Lexus ES300h 2017 Quick Guide

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Hybrid Transmission
■Shifting the shift lever
While the power switch is in ON mode, move the shift lever with the brake pedal
depressed.
When shifting the shift lever between P and D, make sure that the vehicle is com-
pletely stopped.
■Shift position purpose
*1: To improve fuel efficiency and reduce noises, set the shift lever in D for normal driving.
*2: By selecting shift ranges using S mode, you can control engine braking forces.
Shift positionObjective or function
PParking the vehicle/starting the hybrid system
RReversing
NNeutral
DNormal driving*1
SS mode driving*2

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■Selecting shift ranges in the S position
To enter S mode, shift the shift lever to S. Shift ranges can then be selected by operating the
shift lever, allowing you to drive in the shift range of your choosing.
Upshifting
Downshifting
The selected shift range, from 1 to 6,
will be displayed in the meter.
The initial shift range in S mode is auto-
matically set to 4 to 5 according to
vehicle speed.
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■Shift ranges and their functions
• You can choose from 6 levels of engine braking force.
• A lower shift range will provide greater engine braking force than a higher shift range,
and the engine revolutions will also increase.
• If you accelerate while in ranges 1 to 4, the shift range may automatically range up in
accordance with the vehicle’s speed.

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Tu r n S i g n a l L e v e r
Right turn
Lane change to the right (move the
lever partway and then release it)
The right hand signals will flash 3 times.
Lane change to the left (move the lever
partway and then release it)
The left hand signals will flash 3 times.
Left turn1
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■Customization
The number of times the turn signals flash during a lane change can be changed.

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Multi-information Display
Drive information
Select to display various drive data.
Navigation system-linked display (if equipped)
Select to display the following navigation system-linked information.
• Route guidance
• Compass display (north-up display/heading-up display)
Audio system-linked display
Select to enable selection of an audio source or track on the display using the
meter control switches.
Driving assist information
Select to display the cruise control or dynamic radar cruise control/LDA
(Lane Departure Alert with steering control) (if equipped) information, when
the system is used. (→P.41, 43, 47)
Warning message display
Select to display warning messages and me asures to be taken if a malfunction
is detected.
Settings display
Select to change the meter display settings.
The multi-information display presents the driver with a variety of vehicle data.

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■Operating the meter control switches
The multi-information display is operated
using the meter control switches.
Select an item/change pages
Enter/Set
Return to the previous screen
Press:
Displays the screen registered to
When no screen has been registered,
the drive information screen will be dis-
played.
Press and hold:
Registers the currently displayed
screen to
The registration confirmation screen is
displayed. If the selected screen can-
not be registered, a registration failure
message will be shown.
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If a problem is detected in any of the vehicl e’s systems, a warning message is shown on the
multi-information display.

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Headlights
The side marker, parking, day-
time running, tail, license plate
and instrument panel lights turn
on.
The headlights, parking and all
lights listed above (except day-
time running lights) turn on.
The headlights, daytime
running lights and all the lights
listed above turn on and off
automatically. (When the
power switch is in ON mode.)
Off
The daytime running lights turn
on.
■Turning on the high beam headlights
With the headlights on, push the lever
away from you to turn on the high
beams.
Pull the lever toward you to the center
position to turn the high beams off.
Pull the lever toward you and release it
to flash the high beams once.
You can flash the high beams with the
headlights on or off.
■AFS (Adaptive Front-lighting System) (if equipped)
AFS (Adaptive Front-lighting Syst em) improves visibility at intersections and on curves by
automatically adjusting the lateral angle of the headlights according to vehicle speed and
the degree of the tire angle that are controlled by steering input.
Operates at speed of 6 mph (10 km/h) or higher.
■Deactivating AFS
Select “AFS” on the (settings displa y) of the multi-information display.
Press the meter control switch.
(Canada)
(U.S.A.)
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Automatic High Beam (if equipped)
■Activating the Automatic High Beam system
Push the lever away from you with the
headlight switch in the or
position.
Press the Automatic High Beam
switch.
The Automatic High Beam indicator
will come on when the headlights are
turned on automatically to indicate
that the system is active.
The Automatic High Beam uses an in-vehicle camera sensor to assess the brightness of
streetlights, the lights of vehicles ahead, etc., and automatically turns the high beam on or
off as necessary.
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■Turning the high beam on/off manually
● Switching to low beam
Pull the lever to the original position.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 Auto-
matic High Beam system again.

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Windshield Wipers and Washer
■Intermittent windshield wipers with interval adjuster
Temporary operation
Intermittent operation
Low speed operation
High speed operation
Wiper intervals can be adjusted when inter-
mittent operation is selected. Increases the intermittent windshield
wiper frequency
Decreases the intermittent windshield
wiper frequency
Washer/wiper dual operation
Wipers will automatically operate a
couple of times after the washer
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■Rain-sensing windshield wipers
Temporary operation
Rain-sensing wiper operation (AUTO)
Low speed operation
High speed operation
With AUTO 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.
The sensor sensitivity can be adjusted when
AUTO is selected.
Increases the sensitivity
Decreases the sensitivity
Washer/wiper dual operation
Wipers will automatically operate a
couple of times after the washer
squirts.1
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