engine Lexus GS450h 2013 Owner's Guide

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3234-6. Driving tips
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Driving
CAUTION
■Driving with snow tires
Observe the following precautions to reduce the risk of accidents.
Failure to do so may result in a loss of vehicle control and cause death or serious
injury.
●Use tires of the specified size.
●Maintain the recommended level of air 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.
●Do not use LKA (Lane-Keeping Assist) system.
■Driving with tire chains
Observe the following precautions to reduce the risk of accidents.
Failure 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 acceleration, abrupt steering, as well as sudden braking and shift-
ing operation to engine braking.
●Slow down sufficiently before entering a curve to ensure that vehicle control is
maintained.
●Do not use LKA (Lane-Keeping Assist) system.
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Interior features
■When the outside temperature exceeds 75°F (24°C) and the air conditioning sys-
tem is on
●In order to reduce the air conditioning power consumption, the air conditioning
system may switch to recirculated air mode automatically. This may also reduce
fuel consumption.
●Recirculated air mode is selected as a default mode when the power switch is
turned on.
●It is possible to switch to outside air mode at any time by pressing .
■Automatic mode for air intake control
In automatic mode, the system detects exhaust gas and other pollutants and auto-
matically switches between outside air and recirculated air modes.
When the dehumidification function is off, and the fan is operating, turning automatic
mode on will activate the dehumidification function.
■Micro dust and pollen filter
●In order to prevent the windshield from fogging up when the outside air is cold, the
following may occur:
• Outside air mode does not switch to (recirculated air) mode.
• The dehumidification function operates.
• The operation cancels after approximately 1 minute.
●In rainy weather, the windows may fog up. Press .
●In extremely humid weather, the windows may fog up.
●The pollens are filtered out even if the micro dust and pollen filter is turned off.
■Operation of the air conditioning system in Eco drive mode
In the Eco drive mode, the air conditioning system is controlled as follows to priori-
tize fuel efficiency:
●Engine speed and compressor operation controlled to restrict heating/cooling
capacity
●Fan speed restricted when automatic mode is selected
To improve air conditioning performance, perform the following operations:
●Adjust the fan speed
●Turn off Eco drive mode
■When the outside temperature falls to nearly 32°F (0 °C)
The dehumidification function may not operate even when is selected.
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5-3. Using the audio system
■Open source license
This product uses the following open source software.
●T- K e r n e l
This Product uses the Source Code of T-Kernel under T-License granted by the
T-Engine Forum (www.t-engine.org
).
●C Library
This product includes software developed by the University of California, Berkeley
and its contributors. This product includes software developed by the University of
California, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory.
Copyright © 1982, 1985, 1993 The Regents of the University of California. All
rights reserved.
Copyright © 1982, 1986, 1993 The Regents of the University of California. All
rights reserved.
Copyright © 1982, 1986, 1989, 1993 The Regents of the University of California.
All rights reserved.
© UNIX System Laboratories, Inc. All or some portions of this file are derived from
material licensed to the University of California by American Telephone and
Telegraph Co. or Unix System Laboratories, Inc. and are reproduced herein with the
permission of UNIX System Laboratories, Inc.
Copyright © 1982, 1986, 1991, 1993, 1994 The Regents of the University of
California. All rights reserved.
© UNIX System Laboratories, Inc. All or some portions of this file are derived from
material licensed to the University of California by American Telephone and
Telegraph Co. or Unix System Laboratories, Inc. and are reproduced herein with the
permission of UNIX System Laboratories, Inc.
Copyright © 1983, 1990, 1993 The Regents of the University of California. All
rights reserved.
© UNIX System Laboratories, Inc. All or some portions of this file are derived from
material licensed to the University of California by American Telephone and
Telegraph Co. or Unix System Laboratories, Inc. and are reproduced herein with the
permission of UNIX System Laboratories, Inc.
Copyright © 1983, 1993 The Regents of the University of California. All rights
reserved.
