2013 LEXUS IS250C traction control

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CAUTION
■General precautions while driving
Driving under the influence: Never drive your vehicle when under the influence of
alcohol or drugs that have impaired your ability to operate your vehicle. Alcohol
and certain drugs delay reaction time, im pair judgment and reduce coordination,
which could lead to an accident that could result in death or serious injury.
Defensive driving: Always drive defensively. Anticipate mistakes that other drivers
or pedestrians might make and be ready to avoid accidents.
Driver distraction: Always give your full at tention to driving. Anything that distracts
the driver, such as adjusting controls, ta lking on a cellular phone or reading can
result in a collision with resulting death or serious injury to you, your occupants or
others.
■General precaution regarding children’s safety
Never leave children unattended in the vehi cle, and never allow children to have or
use the key.
Children may be able to start the vehicle or shift the vehicle into neutral. There is
also a danger that children may injure themselves by playing with the cigarette
lighter, the windows, the retractable hardtop, or other features of the vehicle. In
addition, heat build-up or extremely cold temperatures inside the vehicle can be
fatal to children.

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2-4. Using other driving systems
Driving assist systems
To help enhance driving safety and performance, the following systems
operate automatically in response to various driving situations. Be aware,
however, that these systems are supplementary and should not be relied
upon too heavily when operating the vehicle.
■ABS (Anti-lock Brake System)
Helps to prevent wheel lock when the brakes are applied suddenly, or if
the brakes are applied while driving on a slippery road surface.
■Brake assist
Generates an increased level of braking force after the brake pedal is
depressed, when the system detects a panic stop situation.
■VSC (Vehicle Stability Control)
Helps the driver to control skidding when swerving suddenly or turning on
slippery road surfaces.
■ TRAC (Traction Control)
Maintains drive power and prevents the rear wheels from spinning when
starting the vehicle or accelerating on slippery roads.
■Hill-start assist control
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■EPS (Electric Power Steering)
Employs an electric motor to reduce the amount of effort needed to turn
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4-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
■Driver’s side instrument panel
FuseAmpereCircuit
1FR P/SEAT LH30 APo w e r s e a t
2A/C7. 5 AAir conditioning system
3MIR HTR15 AOutside rear view mirror defoggers
4TV NO.110 ADisplay
5FUEL OPN10 AFuel filler door opener
6TV NO.27. 5 A
7TA I L10 ATail lights, license plate lights, parking
lights, side marker lights
8PA N E L7. 5 A
Air conditioning system, display,
clock, cigarette lighter, power steer-
ing, headlight cleaner, retractable
hardtop, ECT, ETCS, seat heaters and
ventilators, trunk opener, outside rear
view mirrors, shift lever light, traction
control, audio, instrument panel light
control
9RR FOG7. 5 A

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6-1. Specifications
■DOT quality grades
All passenger vehicle tires must co nform to Federal Safety Require-
ments in addition to these grades. Quality grades can be found where
applicable on the tire sidewall between tread shoulder and maximum
section width.
For example: Treadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature A
■ Treadwear
The treadwear grade is a comparative rating based on the wear rate of
the tire when tested under controll ed conditions on a specified gov-
ernment test course.
For example, a tire graded 150 would wear one and a half (1 - 1 /2) times as
well on the government course as a tire graded 100.
The relative performance of tires de pends upon the actual conditions of
their use, however, and may depart significantly from the norm due to varia-
tions in driving habits, service practices and differences in road characteris-
tics and climate.
■ Traction AA, A, B, C
The traction grades, from highest to lowest, are AA, A, B and C, and
they represent the tire's ability to stop on wet pavement as measured
under controlled condit ions on specified government test surfaces of
asphalt and concrete.
A tire marked C may have poor traction performance.
Warning: The traction grade assigned to this tire is based on braking
(straight ahead) traction tests and does not include cornering (turning) trac-
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Abbreviation list
Abbreviation/Acronym list
ABBREVIATIONSMEANING
ABSAnti-lock Brake System
AI-SHIFTArtificial Intelligence Shift
ALRAutomatic Locking Retractor
CRSChild Restraint System
DISPDisplay
ECTElectronic Controlled Transmission
ECUElectronic Control Unit
EDREvent Data Recorder
ELREmergency Locking Retractor
EPSElectric Power Steering
ETCSElectronic Throttle Control System
GAWRGross Axle Weight Rating
I/MEmission inspection and maintenance
LATCHLower Anchors and Tethers for Children
LEDLight Emitting Diode
MMTMethylcyclopentadienyl Manganese Tricarbonyl
M + SMud and Snow
MTBEMethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether
OBDOn Board Diagnostics
PCSPre-Collision System
SRSSupplemental Restraint System
TINTire Identification Number
TPMSTire Pressure Warning System
TRACTraction Control
VDIMVehicle Dynamics Integrated Management

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Alphabetical index
TachometerTacho indicator...................................... 161
Tachometer ............................................. 161
Tail lights Switch ........................................................ 176
Talk switch* ............................................. 326
Telephone switch*................................ 326
Theft deterrent system Alarm ........................................................ 100
Engine immobilizer system ............. 98
Theft prevention labels ........................ 103
Tire inflation pressure .......................... 441
Tire information Glossary................................................. 579
Size ........................................................... 576
Tire identification number ............. 575
Uniform tire quality grading ......... 577
Tires Chains ..................................................... 233
Checking ................................................. 431
If you have a flat tire ............................513
Inflation pressure.................................. 441
Inflation pressure sensor................ 432
Information............................................ 573
Replacing .................................................513
Rotating tires .......................................... 431
Run-flat tire............................................ 522
Size ...........................................................563
Snow tires .............................................. 233
Spare tire..................................................513
Tools ............................................................ 513
Total load capacity ............................... 232 Towing
Dinghy towing .................................... 238
Emergency towing ........................... 483
Trailer towing ....................................... 237
TRAC ..........................................................214
Traction control.......................................214
Transmission shift switches...... 153, 155
Trip meter ................................................... 161
Trunk Opener ....................................................... 51
Trunk light Trunk light .................................................52
Wattage ................................................. 568
Turn signal lights Replacing light bulbs ....................... 468
Switch ........................................................158
Wattage ................................................. 568
USB port* ................................................ 287
Vanity lights Vanity lights.......................................... 363
Wattage ................................................. 568
Vanity mirrors ........................................ 363
VDIM...........................................................214
Vehicle data recordings ......................... 21
Vehicle dynamics integrated management .........................................214
Vehicle identification number......... 553
Vehicle stability control .......................214
Ventilators ................................................. 371
Voice command switch* ................... 327
VSC .............................................................214T
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