2012 Lexus LFA door lock

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Basic operations
1 Reverse selector switch
Pull the switch to select Reverse (R).
2 Paddle shift switches ("P. 40)
Pull the right paddle shift switch to upshift and the left paddle shift switch to
downshift. Pull both paddle shift switches at once to select Neutral (N).
3 Control pad ("P. 66)
4 “ENGINE START” switch
5 Driving mode selector switch ("P. 26)
6 AUTO driving mode button ("P. 27)
7 Shift speed selector ("P. 41)
Allows the driver to choose their desired shift speeds for the manually shifted
SPORT, NORMAL, and WET driving modes.
8 Parking brake switch
9 Ignition switch
10 Accelerator pedal ("P. 32)
11 Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever
12 Brake pedal ("P. 50)
13 Hood release lever ("P. 12)
14 Rear hatch opener switch ("P. 12)
15 Fuel filler door opener switch ("P. 12)
16 Outside rear view mirror switches
17 VSC off switch
Turns VSC and TRAC off. Press the switch again to turn VSC and TRAC back on.

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If the battery is fully discharged or has insufficient charge, perform the following
procedures to gain vehicle access, release the parking brake and use another live
battery to start the engine:
■
■Unlocking the doors
The doors can be unlocked using the
master or valet keys.
If the vehicle battery is discharged

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If the vehicle battery is discharged
■
■Manually unlocking the rear hatch
1 Remove the cover.
2 Pull the cable.
■
■Manually unlocking the fuel filler door
1 Open the rear hatch and remove the
cover.
M a n u a l l y u n l o c k i n g t h e r e a r h a t c h
(
" P. 95)
2 Pull the lever.

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7 Select Neutral, engage the parking
brake, and turn the ignition switch to
the “LOCK” position.
8 When the LFA is completely loaded
onto the transport vehicle, secure it
with tire belts and chocks.
Be careful not to damage the tires with the
edge of the chocks.

Disabling the tilt sensor
If the tilt sensor is left on when loading the LFA onto a transport vehicle, the auto
alarm may activate.
1 Stop the engine and remove the
key.
2 Press the tilt sensor cancel switch
located inside the glove box.
3 While the indicator is flashing faster
than normal, close all the doors and
lock the vehicle using the wireless
remote control.

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Index
Checking the oil level 69
Clock 67
Clutch 37
Clutch disc 37
Cold starting restrictions 17
Combination meter 57
Connecting an external battery
to start the engine 98
Control characteristics
depending on driving mode 23
Control pad 66
Coolant temperature 60
Coolant temperature gauge 60
Crankshaft 38
Creep phenomenon 37
DDark current (parasitic current) 93
Dead battery 94
Default shift speed setting 41
Departure angle 100
Diaphragm spring 37
Differential 39
Differential oil cooler 39
Digital display 56
Disabling the theft deterrent
system 102
Disabling the tilt sensor 102
Discharged battery 94
Disconnecting the negative (-)
battery terminal 99
Door mirror switches 9
Double wishbone front
suspension 47
Downshift 40
Driving mode 58
Driving mode selection 27
Driving mode selector switch 41
Driving mode selector switch
operation 23
Driving mode-linked variable
throttle response 33
Driving position 20
Driving position adjustment 10
Dry single-plate clutch 37
Dual shaft transmission 39
EECB (Electronically
Controlled Brake) 50
Emergency brake 9
Engine 56
Engine code 16
Engine coolant 60
Engine coolant temperature
gauge 60
Engine coolant temperature
sensor 60
Engine limiters 16
Engine oil pressure 62
Engine oil pressure gauge 62
Engine oil temperature gauge 61
Engine overspeed 70
Engine protection mechanisms 16

