2018 LEXUS NX300h light

76 2-1. Instrument cluster
LEXUS NX300h Owners Manu-
al_USA_OM78212U onds. There may be a malfunction in a
system if the lights do not turn on, or
turn off. Have the vehicle inspected by
your Lexus dealer. *2
: This light illuminates on the multi-infor-
mation display. *3
: The light flashes to indicate a malfunc-
tion. *4
: This light illuminates on the center
panel. The indicators inform the driver of the
operating state of the vehicle’s various
systems.
WARNING■
If a safety system warning light does
not come on
Should a safety system light such as the
ABS and SRS airbag warning light not
come on when you start the hybrid sys-
tem, this could mean that these systems
are not available to he lp protect you in an
accident, which could result in death or
serious injury. Have the vehicle inspected
by your Lexus dealer immediately if this
occurs. Indicators Turn signal indicator ( → P.176)(U.S.A.)
Headlight indicator ( → P.183)
(Canada)
Tail light indicator ( → P.183)
Headlight high beam indicator
( → P.185)(if equipped)
Automatic High Beam indica-
tor ( → P.186)
Fog light indicator ( → P.189)
“READY” indicator ( → P.150)
EV indicator ( → P.62)
EV drive mode indicator *2

( → P.171)
“Eco” indicator *2
( → P.249)
“Sport” indicator *2
( → P.249)
Dynamic radar cruise control
indicator *2
( → P.217)
Cruise control “SET” indica-
tor *2
( → P.217)
Cruise control indicator *2

( → P.224)

772-1. Instrument cluster
LEXUS NX300h Owners Manu-
al_USA_OM78212U 2
Vehicle status information and indicators *1
: These lights turn on when the power
switch is turned to the ON mode to
indicate that a system check is being
performed. They will turn off after the
hybrid system is on, or after a few sec-
onds. There may be a malfunction in a
system if the lights do not turn on, or
turn off. Have the vehicle inspected by
your Lexus dealer. *2
: This light illuminates on the multi-infor-
mation display. *3
: The light flashes to indicate that the sys-
tem is operating. *4
: The light comes on when the system is
turned off. *5
: When the outside temperature is
approximately 37°F (3°C) or lower, the
indicator will flash for approximately 10
seconds, then stay on. *6
: In order to confirm operation, the BSM
outside rear view mirror indicators illu-
minate in the following situations:
When the power switch is turned to
ON mode while the BSM main switch is
set to ON.
When the BSM main switch is set to
ON while the power switch is in ON
mode.
If the system is func tioning correctly, the
BSM outside rear view mirror indica-
tors will turn off after a few seconds.
If the BSM outside rear view mirror indi-
cators do not illuminate or do not turn
off, there may be a malfunction in the
system.
If this occurs, have the vehicle inspected (White)
LDA indicator *2
( → P.210)(Green)
LDA indicator *2
( → P.210)(Orange)
LDA indicator *2, 3
( → P.210)(if equipped)
Intuitive parking assist indica-
tor ( → P.227)(if equipped)
PKSB OFF indicator *1, 4

( → P.232)
Slip indicator light *1, 3
( → P.251)
VSC off indicator *1, 4
( → P.251)
PCS warning light *1, 4
( → P.205)
(U.S.A.)
Parking brake indicator
( → P.178)
(Canada)
Parking brake indicator
( → P.178)
Brake hold standby indicator *1

( → P.180)
Brake hold operated indica-
tor *1
( → P.180)
Low outside temperature
indicator *2, 5
( → P.79)
(if equipped)
BSM outside rear view mirror
indicators *6, 7
( → P.241)
Security indicator *8
( → P.69,
71) (U.S.A.)
“AIR BAG ON/OFF” indi-
cator *8
( → P.41)(Canada)
“AIR BAG ON/OFF” indi-
cator *7
( → P.41)

78 2-1. Instrument cluster
LEXUS NX300h Owners Manu-
al_USA_OM78212U by your Lexus dealer. *7
: This light illuminates on the outside rear
view mirrors. *8
: This light illuminates on the center
panel.

82 2-1. Instrument cluster
LEXUS NX300h Owners Manu-
al_USA_OM78212U ■
Operating condition
The power switch is in ON mode. ■
Hybrid System Indicator
Power area
Shows that an Eco-friendly driving
range is being exceeded (during full
power driving etc.)
Eco area
Shows that the vehicle is being driven in
an Eco-friendly manner.
Hybrid Eco area
Shows that gasoline engine power is not
being used very often.
The gasoline engine will automatically
stop and restart under various condi-
tions.
Charge area
Shows that energy is being recovered
via the regenerative brake.
●
Hybrid System Indicator is displayed
when the driving mode is in other than
the sport mode.
●
By keeping the indicator needle within
Eco area, more Eco-friendly driving can
be achieved.
●
Charge area indicates regeneration *
sta-
tus. Regenerated energy will be used to charge the hybrid battery (traction bat-
tery). *
: When used in this manual, “regeneration”
refers to the conversion of energy cre-
ated by the movement of the vehicle into
electrical energy. ■
Tachometer
Hybrid System Indicator switches to the
tachometer when drivin g mode is in sport
mode. The settings of the tachometer dis-
play can be changed on the multi-informa-
tion display. ■
Engine speed
On hybrid vehicles, engine speed is pre-
cisely controlled in order to help improve
fuel efficiency and reduce exhaust emis-
sions, 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 dis-
played, or the display may take longer
than normal to change.
• When stopped, or driving at low speeds
(less than 12 mph [20 km/h])
• When the outside temperature has
changed suddenly (at the entrance/exit of
a garage, tunnel, etc.) ●
When “--” or “E” is displayed, the system
may be malfunctioning.
Take your vehicle to your Lexus dealer.
■
Pop-up display
In some situations, a pop-up display will be
temporarily displayed on the multi-informa-
tion display or the odometer/trip meter/
maintenance required information screen.
The pop-up display function can be set on/
off.
■
Liquid crystal display
Small spots or light sp ots may appear on the
display. This phenomen on is characteristic
of liquid crystal disp lays, and there is no
problem continuing to use the display.A
B
C
D

