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Maintenance and care
■Front turn signal lights (vehicles with LED headlights)For the left side only: Remove
the bolt and move the washer
fluid filler opening.
Turn the bulb base counter-
clockwise.
Remove the light bulb.
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Maintenance and care
■Rear turn signal lightsOpen the trunk lid and remove
the cover.
Turn the bulb base counter-
clockwise.
Remove the light bulb.
When installing, reverse the
steps listed.
After installing the bulb base,
secure the cord with the clips and
install the cover in its original posi-
tion.
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■Back-up lightsOpen the trunk lid.
For the left side (vehicles with
power trunk opener and closer
only): Pry out each side of the
trunk closer switch in turn by
inserting a screwdriver into the
base.
To prevent damage, cover the tip of
the screwdriver with a rag.
Remove the clips on whichever
side you are replacing and
open the cover of the trunk lid.
Turn the bulb base counter-
clockwise.
Remove the light bulb.
When installing, reverse the steps listed.
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Maintenance and care
■Replacing the following bulbs
If any of the lights listed below has burnt out, have it replaced by your
Lexus dealer.
●Headlights
●Parking lights/daytime running lights
●Front side marker lights
●LED fog lights (if equipped)
●Side turn signal lights
●Stop/tail lights
●Tail lights
●Rear side marker lights
●High mounted stoplight
●License plate lights
●Outer foot lights
■Discharge headlights (if equipped)
If voltage to the discharge bulbs is insufficient, the bulbs may not come on, or may go
out temporarily. The discharge bulbs will come on when normal power is restored.
■LED Lights
The lights other than the discharge headlig hts (if equipped), halogen fog lights (if
equipped), front turn signal lights, rear turn signal lights, back-up lights and outer
foot lights each consist of a number of LE Ds. If any of the LEDs burn out, take your
vehicle to your Lexus dealer to have the light replaced.
■Condensation build-up on the inside of the lens
Temporary condensation build-up on the insi de of the headlight lens does not indi-
cate a malfunction. Contact your Lexus dealer for more information in the following
situations:
●Large drops of water have built up on the inside of the lens.
●Water has built up inside the headlight.
■When replacing light bulbs
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CAUTION
■Replacing light bulbs
●Turn off the lights. Do not attempt to replace the bulb immediately after turning
off the lights.
The bulbs become very hot and may cause burns.
●Do not touch the glass portion of the li ght bulb with bare hands. When it is
unavoidable to hold the glass portion, use and hold with a clean dry cloth to avoid
getting moisture and oils on the bulb.
Also, if the bulb is scratched or dropped, it may blow out or crack.
●Fully install light bulbs and any parts used to secure them. