turn signal Lexus GS250 2012 Owner's Manual

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GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)
4-1. Before driving
Driving the vehicle ............ 186
Cargo and luggage............. 197
Trailer towing .................... 198
4-2. Driving procedures
Engine (ignition) switch .... 207
Automatic transmission..... 214
Turn signal lever ............... 222
Parking brake .................... 224
Horn .................................. 227
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ............... 228
Automatic High Beam ...... 233
Fog light switch................. 239
Windshield wipers and
washer................................241
Headlight cleaner switch ... 248
4-4. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank cap . 2494-5. Using the driving support
Cruise control .................... 254
Dynamic radar cruise con-
trol.....................................258
LKA (Lane-Keeping
Assist)...............................274
Lexus (parking assist-sen-
sor)....................................284
Lexus (parking assist moni-
tor)....................................297
Driving mode select switch 326
Driving assist systems ....... 331
Hill-start assist control ...... 339
PCS (Pre-Crash Safety sys-
tem)....................................341
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) 352
4-6. Driving tips
Winter driving tips ............ 359
4Driving

15Pictorial index
GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 241
Precautions against winter season. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 359
To prevent freezing (windshield wiper de-icer)
*1 . . . . . . . . . . P. 431
Precautions against car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 646
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 249
Refueling method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 249
Fuel type/fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 838
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 672
Tire size/inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 850
Winter tires/tire chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 359
Checking/rotation/tire pressure warning system
*1 . . . . . . . . . P. 672
Coping with flat tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 782, 797
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 657
Opening. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 657
Engine compartment cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 661
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 839
Coping with overheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 829
Warning messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 763
Headlights/front position lights/daytime running lights . . . . . . P. 228
Front fog lights
*1/rear fog light*2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 239
Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 222
Tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 228
Stop lights
Hill-start assist control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 339
License plate lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 228
Back-up light
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Shifting the shift lever to R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 214
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(Replacing method: P. 720, Watts: P. 852)
*1: If equipped
*2: They may be located on the opposite side depending on the target region.
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Multi-information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 101
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 101
When the warning messages are displayed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 757
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 224
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 224
Precautions against winter season. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 360
Warning buzzer/message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 757
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 222
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 228
Headlights/front position lights/tail lights/daytime running lightsP. 228
Front fog lights
*/rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 239
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 241
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 241
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 671
Warning messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 771
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 738
Trunk opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 150
Hood lock release lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 657
Tilt and telescopic steering control switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 170
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 170
Driving position memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 161
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 409
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 409
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 430
Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 432
Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 432
Hands-free system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 542
Trunk opener main switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 151
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25Pictorial index
GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)
Multi-information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 101
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 101
When the warning messages are displayed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 757
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 224
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 224
Precautions against winter season. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 360
Warning buzzer/message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 757
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 222
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 228
Headlights/front position lights/tail lights/daytime running lightsP. 228
Front fog lights
*/rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 239
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 241
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 241
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 671
Warning messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 771
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 738
Trunk opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 150
Hood lock release lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 657
Tilt and telescopic steering control switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 170
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 170
Driving position memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 161
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 409
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 409
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 430
Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 432
Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 432
Hands-free system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 542
Trunk opener main switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 151
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962. Instrument cluster
GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)
inspected by any authorized Lexus dealer or repairer, or another duly qual-
ified and equipped professional.
*2: The light flashes to indicate a malfunction.
The indicators inform the driver of the operating state of the vehi-
cle’s various systems.
Indicators
Turn signal indicator
(P. 222)Cruise control “SET”
indicator (P. 254)
Tail light indicator
(P. 228)
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equipped)
LKA (Lane-Keeping
Assist) indicator
(P. 276)
Headlight high beam
indicator (P. 228)

