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6-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
■If the tread on snow tires wears down below 0.16 in. (4 mm)
The effectiveness of the tires as snow tires is lost.
■Situations in which the tire pressure warning system may not operate properly
●In the following cases, the tire pressure warning system may not operate properly.
• If non-genuine Lexus wheels are used.
• A tire has been replaced with a tire that is not an OE (Original Equipment) tire.
• A tire has been replaced with a tire that is not of the specified size.
• Tire chains etc. are equipped.
• Lock nuts are equipped.
• An auxiliary-supported run-flat tire is equipped.
• If a window tint that affects the radio wave signals is installed.
• If there is a lot of snow or ice on the vehicle, particularly around the wheels or wheel housings.
• If the tire inflation pressure is extremely higher than the specified level.
●Performance may be affected in the following situations.
• Near a TV tower, electric power plant, gas station, radio station, large display, airport or other facility that generates strong radio waves or electrical noise
• When carrying a portable radio, cellular phone, cordless phone or other wire- less communication device
Vehicles with the tire inflation pressure display function: If tire position information
is not correctly displayed due to the radio wave conditions, the display may be
corrected by driving and changing the radio wave conditions.
●When the vehicle is parked, the time taken for the warning to start or go off could
be extended.
●When tire inflation pressure declines rapidly for example when a tire has burst, the
warning may not function.
■The initialization operation
●Make sure to carry out initialization after adjusting the tire inflation pressure.
Also, make sure the tires are cold before carrying out initialization or tire inflation
pressure adjustment.
●If you have accidentally turned the engine switch off during initialization, it is not
necessary to press the reset switch again as initialization will restart automatically
when the engine switch has been turned to IGNITION ON mode for the next time.
●If you accidentally press the reset switch when initialization is not necessary, adjust
the tire inflation pressure to the specified level when the tires are cold, and conduct
initialization again.
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■The compact spare tire
●The compact spare tire is identified by the label “TEMPORARY USE ONLY” on
the tire sidewall.
Use the compact spare tire temporarily, and only in an emergency.
●Make sure to check the tire inflation pressure of the compact spare tire.
(→ P. 5 4 1 )
■When using the compact spare tire
As the compact spare tire is not equipped with a tire pressure warning valve and
transmitter, low inflation pressure of the spare tire will not be indicated by the tire
pressure warning system. Also, if you replace the compact spare tire after the tire
pressure warning light comes on, the light remains on.
■When the compact spare tire is equipped
The vehicle becomes lower when driving with the compact spare tire compared to
when driving with standard tires.
■If you have a flat rear tire on a road covered with snow or ice (vehicles with front
and rear tires of the same size)
Install the compact spare tire on one of the front wheels of the vehicle. Perform the
following steps and fit tire chains to the rear tires:
Replace a front tire with the compact spare tire.
Replace the flat rear tire with the tire removed from the front of the vehicle.
Fit tire chains to the rear tires.
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607Alphabetical index
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Windshield wipers and washer switch .........................202
Tachometer ........................................ 81, 94
Tail lights.....................................................196 Light switch ............................................ 196
Replacing light bulbs ........................453
Welcome light illumination
control ................................................... 107
Talk switch
*
Telephone switches*
Theft deterrent system Alarm........................................................... 72
Engine immobilizer system .............. 70
Tire inflation pressure ...........................541
Maintenance data ............................... 541
Tire inflation pressure display function ...................................................87
Warning light ....................................... 472
Warning message .............................493
Tire information ..................................... 547
Glossary ................................................ 554
Size ........................................................... 550
Tire identification number............. 549
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.............................................. 552
Tire pressure warning system .......... 410
Function ................................................... 410
Initializing ................................................. 410
Installing tire pressure warning valves and transmitters ................. 410
Registering ID codes .........................412 Tire pressure warning reset
switch .......................................................411
Warning light ........................................472
Warning message............................. 493
Tires ........................................................... 408 Chains .....................................................285
Checking .............................................. 408
If you have a flat tire ..........................502
Inflation pressure..................................541
Information............................................ 547
Replacing ............................................... 502
Rotating tires ........................................409
Size .............................................................541
Snow tires .............................................. 287
Spare tire................................................502
Tire inflation pressure display
function................................................... 87
Tire pressure warning system .......410
Warning light ........................................472
Warning message............................. 493
Tools .......................................................... 503
Top tether strap ........................................66
Total load capacity................................. 174
Towing Dinghy towing ....................................... 176
Emergency towing ...........................460
Towing eyelet ...................................... 463
Trailer towing......................................... 175
TRAC (Traction Control)................. 248
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*: Refer to the “NAVIGATION AND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM OWNER’S MANUAL”.
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