CD player Lexus GS430 2006 Scheduled Maintenance Guide / LEXUS 2006 GS430/GS300 FROM JAN. 2005 PROD. OWNER'S MANUAL (OM30649U)

OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS
156When the seat belt pretensioners are activated, an operating
noise
may be heard and a small amount of non −toxic gas may
be released. This does not indicate that a fire is occurring. This
gas is normally harmless.
Once the seat belt pretensioners have been activated, the seat
belt retractors remain locked.
CAUTION
Do not modify, remove, strike or open the seat belt
pretensioner assemblies, airbag sensor or surrounding
area or wiring. Failure to follow these instructions may
prevent the seat belt pretensioners from activating
correctly, cause sudden operation of the system or
disable the system, which could result in death or
serious injury. Consult your Lexus dealer about any
repair and modification.
NOTICE
Do not perform any of the following changes without
consulting your Lexus dealer. Such changes can
interfere with proper operation of the seat belt
pretensioners in some cases.
 Installation of electronic devices such as a mobile
twoway radio, cassette tape player or CD player.
 Repairs on or near the seat belt retractor assemblies.
 Modification of the suspension system.
 Modification of the front end structure.
 Attachment of a grille guard (bull bar, kangaroo bar,
etc.), snowplow, winches or any other equipment to
the front end.
 Repairs made on or near the front fenders, front end
structure or console.

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Do not attach any objects except Lexus genuine
parts in the area where the SRS knee airbag for the
front passenger will inflate. When using an ashtray
or auxiliary box on the front passenger’s console
box, be sure to keep it closed. The attached object, or
opened ashtray or auxiliary box might restrict
inflation of the airbag or be thrown away by the force
of the deploying airbag, causing a danger.
 Do not modify or remove any wiring. Do not modify,
remove, st rike or open any components, such as the
steering wheel pad, steering wheel, column cover,
dashboard near the front passenger airbag, front
passenger airbag cover, knee airbags or airbag
sensor assembly. Doing so may prevent the front
airbag system from activating correctly, cause
sudden activation of the system or disable the
system, which could result in death or serious injury.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death
or serious injury. Consult your Lexus dealer about any
repair and modification.NOTICE
Do not perform any of the following changes without
consulting your Lexus dealer. Such changes can
interfere with proper operation of the SRS front airbag
system in some cases.
 Installation of electronic devices such as a mobile
twoway radio, cassette tape player or CD player.
 Modification of the suspension system.
 Modification of the front end structure.
 Attachment of a grille guard (bull bar, kangaroo bar,
etc.), snowplow, winches or any other equipment to
the front end.
 Repairs made on or near the front fenders, front end
structure, console, steering column, steering wheel,
lower portion of instrument panel or dashboard near
the front passenger airbag.

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Do not use seat accessories which cover the parts
where the side airbags inflate. Such accessories may
prevent the side airbags from activating correctly,
causing death or serious injury.
 Do not modify or replace the front (and outboard rear)
seats or upholstery of the seats with front (and rear)
side airbags. Such changes may prevent the side
airbag system from activating correctly, disable the
system or cause the side airbags to inflate
accidentally, resulting in death or serious injury.
 Do not disassemble or repair the front and rear pillars
and roof side rails containing the curtain shield
airbags. Such changes may disable the system or
cause the curtain shield airbags to inflate
accidentally, resulting in death or serious injury.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death
or serious injury. Consult your Lexus dealer about any
repair and modification.NOTICE
Do not perform any of the following changes without
consulting your Lexus dealer. Such changes can
interfere with proper operation of the SRS side airbag
and curtain shield airbag system in some cases.
 Installation of electronic devices such as a mobile
twoway radio, cassette tape player or CD player.
 Modification of the suspension system.
 Modification of the structure of the passenger
compartment.
 Repairs made on or near the console, front (or
outboard rear) seats .

AUDIO
279
(a) Turning the system on, volume control and mode
selection
G22002
POWERVOL: Push this knob to turn the audio system on and
off. Turn this knob to adjust the volume. The system turns on
in the last mode used.
G22003
Push
the “AM (AM·SA T)”, “FM”, “TAPE” or “DISC” button
to turn on that mode. The selected mode turns on directly.
Push these buttons if you want to switch from one mode to
another.
If the tape or disc is not set, the tape mode or disc mode does
not turn on.
You can turn off the cassette player by ejecting the cassette
tape. If the audio system was previously off, then the entire
audio system will be turned off when you eject the cassette
tape. If another function was previously playing, it will come on
again.

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G22004
Radio mode
G22067
Tape mode
G22052
Disc mode
G22062
Disc mode (for a Mark Levinson audio system)
The switches for radio, cassette tape and CD player or
DVD player (if a Mark Levinson audio system is installed)
operation are displayed on the liquid crystal display.
Touch them lightly and directly on the screen.