(if
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Lexus parking assist-
sensor indicator (P.
285)
(if
equipped)
Automatic High Beam
indicator (P. 233)
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“AFS OFF” indicator
(P. 230)
(if
equipped)
Front fog light indicator
(P. 239)*1, 2 Slip indicator
(P. 333, 339)
Rear fog light indicator
(P. 239)
*1VSC OFF indicator
(P. 334)
Cruise control indicator
(P. 254)
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(if
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“PCS” warning light
(P. 342)
(if
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Radar cruise control
indicator (P. 258)Parking brake indicator
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3 3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors and trunk
Operation of each component
GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)
Smart entry & start system
The following operations can be performed simply by carrying the
electronic key (including the card key) on your person, for example
in your pocket. (The driver should always carry the electronic key.)
Operation signals
The emergency flashers flash to indicate that the doors have been locked/
unlocked. (Locked: once; Unlocked: twice)
Security feature
If a door is not opened within approximately 30 seconds after the vehicle is
unlocked, the security feature automatically locks the vehicle again.
Welcome light illumination control
The front position, tail and license plate lights automatically turn on at night
when the doors are unlocked using the entry function or wireless remote con-
trol if the light switch is in the “AUTO” position.
Function summary
Locks and unlocks the doors (P. 124)
Opens the trunk (P. 124)
Starts the engine (P. 207)1
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GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)
Driving position memory
Check that the shift lever is in P.
Turn the engine switch to IGNITION ON mode.
Adjust the driver’s seat, steering wheel, and outside rear view
mirrors to the desired positions. (When memorizing the front
passenger’s seat, adjust the front passenger’s seat to the desired
positions.)
While pressing the “SET” but-
ton, or within 3 seconds after
the “SET” button is pressed,
press button “1”, “2” or “3”
until the signal beeps.
If the selected button has already
been preset, the previously
recorded position will be overwrit-
ten.
Your preferred driving position (the position of the driver’s seat,
steering wheel and outside rear view mirrors) can be memorized
and recalled by pressing a button. It is also possible to set this func-
tion to activate automatically when the doors are unlocked.
Three different driving positions can be entered into memory.
The same buttons are found on the front passenger’s side, allowing
the position of the front passenger’s seat to be memorized (if
equipped).
Entering a position to memory
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GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)A desired driving position can be recalled linked with the unlock-
ing of the door.
Setting procedure
Record your driving position to button “1”, “2” or “3” before
performing the following:
Carrying only the key (including the card key) to which you want
to link the driving position, shift the shift lever to P and then
close the driver’s door.
If 2 or more keys are in the vehicle, the driving position cannot
be linked properly.
Turn the engine switch to IGNITION ON mode and recall the
position which you want to link.
While pressing the button to
recall the position, press the
driver’s door lock switch
(either lock or unlock) until
the signal beeps.
The driving position is recalled
when the driver’s door is
unlocked using the entry func-
tion or wireless remote control
and the driver’s door is opened.
Linking driving position memory with door unlock operation
(driver’s side only)
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Operation of each component
GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)
Cancelation procedure
Carry only the key to which you want to cancel the linked door
unlock operation.
If 2 or more keys are in the vehicle, the driving position cannot
be canceled properly.
Turn the engine switch to IGNITION ON mode.
While pressing the “SET” button, press the driver’s door lock
switch (either lock or unlock) until the signal beeps.
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4Driving
GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)
4-1. Before driving
Driving the vehicle............ 186
Cargo and luggage ............ 197
Trailer towing.................... 198
4-2. Driving procedures
Engine (ignition) switch.... 207
Automatic transmission .... 214
Turn signal lever ............... 222
Parking brake .................... 224
Horn .................................. 227
4-3. Operating the lights
and wipers
Headlight switch............... 228
Automatic High Beam ...... 233
Fog light switch ................ 239
Windshield wipers
and washer ...................... 241
Headlight cleaner switch ... 2484-4. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank cap . 249
4-5. Using the driving support
systems
Cruise control ................... 254
Dynamic radar cruise
control ............................. 258
LKA
(Lane-Keeping Assist) .... 274
Lexus
parking assist-sensor....... 284
Lexus
parking assist monitor..... 297
Driving mode select switch326
Driving assist systems ...... 331
Hill-start assist control ...... 339
PCS (Pre-Crash Safety
system)............................ 341
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) 352
4-6. Driving tips
Winter driving tips ............ 359