2015 LEXUS LX570 Owners Manual

2812-4. Using other driving systems
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When driving
LX570_OM_OM60L96U_(U) Keeping the steering wheel in that position, check your surroundings
visually and using mirrors, and back up using the distance guide lines
etc. as a reference. ( in “Parking operation”)
When the vehicle is approximatel y in the desired parking location,
parallel parking assist is comp lete. ( in “Parking operation”)
■ Parking operation
The following example describes the procedure for pulling into a park-
ing space on the right. For pulling into a parking space on the left, sub-
stitute left for right and vice versa in all steps.
Stop the vehicle in the posit ion as described below, and
straighten the steering wheel.
Roughly half a vehicle’s length
Desired parking space
Approx. 3 ft. (1 m)
Parked vehicle
Your vehicle A position in which you are parallel
with the road (or the side of the
road), and in which there is
approximately 3 ft. (1 m) of space
between your vehicle and the
parked vehicle
A position in which you are half a
vehicle’s length ahead of the
parked vehicleSTEP 9
STEP 10
STEP 1

2822-4. Using other driving systems
LX570_OM_OM60L96U_(U) Shift the shift lever to the “R” position.
Make sure the monitor displays the part behind the rear tires of
the parked vehicle, and select . If the area is not displayed, move the vehicle to forward.
With the steering wheel straight, back up slowly to a position at
which the black and yellow verti cal pole just overlaps the rear
end of the parked vehicle. Then stop the vehicle.
Black and yellow vertical pole
Back the vehicle up to hereSTEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4

2832-4. Using other driving systems
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When driving
LX570_OM_OM60L96U_(U) Turn the steering wheel with th e vehicle stopped until the blue
outline meets the desired parking space.
Blue outline
Black and yellow vertical pole
Extended line If the extended line from the blue
outline is displayed, the parallel
parking assist is operational.STEP 5

2842-4. Using other driving systems
LX570_OM_OM60L96U_(U) Turn the steering wheel right
Black and yellow vertical pole
Blue outline
Keep the steering wheel in its cur-
rent position and backing up. The parallel parking assist will be
cancelled if the steering wheel is
moved while backing up. Shift the
shift lever out of the “R” position,
and restart from the procedure “1”.
When backing up, be careful not to
hit any obstacles with the right front
corner of your vehicle. Back the
vehicle up slowly.STEP 6

2852-4. Using other driving systems
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When driving
LX570_OM_OM60L96U_(U) A curved blue line will appear on the screen. Keep the steering
wheel in its current position and ba ck up slowly. Stop when the
curved blue line meets the corner of the desired parking space.
Curved blue lineSTEP 7

2862-4. Using other driving systems
LX570_OM_OM60L96U_(U) Back up keeping the steering
wheel in its current position
Curved blue line
Curved blue line meets the cor-
ner here If you back up too quickly, you may
lose synchronization with the par-
allel parking assist.
Leaving the vehicle stopped, turn the steering wheel all the way
to the left. Be sure to turn the steering whee l only when the vehicle is stopped.
When the screen changes, keep the steering wheel in its current
position and back up. When backing up, be careful not to hit any obstacles with the right front
corner of your vehicle. Back the vehicle up slowly.
When the vehicle is parallel wi th 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.When the vehicle is approximately in the desired parking location, the
parallel parking assist is complete.STEP 8
STEP 9
STEP 10

2872-4. Using other driving systems
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When driving
LX570_OM_OM60L96U_(U) ● Parallel parking assist mode information
• There is a possibility that parallel pa rking guidance may not be given
when backing up at a very slow speed.
• If the back door is opened during parallel parking guidance, parallel
parking assist will be interrupted and canceled. Stop the vehicle,
shift the shift lever out of the “R ” position, and restart the operation
from .
● Canceling parallel parking assist Select .
● Vehicles equipped with intuitive parking assist
If intuitive parking assist detects an object while you attempt to park in
a parking space on the left, the bl ack and yellow vertical pole could be
obscured by intuitive parking assist disp lay. In this even t, turn intuitive
parking assist switch off (  P. 251), and operate the vehicle while
checking the safety of the surrounding area direct visually and with
mirror. After the operation, turn the switch on.
● If the message “Steering wheel turned too far, please return.” is dis-
played
The steering wheel has been turned too far, and the system cannot
function. Return the steering wheel to its original position.
If the message is displayed before th e outline is posi tioned over the
desired parking space, it is likely th at the vehicle is too far away from
the shoulder. Check that there is a gap of approximately 3 ft. (1 m)
between your vehicle and the parked vehicle. STEP 1

2882-4. Using other driving systems
LX570_OM_OM60L96U_(U) ■ Narrow mode
If the position the vehicle is to be parked in is narrower than usual, nar-
row mode can be used.
Normal mode
Narrow mode The “ENGINE START STOP”
switch is turned off when the park-
ing assist monitor is canceled with
narrow mode, the caution screen is
displayed first when the parallel
parking assist is selected next time.