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4-1. Before driving Driving the vehicle ........................ 150
Cargo and luggage ...................... 155
Vehicle load limits ......................... 158
Trailer towing (vehicles with towing package) ........................................ 159
Trailer towing (vehicles without towing package) ......................... 167
Dinghy towing ................................ 167
4-2. Driving procedures Power (ignition) switch ............... 168
EV drive mode ................................ 171
Hybrid transmission ..................... 173
Turn signal lever............................. 176
Parking brake ................................. 177
Brake Hold....................................... 179
ASC (Active Sound Control) ... 181
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers Headlight switch ............................ 182
Automatic High Beam ................ 185
Fog light switch .............................. 188
Windshield wipers and washer 188
Rear window wiper and washer ............................................................ 193
4-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap......... 1954-5. Using the driving support systems
Lexus Safety System+ ................. 197
PCS (Pre-Collision System) ... 202
LDA (Lane Departure Alert with steering control) ........................ 209
Dynamic radar cruise control with full-speed range........................... 217
PKSA (Parking Support Alert) 226
Intuitive parking assist ................. 227
Parking Support Brake function (for static objects)............................... 232
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) ......... 241
Driving mode select switch ..... 248
Driving assist systems ................ 249
4-6. Driving tips Hybrid vehicle driving tips ....... 254
Winter driving tips ....................... 256
Utility vehicle precautions........ 258
5-1. Remote Touch Remote Touch................................ 262
5-2. Using the air conditioning system and defogger
Automatic air conditioning system.......................................................... 266
Heated steering wheel/seat heat- ers/seat ventilators................... 273
5-3. Using the interior lights Interior lights list ........................... 276
5-4. Using the storage features List of storage features .............. 279
Luggage compartment features .......................................................... 282
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5Interior features
21Pictorial index
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■ Ceiling
Inside rear view mirror ..........................................................................................P.138
Sun visors ..................................................................................................................P.2 86
Vanity mirrors .........................................................................................................P.286
Interior light
*2......................................................................................................... P.277
Personal lights......................................................................................................... P.277
Moon roof switches
*1............................................................................................. P.144
“SOS” button
*1....................................................................................................... P.304
Garage door opener switches
*1........................................................................ P.296
*1: If equipped
*2: The illustration shows the front, but they are also equipped in the rear.
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832-1. Instrument cluster
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Vehicle status information and indicators
■Customization
The meter display can be customized on
the multi-information display.
(Customizable features: P.421)
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.
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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.
WARNING
■The information display at low tem-
peratures
Allow the interior of the vehicle to warm
up before using the liquid crystal infor-
mation display. At extremely low tem-
peratures, the in formation display
monitor may respond slowly, and display
changes may be delayed.
For example, there is a lag between the
driver’s shifting and the new gear number
appearing on the display. This lag could
cause the driver to downshift again,
causing rapid and excessive engine brak-
ing and possibly an accident resulting in
personal death or injury.
NOTICE
■To prevent damage to the engine and
its components
●When the tachometer is displayed, do
not let the indicator needle of the
tachometer enter the red zone, which
indicates the maximum engine speed.
●The engine may be overheating if the
engine coolant temperature gauge is
in the red zone (H); or “Engine Cool-
ant Temp High” or “Hybrid System
Overheated” is shown on the multi-
information display. In this case, imme-
diately stop the vehicle in a safe place,
and check the engine or hybrid system
after it has cooled completely.
( P.396)
Changing between the odome-
ter, trip meter and maintenance
required information
Changing the Instrument panel
light brightness
1053-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Before driving
For vehicles with alarm: To prevent unin-
tended triggering of the alarm, unlock the
doors using the wirele ss remote control and
open and close a door once after the set-
tings have been changed. (If a door is not
opened within 60 seconds after is
pressed, the doors will be locked again and
the alarm will automatically be set.)
In a case that the alarm is triggered, imme-
diately stop the alarm. ( P.71)
■Locking the doors from the outside with-
out a key
1 Move the inside lock button to the lock
position.
2 Close the door.
The door cannot be locked if the power
switch is in ACCESSORY or ON mode, or
the electronic key is le ft inside the vehicle.
The key may not be detected correctly and
the door may be locked.
