2018 Lexus IS350 steering

381-1. For safe use
IS350 AWD/IS350/IS300 AWD/IS300_U(OM53E34U)
WARNING
■SRS airbag precautions
Observe the following precaution s regarding the SRS airbags.
Failure to do so may cause death or serious injury.
●The driver and all passengers in the vehicle must wear their seat belts properly.
The SRS airbags are supplemental devices to be us ed with the seat belts.
●The SRS driver airbag deploys with considerable force, and can cause death or seri-
ous injury especially if the driver is very close to the airbag. The National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) advises:
Since the risk zone for the driver’s airbag is the first 2 - 3 in. (50 - 75 mm) of inflation,
placing yourself 10 in. (250 mm) from your driver airbag provides you with a clear
margin of safety. This distance is measured from the center of the steering wheel to
your breastbone. If you sit less than 10 in . (250 mm) away now, you can change your
driving position in several ways:
• Move your seat to the rear as far as you can while still reaching the pedals com-
fortably.
• Slightly recline the back of the seat. Although vehicle designs vary, many drivers can achieve the 10 in. (250 mm) dis-
tance, even with the driver seat all the wa y forward, simply by reclining the back of
the seat somewhat. If reclining the back of your seat makes it hard to see the road,
raise yourself by using a firm , non-slippery cushion, or raise the seat if your vehicle
has that feature.
• If your steering wheel is ad justable, tilt it downward. This points the airbag toward
your chest instead of your head and neck.
The seat should be adjusted as recommended by NHTSA ab ove, while still maintain-
ing control of the foot pedals, steering whee l, and your view of the instrument panel
controls.

401-1. For safe use
IS350 AWD/IS350/IS300 AWD/IS300_U(OM53E34U)
WARNING
■SRS airbag precautions
●Do not hang coat hangers or hard objects on the coat hooks. All of these items could
become projectiles and may cause death or serious injury, should the SRS curtain
shield airbags deploy.
●If a vinyl cover is put on the area where the SRS knee airbag will deploy, be sure to
remove it.
●Do not use seat accessories which cover th e parts where the SRS side airbags inflate
as they may interfere with inflation of th e airbags. Such accessories may prevent the
side airbags from activating correctly, disable the system or cause the side airbags to
inflate accidentally, resulting in death or serious injury.
●Do not lean against the door, the roof side rail
or the front, side and rear pillars.
●Do not allow anyone to kneel on the passen-
ger seats toward the door or put their head or
hands outside the vehicle.
●Do not attach anything to or lean anything
against areas such as the dashboard, steering
wheel pad and lower po rtion of the instru-
ment panel.
These items can become projectiles when the
SRS driver, front passeng er and knee airbags
deploy.
●Do not attach anything to areas such as a
door, windshield glass, side door glass, front
or rear pillar, roof side rail and assist grip.

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For safety and security
IS350 AWD/IS350/IS300 AWD/IS300_U(OM53E34U)
WARNING
■SRS airbag precautions
●Do not strike or apply significant levels of force to the area of the SRS airbag compo-
nents.
Doing so can cause the SRS airbags to malfunction.
●Do not touch any of the component part s immediately after the SRS airbags have
deployed (inflated) as they may be hot.
●If breathing becomes difficult after the SR S airbags have deployed, open a door or
window to allow fresh air in, or leave the vehicl e if it is safe to do so. Wash off any resi-
due as soon as possible to prevent skin irritation.
●If the areas where the SRS airbags are stored, such as the steering wheel pad and
front and rear pillar garnishes, are damaged or cracked, have them replaced by your
Lexus dealer.
●Do not place anything, such as a cushion, on the front passenger’s seat. Doing so will
disperse the passenger’s weight, which prevents the sensor from detecting the pas-
senger’s weight properly. As a result, the SRS front airb ags for the front passenger
may not deploy in the event of a collision.
■Modification and disposal of SRS airbag system components
Do not dispose of your vehicle or perform any of the following modifications without
consulting your Lexus dealer. The SRS airb ags may malfunction or deploy (inflate)
accidentally, causing death or serious injury.
●Installation, removal, disassembly and repair of the SRS airbags
●Repairs, modifications, removal or replacement of the steering wheel, instrument
panel, dashboard, seats or seat upholstery, front, side and rear pilla rs or roof side rails
●Repairs or modifications of the front fender, front bumper, or side of the occupant
compartment
●Installation of a grille guard (bull bars, ka ngaroo bar, etc.), snow plows, winches or
roof luggage carrier
●Modifications to the vehicle’s suspension system
●Installation of electronic devices such as mobile two-way radios and CD players
●Modifications to your vehicle for a person with a physical disability

