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Sway sensitivity
Select to set the vehicle sway warning sen-
sitivity.
■ PCS (Pre-Collision System)
(  P.199)
Select to set up the following items.
 PCS on/off
Select to enable/dis able the pre-collision
system.
 PCS sensitivity
Select to change the warning timing.
■PKSA (Parking Support Alert) (if
equipped) ( P.235)
Select to set up the following items.
 Intuitive parking assist sensor
Select to enable/disab le the intuitive park-
ing assist sensor.
 Volume
Select to set the volume of the buzzer
which sounds when the parking support
alert is operated.
■ PKSB (Parking Support
Brake System) (if equipped)
(  P.241)
 PKSB on/off
Select to enable/dis able the parking sup-
port brake function (for static objects).
■ RSA (Road Sign Assist) (if
equipped) ( P.223)
Select to set up the following items.
 Road Sign Assist
Select to enable/disable road sign assist.
Over Speed
Select to set the over speed alert on/off.
Level of Over Speed
Select to set the over speed alert level.
Others
Select to set the othe r road sign assist.
■Clock
Select to switch between 12-hour dis-
play and 24-hour display.
■Vehicle Settings
 PBD (Power Back Door)
*1
( P.104)
Select to set up the following items.
•System settings
Select to enable/disable the power back
door system.
•Volume
Select to set the volume of the buzzer
which sounds when the power back door
system.
• Kick Sensor
*2
Select to enable/dis able the kick sensor.
*1: Vehicles with power back door
*2: Vehicles with Hand s Free Power Back
Door
 TPMS (Tire Pressure Warning Sys-
tem) ( P.345)
Select to initialize the tire pressure warning
system.
 Scheduled Maintenance ( P.326)
Select to initialize the scheduled mainte-
nance.
 Oil maintenance ( P.337)
Select to reset the engine oil maintenance
information (message indicating mainte-
nance is required and distance until the
next oil change) after engine oil mainte-

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Vehicle status information and indicators
nance is performed.
■Meter settings
 Language
Select to change the language on the dis-
play.
 Units
Select to change the unit of measure for
fuel consumption.
 Eco Driving Indicator Light
(  P.78)
Select to activate/deactivate the Eco Driv-
ing Indicator Light.
 Switch settings (P.82)
Displays a procedure to register a desired
screen to
.
You can register 1 screen as a shortcut,
which can be displayed by pressing
.
 Drive information screen ( P.83)
Select to choose between 2 items that will
be displayed on each drive information
screen (“
Drive info 1”, “Drive Info 2” and
“Drive Info 3
”) respectively.
 Pop-up display ( P.80)
Select to set the following pop-up displays,
which may appear in some situations,
on/off.
• Intersection guidance display of the nav-
igation system-linked system
• Incoming call display of the hands-free phone system
• Instrument panel brightness adjustment display
 Accent color
Select to change the accent colors on the screen, such as the cursor color.

Initialization
Select to reset the meter display settings.
■Suspension of the settings display
In the following situations, the settings dis-
play using the meter control switches will be
suspended.
●When a warning message appears on the
multi-information display
●When the vehicle begins to move
Automatically displayed when the sys-
tem is used. ( P.236)
WARNING
■Cautions during setting up the dis-
play
As the engine needs to be running
during setting up the display, en sure that
the vehicle is parked in a place with ade-
quate ventilation. In a closed area such as
a garage, exhaust gases including harm-
ful carbon monoxide (CO) may collect
and enter the vehicle. This may lead to
death or a serious health hazard.
NOTICE
■During setting up the display
To prevent battery discharge, ensure that
the engine is running while setting up the
display features.
Intuitive parking assist (if
equipped)

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Vehicle status information and indicators
G monitor (if equipped) ( P.84)
 Boost Meter (if equipped) ( P.83)
 Brake Override System ( P.147)
 Drive-Start Control ( P.147)
■“HUD” button
Pressing the button turns the head-up
display on/off and changes the vehicle
speed display units as follows:
U.S.A.
OFF  ON (MPH)  ON (km/h) 
OFF
Canada
OFF  ON (km/h)  ON (MPH) 
OFF
■“DISP” button
Pressing the button changes the dis-
play items (except vehicle speed) as
follows:
• Off
• Eco Driving Indicator
• Tachometer
• Tachometer/Boost Meter (if equipped)
• G monitor (if equipped)
■Head-up display
●The head-up display may seem dark and
hard to see when viewed through sun-
glasses, especially polarized sunglasses.
Adjust the brightness of the head-up dis-
play or remove your sunglasses.
●When the head-up display is turned off, it
will not display anything until it is turned
on again.
Switching the head-up display
A
WARNING
■Before using the head-up display
Check that the position and brightness of
the head-up display image does not
interfere with safe driving. Incorrect
adjustment of the image’s position or
brightness may obstruct the driver’s view
and lead to an accident, resulting in
death or serious injury.
■Caution for changing settings of the
head-up display
As the engine needs to be running while
changing the settings of the head-up dis-
play, ensure that the vehicle is parked in a
place with adequate ventilation. In a
closed area such as a garage, exhaust
gases including harmful carbon monox-
ide (CO) may collect and enter the vehi-
cle. This may lead to death or a serious
health hazard.

