2015 Lexus GX460 Owner's Manual

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When driving your vehicle off-road, please observe the following precautions to
ensure your driving enjoyment and to he
lp prevent the closure of areas to off-
road vehicles:
●Drive your vehicle only in areas where off-road vehicles are permitted to
travel.
●Respect private property. Get owner’s permission before entering private
property.
●Do not enter areas that are closed. Honor gates, barriers and signs that
restrict travel.
●Stay on established roads. When conditions are wet, driving techniques
should be changed or travel delayed to prevent damage to roads.
■Additional information for off-road driving
XFor owners in U.S. mainland, Hawaii and Puerto Rico:
To obtain additional information pertaining to driving your vehicle off-road, consult the
following organizations:
●State and Local Parks and Recreation Departments
●State Motor Vehicle Bureau
●Recreational Vehicle Clubs
●U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management
Off-road driving
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Driving
CAUTION
■Off-road driving precautions
Always observe the following precautions to minimize the risk of death, serious injury
or damage to your vehicle:
●Drive carefully when off the road. Do not take unnecessary risks by driving in danger-
ous places.
●Do not grip the steering wheel spokes when driving off-road. A bad bump could jerk
the wheel and injure your hands. Keep both hands and especially your thumbs on the
outside of the rim.
●Always check your brakes for effectiveness immediately after driving in sand, mud,
water or snow.
●After driving through tall grass, mud, rock, sand, rivers, etc., check that there is no
grass, bush, paper, rags, stone, sand, etc. adhering or trapped on the underbody.
Clear off any such matter from the underbody. If the vehicle is used with these materi-
als trapped or adhering to the underbody, a breakdown or fire could occur.
●When driving off-road or in rugged terrain , do not drive at excessive speeds, jump,
make sharp turns, strike objects, etc. This may cause loss of control or vehicle rollover
causing death or serious injury. You are also risking expensive damage to your vehi-
cle’s suspension and chassis.
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NOTICE
■To prevent the water damage
Take all necessary safety measures to ensure that water damage to the engine or other
components does not occur.
●Water entering the engine air intake will cause severe engine damage.
●Water entering the automatic transmission
will cause deterioration in shift quality,
locking up of your transmission accompanied by vibration, and ultimately damage.
●Water can wash the grease from wheel bearings, causing rusting and premature fail-
ure, and may also enter the differentials, transmission and transfer case, reducing the
gear oil’s lubricating qualities.
■When you drive through water
If driving through water, such as when crossing shallow streams, first check the depth of
the water and the bottom of the riverbed for firmness. Drive slowly and avoid deep
water.
■Inspection after off-road driving
●Sand and mud that has accumulated in brake drums and around brake discs may
affect braking efficiency and may damage brake system components.
●Always perform a maintenance inspection afte r each day of off-road driving that has
taken you through rough terrain, sand, mud, or water. For scheduled maintenance
information, refer to the “Warranty and Services Guide”, “Owner’s Manual Supple-
ment” or “Scheduled Maintenance”.
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5Interior features
5-1. Using the air conditioning system and defogger
Front automatic air conditioning system .............. 380
Rear air conditioning system ......................................... 390
Heated steering wheel/seat heaters/seat ventilators.........393
5-2. Using the interior lights Interior lights list..........................396• Personal/interior lights main switch ............................. 397
• Personal/interior lights...... 398 5-3. Using the storage features
List of storage features ............399• Glove box .............................. 400
• Console box.......................... 400
• Coin holder ............................ 402
• Cup holders/bottle holders/ door pockets.......................... 402
• Auxiliary boxes .....................404
Luggage compartment features........................................406
5-4. Using the other interior features
Other interior features ............. 413 • Cool box ................................... 413
• Sun visors ................................. 415
• Vanity mirror ........................... 415
• Conversation mirror.............416
• Clock ..........................................416
• Power outlets ...........................417
• Armrest ......................................421
• Coat hooks ...............................421
• Assist grips.............................. 422
• Compass ................................. 423
Garage door opener.................427
Safety Connect ........................... 432
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Front automatic air conditioning system
◆Control panel
◆Control screen
Air outlets and fan speed are automatically adjusted according to the temper-
ature setting.
Press the “CLIMATE” button to display the air conditioning control screen.
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Interior features
■Adjusting the temperature setting
Press to increase the temperature and to decrease the tempera-
ture.
■Adjusting the fan speed setting
Press to increase the fan speed and to decrease the fan speed.
Press the “OFF” button to turn the fan off.
■Changing the air flow mode
Select an air outlet switch.
■Option control screen
Touch on the climate screen to display the option control screen. The
functions can be switched on and off.
Select to set cooling and dehu-
midification function on/off
Adjust the temperature for driver
and passenger seats separately
(“DUAL” mode)/driver, passen-
ger and rear seats separately (“3-
ZO NE ” m o d e) ( →P. 3 8 2 )
Prevent ice from building up on
the windshield and wiper blades
(if equipped) ( →P. 3 8 5 )
Remove pollen from the air ( →P. 3 8 5 )
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Press to operate the speech
command system. (Refer to the
“NAVIGATION SYSTEM OWNER’S
MANUAL”.)
■Using the automatic mode Press the “AUTO” button.
Press to switch to automatic air intake mode. (if equipped)
The air conditioning system automatically switches between outside air and recir-
culated air modes.
Adjust the temperature setting.
To stop the operation, press the “OFF” button.
■Automatic mode indicator
If the fan speed setting or air flow modes are operated, the automatic mode
indicator goes off. However, automatic mode for functions other than that
operated are maintained.
■Adjusting the temperature for driv er and passenger seats separately
(“DUAL” mode)/driver, pa ssenger and rear seats separately (“3-ZONE”
mode)
To turn on the “DUAL”/“3-ZONE” mode , perform any of the following proce-
dures:
●Press the “DUAL”/“3-ZONE” button.
●Select “DUAL”/“3-ZONE” on the option control screen.
●Adjust the passenger’s side temperature setting.
The indicator comes on when the “DUAL”/“3-ZONE” mode is on.
While in “DUAL” mode, the temperature of the rear air outlets is set at the
passenger’s side temperature setting.
Using the speech command system
Air conditioning controls
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Interior features
Touch to display the rear air conditioning control screen.
■Control screen
Adjust the fan speed setting
Adjust the rear seats temperature setting
Display the rear seats temperature setting
Tu r n t h e f a n o f f
Select to set automatic mode
Disable the switches on the rear controller
■Using the automatic modeTouch “REAR AUTO”.
Touch to increase the temperature and to decrease the temper-
ature.
To stop the operation, touch “REAR OFF”.
■If the system is operated manually in automatic mode
If the fan speed setting is operated, the automatic mode indicator goes off.
However, automatic mode for functions other than that operated are main-
tained.
Changing the rear seat settings (vehic les with rear air conditioning sys-
tem)
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