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If a Mark Levinson brand audio system is installed:
G22066
Automatic sound levelizer (ASL):
When the audio sound becomes difficult to be heard due to
road noise, wind noise, etc. during driving, touch the “ASL”
switch. The system adjusts to the optimum volume and tone
quality according to the noise level.
When the system is on, the sound adjustment level is
displayed on the screen.
SURROUND:
If you touch “SURROUND”, surround sound will be enabled. (d) Your radio antenna
The wire antenna is mounted inside the rear window.
NOTICE

When cleaning the inside of the rear window, be
careful not to scratch or damage the wire antenna.
 Putting a window tint (especially, conductive or
metallic type) on the rear window may affect the
reception of radio or mobile telephone. For the
installation of the window tint, consult with your
Lexus dealer.
(e) Your cassette player
When you insert a cassette, the exposed tape should be to the
right.
NOTICE
Do not oil any part of the cassette player, and do not
insert anything except a cassette tape into the slot.

AUDIO
284(f) Your automatic changer
G22046
This
vehicle is equipped with an automatic changer which can
store up to 6 discs, and play selected discs or continuously play
all the discs set in the player.
When you insert discs into the player, make sure their labels
face upward. If the disc is inserted incorrectly, the player will
display “CD CHECK” or “DISC CHECK”.
NOTICE
 Never try to disassemble or oil any part of the CD
player or DVD player. Do not insert anything except
a disc into the slot.
 Do not insert a disc upon another one, or it will
damage to the automatic changer. Insert only one
disc into the slot at a time.
Your CD player or DVD player is intended for use with 12 cm
(4.7 in.) discs only.
Radio operation
(a) Listening to the radio
G22009
Push “AM (AM·SAT)” or “FM” button to choose either an
AM or FM band.
The “AM”, “FM1” or “FM2” screen appears on the display\
.
If your vehicle is equipped with satellite radio broadcast
system, when you push the “AM·SAT” button, “AM”,
“SAT1”, “SAT2” or “SAT3” station appears on the display. For
details about satellite radio broadcast, see “Radio operation
(XM satellite radio broadcast)” on page 289

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NOTICE
This XM tuner supports “Audio Services” (Music and
Talk) of only XM satellite radio and “Text Information”,
linked to the respective “Audio Services”.
*Text Information includes, Station Name, (Artist)
Name, (Song) Title and Category Name.
Cassette tape player operation
(a) Playing a cassette tape
G22019
When you insert a cassette tape, the exposed tape should
face to the right.
The player will automatically start when you insert a cassette
tape. At this time, the “TAPE” screen appears on the display.
If a metal or chrome equivalent cassette tape is put in the
cassette player, the player will automatically recognize it and
“MTL” appears on the display.
To stop or eject the cassette tape, push the “
” (eject)
button.

AUDIO
298If a tape rewinds completely, the cassette player will stop and
then
play the same side. If a tape fast forwards completely, the
cassette player will play the other side of the tape using the
auto−reverse feature.
Autoreverse feature: After the cassette player reaches the
end of a tape, it automatically reverses and begins to play the
other side, regardless of whether the cassette was playing or
fast forwarding. (c) Automatic program selection
G22070
“RPT” switch: The repeat feature automatically replays the
current program.
Touch
the “RPT” switch while the program is playing. When the
program ends, it will automatically be rewound and replayed.
Touch the switch again to turn off the repeat feature.
There must be at least 3 seconds of blank space between
programs for the repeat feature to work correctly.
“SKIP” switch: The skip feature allows you to fast forward
past long stretches of blank tape. This is especially useful at
the end of cassettes.
Touch the “SKIP” switch. The player will automatically skip any
blank portions of 15 seconds or more and play the next
program. To cancel it, touch the switch once again.

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G22134
“Automatic program selection” button: The automatic
program selection feature allows you to program your cassette
player to skip forward or backward to locate the song you want
to hear. You can skip up to 9 programs at a time.
Push the “SEEK TRACK
”button to skip forward. “FF” and
the number will appear on the display . Push the button until the
number you want to skip appears on the display. After that, the
player will automatically skip forward. When the
end of the tape is reached, the player automatically
reverses sides and resumes normal play.
Push the “SEEK TRACK
” button on the lower side to skip
backward. Push the button until “REW” and the number you
want to skip appear on the display.
 If you set “REW 1”, the player will rewind to the beginning
of the current program.
 When counting the number of programs you want to rewind,
remember to count the current program as well. For
example, if you want to rewind to a song that is two before
the song you are listening to, push this button until “REW
3” appears on the display.
When the beginning of the tape is reached, the player
automatically resumes normal play.
There must be at least 5 seconds of blank space between
programs for this feature to work correctly.
“RPT”, “SKIP” or “Automatic program selection”
features: These features may not work well with some spoken
word, live or classical recordings.