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IS350 AWD/IS350/IS300 AWD/IS300_U(OM53E34U)
■If the SRS airbags deploy (inflate)
●Slight abrasions, burns, bruising etc., may be sustained from SRS airbags, due to the
extremely high speed deployment (inflation) by hot gases.
●A loud noise and white powder will be emitted.
●Parts of the airbag module (steering wheel hub, airbag cover and inflator) as well as the
seats, parts of the front and rear pillars, an d roof side rails may be hot for several min-
utes. The airbag itself may also be hot.
●The windshield may crack.
●For Lexus Enform Safety Connect subscribers, if the SRS airbags deploy or in the event
of a severe rear-end collision, the system is designed to send an emergency call to the
response center, notifying them of the vehicle’s location (without needing to push the
“SOS” button) and an agent will attempt to speak with the occupants to ascertain the
level of emergency and assistance required . If the occupants are unable to communi-
cate, the agent automatically treats the call as an emergency and helps to dispatch the
necessary emergency services. ( →P. 443)
■SRS airbag deployment cond itions (SRS front airbags)
●The SRS front airbags will deploy in the event of an impact that exceeds the set thresh-
old level (the level of force corresponding to an approximately 12 - 18 mph [20 - 30
km/h] frontal collision with a fixed wa ll that does not move or deform).
However, this threshold velocity will be cons iderably higher in the following situations:
• If the vehicle strikes an object, such as a parked vehicle or sign pole, which can move
or deform on impact
• If the vehicle is involved in an underride collision, such as a collision in which the
front of the vehicle “underrides”, or goes under, the bed of a truck
●Depending on the type of collision, it is possi ble that only the seat belt pretensioners will
activate.
●The SRS front airbags for the fr ont passenger will not activate if there is no passenger
sitting in the front passenger seat. However, the SRS front airbags for the front passen-
ger may deploy if luggage is put in the seat, even if the seat is unoccupied. ( →P. 46)
■SRS airbag deployment conditions (S RS side and curtain shield airbags)
●The SRS side and curtain shield airbags w ill deploy in the event of an impact that
exceeds the set threshold level (the level of force corresponding to the impact force
produced by an approximately 3300 lb. [15 00 kg] vehicle colliding with the vehicle
cabin from a direction perpendicular to the vehicle orientation at an approximate
speed of 12 - 18 mph [20 - 30 km/h]).
●The SRS curtain shield airbags will deploy in the event of vehicle rollover.
●The SRS curtain shield airbags will deploy in the event of a severe frontal collision.

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For safety and security
IS350 AWD/IS350/IS300 AWD/IS300_U(OM53E34U)
■When to contact your Lexus dealer
In the following cases, the ve hicle will require inspection and/or repair. Contact your
Lexus dealer as soon as possible.
●Any of the SRS airbags have been inflated.
●The front of the vehicle is damaged or
deformed, or was involved in an accident that
was not severe enough to cause the SRS front
airbags to inflate.
●A portion of a door or its surrounding area is
damaged or deformed, or the vehicle was
involved in an acciden t that was not severe
enough to cause the SRS side and curtain
shield airbags to inflate.
●The pad section of the steering wheel, dash-
board near the front passenger airbag or
lower portion of the instrument panel is
scratched, cracked, or otherwise damaged.
●The surface of the seats with the side airbag is
scratched, cracked, or otherwise damaged.
●The portion of the front pillars, rear pillars or
roof side rail garnishes (padding) containing
the curtain shield airbags inside is scratched,
cracked, or otherwise damaged.

