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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
4Driving
15Pictorial index
IS300h_EE(OM53B95E)
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 235
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 311
To prevent freezing (windshield wiper de-icer)
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 405
Precautions against car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 428
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 241
Refueling method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 241
Fuel type/fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 564
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 450
Tire size/inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 570
Winter tires/tire chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 311
Checking/rotation/tire pressure warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 450
Coping with flat tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 530, 544
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 437
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 437
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 565
Coping with overheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 555
Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 515
Headlights/front position lights/daytime running lights . . . . . . P. 226
Front fog lights
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 233
Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 222
Tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 226
Stop lights
Emergency brake signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 287
License plate lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 226
Rear fog light
*3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 233
Back up light
*2
Shifting the shift lever to R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 216
Rear fog light*2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 233
Back up light
*3
Shifting the shift lever to R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 216
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Light bulbs of the exterior lights for driving
(Replacing method: P. 479, Watts: P. 572)
*1: If equipped
*2: Left-hand drive vehicles
*3: Right-hand drive vehicles
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Multi-information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 115
Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 115
Energy monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 121
When the warning messages are displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 513
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 224
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 224
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 312
Warning buzzer/message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 513
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 222
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 226
Headlights/front position lights/tail lights/daytime running lights P. 226
Front fog lights
*1/rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 233
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 235
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 235
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 446
Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 521
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 498
Trunk opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 143
Hood lock release lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 437
Tilt and telescopic steering control switch
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 176
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 176
Driving position memory*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 168
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever*1 . . . . . . . . . . . P. 176
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 176
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 398
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 398
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 404
Audio system*1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 316
Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 316
Hands-free system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 367
Trunk opener main switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 145
*1: If equipped
*2: For vehicles with a navigation system, refer to “Navigation System Owner's
Manual”.
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25Pictorial index
IS300h_EE(OM53B95E)
Multi-information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 115
Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 115
Energy monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 121
When the warning messages are displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 513
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 224
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 224
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 312
Warning buzzer/message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 513
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 222
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 226
Headlights/front position lights/tail lights/daytime running lights P. 226
Front fog lights
*1/rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 233
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 235
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 235
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 446
Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 521
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 498
Trunk opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 143
Hood lock release lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 437
Tilt and telescopic steering control switch
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 176
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 176
Driving position memory*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 168
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever*1 . . . . . . . . . . . P. 176
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 176
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 398
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 398
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 404
Audio system*1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 316
Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 316
Hands-free system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 367
Trunk opener main switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 145
*1: If equipped
*2: For vehicles with a navigation system, refer to “Navigation System Owner's
Manual”.
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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)
1373-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors and trunk
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Operation of each component
IS300h_EE(OM53B95E)
Operation signals
The emergency flashers flash to indicate that the doors have been locked/
unlocked. (Locked: once; Unlocked: twice)
A buzzer sounds to indicate that the windows and moon roof are operating.
Security feature
If a door is not opened within approximately 30 seconds after the vehicle is
unlocked, the security feature automatically locks the vehicle again.
Welcome light illumination control
The front position, tail and license plate lights automatically turn on at night
when the doors are unlocked using the entry function or wireless remote control
if the light switch is in the “AUTO” position.
When the door cannot be locked by the lock sensor on the upper part of the door
handle (vehicles with entry function)
Door lock buzzer
If an attempt to lock the doors is made when a door is not fully closed, a buzzer
sounds continuously for 5 seconds. Fully close the door to stop the buzzer, and
lock the vehicle once more.
Setting the alarm (if equipped)
Locking the doors will set the alarm system. (P. 96)
If the smart entry & start system or the wireless remote control does not operate
properly
Use the mechanical key to lock and unlock the doors. (P. 548)
Replace the key battery with a new one if it is depleted. (P. 472) If the door will not lock even when the top-
side sensor area is touched, try touching
both the topside and underside sensor areas
at the same time.
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4Driving
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
2224-2. Driving procedures
IS300h_EE(OM53B95E)
The lever will return to its original position immediately after operation.
Right turn
Lane change to the right (move
the lever partway and release it)
The right hand signals will flash 3
times.
Lane change to the left (move the
lever partway and release it)
The left hand signals will flash 3
times.
Left turn
If the turn signals do not stop flashing after turning left or right, or if
you want to stop them flashing
Operate the lever in the opposite direction to either position or .
If you move the lever to either position or , the selected turn sig-
nals will flash.
Turn signal lever
Operating instructions
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