■Impact detection door lock release sys-
tem
In the event that the vehicle is subject to a
strong impact, all the doors are unlocked.
Depending on the force of the impact or the
type of accident, however, the system may not operate.
■Operation signals
Doors:
A buzzer sounds and the emergency flash-
ers flash to indicate that the doors have
been locked/unlocked. (Locked: Once;
Unlocked: Twice)
Windows and moon roof:
A buzzer sounds to indicate that all win-
dows and moon roof are opening.
■Security feature
If a door is not opened within approximately
60 seconds after the vehicle is unlocked,
the security feature automatically locks the
vehicle again.
■Open door warning buzzer
If the vehicle speed reaches 3 mph (5 km/
h), the master warning light flashes and a
buzzer sounds to indicate that door(s) or
the hood in not fully closed.
The open door(s) or hood is displayed on
the multi-information display.
■Welcome light illumination control
The side marker, parking, tail and license
plate lights automatically turn on at night
when the doors are unlocked using the
entry function or wireless remote control if
the light switch is in the “AUTO” position.
■When the door cannot be locked by the
lock sensor on the surface of the door
handle
When the door cannot be locked even if the
lock sensor on the surface of the door han-
dle is touched by a finger, touch the lock
sensor with the palm.
When gloves are being worn, remove the
gloves.
Multi-information display/BeepUnlocking function
Exterior: Beeps 3 times
Interior: Pings once
Holding the driver’s
door handle unlocks
only the driver’s door.
Holding any of the
passenger door han- dles unlocks all the doors.
Exterior: Beeps twice
Interior: Pings once
Holding a door han-dle unlocks all the doors.
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Interior features
Interior features
5-1. Remote TouchRemote Touch ............................ 262
5-2. Using the air conditioning system and defogger
Automatic air conditioning system ........................................................ 266
Heated steering wheel/seat heat- ers/seat ventilators ................ 273
5-3. Using the interior lights Interior lights list......................... 276
5-4. Using the storage features List of storage features............ 279
Luggage compartment features ........................................................ 282
5-5. Using the other interior features Other interior features ........... 286
Garage door opener............... 296
Compass........................................ 301
Lexus Enform Safety Connect ........................................................ 304
Lexus Enform Remote ............ 309
Lexus Enform Service Connect ......................................................... 310
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5-3.Using the interior lights
Outer foot lights
Personal lights ( P.277)
Front interi or light (P.277)
Rear interior light ( P.277)
Footwell lights
• When the power switch is in ON mode, the footwell lights will turn on.
However, if the instrument panel light control switch is turned to minimum, the
footwell lights will turn off. ( P.83
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• When the shift lever is in a position other th an P, the brightness of the footwell light will
reduce intensity.
■Personal lights automatic on/off
●Illuminated entry system: The lights auto-
matically turn on/off according to power
switch mode, the presence of the elec-
tronic key, whether the doors are locked/
unlocked, and whether the doors are
opened/closed.
●If the interior lights remain on when the
power switch is turned off, the lights will go off automatically after 20 minutes.
■When front interior lights and personal
lights do not respond as normal
●When water, dirt, etc., have adhered to
the lens surface
●When operated with a wet hand
●When wearing gloves, etc.
Interior lights list
Location of the interior lights
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■Customization
Setting (e.g. the time elapsed before lights
turn off) can be changed. (Customizable
features: P.421)
■Front interior light
Turns the light on/off (touch the light)
The rear interior light also turns on/off.
However, when the rear interior light has
already been turned on , it will not be con-
trolled by front interior light operations.
Turns the door position on/off 1
On
The front and rear interior lights turn on/
off when a door is opened/closed.
2Off
■Rear interior light
Turns the light on/off
The rear interior light is also turned on/off
by the front interior light operations.
If the light is turned on by front interior light
operation, the rear interior light cannot
turn off by pressing the switch.
Turns the lights on/off (touch the lights)
NOTICE
■Removing light lenses
Never remove the lens for the front inte-
rior light and personal lights. Otherwise,
the lights will be damaged. If the lens
need to remove, contact your Lexus
dealer.
■To prevent 12-volt battery discharge
Do not leave the lights on longer than
necessary when the hy brid system is off.
Operating interior lights
Operating personal lights
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