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Winter driving tips
Carry out the necessary preparations and inspections before driving the
vehicle in winter. Always drive the vehicle in a manner appropriate to the
prevailing weather conditions.
■Pre-winter preparations
● Use fluids that are appropriate to the prevailing outside tempera-
tures.
• Engine oil
• Engine coolant
• Washer fluid
● Have a service technician inspect the level and specific gravity of
battery electrolyte.
● Have the vehicle fitted with four snow tires or purchase a set of
tire chains for the rear tires.
Ensure that all tires are the same size and brand, and that chains match
the size of the tires.
■Before driving the vehicle
Perform the following according to the driving conditions.
● Do not try to forcibly open a window or move a wiper that is fro-
zen. Pour warm water over the frozen area to melt the ice. Wipe
away the water immediately to prevent it from freezing.
● To ensure proper operation of the climate control system fan,
remove any snow that has accumulated on the air inlet vents in
front of the windshield.
● Remove any ice that has accumulated on the vehicle chassis.
● Periodically check for and remove any excess ice or snow that
may have accumulated in the wheel well or on the brakes.
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3-1. Using the touch screen
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Initial screenIf the “ENGINE START STOP”
switch is turned to ACCESSORY
or IGNITION ON mode, the ini-
tial screen will be displayed for a
few seconds as the system starts
up.Subscribers will be shown the
“LEXUS ENFORM” screen
next.
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3-2. Using the air conditioning system and defogger
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■Micro dust and pollen filter
●In order to prevent the windows from fogging up when the outside air is cold,
the following may occur.
• Outside air mode does not switch to .
• The air conditioning system operates automatically.
• The operation cancels after 1 minute.
●In rainy weather, the windows may fog up. Press .
■When the indicator light on “A/C” flashes
Touch “A/C” and turn off the air conditioning system before turning it on once more.
There may be a problem in the air conditioning system if the indicator light contin-
ues to flash. Turn the air conditioning system off and have it inspected by your Lexus
dealer.
CAUTION
■To prevent the windshield from fogging up
Do not use during cool air operation in extremely humid weather. The differ-
ence between the temperature of the outside air and that of the windshield can
cause the outer surface of the windshield to fog up, blocking your vision.
NOTICE
■To prevent 12 volt battery discharge
Do not leave the automatic air conditioning system on longer than necessary when
the engine is off.
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Rear window and outside rear view mirror defoggers
■Operating conditions
The “ENGINE START STOP” switch must be in the IGNITION ON mode.
CAUTION
■When the outside rear view mirror defoggers are on
Do not touch the rear view mirror surfaces, as they can become very hot and burn
you.
NOTICE
■To prevent 12 volt battery discharge
Turn the defoggers off when the engine is off.
These features are used to defog the rear window, and to remove rain-
drops, dew and frost from the outside rear view mirrors.
On/off
The defoggers will automatically
turn off after 15 to 60 minutes.
The operation time changes
according to the ambient tem-
perature and vehicle speed.
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Windshield wiper de-icer∗
■Operating conditions
The “ENGINE START STOP” switch must be in the IGNITION ON mode.
CAUTION
■When the windshield wiper de-icer is on
Do not touch the glass at the lower part of the windshield or to the side of the front
pillars as the surfaces can become very hot and burn you.
∗: If equipped
This feature is used to prevent ice from building up on the windshield and
wiper blades.
Press .
ON/OFF
Touch the switch to turn on the
windshield wiper de-icer. The
windshield wiper de-icer will
automatically turn off after
approximately 15 minutes.
Touching the switch again also
turns the de-icer off.
STEP1
STEP2
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3-3. Using the audio system
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Interior features
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■Using cellular phones
Interference may be heard through the audio system’s speakers if a cellular phone is
being used inside or close to the vehicle while the audio system is operating.
CAUTION
■For vehicles sold in the U.S.A. and Canada
●Pa r t 1 5 o f t h e FCC Ru l e s
FCC Warning:
Any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment will void the user’s
authority to operate this device.
●Laser products
• Do not take this unit apart or attempt to make any changes yourself. This is an intricate unit that uses a laser pickup to retrieve information from the
surface of compact discs. The laser is carefully shielded so that its rays remain
inside the cabinet. Therefore, never try to disassemble the player or alter any
of its parts since you may be exposed to laser rays and dangerous voltages.
• This product utilizes a laser. Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than
those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.
NOTICE
■To prevent 12 volt battery discharge
Do not leave the audio system on longer than necessary with the engine off.
■To avoid damaging the audio/video system
Take care not to spill drinks or other fluids over the audio system.
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Selecting a disc■ To select a disc to play
Touch “Change Discs” on the screen.
Touch the desired disc on the
screen or press ∧ or ∨ on .
STEP1
STEP2
■When loading a disc
If you do not insert a disc within 15 seconds, loading will be canceled automatically.
■Vehicles with DVD player
This screen appears when the video screen is
first displayed after the “ENGINE START
STOP” switch in ACCESSORY or IGNI-
TION ON mode.
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Playing DVD video/audio (with DVD player)
For safety reasons, you can enjoy the visual contents of discs only when the
vehicle is completely stopped with the “ENGINE START STOP” switch in
ACCESSORY or IGNITION ON mode and the parking brake applied.
While you are driving, only audio contents may be played.
When a DVD video disc or DVD audio disc is inserted while driving, the
audio contents of the main feature will automatically be played. However,
some discs may not be played from the main story.
If appears on the screen when you touch an icon, the operation rel-
evant to that control is not permitted.
Disc selectionDisc slot
Disc eject
PlaybackDisc load
Audio/video control screen display button
Po w e r Vo l u m e Select disc
Track and chapter selection/
fast forward/rewind
DVD operation Setting the
sound
(
→
P. 3 2 6)
Return to menu screen
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Playing a video CD (with DVD player)
For safety reasons, you can enjoy the visual contents of discs only when the
vehicle is completely stopped with the “ENGINE START STOP” switch in
ACCESSORY or IGNITION ON mode and the parking brake applied.
While you are driving, only audio contents may be played.
Setting the
sound
(→
P. 3 2 6)
Disc slot
Disc eject
Disc load
Video control screen display button
Po w e r Vo l u m e Select disc
Track selection/
fast forward/rewind Playback
Disc selection
Vid e o CD
operation
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●Audio
This DVD player can play linear PCM, Dolby Digital and MPEG audio format
DVD. Other decoded types cannot be played.
●Title and chapter
Video and audio programs stored in DVD video discs are divided into parts by
title and chapter.
Title: The largest unit of the video and audio programs stored on DVD video discs.
Usually, one movie, one album, or one audio program is assigned as a title.
Chapter: A title is comprised of one or more chapters.
■Sound
●Dolby Digital
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
“Dolby”, “Pro Logic”, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Labo-
ratories. Confidential unpublished works.
©1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories. All rights reserved.
This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by
method claims of certain U. S. patents and other intellectual property rights
owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copy-
right protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation,
and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise
authorized by Macrovision Corporation.
Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.
●DTS
“DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are registered trademarks of Digital Theater
System, Inc.
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