2013 Lexus IS300h high beam

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3-5. Opening, closing the
windows and moon roof
Power windows ................. 184
Moon roof ......................... 187
4-1. Before driving
Driving the vehicle ............ 192
Cargo and luggage............. 200
Trailer towing .................... 201
4-2. Driving procedures
Power (ignition) switch ..... 209
EV drive mode .................. 214
Hybrid transmission .......... 216
Turn signal lever ............... 222
Parking brake .................... 224
ASC
(Active Sound Control) ... 225
4-3. Operating the lights and
wipers
Headlight switch ............... 226
Automatic High Beam ...... 229
Fog light switch................. 233
Windshield wipers and
washer ............................. 2354-4. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank cap . 241
4-5. Using the driving
support systems
Cruise control .................... 245
Dynamic radar cruise
control ............................. 249
LDA
(Lane Departure Alert).... 261
Lexus parking
assist-sensor .................... 267
Rear view monitor system. 274
Driving mode select
switch .............................. 283
Driving assist systems ....... 286
PCS (Pre-Crash Safety
system) ............................ 292
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) 299
• The Blind Spot Monitor
function ......................... 304
• The Rear Crossing Traffic
Alert function ................ 306
4-6. Driving tips
Hybrid vehicle driving tips 309
Winter driving tips ............ 311
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Switches (Left-hand drive vehicles)
Automatic high beam switch*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 229
Windshield wiper de-icer switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 405
ASC (Active Sound Control) switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 225
Odometer/trip meter and trip meter reset button . . . . . . . . . . . P. 111
Instrument panel light control switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 112
Rear sunshade switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 422
Lexus parking assist-sensor switch
*1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 267
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) main switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 299
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Switches (Right-hand drive vehicles)
Instrument panel light control switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 112
Odometer/trip meter and trip meter reset button . . . . . . . . . . . P. 111
ASC (Active Sound Control) switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 225
Automatic high beam switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 229
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) main switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 299
Lexus parking assist-sensor switch
*1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 267
Rear sunshade switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 422
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1062. Instrument cluster
IS300h_EE(OM53B95E)
The indicators inform the driver of the operating state of the vehicle’s
various systems.
Indicators
Turn signal indicator
(P. 222)

(if
equipped)
Lexus parking assist-sen-
sor indicator (P. 267)
Tail light indicator
(P. 226)
*1, 2 Slip indicator
(P. 287)
Headlight high beam
indicator (P. 226)
*1VSC OFF indicator
(P. 288)
(if
equipped)
Automatic High Beam
indicator (P. 229)
*1, 3
(if
equipped)
Pre-crash safety system
warning light (P. 293)
(if
equipped)
Front fog light indicator
(P. 233)
*4, 5
(if
equipped)
BSM (Blind Spot Moni-
tor) outside rear view
mirror indicators (P.
299)
Rear fog light indicator
(P. 233)
*6Security indicator
(P. 90, 96)
(if
equipped)
Cruise control indicator
(P. 245, 249)*7Low outside temperature
indicator (P. 1 1 0 )
(if
equipped)
Dynamic radar cruise
control indicator (P.
249)“READY” indicator
(P. 209)
(if
equipped)
Cruise control “SET”
indicator (P. 245, 249)EV indicator (P. 81)

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IS300h_EE(OM53B95E)
4-1. Before driving
Driving the vehicle............ 192
Cargo and luggage ............ 200
Trailer towing.................... 201
4-2. Driving procedures
Power (ignition) switch ..... 209
EV drive mode .................. 214
Hybrid transmission .......... 216
Turn signal lever ............... 222
Parking brake .................... 224
ASC
(Active Sound Control)... 225
4-3. Operating the lights and
wipers
Headlight switch............... 226
Automatic High Beam ...... 229
Fog light switch ................ 233
Windshield wipers and
washer ............................. 235
4-4. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank cap . 2414-5. Using the driving
support systems
Cruise control ................... 245
Dynamic radar cruise
control ............................. 249
LDA
(Lane Departure Alert) ... 261
Lexus parking
assist-sensor .................... 267
Rear view monitor system 274
Driving mode select
switch.............................. 283
Driving assist systems ...... 286
PCS (Pre-Crash Safety
system)............................ 292
BSM
(Blind Spot Monitor) ...... 299
• The Blind Spot Monitor
function......................... 304
• The Rear Crossing
Traffic Alert function ... 306
4-6. Driving tips
Hybrid vehicle driving tips 309
Winter driving tips .............311

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IS300h_EE(OM53B95E)4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Turning the end of the lever turns on the lights as follows:
The front position, tail,
license plate and instrument
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 power switch is
in ON mode.)
The daytime running lights
turn on.
With the headlights on, push the
lever away from you to turn on
the high beams.
Pull the lever toward you to the cen-
ter 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.
Headlight switch
The headlights can be operated manually or automatically.
Operating instructions
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Turning on the high beam headlights
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2294-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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Driving
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Push the lever away from you
with the headlight switch in the
or position.
Press the Automatic High Beam
switch.
The Automatic High Beam indicator
will come on when the headlights
are turned on automatically to indi-
cate that the system is active.
Automatic High Beam
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: If equipped
The Automatic High Beam uses an in-vehicle camera sensor to assess the
brightness of streetlights, the lights of oncoming and preceding vehicles,
etc., and automatically turns the high beam on or off as necessary.
Activating the Automatic High Beam system
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2304-3. Operating the lights and wipers
IS300h_EE(OM53B95E)
When all of the following conditions are met, the high beam will be auto-
matically turned on (after approximately 1 second):
Vehicle speed is above approximately 40 km/h (25 mph).
The area ahead of the vehicle is dark.
There are no oncoming or preceding vehicles with headlights or tail
lights turned on.
There are few streetlights on the road ahead.
If any of the following conditions are met, the high beam will be automat-
ically turned off:
Vehicle speed drops below approximately 30 km/h (19 mph).
The area ahead of the vehicle is not dark.
Oncoming or preceding vehicles have headlights or tail lights turned
on.
There are many streetlights on the road ahead.
Switching to low beam
Pull the lever to the original posi-
tion.
The Automatic High Beam indi-
cator will turn off.
Push the lever away from you to
activate the Automatic High
Beam system again.
Switching to high beam
Press the Automatic High Beam
switch.
The Automatic High Beam indi-
cator will turn off and the high
beam indicator will turn on.
Press the switch to activate the
Automatic High Beam system
again.
High beam automatic turning on or off conditions
Turning the high beam on/off manually