2012 Lexus GS350 headlights

15Pictorial index
GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 241
Precautions against winter season. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 359
To prevent freezing (windshield wiper de-icer)
*1 . . . . . . . . . . P. 431
Precautions against car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 646
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 249
Refueling method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 249
Fuel type/fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 838
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 672
Tire size/inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 850
Winter tires/tire chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 359
Checking/rotation/tire pressure warning system
*1 . . . . . . . . . P. 672
Coping with flat tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 782, 797
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 657
Opening. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 657
Engine compartment cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 661
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 839
Coping with overheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 829
Warning messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 763
Headlights/front position lights/daytime running lights . . . . . . P. 228
Front fog lights
*1/rear fog light*2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 239
Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 222
Tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 228
Stop lights
Hill-start assist control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 339
License plate lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 228
Back-up light
*2
Shifting the shift lever to R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 214
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Light bulbs of the exterior lights for driving
(Replacing method: P. 720, Watts: P. 852)
*1: If equipped
*2: They may be located on the opposite side depending on the target region.
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17Pictorial index
GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)
Multi-information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 101
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 101
When the warning messages are displayed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 757
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 224
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 224
Precautions against winter season. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 360
Warning buzzer/message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 757
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 222
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 228
Headlights/front position lights/tail lights/daytime running lightsP. 228
Front fog lights
*/rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 239
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 241
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 241
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 671
Warning messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 771
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 738
Trunk opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 150
Hood lock release lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 657
Tilt and telescopic steering control switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 170
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 170
Driving position memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 161
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 409
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 409
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 430
Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 432
Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 432
Hands-free system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 542
Trunk opener main switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 151
*: If equipped
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25Pictorial index
GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)
Multi-information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 101
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 101
When the warning messages are displayed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 757
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 224
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 224
Precautions against winter season. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 360
Warning buzzer/message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 757
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 222
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 228
Headlights/front position lights/tail lights/daytime running lightsP. 228
Front fog lights
*/rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 239
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 241
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 241
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 671
Warning messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 771
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 738
Trunk opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 150
Hood lock release lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 657
Tilt and telescopic steering control switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 170
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 170
Driving position memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 161
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 409
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 409
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 430
Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 432
Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 432
Hands-free system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 542
Trunk opener main switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 151
*: If equipped
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3 3-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Operation of each component
GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)
Inside rear view mirror
The height of the rear view mirror can be adjusted to suit your driv-
ing posture.
Adjust the height of the rear
view mirror by moving it up and
down.
Manual anti-glare inside rear view mirror
Reflected light from the headlights of vehicles behind can be
reduced by operating the lever.
Normal position
Anti-glare position
The rear view mirror’s position can be adjusted to enable sufficient
confirmation of the rear view.
Adjusting the height of rear view mirror
Anti-glare function
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1723-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)
Auto anti-glare inside rear view mirror
Responding to the level of brightness of the headlights of vehicles
behind, the reflected light is automatically reduced.
Changing automatic anti-glare
function mode
ON/OFF
When the automatic anti-glare
function is in ON mode, the indi-
cator illuminates.
The function will set to ON mode
each time the engine switch is
turned to IGNITION ON mode.
Pressing the button turns the func-
tion to OFF mode. (The indicator
also turns off.)
To prevent sensor error (vehicles with auto anti-glare inside rear view mirror)
Indicator
To ensure that the sensors operate prop-
erly, do not touch or cover them.

2284-3. Operating the lights and wipers
GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)
Headlight switch
Turning the end of the lever turns on the lights as follows:
The front position, tail,
license plate and instru-
ment panel lights turn on.
The headlights and all
lights listed above turn
on.
The headlights, daytime
running lights and all the
lights listed above turn on
and off automatically.
(When the engine switch
is in IGNITION ON
mode.)
The daytime running
lights turn on.
The headlights can be operated manually or automatically.
Operating instructions
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2294-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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Driving
GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)With the headlights on, push
the lever away from you to
turn on the high beams.
Pull the lever toward you to the
center position to turn the high
beams off.
Pull the lever toward you and
release it to flash the high
beams once.
You can flash the high beams with
the headlights on or off.
This system allows the headlights and front position lights to be
turned on for 30 seconds when the engine switch is off.
Pull the lever toward you and
release it with the light switch is
in or after turning the
engine switch off.
Pull the lever toward you and
release it again to turn off the
lights.
Turning on the high beam headlights
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Follow me home system

2304-3. Operating the lights and wipers
GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)AFS (Adaptive Front-lighting System) secures excellent visibility
at intersections and on curves by automatically adjusting the direc-
tion of the light axis of the headlights according to vehicle speed
and the degree of the tire’s angle as controlled by steering input.
AFS operates at speeds of 10 km/h (6 mph) or higher.
Deactivating AFS
Turn on the AFS OFF switch.
The indicator turns on when the
AFS is deactivated.
AFS (Adaptive Front-lighting System) (if equipped)