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■Adjusting the display position
1
Higher
2
Lower
■Setting the brightness
The brightness of the display is auto-
matically adjusted in accordance with
the brightness of the surrounding envi-
ronment. However, the brightness can
also be manually adjusted in 9 stages.
1
Brighter
2
Darker
Eco Driving Indicator Zone Display
Suggests the Zone of Eco driving with cur-
rent Eco driving ratio based on accelera-
tion.
Eco driving ratio based on acceler-
ation
If the acceleration exceeds the Zone of
Eco driving, the right side of the Eco Driv-
ing Indicator Zone Display will illuminate.
Zone of Eco driving
NOTICE
■To prevent damage to components
●Do not place any drinks near the head-
up display projector. If the projector
gets wet, electrical malfunctions may
result.
●Do not place anything on or put stick-
ers onto the head-up display projector.
Doing so could interrupt head-up dis-
play indications.
●Do not touch the inside of the head-up
display projector or thrust sharp edges
or the like into the projector.
Doing so could cause mechanical mal-
functions.
■When changing the settings of the
head-up display
To prevent battery discharge, ensure that
the engine is running while changing the
settings of the head-up display.
Making the display easier to see
Eco Driving Indicator
A
B
C

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Vehicle status information and indicators
Remote Touch, then select on the
screen.
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
Average vehicle speed since the
engine was started.
Elapsed time since the engine was
started.
Cruising range ( P.93)
Average fuel consumption for the past
15 minutes is divided by color into past
averages and averages attained since
the engine switch was last turned to
IGNITION ON mode. Use the dis-
played 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.
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”.
■Cruising range
Displays the estimated maximum distance
that can be driven with the quantity of fuel
remaining.
This distance is computed based on your
average fuel consumption.
As a result, the actual distance that can be
A
B
C
D
E
F
A
B
C
D
E

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driven may differ from that displayed.
Display the vehicle information on the
side display (
P.277), and then select
or to display the desired
screen.
■Trip information (type A)
Displays the average fuel consumption
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 engine 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.
Using the side display (vehicles
with navigation system)

963-1. Key information
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3-1.Key information
The following keys are provided with
the vehicle.
Electronic keys
• Operating the smart access system with push-button start ( P.116)
• Operating the wireless remote control function
Mechanical keys
Key number plate
Card key (electronic key) (if
equipped)
Operating the smart access system with
push-button start ( P.116)
■Card key (if equipped)
●The mechanical key that is stored inside
the card key should be used only if a
problem arises, such as when the card
key does not operate properly.
●If the battery cover is not installed and the
battery falls out or if the battery was
removed because the key got wet, rein-
stall the battery with the positive terminal
facing the Lexus emblem.
●The card key is not waterproof.
■When riding in an aircraft
When bringing an electronic key onto an
aircraft, make sure you do not press any
buttons on the electronic key while inside
the aircraft cabin. If you are carrying an
electronic key in your bag, etc., ensure that
the buttons are not likely to be pressed acci-
dentally. Pressing a button may cause the
electronic key to emit radio waves that
could interfere with the operation of the air-
craft.
■Electronic key battery depletion
●The standard battery life is 1 to 2 years.
(The card key battery life is about a year
and a half.)
●If the battery becomes low, an alarm will
sound in the cabin when the engine stops.
●As the electronic key always receives
radio waves, the battery will become
depleted even if the electronic key is not
used. The following symptoms indicate
that the electronic key battery may be
depleted. Replace the battery when nec-
essary.
• The smart access system with push-but- ton start or the wireless remote control
does not operate.
• The detection area becomes smaller.
• The LED indicator on the key surface does not turn on.
●To avoid serious dete rioration, do not
leave the electronic key within 3 ft. (1 m)
of the following electrical appliances that
produce a magnetic field:
•TVs
Keys
Key types
A
B
C
D

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3-2.Opening, closing and locking the doors
■Using the smart access system with
push-button start
Carry the electronic key to enable this
function.
1 Grip the driver’s door handle to
unlock the door. Grip any passen-
ger door handle to unlock all the
doors.
*
Make sure to touch the sensor on the back
of the handle.
The doors cannot be unlocked for 3 sec-
onds after the doors are locked.
2Touch the lock sensor (the indenta-
tion on the surface of the door han-
dle) to lock all the doors.
Check that the door is securely locked.
*: The door unlock settings can be
changed.
■Using the wireless remote control
1 Locks all the doors
Check that the door is securely locked.
2Unlocks all the doors
Pressing the button unlocks the driver’s
door. Pressing the button again within 3
seconds unlocks the other doors.
Press and hold to open the windows and
moon roof
*1, 2
*1
: If equipped
*2: This setting must be customized at your
Lexus dealer.
■Switching the door unlock function
It is possible to set which doors the entry
function unlocks using the wireless remote
control.
1 Turn the engine switch off.
2 When the indicator light on the key sur-
face is not on, press and hold ,
or for approximately 5
seconds while pre ssing and holding
.
The setting changes each time an operation
is performed, as shown below. (When
changing the setting continuously, release
the buttons, wait for at least 5 seconds, and
repeat step 2 .)
Side doors
The vehicle can be locked and
unlocked using the entry function,
wireless remote control or door
lock switch.
Unlocking and locking the doors
from the outside