772. Instrument cluster
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Instrument cluster
IS350 AWD/IS350/IS300 AWD/IS300_U(OM53E34U)
Warning lights inform the driv er of malfunctions in the indicated vehicle systems.
Warning lights
*1
(U.S.A.)
Brake system warning light
(→ P. 522)*1Electric power steering sys-
tem warning light
(→ P. 523)
*1
(Canada)
Brake system warning light
(→ P. 522) LDA (Lane Departure
Alert) indicator (
→P. 523)
*1
(if equipped)
Charging system warning
light ( →P. 522)*1PCS warning light
(→ P. 523)
*1
(U.S.A.)
Malfunction indicator lamp
(→ P. 522)*1
Slip indicator ( →P. 523)
*1
(Canada)
Malfunction indicator lamp
(→ P. 522)*1, 2
(if equipped)
“AFS OFF” indicator
(→ P. 524)
*1SRS warning light
(→ P. 522)Open door warning light
(→ P. 524)
*1
(U.S.A.)
ABS warning light
(→ P. 522)Low fuel level warning light
(→ P. 524)
*1
(Canada)
ABS warning light
(→ P. 522)Driver’s and front passen-
ger’s seat belt reminder light
(→ P. 524)
(U.S.A.)
Parking brake warning light
(→ P. 523)*3Rear passengers’ seat
belt reminder lights
(→ P. 524)
(Canada)
Parking brake warning light
(→ P. 523)*1Master warning light
(→ P. 524)

912. Instrument cluster
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Instrument cluster
IS350 AWD/IS350/IS300 AWD/IS300_U(OM53E34U)
Select a menu icon to display its content.
Drive information ( →P. 92)
Select to display various drive data.
Navigation system-linked display (if equipped)
Select to display the following na vigation system-linked information.
•Route guidance
• Compass display (heading-up display)
Audio system-linked display
Select to enable selection of an audio source or track on the meter using the meter
control switches.
Driving assist system information
Select to display the operational status of the following systems: • Dynamic radar cruise control ( →P. 239)
• LDA (Lane Departure Alert with steering control) ( →P. 232)
Warning message display ( →P. 529)
Select to display warning messages and me asures to be taken if a malfunction is
detected.
Settings display ( →P. 95)
Select to change the meter display settings and other settings.
Menu icons

942. Instrument cluster
IS350 AWD/IS350/IS300 AWD/IS300_U(OM53E34U)
■G-force (if equipped)*1
Displays lateral G-forces on the vehicle.
Acceleration G-force on the
vehicle
Current G-force value (analyzed
value of front/rear and left/right
G-forces)
Record of the maximum G-forces
This display is intended for use as a guideline. Depending on factors such as the
road surface condition, temperature and vehicle speed, the display may not show
the actual condition of the vehicle.
●Resetting the record of maximum G-forces
Press and hold to reset the record.
●Peak hold function
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.
*1: For F SPORT models, this item is not ava ilable when the main meter is in the center
position.
■Tire pressure
→ P. 484
■Vehicle sway warning*1
Detects the sway of the vehicle within a lane, which is often associated with a
decrease in the driver’s at tention level, and displays the decrease in attention
using a bar display.
The shorter the bar length, the more the driver may need to rest.
This display is a part of the LDA (Lane Departure Alert with steering control) sys-
tem. The display is enabled when the op erating conditions of the vehicle sway
warning are met. ( →P. 232)
*1: For F SPORT models, this item is not ava ilable when the main meter is in the center
position.
■Gear positions
Displays the current gear position when the shift lever is in D or M.
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