brake light Lexus GS300h 2013 Owner's Manual

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GS450h_300h_OM_OM30D53E_(EE)Power windows ................. 215
Moon roof ......................... 218
4-1. Before driving
Driving the vehicle ............ 224
Cargo and luggage............. 235
Trailer towing ((vehicles with-
out towing package))....... 236
Trailer towing (vehicles with
towing package))..............237
4-2. Driving procedures
Power (ignition) switch ..... 246
EV drive mode .................. 253
Hybrid transmission .......... 256
Turn signal lever ............... 264
Parking brake .................... 266
Brake Hold ........................ 269
Horn .................................. 271
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ............... 272
Automatic High Beam ...... 277
Fog light switch................. 283
Windshield wipers and
washer...............................285
Headlight cleaner switch ... 2924-4. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank cap . 293
4-5. Using the driving support sys-
tem
Cruise control .................... 298
Dynamic radar cruise con-
trol......................................302
Dynamic radar cruise control
with full-speed range........318
LKA (Lane-keeping Assist)335
Lexus (parking assist-sen-
sor)....................................345
Lexus (parking assist moni-
tor)....................................358
Driving mode select switch388
Driving assist systems ....... 393
PCS (Pre-Crash Safety sys-
tem)...................................402
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) 414
• The Blind Spot Monitor
func-
tion.................................420
• The Rear Crossing Traffic
Alert function...................423
Lexus night view ............... 426
4-6. Driving tips
Hybrid vehicle driving tips 432
Winter driving tips ............ 434
4Driving

TABLE OF CONTENTS6
GS450h_300h_OM_OM30D53E_(EE)6-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
Positioning a floor jack......735
Hood....................................800
Positioning a floor jack.......735
Positioning a floor jack.......735
12-volt battery ................... 748
Tires................................... 753
Tire inflation pressure ....... 770
Wheels............................... 772
Air conditioning filter ....... 775
Electronic key battery ....... 777
Checking and replacing
fuses..................................780
Light bulbs ........................ 800
Essential information
Emergency flashers ........... 820
If your vehicle has to be stopped
in an enargency.................8217-1. Steps to take in an emergency
If your vehicle needs to be
towed.................................822
If you think something is
wrong.................................829
If a warning light turns on or a
warning buzzer
sounds...............................830
If a warning message is dis-
played...............................838
If you have a flat tire (vehicles
with a spare tire))..............870
If you have a flat tire (vehicles
without a spare
tire)...................................884
If the hybrid system will not
start....................................902
If the shift lever cannot be
shifted from P....................904
If the parking brake cannnot be
released.............................905
If the electronic key does not
operate properly................908
If the 12-volt battery is dis-
charged.............................911
If your vehicle overheats ... 915
If the vehicle becomes
stuck.................................923
7When Trouble arises

