3137-2. Steps to take in an emergency
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When trouble arises
■When the spare tire is equipped
The vehicle becomes lower when driving
with the spare tire compared to when driv-
ing with standard tires.
■If you have a flat rear tire on a road cov-
ered with snow or ice (vehicles with
front and rear tires of the same size
except for vehicles with LDH and
19-inch tires)
Install the spare tire on one of the front
wheels of the vehicle. Perform the following
steps and fit tire chains to the rear tires:
1 Replace a front tire with the spare tire.
2 Replace the flat rear tire with the tire
removed from the front of the vehicle.
3 Fit tire chains to the rear tires.
WARNING
■When using the spare tire
●Remember that the spare tire provided
is specifically desi gned for use with
your vehicle. Do not use your spare
tire on another vehicle.
●Do not use more than one spare tire
simultaneously.
●Replace the spare tire with a standard
tire as soon as possible.
●Avoid sudden acceleration, abrupt
steering, sudden braking and shifting
operations that cause sudden engine
braking.
■When the spare tire is attached
The vehicle speed may not be correctly
detected, and the following systems may
not operate correctly:
• ABS & Brake assist
•VSC
•TRAC
• Dynamic radar cruise control with full-speed range
•PCS
•EPS
• Adaptive Variable Suspension System (if equipped)
• LDA (Lane Departure Alert with steering control)
• VGRS (if equipped)
• LDH (Lexus Dynamic Handling sys- tem) (if equipped)
• DRS (Dynamic Rear Steering) (if equipped)
• VDIM (Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management)
• Tire pressure warning system
• Lexus parking assist monitor
• Intuitive parking assist (if equipped)
• Navigation system (if equipped)
Also, not only can the following system
not be utilized fully, bu t it may even nega-
tively affect the drive-train components:
• AWD system (if equipped)
■Speed limit when using the spare tire
Do not drive at speeds in excess of 50
mph (80 km/h) when a spare tire is
installed on the vehicle.
The spare tire is not designed for driving
at high speeds. Failure to observe this
precaution may lead to an accident caus-
ing death or serious injury.
■After using the tools and jack
Before driving, make sure all the tools
and jack are securely in place in their
storage location to reduce the possibility
of personal injury during a collision or
sudden braking.
394Alphabetical Index
Outside rear view mirror switches ...... 110
Paddle shift switches ....................... 133, 134
Parking brake switch ................................. 137
PCS OFF switch ..........................................164
Power door lock switch ............................ 90
Power window switches ............................112
Rear window and outside rear view mir-ror defoggers switch ..............................215
Seat heater switches ................................ 223
Seat ventilator switches .......................... 223
Snow mode switch .....................................133
“SOS” button .................................................. 52
Tilt and telescopic steering control switch .......................................................................... 108
Tire pressure warning reset switch .. 270
Trunk opener main switch ....................... 94
Trunk opener switch ................................... 92
VSC OFF switch ....................................... 202
Window lock switch ................................... 113
Windshield wiper and washer switch147
Windshield wiper de-icer switch ........ 219
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Tachometer....................................................... 66 Rev indicator ................................................... 69
Rev peak ........................................................... 69
Tail lights Light switch ..................................................... 142
Replacing light bulbs................................ 282
Wattage..........................................................338
Theft deterrent system Alarm .................................................................. 57
Engine immobilizer system ..................... 56
Theft prevention labels............................... 59
Tire inflation pressure Maintenance data...................................... 334
Tire inflation pressu re display function
.........................................................................268
Warning light .............................................. 300
Tire information ..............................................341 Glossary......................................................... 345
Size.................................................................... 343 Tire identification number...................... 342
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ............344
Tire infration pressure .................................. 75
Tire pressure display ... ............................... 268
Tire pressure warning system Function ......................................................... 268
Initializing........................................................269
Installing tire pres sure warning valves
and transmitters.......................................269
Registering ID codes ................................. 271
Warning light .............................................. 300
Tires Chains ............................................................ 206
Checking .......................................................265
If you have a flat tire ..................................307
Inflation pressure ........................................ 273
Information ......................................................341
Replacing .......................................................307
Rotating tires ................................................ 267
Size ....................................................................334
Snow tires ..................................................... 205
Spare tire ........................................................307
Tire inflation pressure display function......................................................................... 268
Tire pressure warning system ............ 268
Warning light .............................................. 300
Tools.................................................................. 307
Top tether strap.........................................41, 49
Total load capacity ...................................... 328
Towing Dinghy towing ...............................................126
Emergency towing................................... 289
Towing eyelet.................................................291
Trailer towing .................................................126
TRAC (Traction Control) ..........................201
Traction Control (TRAC) ..........................201
Trailer towing ..................................................126
Transmission Automatic transmission ............................. 131
Driving mode select switch ................... 199
M mode ............................................................134
Paddle shift switches ....................... 133, 134