84 2-1. Instrument cluster
LEXUS NX300h Owners Manu-
al_USA_OM78212U Switches between odometer, trip
meter and maintenance required infor-
mation displays. When the trip meter is
displayed, pressing and holding the
button will reset the trip meter.
The brightness of the instrument panel
lights can be adjusted.
1 Darker
2 Brighter ■
Instrument panel brightness adjustment
The instrument panel brightness levels
when the tail lights are on and off can be
adjusted individually. However, when the
surroundings are bright (daytime, etc.),
turning on the tail lights will not change the instrument panel brightness. At this time,
any adjustments made to the instrument
panel brightness levels will be applied to
both settings at once.
Changing between the odome-
ter, trip meter and maintenance
required information
Changing the Instrument panel
light brightness

96 2-1. Instrument cluster
LEXUS NX300h Owners Manu-
al_USA_OM78212U These images are examples only, and may vary slightly from actual conditions.■
Hybrid battery (traction battery)
status 
Navigation/multimedia system dis-
play
Low
High 
Multi-information display
Low
High These images are examples only, and may
vary slightly from actual conditions.When the vehicle is charging the hybrid battery (traction battery)
Navigation/multimedia system display Multi-information display
When there is no energy flow
Navigation/multimedia system display Multi-information display
A
B A
B

972-1. Instrument cluster
LEXUS NX300h Owners Manu-
al_USA_OM78212U 2
Vehicle status information and indicators ■
Trip information
Press the “MENU” button on the
Remote Touch, then select on the
screen, and then select . If a screen other than “Trip Information” is
displayed, select “Trip Information”.
Resetting the consumption data
Fuel consumption in the past 15
minutes
Current fuel consumption
Regenerated energy in the past 15
minutes
One symbol indicates 50 Wh. Up
to 5 symbols are shown.
Average vehicle speed since the
hybrid system was started.
Elapsed time since the hybrid sys-
tem was started.
Cruising range ( → P.98)
Average fuel consumption for the past
15 minutes is divided by color into past
averages and averages attained since
the power switch was last turned to
ON mode. Use the displayed average
fuel consumption as a reference.
The image is an example only, and may vary slightly from actual conditions. ■
History
Press the “MENU” button on the
Remote Touch, then select on the
screen, and then select . If a screen other than “History” is dis-
played, select “History”.
Best recorded fuel consumption
Latest fuel consumption
Previous fuel consumption record
Resetting the history data
Updating the latest fuel consump-
tion data
The average fuel consumption history
is divided by color into past averages
and the average fuel consumption
since the last updated. Use the dis-
played average fuel consumption as a
reference.
The image is an example only, and may
vary slightly from actual conditions. ■
Updating the history data
Update the latest fuel consumption by
selecting “Clip” to meas ure the current fuel
consumption again.
■
Resetting the data
The fuel consumption data can be deleted
by selecting “Clear”.Fuel consumption
A
B
C
D
E
F
G A
B
C
D
E

98 2-1. Instrument cluster
LEXUS NX300h Owners Manu-
al_USA_OM78212U ■
Cruising range
Displays the estimated maximum distance
that can be driven with the quantity of fuel
remaining.
This distance is comp uted based on your
average fuel consumption.
As a result, the actual distance that can be
driven may differ from that displayed.
Display the vehicle information on the
side display ( → P.266), and then select
or to display the desired
screen. ■
Trip information (type A)
Displays the average fuel consumption
and regenerated energy for the past 10
minutes in 1 minute intervals, as well as
the cruising range.
The image is an example only, and may
vary slightly from actual conditions.
Use the displayed average fuel consump-
tion as a reference.
■
Trip information (type B)
Displays the cruising range, latest fuel
consumption and the amount of time
elapsed since the hybrid system was
started. The image is an example only, and may
vary slightly from actual conditions.
Use the displayed average fuel consump-
tion as a reference. ■
History
Displays the average fuel consumption
and highest fuel consumption.
The image is an example only, and may
vary slightly from actual conditions.
Use the displayed average fuel consump-
tion as a reference.
■
Energy monitor
Displays the hybrid system operation
and energy recovery states. Displayed content is th e same as that dis-
played on the multi-information display.
( → P.95)Using the side display (vehicles
with navigation system)