15Pictorial index
GS450h_300h_OM_OM30D53E_(EE)Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 285
Precautions against winter season. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 434
To prevent freezing (windshield wiper de-icer)
*1 . . . . . . . . . . P. 500
Precautions against car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 722
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 293
Refueling method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 293
Fuel type/fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 929
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 753
Tire size/inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 936
Winter tires/tire chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 434
Checking/rotation/tire pressure warning system
*1 . . . . . . . . . P. 753
Coping with flat tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 870, 884
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 734
Opening. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 734
Engine compartment cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 739
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 930
Coping with overheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 915
Warning messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 847
Headlights/front position lights/daytime running lights . . . . . . P. 272
Front fog lights
*1/rear fog light*2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 283
Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 264
Tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 272
Stop lights
Brake Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 269
License plate lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 272
Back-up light
*2
Shifting the shift lever to R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 256
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Light bulbs of the exterior lights for driving
(Replacing method: P. 800, Watts: P. 939)
*1: If equipped
*2: They may be located on the opposite side depending on the target region.
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GS450h_300h_OM_OM30D53E_(EE)Multi-information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 114
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 114
Energy monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 130
When the warning messages are displayed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 838
Parking brake switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 266
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 266
Precautions against winter season. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 435
Warning buzzer/message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 838
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 264
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 272
Headlights/front position lights/tail lights/daytime running lightsP. 272
Front fog lights
*/rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 283
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 285
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 285
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 747
Warning messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 858
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 820
Trunk opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 187
Hood lock release lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 734
Tilt and telescopic steering control switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 207
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 207
Driving position memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 198
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 478
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 478
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 499
Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 501
Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 501
Hands-free system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 611
Trunk opener main switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 188
*: If equipped
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Switches (Left-hand drive vehicles)
Headlight cleaner switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 292
VSC OFF switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 396
Automatic High Beam switch
* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 277
Instrument panel light control switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 111
Odometer/trip meter and trip meter reset button . . . . . . . . . . . P. 111
HUD (Head-up display) switches
*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 122
Heated steering wheel switch
*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 702
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) main switch
* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 414
Lexus night view switch
*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 426
Brake hold switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 269
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GS450h_300h_OM_OM30D53E_(EE)Multi-information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 114
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 114
Energy monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 130
When the warning messages are displayed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 838
Parking brake switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 266
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 266
Precautions against winter season. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 435
Warning buzzer/message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 838
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 264
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 272
Headlights/front position lights/tail lights/daytime running lightsP. 272
Front fog lights
*/rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 283
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 285
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 285
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 747
Warning messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 858
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 820
Trunk opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 187
Hood lock release lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 734
Tilt and telescopic steering control switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 207
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 207
Driving position memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 198
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 478
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 478
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 499
Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 501
Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 501
Hands-free system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 611
Trunk opener main switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 188
*: If equipped
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Switches (Right-hand drive vehicles)
Brake hold switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 269
Lexus night view switch
*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 426
Odometer/trip meter and trip meter reset button . . . . . . . . . . . P. 111
Instrument panel light control switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 111
Automatic High Beam switch
* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 277
VSC OFF switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 396
Headlight cleaner switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 292
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) main switch
* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 414
Heated steering wheel switch
*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 702
HUD (Head-up display) switches
*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 122
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Instrument cluster
GS450h_300h_OM_OM30D53E_(EE)
Outside rear view mirrors (vehicles with BSM)
Warning lights inform the driver of malfunctions in the indicated
vehicle’s systems.
Warning lights
*1Brake system warning
light
(P. 830)*1, 2
(if
equipped)
“PCS” warning light
(P. 832)
*1Charging system warn-
ing
light (P. 8 3 1 )*1Slip indicator
(P. 832)
*1
Malfunction indicator
lamp (P. 831)
*1, 2
(if
equipped)
“AFS OFF” indicator
(P. 832)
*1
SRS warning light
(P. 831)
*1, 2
(if
equipped)
Brake hold operated
indicator (P. 832)
*1ABS warning light
(P. 831)*2Parking brake indicator
(P. 832)
*1Electric power steering
system warning light
(P. 832)*1Brake system warning
light (P. 8 3 2 )

1072. Instrument cluster
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Instrument cluster
GS450h_300h_OM_OM30D53E_(EE)“READY” indicator
(P. 246)EV indicator (P. 8 2 )
Cruise control “SET”
indicator (P. 298)Cruise control indicator
(P. 298)
(if
equipped)
LKA (Lane-Keeping
Assist) indicator
(P. 337)
(if
equipped)
Radar cruise control
indicator (P. 302)
(if
equipped)
Lexus parking assist-
sensor indicator (P.
346)Parking brake indicator
(P. 266)
*1
(if
equipped)
“AFS OFF” indicator
(P. 274)
*1
Brake hold standby indi-
cator (P. 269)
*1, 2Slip indicator
(P. 396)*1Brake hold operated
indicator (P. 269)
*1
VSC OFF indicator
(P. 397)
*4
(if
equipped)
BSM (Blind Spot Moni-
tor) outside rear view
mirror indicators (P.
414)
*1, 3
(if
equipped)
“PCS” warning light
(P. 404)
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“PASSENGER AIR BAG” indica-
tor (P. 5 6 )

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4Driving
GS450h_300h_OM_OM30D53E_(EE)4-1. Before driving
Driving the vehicle............ 224
Cargo and luggage ............ 235
Trailer towing (vehicles
without towing package). 236
Trailer towing (vehicles with
towing package) .............. 237
4-2. Driving procedures
Power (ignition) switch ..... 246
EV drive mode .................. 253
Hybrid transmission .......... 256
Turn signal lever ............... 264
Parking brake .................... 266
Brake Hold ........................ 269
Horn .................................. 271
4-3. Operating the lights
and wipers
Headlight switch............... 272
Automatic High Beam ...... 277
Fog light switch ................ 283
Windshield wipers
and washer ...................... 285
Headlight cleaner switch ... 292
4-4. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank cap . 2934-5. Using the driving support
systems
Cruise control ................... 298
Dynamic radar cruise
control ............................. 302
Dynamic radar cruise control
with full-speed range ...... 318
LKA
(Lane-Keeping Assist) .... 335
Lexus
parking assist-sensor....... 345
Lexus
parking assist monitor..... 358
Driving mode select
switch.............................. 388
Driving assist systems ...... 393
PCS (Pre-Crash
Safety system) ................ 402
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) 414
• The Blind Spot Monitor
function......................... 420
• The Rear Crossing Traffic
Alert function ............... 423
Lexus night view .............. 426
4-6. Driving tips
Hybrid vehicle driving tips 432
Winter driving tips ............ 434