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Engine response 56
Engine speed control 40
Engine speed limiters 16, 17
Engine starting restrictions in
extremely low temperatures 17
“ENGINE START” switch 9
Engine switch 9
Engine type 16
EPB (Electric Parking Brake) 52
EPS (Electric Power Steering)
system 44
Exterior care 78
Exterior maintenance 78
FFlat bed transporting 100
Flat-bottomed steering wheel 45
Floating disc 53
Floating rotor 53
Floor mat usage 22
Floor-mounted brake pedal 51
Front brake caliper 52
Front brake rotor 53
Front counter gear 38
Front disc 53
Front rotor 53
Front suspension 47
Fuel 63
Fuel filler door 12
Fuel filler door manual unlock 95
Fuel gauge 63
Fuel level units selection 67
Fuel tank 63
Fuel tank cap 12
Fuel tank volume 12
Fuel type 12
Fuelling up 12
Fuse 93
GGas 63
Gas filler door 12
Gas filler door manual unlock 95
Gas level units selection 67
Gas tank 63
Gas tank cap 12
Gas tank volume 12
Gas type 12
Gauge 57
Gauge cluster 57
Gauges 57
Gear selection 36
Genuine leather maintenance 84
HHandbrake 9
Heel stopper 22, 51
Hood 12
Hood stand 12
IIdeal driving position 17
If the vehicle battery is discharged 94
Ignition switch 9

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Index
Inclination sensor deactivation 102
Independent throttle bodies 32
Independent throttle valves 32
Individual throttle bodies 32
Input shaft 38
Instrument cluster 57
Insufficiently charged battery 94
Interior care 82
Interior materials 82
JJumping the vehicle 98
Jump-starting the vehicle 98
KKingpin inclination 47
LLap Time 72
Lap Timer 67, 72
Launch control 33
LCD 56
Leather care 84
Leather cleaning 84
LFA-specific floor mats 22
Limited maximum engine speed
during break-in period 17
Limited maximum engine speed
in extremely low temperatures 17
Limited maximum engine speed
in neutral gear 17
Limited slip function 39
Lock-to-lock 45
Long term storage 92
MMaintaining the Alcantara® areas 85
Maintaining the CFRP
(Carbon Fiber Reinforced
Plastics) areas 86
Maintaining the genuine leather
areas 84
Maintaining the polycarbonate
resin glass 87
Maintaining the rear quarter
window 80
Maintaining the resin areas 87
Maintaining the Satin fi nish
metal accent 87
Maintaining the vehicle’s exterior 78
Maintaining the vehicle’s interior 82
Manual 41
Manual transmission 39
Manually accessing the fuel filler 95
Manually releasing the parking
brake 96
Manually shifted driving mode 27
Manually unlocking the fuel
filler door 95
Manually unlocking the rear hatch 95
Matte Black 81
Matte finish 81
Meter 66, 57
Minimum ground clearance 100
Minimum turning diameter 46
Multi-link rear suspension 47

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NNeedle 67
Negative battery terminal
structure 99
NORMAL mode 58
NORMAL mode
(control characteristics) 26
NORMAL mode (selection) 27
OOil change interval 67
Oil inspection 67
Oil level 67, 68
Oil level gauge 68, 69
Oil level sensor 68
Oil Maintenance 67
Oil pressure sensor 62
Oil replacement 67
Oil tank 68
Oil temperature sensor 61
Operating the driving mode
selector switch 26
Optimum driving position 20
Outer rear view mirror switches 9
Outside rear view mirror switches 9
Overall gear ratio 46
Over-rev 70
PPaddle shift switches 40, 4 1
Paddle shifters 40, 41
Parasitic current (dark current) 93
Parking 11
Parking brake 9, 52
Parking brake (vehicle long-term
storage) 92
Parking brake calipers 52
Parking brake switch 9
Partition glass care 87
Partition glass cleaning 87
Partition glass maintenance 87
Peak-hold 67
Pedal anti-slip pattern 51
Pedal texture 51
Petrol 63
Petrol filler door 12
Petrol level units selection 67
Petrol tank 63
Petrol tank cap 12
Petrol tank volume 12
Petrol type 12
Polycarbonate resin glass
maintenance 87
Powertrain 56
Propeller shaft 38
RRack and pinion gearbox 46
Rear brake caliper 52
Rear brake rotor 53
Rear disc 53
Rear hatch 12
Rear hatch access 95
Rear hatch manual unlock 95
Rear quarter window care 80