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■Snow chain installation
Observe the following precautions when installing and removing chains.
●Install and remove tire chains in a safe location.
●Install tire chains on the rear tires only. Do not install tire chains on front tires.
●Install tire chains following the instructions provided in the accompanying
instructions.
CAUTION
■Driving with snow tires
Observe the following precautions to reduce the risk of accidents.
Failing to do so may result in a loss of vehicle control and cause death or serious
injury.
●Use tires of the size specified for your vehicle.
●Maintain the specified level of tire inflation pressure.
●Do not drive in excess of 75 mph (120 km/h), regardless of the type of snow tires
being used.
●Use snow tires on all, not just some wheels.
■Driving with snow chains
Observe the following precautions to reduce the risk of accidents.
Failing to do so may result in the vehicle being unable to be driven safely, and may
cause death or serious injury.
●Do not drive in excess of the speed limit specified for the tire chains being used,
or 30 mph (50 km/h), whichever is lower.
●Avoid driving on bumpy road surfaces or over potholes.
●Avoid sudden turns and braking, as use of chains may adversely affect vehicle
handling.
●Slow down sufficiently before entering a curve to ensure that vehicle control is
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Trailer towing
Lexus does not recommend towing a trailer with your vehicle. Lexus also
does not recommend the installation of a tow hitch or the use of a tow hitch
carrier for a wheelchair, scooter, bicycle, etc. Your Lexus is not designed
for trailer towing or for the use of tow hitch mounted carriers.

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Dinghy towing
NOTICE
■To avoid serious damage to your vehicle
Do not tow your vehicle with 4 wheels on the ground.
Your vehicle is not designed to be dinghy towed (with 4 wheels on the
ground) behind a motor home.

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3-3. Using the audio system
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Interior features
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Selecting a disc in the CD or DVD playerPress to select the CD or DVD mode.
Press and hold ∧ or ∨ on until you hear a beep.
Selecting an album
Press to select Bluetooth
® audio mode.
Press and hold ∧ or ∨ on until you hear a beep.
Selecting a folder
Press to select CD (only when MP3/WMA disc is in use) or
USB memory mode.
Press and hold ∧ or ∨ on until you hear a beep.
■Canceling automatic seek station
Push the same switch.
CAUTION
■To reduce the risk of an accident
Exercise care when operating the audio switches on the steering wheel.
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Making a callOnce the Bluetooth
® phone is registered, you can make a call using the
following procedure:
■ Dialing
Display the “Phone” screen. ( →P. 3 3 8 )
Input the phone number.
To delete the inputted phone num-
ber, touch .
To dial the last inputted phone
number, touch “Redial”.
Touch or press on the steering wheel.
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■Dialing from the phonebook
With navigation system
You can dial a number from the phonebook data imported from your
mobile phone. The system has one phonebook for each telephone. Up
to 1000 entries may be stored in each phonebook. ( →P. 360)
Without navigation system
You can dial a number from the phonebook data imported from your
mobile phone. The system has one phonebook for each telephone. Up
to 1000 entries may be stored in total for the phonebooks. ( →P. 360)
Display the “Phone” screen. ( →P. 3 3 8 )
Touch “Contacts” on the “Phone” screen.
Choose the desired data to call
from the list.
If the phonebook is empty, a mes-
sage will be displayed.
If you want to transfer new contacts
from a cellular phone, touch “Yes”.
Choose the number and then
touch or press on the
steering wheel.
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■Dialing from history
You can call using the call history which has the 4 functions below.
“All”: all the numbers below which were memorized
“Missed”: calls which you missed
“Incoming”: calls which you received
“Outgoing”: numbers which you called
You can call using the 5 most recently called numbers shown by “All”
while driving.
Display the “Phone” screen. ( →P. 3 3 8 )
Touch “Call History” on the “Phone” screen.
Select the desired tab and choose
the desired data from the list.
Touch or press on the
steering wheel.
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●Calling by name
You can call by giving a voice tag registered in the phonebook. ( →P. 3 74 )
When you select “English” in “Language”, you can call by giving a name
registered in the phonebook.
Press the talk switch.
If you want to check the entire
command list, say “Command list”
to display the “Command List”
screen.
Following the system guidance, wait for the beep and then say
“Phone”.
Following the system guidance, wait for the beep and then say
“Dial by Name”.
Following the system guidance, wait for the beep and then say the
desired name.
Following the system guidance, wait for the beep and then say the
type of number such as “Mobile” or “Home”.
Following the system guidance, wait for the beep and then say
“Dial”. (You can also call by pushing on the steering wheel or
selecting “Dial”.)
■ Calling using POI (Wit h navigation system)
You can make a call using a Point Of Interest.
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■Call history list
●If you make a call to or receive a call from a number registered in the phone
book, the name is displayed in the call history.
●If you make multiple calls to the same number, only the last call made is dis-
played in the call history.
●Calls where the number is unavailable, such as public telephones, are not stored
in the call history.
■When driving
The functions “Dialing”, “Dialing from th e phonebook”, and “Dialing from history”
(except for call using the 5 most recently called numbers shown by “All” tab) are
unavailable.
■International calls
You may not be able to make international calls, depending on the mobile phone in
use.
■Calling by using the call history
Push on the steering wheel to display the “Phone” screen.
Push on the steering wheel to display the “Call History” screen.
Push on the steering wheel to select the most recent number in the
history.
Select or push on the steering wheel.
■To cancel voice recognition
●Press and hold the talk switch.
●Press on the steering wheel.
●Touch “Cancel”. (excluding command verification)
●Say “Cancel”.
■When using voice recognition
Use correct commands and speak clearly, otherwise the system may not correctly
recognize the command. Wind or other no ises may also cause the system not to
recognize the desired command.
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Receiving a call
When a call is received, the following screen is displayed together with a
sound. Touch or press on the
steering wheel.
■ To refuse a call
Touch or press on the steering wheel.
■ To adjust the incoming call volume
Touch “-” or “+”. You can also adjust the volume using the steering
switches.
■International calls
Received international calls may not be displayed correctly depending on the
mobile phone in use.