2020 Lexus ES300h windshield wipers

3TABLE OF CONTENTS
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4-2. Driving proceduresPower (ignition) switch ............... 143
EV drive mode ............................... 148
Hybrid transmission ..................... 150
Turn signal lever............................. 154
Parking brake ................................. 155
Brake Hold....................................... 157
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers Headlight switch ............................ 159
Automatic High Beam ................ 162
Windshield wipers and washer 164
4-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap......... 170
4-5. Using the driving support systems Lexus Safety System + 2.0 ........ 172
PCS (Pre-Collision System)..... 178
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist)......... 185
RSA (Road Sign Assist) .............. 194
Dynamic radar crui se control with
full-speed range.......................... 196
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) ....... 206
Driving Mode Select switch ..... 212
PKSA (Parking Support Alert) 214
Intuitive parking assist ................. 215
RCTA (Rear Cross Traffic Alert) function ........................................... 221
RCD (Rear Camera Detection) function .......................................... 225
PKSB (Parking Support Brake) ........................................................... 228
Parking Support Brake function (static objects) ............................ 234
Parking Support Brake function (rear-crossing vehicles).......... 240
Parking Support Brake function (rear pedestrians) ..................... 244Driving assist systems .................
247
4-6. Driving tips Hybrid vehicle driving tips ......... 251
Winter driving tips ....................... 253
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
5Interior features
6Maintenance and care

12Pictorial index
Pictorial index
■Exterior
Doors .......................................................................................................................... ..P.99
Locking/unlocking .............................................................................................................. P.99
Opening/closing the side windows ........................................................................... P.128
Locking/unlocking by using th e mechanical key ............................................... P.388
Warning buzzer ................................................................................................................. P.102
Trunk .......................................................................................................................... .P.103
Opening from inside the cabin .................................................................................... P.105
Opening from outside ..................................................................................................... P.105
Opening by using the mechanical key ................................................................... P.388
Warning buzzer ................................................................................................................. P.102
Outside rear view mirrors.................................................................................... P.125
Adjusting the mirror angle ............................................................................................. P.125
Folding the mirrors ............................................................................................................ .P.126
Driving position memory
*................................................................................................P.118
Defogging the mirrors .................................................................................................... P.266
Windshield wipers .................................................................................................. P.164
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Driving
Driving
4-1. Before drivingDriving the vehicle ..................... 134
Cargo and luggage ................... 139
Vehicle load limits ....................... 141
Trailer towing ............................... 142
Dinghy towing ............................. 142
4-2. Driving procedures Power (ignition) switch ............ 143
EV drive mode ............................ 148
Hybrid transmission .................. 150
Turn signal lever.......................... 154
Parking brake .............................. 155
Brake Hold.................................... 157
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers Headlight switch ......................... 159
Automatic High Beam ............. 162
Windshield wipers and washer ......................................................... 164
4-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap...... 170
4-5. Using the driving support sys- tems
Lexus Safety System + 2.0 ..... 172
PCS (Pre-Collision System).. 178
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist)...... 185
RSA (Road Sign Assist) ........... 194
Dynamic radar cruise control with full-speed range....................... 196
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) .... 206
Driving Mode Select switch .. 212PKSA (Parking Support Alert)
......................................................... 214
Intuitive parking assist .............. 215
RCTA (Rear Cross Traffic Alert) function......................................... 221
RCD (Rear Camera Detection) function....................................... 225
PKSB (Parking Support Brake) ....................................................... 228
Parking Support Brake function (static objects) ......................... 234
Parking Support Brake function (rear-crossing vehicles) ...... 240
Parking Support Brake function (rear pedestrians) .................. 244
Driving assist systems.............. 247
4-6. Driving tips Hybrid vehicle driving tips ..... 251
Winter driving tips .................... 253