Copyright © 1987, 1991, 1993 The Regents of the University of California. All rights
reserved.
Copyright © 1987, 1993 The Regents of the University of California. All rights
reserved.
Copyright © 1988 Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Copyright © 1988 University of Utah.
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© UNIX System Laboratories, Inc. All or some portions of this file are derived from
material licensed to the University of California by American Telephone and
Telegraph Co. or Unix System Laboratories, Inc. and are reproduced herein with the
permission of UNIX System Laboratories, Inc.
Copyright © 1992, 1993 The Regents of the University of California. All rights
reserved.
This software was developed by the Computer Systems Engineering group at
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory under DARPA contract BG 91-66 and contributed
to Berkeley. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
must display the following acknowledgement: This product includes software
developed by the University of California, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory.
Copyright © 1992, 1993 The Regents of the University of California. All rights
reserved.
This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by Ralph Campbell. This
file is derived from the MIPS RISC Architecture book by Gerry Kane.
Copyright © 1993 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Copyright © 1994 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by Andrew Hume of
AT &T B e l l L a b o r a t o r i e s .
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are
permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list ofconditions and the following disclaimer.
2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other
materials provided with the distribution.
3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software must display the following acknowledgement: This product includes software developed by
the University of California, Berkeley and its contributors.
4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior
written permission.
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Interior features
■XM Radio Services — Legal Disclaimers and Warnings (vehicles without a naviga-
tion system for U.S.A.)
●Fees and Taxes — Subscription fee, taxes, one time activation fee, and other fees may
apply. Subscription fee is consumer only. All fees and programming subject to change.
Subscriptions subject to Customer Agreement available at www.siriusxm.com.
XM
service only available in the 48 contiguous United States and Canada.
Explicit Language Notice — Channels with frequent explicit language are indi-
cated with an “XL” preceding the channel name. Channel blocking is available for
XM Satellite Radio receivers by notifying XM at;
U.S.A. Customers:
Visit www.siriusxm.com
or calling 1-877-515-3987
It is prohibited to copy, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, hack, manipulate,
or otherwise make available any technology or software incorporated in receivers
compatible with the XM Satellite Radio System or that support the XM website, the
Online Service or any of its content. Furthermore, the AMBE
® voice compression
software included in this product is protected by intellectual property rights includ-
ing patent rights, copyrights, and trade secrets of Digital Voice Systems, Inc.
Note: this applies to XM receivers only and not XM Ready devices.
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Interior features
■XM Radio Services — Legal Disclaimers and Warnings (vehicles without a naviga-
tion system for Canada)Fees and Taxes — Subscription fee, taxes, one time activation fee, and other fees
may apply. Subscription fee is consumer only. All fees and programming subject to
change. Subscriptions subject to Customer Agreement available
at www.xmradio.ca.
XM service only available in the 48 contiguous United States
and Canada
*.
*Canada — some deterioration of service may occur in extreme northern lati-
tudes. This is beyond the control of XM Satellite Radio.
Explicit Language Notice — Channels with frequent explicit language are indi-
cated with an “XL” preceding the channel name. Channel blocking is available for
XM Satellite Radio receivers by notifying XM at;
Canadian Customers — Visit www.xmradio.ca
or calling 1-877-515-3987
It is prohibited to copy, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, hack, manipulate,
or otherwise make available any technology or software incorporated in receivers
compatible with the XM Satellite Radio System or that support the XM website, the
Online Service or any of its content. Furthermore, the AMBE
® voice compression
software included in this product is protected by intellectual property rights includ-
ing patent rights, copyrights, and trade secrets of Digital Voice Systems, Inc.
Note: this applies to XM receivers only and not XM Ready devices.
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5
Interior features
■XM Radio Services — Legal Disclaimers and Warnings (vehicles with a navigation
system)
Fees and Taxes — Subscription fee, taxes, one time activation fee, and other fees
may apply. Subscription fee is consumer only. All fees and programming subject to
change. Subscriptions subject to Customer Agreement available
at www.siriusxm.com
. (U.S.A.) or www.xmradio.ca (Canada) XM service only
available in the 48 contiguous United States and Canada
*.
*Canada — some deterioration of service may occur in extreme northern lati-
tudes. This is beyond the control of XM Satellite Radio.
Explicit Language Notice — Channels with frequent explicit language are indi-
cated with an “XL” preceding the channel name. Channel blocking is available for
XM Satellite Radio receivers by notifying XM at;
XU.S.A. Customers:
Visit www.siriusxm.com
or calling 1-877-515-3987
XCanadian Customers:
Visit ww w.xmradio.ca
or calling 1-877-515-3987
It is prohibited to copy, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, hack, manipulate,
or otherwise make available any technology or software incorporated in receivers
compatible with the XM Satellite Radio System or that support the XM website, the
Online Service or any of its content. Furthermore, the AMBE
® voice compression
software included in this product is protected by intellectual property rights includ-
ing patent rights, copyrights, and trade secrets of Digital Voice Systems, Inc.
Note: this applies to XM receivers only and not XM Ready devices.
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5-7. Other interior features
Important! Read this information before using Safety Connect.
■Exposure to radio frequency signals
The Safety Connect system installed in your vehicle is a low-power
radio transmitter and receiver. It receives and also sends out radio fre-
quency (RF) signals.
In August 1996, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
adopted RF exposure guidelines with safety levels for mobile wireless
phones. Those guidelines are consistent with the safety standards previ-
ously set by the following U.S. and international standards bodies.
●ANSI (American National Standards Institute) C95.1 [1992]
●NCRP (National Council on Radiation Protection and Measure-
ment) Report 86 [1986]
●ICNIRP (International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Pro-
tection) [1996]
Those standards were based on comprehensive and periodic evalua-
tions of the relevant scientific literature. Over 120 scientists, engineers,
and physicians from universities, and government health agencies and
industries reviewed the available body of research to develop the ANSI
Standard (C95.1).
The design of Safety Connect complies with the FCC guidelines in
addition to those standards.
Safety information for Safety Connect
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6Maintenance and care
6-1. Maintenance and care Cleaning and protecting the vehicle exterior .................. 616
Cleaning and protecting the vehicle interior ..................620
6-2. Maintenance Maintenance requirements ... 623
General maintenance .............. 626
Emission inspection and maintenance (I/M)
programs ................................... 630 6-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
Do-it-yourself service precautions................................. 631
Hood ............................................... 634
Positioning a floor jack ............. 635
Engine compartment ............... 637
12-volt battery.............................. 647
Tires................................................... 651
Tire inflation pressure .................661
Wheels ........................................... 664
Air conditioning filter ............... 666
Electronic key battery ..............668
Checking and replacing fuses.............................................. 670
Headlight aim ..............................685
Light bulbs..................................... 687
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6-1. Maintenance and care
CAUTION
■When washing the vehicle
Do not apply water to the inside of the engine compartment. Doing so may cause
the electrical components etc. to catch fire.
■When cleaning the windshield
●When the upper part of the windshield where the raindrop sensor is located is
touched by hand
●When a wet rag or similar is held close to the raindrop sensor
●If something bumps against the windshield
●If you directly touch the raindrop sensor body or if something bumps into the
raindrop sensor
■Precautions regarding the exhaust pipes
Exhaust gases cause the exhaust pipes to become quite hot.
When washing the vehicle, be careful not to touch the pipes until they have cooled
sufficiently, as touching hot exhaust pipes can cause burns.
Set the wipers to the intermittent windshield
wipers. ( →P. 221)
If AUTO mode is selected, the wipers may
operate unexpectedly in the following situa-
tions, and may result in hands being caught
or other serious injuries and cause damage
to the wiper blades.
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