2019 Lexus GX460 Owner's Manual / LEXUS 2019 GX460 OWNER'S MANUAL QUICK GUIDE (OM60Q86U)

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Four-wheel Drive System
■Four-wheel drive control switch
H4 (high speed position)
Normal driving on all types of roads.
L4 (low speed position)
Driving requiring maximum power and
traction such as climbing or descend-
ing steep hills, off-road driving, and
hard pulling in sand or mud, etc.
The low speed four-wheel drive indi-
cator will come on.
■ Center differential lock/unlock switch
Lock the center differential when your vehi-
cle’s wheels get stuck in a ditch or when
driving on a slippery or bumpy surface.
The center differential lock indicator will
come on.
Unlock the center di fferential after the
wheels have been freed, or after moving
to a flat, non-slippery surface.
To unlock the center differential, push
the switch again.
Use the four-wheel drive control switch and center differential lock/unlock switch to select
the following transfer and center differential modes.
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Crawl Control (if equipped)
On/off
The Crawl Control indicator is lit and
the slip indicator flashes when operat-
ing.
Also, the operating status and speed
select status of the Crawl Control are
shown on the multi-information display.
Higher
Lower
Allows travel on extremely rough off-road surfaces at a fixed low speed without pressing
the accelerator or brake pedal. Minimizes loss of traction or vehicle slip when driving on
slippery road surfaces, hel ping for stable driving.
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BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) (if equipped)
The Blind Spot Monitor is a system that has 2 functions;
●The Blind Spot Monitor function
Assists the driver in making th e decision when changing lanes
● The Rear Cross Traffic Alert function
Assists the driver when backing up
These functions use same sensors.
The Blind Spot Monitor on/off screen and indicator
The Blind Spot Monitor system can be turned on/off on the multi-information display.
When the system is set to on, the indicator illuminates in the meter. The Blind Spot
Monitor function and the Rear Cross Traffic Alert function are turned on/off simultane-
ously.
Outside rear view mirror indicator
The Blind Spot Monitor function:
When a vehicle is detected in the blind sp ot, the outside rear view mirror indicator
comes on while the turn signal lever is not op erated. If the turn signal lever is operated
toward the detected side, the outside rear view mirror indicator flashes.
The Rear Cross Traffic Alert function:
When a vehicle approaching from the right or left rear of the vehicle is detected, the
outside rear view mirror indicators flash.
The Rear Cross Traffic Alert buzzer (The Rear Cross Traffic Alert function only)
When a vehicle approaching from the right or left rear of the vehicle is detected, a
buzzer sounds from behind the rear seat.
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■Turning the Blind Spot Monitor system on
Display the Blind Spot Monitor on/off
screen.
Press the menu switch.
The multi-information display will
change modes to electronic fea-
tures control mode.
Press the “ENTER” switch
upwards or downwards until
“BSM” appears in the multi-infor-
mation display.
Press the “ENTER” switch to change to
“ON”.
“BSM” indicator will be displayed. Each pressing of the switch turns the
Blind Spot Monitor on and off.
When on, the buzzer sounds to
inform the driver that the system is
operational.
Press the menu switch to change to
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Headlights
Type AThe headlights, parking lights,
daytime running lights and so
on turn on and off automati-
cally (when the engine switch
is in IGNITION ON mode).
The side marker, parking, tail,
license plate, instrument
panel lights, and daytime run-
ning lights turn on.
The headlights and all the
lights listed above (except
daytime running lights) turn
on.
The daytime running lights
turn off.
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Type BThe daytime running lights
turn on.
The side marker, parking, tail,
license plate, instrument
panel lights, and daytime run-
ning lights turn on.
The headlights and all lights
listed above (except daytime
running lights) turn on.
The headlights, parking lights,
daytime running lights and so
on turn on and off automati-
cally (when the engine switch
is in IGNITION ON mode).
■Turning on the high beam headlights
With the headlights on, push the lever
away from you to turn on the high
beams.
When the light swit ch is in “AUTO”
position, the Automatic High Beam
system will be activated.
Pull the lever toward you to the center
position to turn the high beams off.
Pull the lever toward you and release it
to flash the high beams once.
You can flash the high beams with the
headlights on or off.
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Automatic High Beam (if equipped)
■Activating the Automatic High Beam system
Turn the headlight switch to “AUTO”
position.
Push the lever away from you.
The Automatic High Beam indicator
will come on when the headlights are
turned on automatically to indicate that
the system is active.
The Automatic High Beam uses an in-vehicle camera sensor to asse ss the brightness of
streetlights, the lights of on coming and preceding vehicles, etc., and automatically turns
high beam on or off as necessary.
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When all of the following conditions are fulfilled, high beam wi ll be automatically turned on
(after approximately 1 second): • Vehicle speed is above approximately 20 mph (32 km/h).
• The area ahead of the vehicle is dark.
• There are no oncoming or preceding vehicles with headlights or tail lights turned on.

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Windshield Wipers and Washers
■Intermittent windshield wipers with interval adjuster
Intermittent operation
Low speed operation
High speed operation
Temporary operation
Wiper intervals can be ad justed when intermittent operation is selected.
Increases the intermittent windshield
wiper frequency
Decreases the interm ittent windshield
wiper frequency
Washer/wiper dual operation
Pulling the lever operates the wipers
and washer.
The wipers will automatically operate a
couple of times after the washer
squirts.
Vehicles with headlight cleaners: If the
headlights are on, the headlight clean-
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