1604-3. Operating the lights and wipers
■Automatic light off system
●When the headlights come on: The head-
lights and tail lights turn off 30 seconds
after the driver’s door is opened and
closed if the power switch is turned to
ACCESSORY mode or turned off. (The
lights turn off immediately if on
the key is pressed after all the doors are
locked.)
●When only the tail lights come on: The tail
lights turn off automatically if the power
switch is turned to ACCESSORY mode
or turned off and the driver’s door is
opened.
To turn the lights on again, turn the power
switch to ON mode, or turn the light switch
off once and then back to or .
■Light reminder buzzer
A buzzer sounds when the power switch is
turned off or turned to ACCESSORY
mode and the driver’s door is opened while
the lights are turned on.
■Automatic headlight leveling system (if
equipped)
The level of the headlights is automatically
adjusted according to the number of pas-
sengers and the loading condition of the
vehicle to ensure that the headlights do not
interfere with other road users.
■Windshield wiper linked headlight illu-
mination
When driving during daytime with the
headlight switch turned to , if the wind-
shield wipers are used, the headlights will
turn on automatically after several seconds
to help enhance the visibility of your vehicle.
■12-volt battery-saving function
In order to prevent the 12-volt battery of the
vehicle from discharging, if the headlights
and/or tail lights are on when the power
switch is turned off the 12-volt battery sav-
ing function will operate and automatically
turn off all the lights after approximately 20
minutes.
When the power switch is turned to ON
mode, the 12-volt battery-saving function
will be disabled.
When any of the following are performed,
the 12-volt battery-saving function is can-
celed once and then reactivated. All the
lights will turn off automatically 20 minutes
after the 12-volt battery-saving function has
been reactivated:
●When the headlight switch is operated
●When a door is opened or closed
■Welcome light illumination control
The parking lights, tail lights 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 position.
■Customization
Settings (e.g. light sensor sensitivity) can be
changed.
(Customizable features: P.418)
NOTICE
■To prevent 12-volt battery discharge
Do not leave the lights on longer than
necessary when the hybrid system is not
operating.

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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

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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

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Driving
1*1 or *2
Off
2
*1 or *2
Intermittent operation
The intermittent windshield wiper operates
more frequently as vehicle speed becomes
higher.
3*1 or *2
Low speed operation
4
*1 or *2
High speed operation
5
*1 or *2
Temporary operation
*1: For U.S.A.
*2:For Canada
Wiper intervals can be adjusted when
intermittent operation is selected.
6 Increases the intermittent wind-
shield wiper frequency
7 Decreases the intermittent wind-
shield wiper frequency 8
Washer/wiper dual opera-
tion
Pulling the lever operates the wipers and
washer.
The wipers will automatically operate a
couple of times after the washer squirts.
(After operating several times, the wipers
operate once more time after a short delay
to prevent dripping. However, the dripping
prevention does not operate while the
vehicle is moving.)
Rain-sensing windshield wipers
Operating the lever operates
the wipers or washer as follows. When
AUTO is selected, the wipers will
operate automatically when the sen-
sor detects falling rain. The system
automatically adjusts wiper timing in
accordance with rain volume and vehi-
cle speed.

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1*1 or *2
Off
2 AUTO
Rain-sensing operation
3
*1 or *2
Low speed operation
4
*1 or *2
High speed operation
5
*1 or *2
Temporary operation
*1: For U.S.A.
*2:For Canada
When AUTO is selected, the sensor
sensitivity can be adjusted by turning
the switch ring. 6
Increases the sensitivity
7 Decreases the sensitivity
8 Washer/wiper dual opera-
tion
Pulling the lever operates the wipers and
washer.
The wipers will automatically operate a
couple of times after the washer squirts.
(After operating several times, the wipers
operate once more time after a short delay
to prevent dripping. However, the dripping
prevention does not operate while the
vehicle is moving.)
■The windshield wiper and washer can be
operated when
The power switch is in ON mode.
■Effects of vehicle speed on wiper opera-
tion (vehicles with rain-sensing wind-
shield wipers)
Even when the wipers are not in AUTO
mode, vehicle speed affects the time until
the drip prevention wiper sweep occurs.
With low speed windsh ield wiper operation