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3-5. Opening, closing the windows and moon roof
Power windows ............................ 185
Moon roof ...................................... 189
4-1. Before driving Driving the vehicle ...................... 194
Cargo and luggage ...................202
Trailer towing (vehicles without a towing package) ..................203
Trailer towing (vehicles with a towing package) ..................204
4-2. Driving procedures Power (ignition) switch.............. 212
EV drive mode ..............................217
Hybrid transmission ................... 219
Turn signal lever ..........................225
Parking brake............................... 227
ASC (Active Sound Control) ........228
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ......................... 229
Automatic High Beam ............. 232
Fog light switch............................236
Windshield wipers and washer......................................... 238 4-4. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank cap...... 246
4-5. Using the driving support systems
Cruise control ............................ 250
Dynamic radar cruise control..........................................254
LDA (Lane Departure Alert) ........ 270
Lexus parking assist-sensor ...............................276
Rear view monitor system ..........................................283
Driving mode select switch ........................................... 293
Driving assist systems ............... 296
PCS (Pre-Crash Safety system).........................................302
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) ...... 310 •The Blind Spot Monitor function...................................... 315
•The Rear Crossing Traffic Alert function ............ 317
4-6. Driving tips Hybrid vehicle driving tips .................................................320
Winter driving tips ..................... 322
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■Switches (Left-hand drive vehicles)
Automatic high beam switch*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 232
Windshield wiper de-icer switch
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 419
ASC (Active Sound Control) switch
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 228
Odometer/trip meter and trip meter reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 111
Instrument panel light control switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 112
Rear sunshade switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 437
Lexus parking assist-sensor switch
*1, 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P. 276
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) main switch
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P. 310
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■Switches (Right-hand drive vehicles)
Instrument panel light control switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 112
Odometer/trip meter and trip meter reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 111
ASC (Active Sound Control) switch
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 228
Automatic high beam switch
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 232
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) main switch
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P. 310
Lexus parking assist-sensor switch
*1, 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P. 276
Rear sunshade switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 437
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1062. Instrument cluster
IS300h_EE(OM53D56E)
The indicators inform the driver of the operating state of the vehicle’s various sys-
tems.
Indicators
Turn signal indicator
(→ P. 2 2 5 )
(if equipped)
Lexus parking assist-sensor
indicator ( →P. 2 76 )
Tail light indicator
( → P. 229)
*1, 2 Slip indicator
(→ P. 2 9 7 )
Headlight high beam indi-
cator ( →P. 229)
*1VSC OFF indicator
(→ P. 2 9 8 )
(if equipped)
Automatic High Beam indi-
cator ( →P. 232)
*1, 3
(if equipped)
Pre-crash safety system
warning light ( →P. 303)
(if equipped)
Front fog light indicator
(→ P. 2 3 6 )*4, 5
(if equipped)
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor)
outside rear view mirror
indicators ( →P. 3 1 0 )
Rear fog light indicator
( → P. 2 3 6 )
*6Security indicator
(→ P. 9 0 , 9 6 )
(if equipped)
Cruise control indicator
(→ P. 250, 254)*7Low outside temperature
indicator ( →P. 1 0 9 )
(if equipped)
Dynamic radar cruise con-
trol indicator ( →P. 2 5 4 ) “READY” indicator
(
→ P. 212)
(if equipped)
Cruise control “SET” indica-
tor ( →P. 250, 254) EV indicator (
→P. 8 1 )
(if equipped)
LDA (Lane Departure
Alert) indicator ( →P. 2 7 0 )*8EV drive mode indicator
(→ P. 2 1 7 )
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4-1. Before drivingDriving the vehicle ...................... 194
Cargo and luggage ...................202
Trailer towing (vehicles without a towing
package) .....................................203
Trailer towing (vehicles with a towing package) ..................204
4-2. Driving procedures Power (ignition) switch.............. 212
EV drive mode ..............................217
Hybrid transmission ................... 219
Turn signal lever ..........................225
Parking brake............................... 227
ASC (Active Sound Control) ........228
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ......................... 229
Automatic High Beam ............. 232
Fog light switch............................ 236
Windshield w ipers and washer.................................238
4-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap...... 246 4-5. Using the driving support
systems
Cruise control .............................250
Dynamic radar cruise control ......................................... 254
LDA (Lane Departure Alert) ........ 270
Lexus parking assist-sensor............................... 276
Rear view monitor system .......................................... 283
Driving mode select switch ........................................... 293
Driving assist systems............... 296
PCS (Pre-Crash Safety system) ........................................ 302
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) ...... 310 •The Blind Spot Monitor function ..................................... 315
•The Rear Crossing Traffic Alert function .............317
4-6. Driving tips Hybrid vehicle driving tips..................................320
Winter driving tips ..................... 322
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Driving
IS300h_EE(OM53D56E)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 ( →P. 2 3 0 ) a n d a l l
the lights listed above turn on
and off automatically.
(When the power switch is in
ON mode.)
The daytime running lights turn
on. ( →P. 2 3 0 )
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
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Turning on the high beam headlights
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2324-3. Operating the lights and wipers
IS300h_EE(OM53D56E)
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-v ehicle 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 Automa tic High Beam system
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2334-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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Driving
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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