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For safety and securityWARNING
■SRS airbag precautions
Observe the following precautions
regarding the SRS airbags.
Failure to do so may cause death or seri-
ous injury.
●The driver and all passengers in the
vehicle must wear their seat belts
properly.
The SRS airbags are supplemental
devices to be used with the seat belts.
●The SRS driver airbag deploys with
considerable force, and can cause
death or serious injury especially if the
driver is very close to the airbag. The
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) advises:
Since the risk zone for the driver’s air-
bag is the first 2 - 3 in. (50 - 75 mm) of
inflation, placing yourself 10 in. (250
mm) from your driver airbag provides
you with a clear margin of safety. This
distance is measured from the center
of the steering wheel to your breast-
bone. If you sit less than 10 in. (250
mm) away now, you can change your
driving position in several ways:
• Move your seat to the rear as far as you can while still reaching the pedals
comfortably.
• Slightly recline the back of the seat. Although vehicle designs vary, many
drivers can achieve the 10 in. (250
mm) distance, even with the driver seat
all the way forward, simply by reclining
the back of the seat somewhat. If
reclining the back of your seat makes it
hard to see the road, raise yourself by
using a firm, non-slippery cushion, or
raise the seat if your vehicle has that
feature.
• If your steering wheel is adjustable, tilt it downward. This points the airbag
toward your chest instead of your head
and neck.
The seat should be adjusted as recom-
mended by NHTSA above, while still
maintaining control of the foot pedals,
steering wheel, and your view of the
instrument panel controls.
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●Do not attach anything to or lean any-
thing against areas such as the dash-
board, steering wheel pad and lower
portion of the in strument panel.
These items can become projectiles
when the SRS driver, front passenger
and knee airbags deploy.
●Do not attach anything to areas such
as a door, windshield, side door glass,
front or rear pillar, roof side rail and
assist grip.
●Do not hang coat hangers or other
hard objects on the coat hooks. All of
these items could become projectiles
and may cause death or serious injury,
should the SRS curtain shield airbags
deploy.
●If a vinyl cover is put on the area where
the SRS knee airbag will deploy, be
sure to remove it.
●Do not use seat accessories which
cover the parts where the SRS side air-
bags and SRS seat cushion airbag
inflate as they may interfere with infla-
tion of the SRS airbags. Such accesso-
ries may prevent the side airbags and
seat cushion airbag from activating
correctly, disable the system or cause
the side airbags an d seat cushion air-
bag to inflate accide ntally, resulting in
death or serious injury.
●Do not strike or apply significant levels
of force to the area of the SRS airbag
components.
Doing so can cause the SRS airbags to
malfunction.
●Do not touch any of the component
parts immediately after the SRS air-
bags have deployed (inflated) as they
may be hot.
●If breathing becomes difficult after the
SRS airbags have deployed, open a
door or window to allow fresh air in, or
leave the vehicle if it is safe to do so.
Wash off any residue as soon as possi-
ble to prevent skin irritation.
●If the areas where the SRS airbags are
stored, such as the steering wheel pad
and front and rear pillar garnishes, are
damaged or cracked, have them
replaced by your Lexus dealer.
●Do not place anything, such as a cush-
ion, on the front passenger’s seat.
Doing so will disperse the passenger’s
weight, which prevents the sensor
from detecting the passenger’s weight
properly. As a result, the SRS front air-
bags for the front passenger may not
deploy in the event of a collision.
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■Modification and disposal of SRS air-
bag system components
Do not dispose of your vehicle or per-
form any of the following modifications
without consulting your Lexus dealer.
The SRS airbags may malfunction or
deploy (inflate) accidentally, causing
death or serious injury.
●Installation, remova l, disassembly and
repair of the SRS airbags
●Repairs, modifications, removal or
replacement of the steering wheel,
instrument panel, da shboard, seats or
seat upholstery, front, side and rear pil-
lars or roof side rails
●Repairs or modifications of the front
fender, front bumper, or side of the
occupant compartment
●Installation of a grille guard (bull bars,
kangaroo bar, etc. ), snow plows,
winches or roof luggage carrier
●Modifications to the vehicle’s suspen-
sion system
●Installation of electronic devices such
as mobile two-way radios and CD
players
●Modifications to your vehicle for a per-
son with a physical disability
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Vehicle status information and indicators
*1: These lights turn on when the power switch is turned to ON mode to indi-
cate that a system check is being per-
formed. They will turn off after the
hybrid system is on, or after a few sec-
onds. There may be a malfunction in a
system if the lights do not turn on, or
turn off. Have the vehicle inspected by
your Lexus dealer.
*2: This light illuminates on the multi-infor-mation display.
*3: The light flashes to indicate a malfunc-tion.
*4: This light illuminates on the center panel.
(Canada)
Malfunction indicator lamp*1
( P.387)
SRS warning light
*1 ( P.388)
(U.S.A.)
ABS warning light*1 ( P.388)
(Canada)
ABS warning light*1 ( P.388)
(Yellow)
Electric power steering sys-
tem warning light
*1 ( P.388)
(Red)
Electric power steering sys-
tem warning light
*1 ( P.388)
PCS warning light
*1 ( P.389)
(Orange)
LTA indicator*2 (if equipped)
( P.389)
LDA indicator
*2 (if equipped)
( P.389)
PKSB OFF indicator
*1, 3 (if
equipped) ( P.390)
Slip indicator light
*1 ( P.390)
Brake hold operated indica-
tor
*1, 3 ( P.390)
(U.S.A.)
