2020 Lexus ES300h High beam

3TABLE OF CONTENTS
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Hybrid transmission .....................152
Turn signal lever............................. 156
Parking brake ................................. 157
Brake Hold....................................... 159
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers Headlight switch ............................. 161
Automatic High Beam ................ 164
Windshield wipers and washer 166
4-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap......... 172
4-5. Using the driving support systems Lexus Safety System + 2.0 ........ 174
PCS (Pre-Collision System)..... 180
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist)......... 187
RSA (Road Sign Assist) .............. 196
Dynamic radar crui se control with
full-speed range.......................... 198
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) ....... 208
Driving Mode Select switch ..... 213
PKSA (Parking Support Alert) 215
Intuitive parking assist ................. 216
RCTA (Rear Cross Traffic Alert) function .......................................... 222
RCD (Rear Camera Detection) function .......................................... 226
PKSB (Parking Support Brake) ........................................................... 229
Parking Support Brake function (static objects) ............................ 235
Parking Support Brake function (rear-crossing vehicles)........... 241
Parking Support Brake function (rear pedestrians) ..................... 245
Driving assist systems ................. 248
4-6. Driving tips Hybrid vehicle driving tips........ 252Winter driving tips .......................
254
5-1. Remote Touch Remote Touch............................... 258
5-2. Lexus Climate Concierge Lexus Climate Concierge........ 263
5-3. Using the air conditioning system Automatic air conditioning system.......................................................... 265
Heated steering wheel/seat heat- ers/seat ventilators................... 273
5-4. Using the interior lights Interior lights list ............................ 277
5-5. Using the storage features List of storage features .............. 280
Trunk features ............................... 283
5-6. Using the other interior features Other interior features .............. 284
Garage door opener ................. 296
Compass ......................................... 302
6-1. Maintenance and care Cleaning and protecting the vehi-cle exterior................................... 306
Cleaning and protecting the vehi- cle interior .................................... 309
6-2. Maintenance Maintenance re quirements
.......312
General maintenance................. 313
Emission inspection and mainte- nance (I/M) programs ............. 316
5Interior features
6Maintenance and care

15Pictorial index
When the warning messages are displayed.......................................................... P.374
Parking brake switch ............................................................................................. P.157
Applying/releasing ............................................................................................................P.157
Precautions against winter season ............................................................................ P.255
Warning buzzer/message............................................................................................ P.374
Turn signal lever ...................................................................................................... P.156
Headlight switch....................................................................................................... P.161
Headlights/parking lights/tail lights/daytime running lights ............................. P.161
Automatic High Beam ......................................................................................................P.164
Windshield wiper and washer switch ................................................................ P.166
Usage.......................................................................................................................... .............P.166
Adding washer fluid ......................................................................................................... P.3 25
Warning messages .......................................................................................................... P.374
Emergency flasher switch ...................................................................................P.356
Hood lock release lever ........................................................................................ P.319
Tilt and telescopic steering control swit ch/tilt and telescopic steering lock
release lever ............................................................................................................. P.125
Adjustment ..................................................................................................................... ...... P.125
Driving position memory
*1............................................................................................. P.120
Air conditioning system .......................................................................................P.265
Usage.......................................................................................................................... ........... P.265
Rear window defogger................................................................................................... P.266
Audio system
*2
Trunk opener main switch ...................................................................................... P.111
*1: If equipped
*2: Refer to “NAVIGATION AND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM OWNER’S MANUAL”.
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762-1. Instrument cluster
systems.
Turn signal indicator (P.156)
(U.S.A.) Headlight indicator (
P.161)
(Canada) Tail light indicator (
P.161)
Headlight high beam indicator
(  P.163)
Automatic High Beam indicator
(  P.164)
PCS warning light
*1, 2 (  P.180)
Cruise control indicator
(  P.198)
Dynamic radar cruise control
indicator ( P.198)
Cruise control “SET” indicator
(  P.198)
(white)
LTA indicator ( P.192)
(green)
LTA indicator ( P.192)
(orange)
(flashes)LTA indicator ( P.192)
BSM outside rear view mirror
indicators
*1, 3 (if equipped)
(  P.208, 222)
BSM indicator (if equipped)
(  P.208)
Intuitive parking assist OFF indi-
cator
*1, 2 (if equipped)
(  P.216)
RCTA OFF indicator
*1, 2 (if
equipped) ( P.222)
RCD OFF indicator*2 (if
equipped) ( P.226)
PKSB OFF indicator
*1, 2 (if
equipped) ( P.230)
(flashes)
Slip indicator*1 ( P.248)
VSC OFF indicator
*1, 2
(  P.249)
Smart access system with push-
button start indicator ( P.145)
“READY” indicator ( P.145)
AGC indicator
*4 (  P.214)
EV drive mode indicator
(  P.150)
(U.S.A.) Parking brake indicator
(
 P.157)
(Canada) Parking brake indicator
(
 P.157)
Brake hold standby indicator
*1
(  P.159)
Brake hold operated indicator
*1
(  P.159)
EV indicator ( P.62)
Low outside temperature indi-
cator
*5 (  P.78)
(U.S.A.) “AIR BAG ON/OFF” indica-
tor
*1, 6 (
 P.37)

