fuel Lexus ES300h 2013 User Guide

781-2. Hybrid system
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CAUTION
■Road accident cautions
Observe the following precautions to reduce the risk of death or serious injury:
●Pull your vehicle off the road, apply the parking brake, shift the shift lever to P, and
turn the hybrid system off.
●Do not touch the high voltage parts, cables and connectors.
●If electric wires are exposed inside or outside your vehicle, an electric shock may
occur. Never touch exposed electric wires.
●If a fluid leak occurs, do not touch the fluid as it may be strong alkaline electrolyte
from the hybrid battery (traction battery). If it comes into contact with your skin or
eyes, wash it off immediately with a large amount of water or, if possible, boric
acid solution. Seek immediate medical attention.
●If a fire occurs in the hybrid vehicles, leave the vehicle as soon as possible. Never
use a fire extinguisher that is not meant for electric fires. Using even a small
amount of water may be dangerous.
●If your vehicle needs to be towed, do so with front wheels raised. If the wheels
connected to the electric motor (traction motor) are on the ground when towing,
the motor may continue to generate electricity. This may cause an electricity
leakage leading to a fire. (→P. 74 3 )
●Carefully inspect the ground under the vehicle. If you find that liquid has leaked
onto the ground, the fuel system may have been damaged. Leave the vehicle as
soon as possible.
■Hybrid battery (traction battery)
Your vehicle contains a sealed nickel-metal hydride battery. If disposed of improp-
erly, it is hazardous to the environment and there is a risk of severe burns and elec-
trical shock that may result in death or serious injury.

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◆Outside rear view mirrors (vehicles with BSM)
Warning lights inform the driver of malfunctions in the indicated vehicle’s
systems.
Warning lights
*1
(U.S.A.)
Brake system warning light
( → P. 7 5 1 )*1Electric power steering
system warning light
(→ P. 7 5 3 )
*1
(Canada)
Brake system warning light
(→ P. 7 5 1 )*1
Slip indicator ( →P. 7 5 3 )
*1
Charging system warning
light ( →P. 7 5 2 )
*1
(hybrid vehi-
cles)
Brake system warning light
(→ P. 7 5 3 )
*1
(U.S.A.)
Malfunction indicator
lamp ( →P. 7 5 2 )*1
(if equipped)
Automatic headlight level-
ing system warning light
(→ P. 7 5 3 )
*1
(Canada)
Malfunction indicator
lamp ( →P. 7 5 2 )Open door warning light
(→ P. 7 5 4 )
*1SRS warning light
(→ P. 7 5 2 )Low fuel level warning light
(→ P. 7 5 4 )

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Fuel gauge
Displays the quantity of fuel remaining in the tank
Shift position and shift range
Displays the selected shift position or selected shift range (→P. 2 1 4 , 2 1 7 )
Odometer and trip meter display
XOdometer
Displays the total distance the vehicle has been driven
XTr i p m e t e r
Displays the distance the vehicle has been driven since the meter was last reset.
Trip meters “A” and “B” can be used to record and display different distances inde-
pendently.
Switches between odometer and
trip meter displays. When the trip
meter is displayed, pressing and
holding the button will reset the trip
meter.
The brightness of the instrument panel lights can be adjusted. Darker
Brighter
Changing the display
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7
8
Instrument panel light control
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■ECO lamp and SPORT lamp
●When sport mode is selected, SPORT lamp (red) will illuminate.
●When all of the following conditions are satisfied and Eco-friendly driving, ECO
lamp (blue) will illuminate. (ECO lamp will become brighter the more Eco-friendly
driving you perform. Also, while the vehicle is stopped or the acceleration exceeds
Zone of Eco driving, ECO lamp turns off. (→P. 1 0 5 ) H o w e v e r, w h e n E c o d r i v e
mode is selected, while the vehicle is stopped or the acceleration exceeds Zone of
Eco driving, ECO lamp does not turn off.):
• Driving with the shift lever in D
• Either normal mode or Eco drive mode is selected.
• The vehicle speed is approximately 80 mph (130 km/h) or below.
■Tachometer (hybrid vehicles)
Hybrid System Indicator automatically switches to the tachometer when driving
mode is in sport mode.
■Engine speed (hybrid vehicles)
Engine speed is precisely controlled in order to help improve fuel efficiency and
reduce exhaust emissions etc.
There are times when the engine speed that is displayed may differ even when vehi-
cle operation and driving conditions are the same.
■Odometer and trip meter display
→ P. 2 0 1 , 2 0 9
■Customization
Settings (e.g. on/off operation of ECO lamp) can be changed.
(Customizable features →P. 8 5 2 )
NOTICE
■To prevent damage to the engine and its components
●Do not let the indicator needle of the tachometer enter the red zone, which indi-
cates the maximum engine speed.
●The engine may be overheating if the engine coolant temperature gauge is in the
red zone (H). In this case, immediately stop the vehicle in a safe place, and check
the engine after it has cooled completely. ( →P. 813, 816)