Parking brake indicator*3
( P.390)
(Canada)
Parking brake indicator*3
( P.390)
Low fuel level warning light
( P.391)
Driver’s and front passenger’s
seat belt reminder light
( P.391)
Rear passengers’ seat belt
reminder light
*4 ( P.391)
Master warning light
*1
( P.392)
Tire pressure warning light
*1
( P.392)
Brake Override Sys-
tem/Drive-Start Control warn-
ing light
*2 ( P.393)
WARNING
■If a safety system warning light does
not come on
Should a safety system light such as the
ABS and SRS airbag warning light not
come on when you start the hybrid sys-
tem, this could mean that these systems
are not available to help protect you in an
accident, which could result in death or
serious injury. Have the vehicle inspected
by your Lexus dealer immediately if this
occurs.
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Vehicle status information and indicators
■Vehicle sway warning
Detects the sway of the vehicle within a
lane, which is often associated with a
decrease in the driver’s attention level,
and displays the decrease in attention
using a bar display.
The shorter the bar length, the more
the driver may need to rest.
This display is a part of the LTA (Lane
Tracing Assist) system or LDA (Lane
Departure Alert with steering control)
system. The display is enabled when
the operating conditions of the vehicle
sway warning are met. ( P.221, 230)
■Display off
A blank screen is displayed.
■Tire inflation pressure
●It may take a few minutes to display the
tire inflation pressure after the power
switch is turned to ON mode. It may also
take a few minutes to display the tire infla-
tion pressure after inflation pressure has
been adjusted.
●“--” may be displayed if the tire informa-
tion cannot be determined due to unfa-
vorable radio wave conditions.
●Tire inflation pressure changes with tem-
perature. The displayed values may also
be different from the values measured
using a tire pressure gauge.
■When disconnecting and reconnecting
12-volt battery terminals
The drive information will be reset.
Select to display the following naviga-
tion system-linked information.
Route guidance
Compass display (heading-up dis-
play)
Select to enable se lection of an audio
source or track on the display using the
meter control switches.
Select to display the operational status
of the following systems:
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist) ( P.217)
LDA (Lane Departure Alert with
steering control) ( P.226)
Dynamic radar cruise control with
full-speed range ( P.236)
RSA (Road Sign Assist) ( P. 234)
The displayed icon changes depending
on the system used.
Select to display warning messages
and measures to be taken if a malfunc-
tion is detected. ( P.396)
The settings of the following items can
be changed using the meter control
switches.
For functions that can be enabled or
disabled, the function switches
between on and off each time is
pressed.
Navigation system-linked dis-
play (if equipped)
Audio system-linked display
Driving assist system information
Warning message display
Settings display
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■ LTA (Lane Tracing Assist) (if
equipped) ( P.217)
Select to set up the following items.
Lane centering
Select to enable/disab le the lane centering
function.
Steering Assist
Select to enable/disable steering wheel
assistance.
Alert
Select to change the alert types.
Alert sensitivity
Select to set the warning sensitivity.
Sway warning
Select to enable/disab le the vehicle sway
warning.
Sway sensitivity
Select to set the vehicle sway warning sen-
sitivity.
■LDA (Lane Departure Alert
with steering control) (if equipped)
( P.226)
Select to set up the following items.
Steering Assist
Select to enable/disable steering wheel
assistance.
Alert
Select to change the alert types.
Alert sensitivity
Select to set the warning sensitivity.
Sway warning
Select to enable/disab le the vehicle sway
warning.
Sway sensitivity
Select to set the vehicle sway warning sen-
sitivity.
■ PCS (Pre-Collision System)
( P.210)
Select to set up the following items.
PCS on/off
Select to enable/disable the pre-collision
system.
PCS sensitivity
Select to change the warning timing.
■PKSA (Parking Support Alert) (if
equipped) ( P.246)
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 function) (if equipped)
( P.252)
PKSB on/off
Select to enable/disable the parking sup-
port brake function (f or static objects).
■ RSA (Road Sign Assist) (if
equipped) ( P. 234)
Select to set up the following items.
Road Sign Assist
Select to enable/disab le road sign assist.
Over Speed
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Vehicle speed
Hybrid System Indicator ( P.97)
Tachometer
Shift position and shift range
Displays the selected shift position or
selected shift range ( P.179)
Audio display
Displays audio info rmation for approxi-
mately 3 seconds when the audio system is
operated
Route guidance display (vehicles
with navigation system) ( P.97)
When approaching an intersection while
the navigation system is giving route guid-
ance, an arrow will automatically be dis-
played to indicate the direction of travel.
Lane departure warning display
(LTA [Lane Tracing Assist]) (if
equipped) ( P.217)
Lane departure warning display
(LDA [Lane Departure Alert with
steering control]) ( P.226)
Approach warning display
(Dynamic radar cruise control with
full speed range) ( P.242)
Road signs (RSA [Road Sign
Assist]) (if equipped) ( P. 234)
Pre-collision warnin g message (Pre-
Collision System) ( P.210)
Speed limit display (vehicles with
navigation system) ( P.97)
Parking Support Brake function (for
static objects) ( P.252)
Brake Override System ( P.157)
Drive-Start Control ( P.157)
■“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
• Hybrid System Indicator
•Tachometer
Head-up display contents
Switching the head-up display
A
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Before driving
3-1. Key informationKeys ................................................. 106
3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Side doors ...................................... 110
Back door ....................................... 114
Smart access system with push- button start ................................. 126
3-3. Adjusting the seats Front seats ..................................... 132
Rear seats ...................................... 133
Driving position memory ........ 138
Head restraints............................. 141
3-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel............................. 143
Inside rear view mirror............. 144
Outside rear view mirrors ...... 146
3-5. Opening, closing the windows and moon roof
Power windows........................... 148
Moon roof ..................................... 150