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Driving
Driving
4-1. Before drivingDriving the vehicle ..................... 136
Cargo and luggage .................... 141
Vehicle load limits ...................... 143
Trailer towing ............................... 144
Dinghy towing ............................. 144
4-2. Driving procedures Power (ignition) switch ............ 145
EV drive mode ............................ 150
Hybrid transmission .................. 152
Turn signal lever.......................... 156
Parking brake .............................. 157
Brake Hold.................................... 159
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers Headlight switch .......................... 161
Automatic High Beam ............. 164
Windshield wipers and washer ......................................................... 166
4-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap...... 172
4-5. Using the driving support sys- tems
Lexus Safety System + 2.0 ..... 174
PCS (Pre-Collision System).. 180
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist)...... 187
RSA (Road Sign Assist) ........... 196
Dynamic radar cruise control with full-speed range....................... 198
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) .... 208
Driving Mode Select switch .. 213PKSA (Parking Support Alert)
........................................................ 215
Intuitive parking assist .............. 216
RCTA (Rear Cross Traffic Alert) function........................................ 222
RCD (Rear Camera Detection) function....................................... 226
PKSB (Parking Support Brake) ....................................................... 229
Parking Support Brake function (static objects) ......................... 235
Parking Support Brake function (rear-crossing vehicles) ........ 241
Parking Support Brake function (rear pedestrians) .................. 245
Driving assist systems.............. 248
4-6. Driving tips Hybrid vehicle driving tips .... 252
Winter driving tips .................... 254

1634-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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Driving
1With the headlights on, push the
lever away from you to turn on the
high beams.
Pull the lever toward you to the center
position to turn the high beams off.
2Pull 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.
AFS (Adaptive Front-lighting System)
secures excellent visibility at intersec-
tions and on curves by automatically
adjusting the direction of the light axis
of the headlights according to vehicle
speed and the degree of the tire’s angle
as controlled by steering input.
AFS operates at speed s of approximately
6 mph (10 km/h) or higher.
When any of the following conditions is
met, while the headlights (low beam)
are on, the cornering lights will addi- tionally turn on and light up the direc-
tion of movement for the vehicle. This is
to ensure excellent visibility when
either driving at intersections or park-
ing at night.

The steering wheel is operated
 The turn signal lever is operated
 The shift position is in R (both left
and right side cornering lights)
■Cornering light control
●The lights illuminate when the vehicle
speed is approximately 19 mph (30
km/h) or less. However, the lights turn off
when the vehicle speed increases to
approximately 22 mph (35 km/h) or
more.
●After the lights remain illuminated for 30
minutes, they automatically turn off.
Turning on the high beam head-
lights
AFS (Adaptive Front-lighting
System) (if equipped)
Cornering lights

1644-3. Operating the lights and wipers
1Press the Automatic High Beam
switch.
2
Push the lever away from you with
the headlight switch in the or position.
The Automatic High Beam indicator will
come on when the headlights are turned on automatically to indicate that the system
is active.
■High beam automatic turning on or off
conditions
●When all of the follo
wing conditions are
met, the high beam will be automatically
turned on (after approximately 1 second):
• Vehicle speed is above approximately 21
mph (34 km/h).
• The area ahead of the vehicle is dark.
• There are no vehicles ahead with head- lights or tail lights turned on.
• There are few streetlights on the road ahead.
●If any of the following conditions are met,
the high beam will be automatically
turned off:
• Vehicle speed drops below approxi- mately 17 mph (27 km/h).
• The area ahead of the vehicle is not dark.
• Vehicles ahead have headlights or tail lights turned on.
• There are many streetlights on the road ahead.
■Camera sensor detection information
●The high beam may not be automatically
turned off in the following situations:
• When oncoming vehicles suddenly
appear from a curve
• When the vehicle is cut in front of by another vehicle
• When vehicles ahead are hidden from sight due to repeated curves, road divid-
ers or roadside trees
• When vehicles ahead appear from the faraway lane on wide road
• When vehicles ahead have no lights
●The high beam may be turned off if a
vehicle ahead that is using fog lights with-
Automatic High Beam
The Automatic High Beam uses an
in-vehicle camera sensor to assess
the brightness of streetlights, the
lights of vehicle ahead, etc., and
automatically turn s the high beam
on or off as necessary.
WARNING
■Limitations of the Automatic High
Beam
Do not rely on the Automatic High
Beam. Always drive sa fely, taking care to
observe your surroundings and turning
the high beam on or off manually if nec-
essary.
■To prevent incorrect operation of the
Automatic High Beam system
Do not overload the vehicle.
Activating the Automatic High
Beam system

