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CAUTION
●Do not use the system if the display is incorrect due to an uneven (curvy/hilly) road or a non-
straight road.
●Make sure to operate the steering wheel only when the vehicle is stopped.
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1Stop the vehicle in the position as de-
scribed below, and straighten the steer-
ing wheel.
zA position in which you are parallel with the
road (or the side of the road), and in which
there is approximately 1 m (3 ft.) of space
between your vehicle and the parked vehi-
cle
z A position in which you are half a vehicle’s
length ahead of the parked vehicle
X Roughly half a vehicle’s length
Desired parking space
Approx. 1 m (3 ft.)
Parked vehicle
Your vehicle
PARKING
The following example describes the
procedure for pulling into a parking
space on the right. For pulling into a
parking space on the left, substitute left
for right and vice versa in all steps.
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2Shift the shift lever to the “R” position.
3Make sure the monitor displays the part
behind the rear tyres of the parked vehi-
cle, and select .
zIf the area is not displayed, move the vehicle
to forward.
4With the steering wheel straight, back
up slowly to a position at which the black
and yellow vertical pole just overlaps the
rear end of the parked vehicle. Then
stop the vehicle.
X Black and yellow vertical pole
Back the vehicle up to here
5Turn the steering wheel with the vehicle
stopped until the blue outline meets the
desired parking space.
zIf the extended line from the blue outline is
displayed, the parallel parking assist is
operational.
X Blue outline
Black and yellow vertical pole
Extended line
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XTurn the steering wheel right
Black and yellow vertical pole
Blue outline
CAUTION
●Be sure to check that there are no obsta-
cles inside the blue outline.
If there are any obstacles inside the blue
outline, do not use the parallel parking
assist.
●When positioning the blue outline over
the parking space, be sure to position it
so that the extended blue line may not
cross the tyre of the vehicle parked in
front of the empty space.
●If the extended line of the blue outline is
crossing the parked vehicle, your vehicle
may be too close. Check that there is a
gap of approximately 1 m (3 ft.) between
your vehicle and the parked vehicle.
XExtended line overlapping wheel
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6Keep the steering wheel in its current
position and backing up.
zThe parallel parking assist will be cancelled
if the steering wheel is moved while back-
ing up. Shift the shift lever out of the “R”
position, and restart from the procedure “1”.
7A curved blue line will appear on the
screen. Keep the steering wheel in its
current position and back up slowly.
Stop when the curved blue line meets
the corner of the desired parking space.
X Curved blue line
CAUTION
●When backing up, be careful not to hit
any obstacles with your vehicle. Back the
vehicle up slowly.
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XBack up keeping the steering wheel in its
current position
Curved blue line
Curved blue line meets the corner here
z If you back up too quickly, you may lose
synchronization with the parallel parking
assist.
8Leaving the vehicle stopped, turn the
steering wheel all the way to the left.
zBe sure to turn the steering wheel only
when the vehicle is stopped.
9When the screen changes, keep the
steering wheel in its current position and
back up.
10When the vehicle is parallel with the
road or the shoulder, straighten the
steering wheel.
Check your surroundings visually and
with the mirrors, then back up using the
distance guide lines as a reference, and
stop.
zWhen the vehicle is approximately in the
desired parking location, the parallel park-
ing assist is complete.
CAUTION
●When backing up, be careful not to hit
any obstacles with your vehicle. Back the
vehicle up slowly.
INFORMATION
●
There is a possibility that parallel parking
guidance may not be given when backing
up at a very slow speed.
●If the trunk is opened, the parallel parking
assist will be discontinued halfway.
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1Select .
zIf the Lexus parking assist-sensor detects
an object while you attempt to park in a
parking space on the left, the black and yel-
low vertical pole could be obscured by the
Lexus parking assist-sensor display. In this
event, turn the Lexus parking assist-sensor
switch off ( →P.324), and operate the vehi-
cle while checking the safety of the sur-
rounding area direct visually and with
mirror. After the operation, turn the switch
on. (8-inch display only)
z The steering wheel has been turned too far,
and the system cannot function. Return the
steering wheel to its original position.
z If the message is displayed before the out-
line is positioned over the desired parking
space, it is likely that the vehicle is too far
away from the shoulder. Check that there is
a gap of approximately 1 m (3 ft.) between
your vehicle and the parked vehicle.
X Normal mode
Narrow mode
zIf the engine switch is turned off
when the parking assist monitor is canceled
with narrow mode, the caution screen is
displayed first when the parallel parking
assist is selected next time.
CANCELING PARALLEL
PARKING ASSIST
VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH
LEXUS PARKING ASSIST-
SENSOR
IF THE MESSAGE “Steering
wheel turned too far, please
return.” IS DISPLAYED
NARROW MODE
If the position the vehicle is to be parked
in is narrower than usual, narrow mode
can be used.
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1Select while in parallel parking
assist mode.
2Confirm the warning on the caution
screen. If you agree, select “I agree”. To
cancel narrow mode, select .
3When the system is switched to narrow
mode, the indicator on will be
turned on.
z Select again to switch the system
to the normal mode.
OPERATING NARROW
MODE
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