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■The meters and display illuminate when
The power switch is in ON mode.
■Instrument panel brightness adjustment
The instrument panel brightness levels when th e tail lights are on and off can be adjusted
individually. However, when the surroundings ar e bright (daytime, etc.), turning on the tail
lights will not change the in strument panel brightness.
■Limitation of brightness adjustment
The brightness of the instrument panel lights is automatically adjusted based on the light
sensor detecting how bright the surroundings are. However, if the instrument panel
brightness has been manually set to either the brightest or darkest setting, the automatic
adjustment will not be performed.
■Hybrid System Indicator
Charge area
Shows regenerative charging.
Hybrid Eco area
Shows that gasoline engine power is not
being used very often.
The gasoline engine will automatically stop
and restart under various conditions.
Eco area
Shows that the vehicle is being driven in an
Eco-friendly manner.
Power area
Shows that an Eco-friendly driving range is
being exceeded (during full power driving
etc.)
●Hybrid System Indicator is displayed when the
driving mode is other than the sport mode.
●By keeping the indicator needle within Eco
area, more Eco-friendly driving can be
achieved.
●Charge area indicates regeneration * status.
Regenerated energy will be used to charge
the battery.
* : When used in this manual, “regeneration”
refers to the conversion of energy created by
the movement of the vehicle into electrical
energy.
Except F SPORT models
F SPORT models
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■Tachometer
Hybrid System Indicator switches to the tach ometer when driving mode is in sport mode.
The settings of the tachometer display can be changed on the multi-information display.
(  P. 111)
■Engine speed
On hybrid vehicles, engine speed is precis ely controlled in order to help improve fuel
efficiency and reduce exhaust emissions etc.
There are times when the engine speed that is displayed may differ even when vehicle
operation and driving conditions are the same.
■Outside temperature display
●In the following situations, the correct outside temperature may not be displayed, or the
display may take longer than normal to change.

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WARNING
■The information display at low temperatures
Allow the interior of the vehicle to warm up before using the liquid crystal information
display. At extremely low temperatures, the information display monitor may respond
slowly, and display changes may be delayed.
For example, there is a lag between the driver’s shifting and the new gear number
appearing on the display. This lag could cau se the driver to downshift again, causing
rapid and excessive engine braking and po ssibly an accident resulting in death or
injury.
NOTICE
■To prevent damage to the hybrid system and its components
●While the tachometer is displayed, do not let the indicator needle of the tachometer
enter the red zone, which indicates the maximum engine speed.
●The engine may be overheating if the engine coolant temperature gauge is in the red
zone (H). In this case, immediately stop the vehicle in a safe place, and check the
engine after it has cooled completely. ( P. 535)

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Multi-information display
The multi-information display presents the driver with a variety of vehicle data. ●Menu icons
Displays the following information when an icon is selected. ( P. 113)
Some of the information may be displayed automatically depending on the situa-
tion.
Drive informationSelect to display various drive data. ( P. 113)
Navigation system-linked display (if equipped)
Select to display the following navigation system-linked information.

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GS450h_300h_OM_OM30F92E_(EE) Warning message display
Select to display warning messages and me
asures to be taken if a malfunction
is detected. ( P. 466)
Settings display
Select to change the meter display settings. ( P. 562)
The multi-information display is oper-
ated using the meter control switches. : Switch menu
: Change displayed con-tent, scroll up/down the
screen and move the cur-
sor up/down
Press: Enter/Set
Press and hold: Reset
Return to the previous screen
Press: Displays the screen registered to
When no screen has been registered, the drive information screen will be displayed.
Press and hold: Registers the currently displayed screen to ( P. 562)
When the confirmation screen is displayed, select yes to register the screen. If the
selected screen cannot be re gistered, a registration failure message will be shown.
Operating the meter control switches
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GS450h_300h_OM_OM30F92E_(EE) Items displayed can be switched by pressing or of the meter control
switches to select and pressing or .
■Current fuel consumption
*1
Displays the current rate of fuel consumption
■Average fuel economy (after reset *2
/after start/after refuel) *1
Displays the average fuel consumption since the function was reset, the hybrid
system was started, and the vehicle was refueled, respectively Use the displayed average fuel consumption as a reference.
■Average speed (after reset *2
/after start) *1
Displays the average vehicle speed since the function was reset and the
hybrid system was started, respectively
■Elapsed time (after reset *2
/after start) *1
Displays the elapsed time since the function was reset and the hybrid system
was started, respectively
■Distance (range/after start) *1
Displays the estimated maximum distance that can be driven with the quantity
of fuel remaining and the distance driven after the hybrid system was started
respectively.

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■Energy monitor P. 126
■G-forces
Displays lateral G-forces on the vehicle
Also displays, around the periphery of the G-force display, the left and right
steering amount, accelerator pedal input, and brake fluid pressure
Acceleration G-force on the
vehicle
Current G-force value (analyzed
value of front/rear and left/right
G-forces)
Accelerator pedal input
Brake fluid pressure
Record of the maximum G-forces
Steering amount
Actual vehicle conditions may differ from the displayed information depending on
road conditions, temperature, vehicle speed and other factors.
Use this information as reference. ● Resetting the record of maximum G-forces
Press and hold to reset the record.
● Peak hold function (F SPORT models)
If lateral G-forces of 0.5 G or grea ter are generated, the G-force value
display will turn amber and be held for 2 seconds.
■Tire inflation pressure (vehicles with the tire pressure warning system)
Displays inflation pressure of each tire.
The inflation pressure of the compac t spare tire will not be displayed.
■LKA (Lane-Keeping Assist) vehi cle sway warning (if equipped)
 P. 282
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■Display off
A blank screen is displayed
* 1
: Displayed when the item is set in “Drive Info 1”, “Drive Info 2” or “Drive Info 3”.
( P. 562)
* 2
: The function can be reset by pressing the of the meter control sw itches for longer
than 1 second when the item to reset is displayed.
If there is more than one item that can be reset, the item selection screen will appear.
The settings of the following items can be changed, refer to P. 561 For functions that can be enabled or disabled, the function switches between on and
off each time is pressed.
■ (Lane-Keeping Assist) (if equipped) ( P. 282)
■ (Pre-Crash Safety system) (if equipped) ( P. 270)
■ (Adaptive Front-lighting System) (if equipped) ( P. 239)
■ (Blind Spot Monitor) (if equipped) ( P. 314)
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Select to turn the speed warning on and off, or to change the speed at which
the speed warning is displayed.
■ (Road Sign Assi st) (if equipped) ( P. 291)
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Select to set the display mode of the clock.
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● Oil Maintenance ( P. 408)
● TPMS (Tire pressure warning system) (if equipped) ( P. 418)
Settings display