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Multi-information display
The multi-information display presents the driver with a variety of driving-
related data including the current outside air temperature.
●Eco Driving Indicator Zone Dis-
play (gasoline vehicles)
(→P. 105)
●Energy monitor (hybrid vehicles)
(→P. 1 0 8 )
●Outside temperature display
(→P. 99)
●Trip information ( →P. 9 9 )
Displays driving range, fuel consumption and other cruising related information
●
Tire inflation pressure ( →P. 703)
●Drive monitor ( →P. 102)
●Intuitive parking assist display* (if equipped) (→ P. 273)
●Dynamic radar cruise control display* (if equipped) (→P. 2 4 8 )
●LDA (Lane Departure Alert) display* (if equipped) (→P. 265)
●Warning messages ( →P. 76 1 )
Automatically displayed when a malfunction occurs in one of the vehicle’s sys-
tems. Display can be switched by pressing the “DISP” button. (→ P. 9 9 )
*: Automatically displayed when the system is used. Display can be switched by
pressing the “DISP” button. ( →P. 9 9 )
Display contents

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■Switching the display
Items displayed can be switched
by pressing the “DISP” button.
■Eco Driving Indicator Zone Display (gasoline vehicles)
→ P. 1 0 5
■Energy monitor (hybrid vehicles)
→P. 1 0 8
■Outside temperature
■Current fuel consumption
Trip information
Displays the outside air temperature
The temperature range that can be displayed is from
-40° F (-40 °C) to 122 °F (50 °C)
Displays the current rate of fuel consumption

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■Average fuel consumption after refueling
■Average fuel consumption
■Average vehicle speed Displays the average fuel consumption since the
vehicle was last refueled
Use the displayed average fuel consumption as a ref-
erence.
Displays the average fuel consumption since the
function was reset
• The function can be reset by pressing the “DISP”
button for longer than 1 second when the average
fuel consumption is displayed.
• Use the displayed average fuel consumption as a reference.
Displays the average vehicle speed since the
function was reset
The function can be reset by pressing the “DISP” but-
ton for longer than 1 second when the average vehicle
speed is displayed.

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■Driving range
■Elapsed time
■Tire inflation pressureDisplays 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 driven may differ from that displayed.
• When only a small amount of fuel is added to the tank, the display may not be updated.
When refueling, turn the “START STOP ENGINE”
<“POWER”> switch off. If the vehicle is refueled
without turning the “START STOP ENGINE”
<“POWER”> switch off, the display may not be
updated.
Displays the elapsed time since the engine
was started
Displays inflation pressure of each tire
For the vehicles with a full-size spare tire: The inflation
pressure of the spare tire will be displayed.

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Outside temperature, average fuel
consumption after refueling or driv-
ing range can be selected and dis-
played.
If displayed on the drive monitor,
other trip information or warning
messages can be displayed simulta-
neously.
For display and selection proce-
dures, follow the “Setting up the dis-
plays”.
The information displayed on the drive
monitor will not be displayed on the
trip information screen.
Drive monitor

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■Navigation system screen or Lexus Display Audio system screen (if
equipped)
XVehicles with a navigation system
Press the “MENU” button on the Remote Touch.
Select “Info/Apps” on the
“Menu” screen.
Select “Fuel Consumption” on
the “Information” screen.
If the “Energy Monitor” screen
is not displayed, select
“Energy”.
XVehicles with Lexus Display Audio system
Press the “MENU” button on the Lexus Display Audio controller.
Select “Car” on the “Menu”
screen.
If the “Energy Monitor” screen
is not displayed, select
“Energy”.
Energy monitor (hybrid vehicles)
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