1654-3. Operating the lights and wipers
4
Driving
out using the headlights is detected.
●House lights, street lights, traffic signals,
and illuminated billboards or signs may
cause the high beam to switch to the low
beams, or the low beams to remain on.
●The following factors may affect the
amount of time taken to turn the high
beam on or off:
• The brightness of headlights, fog lights, and tail lights of vehicles ahead
• The movement and direction of vehicles
ahead
• When a vehicle ahead only has opera- tional lights on one side
• When a vehicle ahead is a two-wheeled vehicle
• The condition of the road (gradient,
curve, condition of the road surface etc.)
• The number of passengers and amount of luggage
●The high beam may be turned on or off
when the driver does not expect it.
●Bicycles or similar objects may not be
detected.
●In the situations show n below, the system
may not be able to accurately detect sur-
rounding brightness levels. This may
cause the low beams to remain on or the
high beams to cause problems for pedes-
trians, vehicles ahead or other parties. In
these cases, manually switch between the
high and low beams.
• In bad weather (rain, snow, fog, sand-
storms etc.)
• The windshield is obscured by fog, mist, ice, dirt etc.
• The windshield is cracked or damaged.
• The camera sensor is deformed or dirty.
• When the temperature of the camera sensor is extremely high
• Surrounding brightness levels are equal to those of headlights, tail lights or fog
lights.
• When headlights or tail lights of vehicles ahead are turned off, dirty, changing
color, or not aimed properly
• When the vehicle is hit by water, snow, dust, etc. from a preceding vehicle
• When driving through an area of inter-
mittently changing brightness and dark-
ness.
• When frequently and repeatedly driving ascending/descending roads, or roads
with rough, bumpy or uneven surfaces
(such as stone-paved roads, gravel tracks
etc.).
• When frequently and repeatedly taking curves or driving on a winding road.
• There is a highly re flective object ahead
of the vehicle, such as a sign or a mirror.
• The back of a vehicle ahead is highly reflective, such as a container on a truck.
• The vehicle’s headlights are damaged or dirty.
• The vehicle is listing or tilting, due to a flat
tire, a trailer being towed etc.
• The high beam and low beam are repeat- edly being switched between in an
abnormal manner.
• The driver believes that the high beam may be causing problems or distress to
other drivers or pedestrians nearby.
■Temporarily lowering sensor sensitivity
The sensitivity of the sensor can be tempo-
rarily lowered.
1 Turn the power switch off while the fol-
lowing conditions are met.
• The headlight swit ch is in or .
• The headlight switch lever is in high beam position.
• Automatic High Be am switch is on.
2 Turn the power switch to ON mode.
3 Within 30 seconds after 2, repeat pull-
ing the headlight switch lever to the
original position then pushing it to the
high beam position quickly 10 times,
then leave the lever in high beam posi-
tion.
4 If the sensitivity is changed, the Auto-
matic High Beam indicator turns on and
off 3 times.
Automatic High Beam (headlights) may
turn on even the vehicle is stopped.
■Switching to low beam
Pull the lever to the original position.
Turning the high beam on/off
manually

1664-3. Operating the lights and wipers
The Automatic High Beam indicator will
turn off.
Push the lever away from you to activate
the Automatic High Beam system again.
■Switching to high beam
Press the Automatic High Beam
switch.
The Automatic High Beam indicator will
turn off and the high beam indicator will
turn on.
Press the switch to activate the Automatic
High Beam system again.
Intermittent windsh ield wipers with
interval adjuster
Operating the lever operates
the wipers or washer as follows. When
intermittent windshield wiper opera-
tion is selected, wiper interval can also
be adjusted.
Windshield wipers and
w
asher
Operating the lever can switch
between automatic operation and
manual operation, or can use the
washer.
NOTICE
■When the windshield is dry
Do not use the wipers, as they may dam-
age the windshield.
Operating the wiper lever