vehicle.
Perpendicular parking (parking assist guide line display
mode)
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3054-5. Using the driving support
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Driving
GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)
Parking operation
When parking in a space which is in the reverse direction to the
space described in the procedure below, the steering directions
will be reversed.
Shift the shift lever to the R position.
Back up until the parking
assist guide line meets the
edge of the left-hand divid-
ing line of the parking
space.
Parking assist guide line
Parking space dividing
line
Turn the steering wheel all the way to the right, and back up
slowly.
Once the vehicle is parallel with the parking space, straighten
the steering wheel and back up slowly until the vehicle has
completely entered the parking space.
Stop the vehicle in an appropriate place, and finish parking.
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3064-5. Using the driving support
GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)
Vehicle movement procedure
Approx. 1 m (3 ft.)
Keeping parallel with the road, stop the vehicle leaving a gap
of approximately 1 m (3 ft.) between your vehicle and the
parked vehicle (Step in “Parking operation”).
Back up until the black and yellow vertical pole just overlaps
the rear end of the parked vehicle. Then stop the vehicle (Step
in “Parking operation”).
Leaving the vehicle stopped, move the steering wheel until the blue out-
line meets the desired parking space, and back up while keeping the
steering wheel in that position (Step in “Parking operation”).
A curved blue line is displayed. Keep the steering wheel in the
same position and back up until the curved blue line meets the
right corner of the parking space (Step in “Parking opera-
tion”).
When it meets the right corner of the parking space, turn the
steering wheel in the opposite direction as far as it will go
(Step in “Parking operation”).
Parallel parking
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3074-5. Using the driving support
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Driving
GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)Keeping the steering wheel in that position, check your sur-
roundings visually and using mirrors, and back up using the
distance guide lines etc. as a reference (Step in “Parking
operation”).
When the vehicle is approximately in the desired parking loca-
tion, parallel parking assist is complete (Step in “Parking
operation”).
Parking operation
The following example describes the procedure for pulling into a
parking space on the right. For pulling into a parking space on
the left, substitute left for right and vice versa in all steps.
Stop the vehicle in the position as described below, and
straighten the steering wheel.
Roughly half a vehicle’s
length
Desired parking space
Approx. 1 m (3 ft.)
Parked vehicle
Your vehicle
A position in which you are
parallel with the road (or the
side of the road), and in
which there is approximately
1 m (3 ft.) of space between
your vehicle and the parked
vehicle
A position in which you are
half a vehicle’s length ahead
of the parked vehicle
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3084-5. Using the driving support
GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)Shift the shift lever to the R position.
Make sure the monitor displays the part behind the rear tires of
the parked vehicle, and select .
If the area is not displayed, move the vehicle to forward.
With the steering wheel straight, back up slowly to a position
at which the black and yellow vertical pole just overlaps the
rear end of the parked vehicle. Then stop the vehicle.
Black and yellow vertical
pole
Back the vehicle up to
here
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3094-5. Using the driving support
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Driving
GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)Turn the steering wheel with the vehicle stopped until the blue
outline meets the desired parking space.
Blue outline
Black and yellow vertical
pole
Extended line
If the extended line from the
blue outline is displayed, the
parallel parking assist is
operational.
Turn the steering wheel
right
Black and yellow vertical
pole
Blue outline
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3104-5. Using the driving support
GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)Keep the steering wheel in
its current position and
backing up.
The parallel parking assist will
be canceled if the steering wheel
is moved while backing up.
Shift the shift lever out of the R
position, and restart from the
step .
When backing up, be careful not
to hit any obstacles with the
right front corner of your vehi-
cle. Back the vehicle up slowly.
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