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4816-1. Maintenance and care
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Maintenance and care
LS600h/LS600hL_EE(OM50G20E)
■Caring for leather areas
Lexus recommends cleaning the interior of the vehicle at least twice a year to main-
tain the quality of the vehicle’s interior.
■Shampooing the carpets
There are several commercial foaming-type cleaners available. Use a sponge or
brush to apply the foam. Rub in overlapping circles. Do not use water. Wipe dirty sur-
faces and let them dry. Excellent results are obtained by keeping the carpet as dry as
possible.
■Seat belts
Clean with mild soap and lukewarm water using a cloth or sponge. Also check the
belts periodically for excessive wear, fraying or cuts.
CAUTION
■Water in the vehicle
●Do not splash or spill liquid in the vehicle, such as on the floor, in the hybrid bat-
tery (traction battery) air vents, and in the trunk.
Doing so may cause the hybrid battery, electrical components, etc. to malfunc-
tion or catch fire.
●Do not get any of the SRS components or wiring in the vehicle interior wet.
( P. 51)
An electrical malfunction may cause the airbags to deploy or not function prop-
erly, resulting in death or serious injury.
■Cleaning the interior (especially instrument panel)
Do not use polish wax or polish cleaner. The instrument panel may reflect off the
windshield, obstructing the driver’s view and leading to an accident, resulting in
death or serious injury.
■Cleaning the leather areas of the instrument panel
Do not use any protective agents (coatings etc). Doing so may cause the instru-
ment panel to reflect onto the windshield, obstructing the front view and possibly
causing an accident.
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5026-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
LS600h/LS600hL_EE(OM50G20E)
The 12-volt battery is located on the
left-hand side of trunk.
Remove the 12-volt battery cover
after removing the clip.
Make sure that the 12-volt battery terminals are not corroded and that
there are no loose connections, cracks, or loose clamps.
Terminals
Hold-down clamp
12-volt battery
Location
Removing the 12-volt battery cover
Exterior
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5116-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
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Maintenance and care
LS600h/LS600hL_EE(OM50G20E)
■If the tread on snow tires wears down below 4 mm (0.16 in.)
The effectiveness of the tires as snow tires is lost.
■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 vehicle, particularly around the wheels or
wheel housings.
• If the tire inflation pressure is extr emely higher than the specified level.
• If the spare tire is in a location subject to poor radio wave signal reception.*
• If a large metallic object which can interfere with signal reception is put in the
trunk.*
• 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 regis-
tered in the tire pressure warning computer.
*: Vehicles with a spare tire
●Performance may be affected in the following situations.
• Near a TV tower, electric power plant, gas station, radio station, large display,
airport or other facility th at generates strong radio waves or electrical noise
• When carrying a portable radio, cellular phone, cordless phone or other wire-
less communication device
If tire position information is not correctly displayed due to the radio wave condi-
tions, the display may be corrected by driving and changing the radio wave condi-
tions.
●When the vehicle is parked, the time taken for the warning to start or go off could
be extended.
●When tire inflation pressure declines rapidly for example when a tire has burst, the
warning may not function.
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5306-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
LS600h/LS600hL_EE(OM50G20E)
Remove the air conditioning
filter from the filter case and
replace it with a new one.
The “ UP” marks shown on the fil-
ter and the filter case should be
pointing up.
Reset the air conditioning filter maintenance data. ( P. 531)
■Rear air conditioning filter (if equipped)
Turn the power switch off.
Open the trunk lid. Remove
the filter cover.
Remove the air conditioning
filter and replace it with a new
one.
The “ UP” mark shown on the filter
should be pointing up.
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5386-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
LS600h/LS600hL_EE(OM50G20E)
Trunk (type A fuse box)
Remove the 12-volt battery cover
( P. 502) and then remove the
lid.
Trunk (type B fuse box)
Remove the cover.
Trunk (type C fuse box)
Remove the 12-volt battery cover
( P. 502) and then remove the
terminal cover.
Remove the fuse with the pullout
tool.
Only type A fuse can be removed
using the pullout tool.
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5426-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
LS600h/LS600hL_EE(OM50G20E)
■Rear fog lights
Open the trunk lid and remove
the cover.
Turn the bulb base counter-
clockwise.
Remove the light bulb.
When installing, reverse the steps listed.
Replacing light bulbs
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5527-2. Steps to take in an emergency
LS600h/LS600hL_EE(OM50G20E)
■While towing
If the hybrid system is off, the power assist for the brakes and steering will not func-
tion, making steering and braking more difficult.
■Wheel nut wrench
Wheel nut wrench is installed in trunk. ( P. 568, 581)
CAUTION
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or serious injury.
■When towing the vehicle
■While towing
●When towing using cables or chains, avoid sudden starts, etc. which place exces-
sive stress on the towing eyelets, cables or chains. The towing eyelets, cables or
chains may become damaged, broken debris may hit people, and cause serious
damage.
●Do not turn the power switch off.
There is a possibility that the steering wheel is locked and cannot be operated.
■Installing towing eyelets to the vehicle
Make sure that towing eyelets are installed securely.
If not securely installed, towing eyelets may come loose during towing.
Be sure to transport the vehicle with all four
wheels raised off the ground. If the vehicle is
towed with the tires contacting the ground,
the drivetrain or related parts may be dam-
aged, the vehicle may fly off the truck, or
electricity generated by the operation of the
motor may cause a fire to occur depending
on the nature of the damage or malfunction.
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5587-2. Steps to take in an emergency
LS600h/LS600hL_EE(OM50G20E)
After taking the specified steps to correct the suspected problem, check
that the warning light goes off.
Follow the correction procedures.
Warning lightWarning light/DetailsCorrection procedure
Open door warning light
(warning buzzer)*1
Indicates that a door or the
trunk is not fully closed
Check that all the doors and
the trunk are closed.
In the fuel
gauge
Low fuel level warning light
Indicates remaining fuel is
approximately 13 L (3.4 gal.,
2.8 Imp. gal.) or less
Refuel the vehicle.
Seat belt reminder light (warn-
ing buzzer)*2
Warns the driver and/or front
passenger to fasten their seat
belts
Fasten the seat belt.
If the front passenger’s seat is
occupied, the front passen-
ger’s seat belt also needs to
be fastened to make the
warning light (warning
buzzer) turn off.
Master warning light
A buzzer sounds and the
warning light comes on and
flashes to indicate that the
master warning system has
detected a malfunction.
P. 563