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3-4. Adjusting the steering
wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel ............................. 159
Inside rear view mirror ................ 161
Outside rear view mirrors ....... 163
3-5. Opening, closing the
windows and moon roof
Power windows .............................167
Moon roof ...................................... 170
4-1. Before driving
Driving the vehicle ....................... 176
Cargo and luggage .................... 183
Trailer towing................................. 184
4-2. Driving procedures
Engine (ignition) switch ............ 192
Automatic transmission .............197
Turn signal lever ..........................203
Parking brake.............................. 205
4-3. Operating the lights and
wipers
Headlight switch .........................206
Automatic High Beam .............209
Fog light switch............................. 213
Windshield wipers and
washer........................................... 2154-4. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank cap....... 221
4-5. Using the driving support
systems
Cruise control ............................. 225
Dynamic radar cruise
control.......................................... 229
LDA
(Lane Departure Alert) ..........241
Lexus parking
assist-sensor ...............................247
Rear view monitor system ...... 254
Driving mode select
switch ........................................... 263
Driving assist systems ............... 265
PCS (Pre-Crash Safety
system)...........................................271
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) ..... 278
•The Blind Spot Monitor
function.....................................283
• The Rear Crossing Traffic
Alert function .........................285
4-6. Driving tips
Winter driving tips .................... 288
4Driving
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16Pictorial index
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■Switches (Left-hand drive vehicles)
Automatic high beam switch*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 209
Windshield wiper de-icer switch
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 383
Odometer/trip meter and trip meter reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 97
Instrument panel light control switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P. 98
Rear sunshade switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 400
Lexus parking assist-sensor switch
*1, 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 247
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) main switch
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 278
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24Pictorial index
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■Switches (Right-hand drive vehicles)
Instrument panel light control switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P. 98
Odometer/trip meter and trip meter reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 97
Automatic high beam switch
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 209
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) main switch
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 278
Lexus parking assist-sensor switch
*1, 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 247
Rear sunshade switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 400
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922. Instrument cluster
IS250_EE(OM53C51E)
The indicators inform the driver of the operating state of the vehicle’s various sys-
tems.
Indicators
Turn signal indicator
(→P. 2 0 3 )
(if equipped)
LDA (Lane Departure
Alert) indicator (→P. 2 4 1 )
Tail light indicator
(→P. 2 0 6 )
(if equipped)
Lexus parking assist-sensor
indicator (→P. 2 4 7 )
Headlight high beam indi-
cator (→P. 2 0 6 )
*1, 2 Slip indicator
(→P. 2 6 6 )
(if equipped)
Automatic High Beam indi-
cator (→P. 2 0 9 )*1VSC OFF indicator
(→P. 2 6 7 )
(if equipped)
Front fog light indicator
(→P. 2 1 3 )
*1, 3
(if equipped)
Pre-crash safety system
warning light (→P. 2 7 2 )
Rear fog light indicator
(→P. 2 1 3 )
*4, 5
(if equipped)
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor)
outside rear view mirror
indicators (→P. 2 7 8 )
(If equipped)
Gear Shift Indicator
(→P. 2 0 1 )*6Security indicator
(→P. 77, 83)
(if equipped)
Cruise control indicator
(→P. 225, 229)*7Low outside temperature
indicator (→P. 9 5 )
(if equipped)
Dynamic radar cruise con-
trol indicator (→P. 229)*1Eco Driving Indicator Light
(→P. 1 0 4 )
(if equipped)
Cruise control “SET” indica-
tor (→P. 225, 229)*8Eco drive mode indicator
(→P. 2 6 3 )
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4Driving
IS250_EE(OM53C51E)
4-1. Before driving
Driving the vehicle ....................... 176
Cargo and luggage .................... 183
Trailer towing................................. 184
4-2. Driving procedures
Engine (ignition) switch ............ 192
Automatic transmission.............197
Turn signal lever ..........................203
Parking brake.............................. 205
4-3. Operating the lights and
wipers
Headlight switch .........................206
Automatic High Beam .............209
Fog light switch............................. 213
Windshield wipers and
washer........................................... 215
4-4. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank cap....... 2214-5. Using the driving support
systems
Cruise control ............................. 225
Dynamic radar cruise
control ......................................... 229
LDA
(Lane Departure Alert) .......... 241
Lexus parking
assist-sensor...............................247
Rear view monitor system ...... 254
Driving mode select
switch ........................................... 263
Driving assist systems............... 265
PCS (Pre-Crash Safety
system) .......................................... 271
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) ..... 278
•The Blind Spot Monitor
function .................................... 283
• The Rear Crossing Traffic
Alert function.........................285
4-6. Driving tips
Winter driving tips .....................288
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IS250_EE(OM53C51E)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 run-
ning lights and all the lights
listed above turn on and off
automatically.
(When the engine switch is in
IGNITION 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 center
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
1
2
3
4
Turning on the high beam headlights
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2
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2094-3. Operating the lights and wipers
4
Driving
IS250_EE(OM53C51E)
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 indicate that the sys-
tem is active.
Automatic High Beam∗
∗
: 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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2104-3. Operating the lights and wipers
IS250_EE(OM53C51E)
When all of the following conditions are met, the high beam will be automatically
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 automatically
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 position.
The Automatic High Beam indicator
will turn off.
Push the lever away from you to acti-
vate the Automatic High Beam sys-
tem again.
■Switching to high beam
Press the Automatic High Beam
switch.
The Automatic High Beam indicator
will turn off and the high beam indi-
cator will turn on.
Press the switch to activate the Auto-
matic High Beam system again.
High beam automatic turning on or off conditions
Turning the high beam on/off manually