5137-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
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Maintenance and care
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■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.
• 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 vehi cle, particularly around the wheels or wheel
housings.
• If the tire inflation pressure is extr emely higher than the specified level.
• If tires not equipped with tire pressure warning valves and transmitters are used.
• If the ID code on the tire pressure warning valves and transmitters is not registered in the tire pressure warning computer.
●Performance may be affected in the following situations.
• Near a TV tower, electric power plant, gas station, radio station, large display, air-
port or other facility that generates st rong radio waves or electrical noise
• When carrying a portable radio, cellular phone, cordless phone or other wireless communication device
●When the vehicle is parked, the time taken for the warning to start or go off could be
extended.
●When tire inflation pressure declines rapi dly for example when a tire has burst, the
warning may not function.
■The initialization operation
●Make sure to carry out initialization af ter adjusting the tire inflation pressure.
Also, make sure the tires are cold before carrying out initialization or tire inflation pres-
sure adjustment.
●If you have accidentally turned the engine swit ch off during initialization, it is not neces-
sary to press the reset switch again as init ialization 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 leve l when the tires are cold, and conduct initial-
ization again.
■Warning performance of the tire pressure warning system
The warning of the tire pressure warning syst em will change in accordance with the con-
ditions under which it was initialized. For this reason, the system may give a warning even
if the tire pressure does not reach a low enough level, or if the pressure is higher than the
pressure that was adjusted to when the system was initialized.
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When trouble arises
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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. 638)
■When using the compact spare tire
As the compact spare tire is not equipped with a tire pressure warning valve and trans-
mitter, 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 warn-
ing light comes on, th e 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 s ize and compact spare tire)
Install the compact spare tire on one of the front wheels of the vehicle. Perform the fol-
lowing 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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672Alphabetical index
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Tire pressure warning system .......... 510Initializing................................................... 511
Installing tire pressure warning valves and transmitters................. 510
Registering ID codes .......................... 511
Tire pressure warning reset switch....................................................... 511
Warning light ....................................... 557
Tires ........................................................... 509 Chains ..................................................... 347
Checking .............................................. 509
Emergency tire puncture
repair kit ............................................. 586
If you have a flat tire .............. 586, 601
Inflation pressure............................... 638
Replacing ................................................ 601
Rotating tires ......................................... 510
Size........................................................... 638
Snow tires .............................................. 349
Spare tire................................................. 601
Tire pressure warning system ...... 510
Warning light ....................................... 557 Tools............................................... 588, 602
Top strap ..................................................... 70
Towing ...................................................... 546
Emergency towing ........................... 546
Towing capacity................................. 630
Towing eyelet ...................................... 549
Trailer towing ........................................ 196
Traction Control (TRC) ..................... 340
Trailer towing ...........................................196
Transmission........................................... 209
Automatic transmission.................. 209
Driving mode select switch.......... 338
If the shift lever cannot be shifted from P..................................... 214
M mode.................................................... 212
Paddle shift switches............................ 211
TRC (Traction Control) ..................... 340
Trip meters ................................................. 93
