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NOTICE
■Humidity sensor (if equipped)
■To prevent 12-volt battery discharge
Do not leave the air conditioning system on longer than necessary when the
engine is off.
In order to detect fog on the windshield, a
sensor which monitors the temperature of
the windshield, the surround humidity, etc. is
installed. ( →P. 3 5 5 )
Follow these points to avoid damaging the
sensor:
●Do not disassemble the sensor
●Do not spray the glass cleaner on the sen-
sor or subject it to strong impacts
●Do not stick anything on the sensor

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Interior features
Automatic air conditioning system (without a navi-
gation system or the Lexus Display Audio system)
XVehicles with a navigation system
Owners of models equipped with a navigation system should refer to the
“Navigation System Owner’s Manual”.
XVehicles with the Lexus Display Audio system
→ P. 3 4 7
Air outlets and fan speed are automat ically adjusted according to the
temperature setting.

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Driver’s side temperature dis-
play
Airflow display
Fan speed display
Outside temperature
Passenger’s side temperature
display
Air outlet selector button
Cooling and dehumidification
function on/off button
DUAL mode button Passenger’s side temperature
control button
Micro dust and pollen filter but-
ton
Outside air or recirculated
mode button
Off button
Driver’s side temperature con-
trol button
Automatic mode button
Fan speed control button
Windshield defogger button1
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Press .
The dehumidification function begins to operate. Air outlets and fan speed are
automatically adjusted according to the temperature setting and humidity.
Press to switch to automatic air intake mode.
The air conditioning system automatically switches between outside air and recir-
culated air modes.
Press “∧” on to increase the temperature and “ ∨” to decrease
the temperature.
When is selected (the indicator on is on) or the passenger’s side tem-
perature control button is pressed, the temperature for the driver and passenger
seats can be adjusted separately.
Using the automatic air conditioning system
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To adjust the fan speed, select on to increase the fan speed
and to decrease the fan speed.
Press to turn the fan off.
To adjust the temperature setting, press “∧” on to increase the
temperature and “ ∨” to decrease the temperature.
When is selected (the indicator on is on) or the passenger’s side tem-
perature control button is pressed, the temperature for the driver and passenger
seats can be adjusted separately.
To change the air outlets, press .
The air outlets used are switched each time the switch is pressed.
Adjusting the settings manually
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Press .
The dehumidification function oper-
ates and fan speed increases.
Set the outside/recirculated air mode
button to outside air mode if the recir-
culated air mode is used. (It may
switch automatically.)
To defog the windshield and the side
windows early, turn the air flow and
temperature up.
To return to the previous mode, press
again when the windshield is
defogged.
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Upper body
Upper body and feet
Defogging the windshield
Air outlets and air flow

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Feet
Feet and windshield
Press .
The mode switches among (recirculated air mode), automatic and
(outside air mode) modes each time the button is pressed.
When the system is switched to automatic mode, the air conditioning system
operates automatically.
Switching between outside air and recirculated air modes

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Operates micro dust and pollen fil-
ter on/off.
Outside air mode switches to
(recirculated air) mode. Pollen is
removed from the air and the air flows
to the upper part of the body.
Usually the system will turn off auto-
matically after approximately 1 to 3
minutes.
Micro dust and pollen filter button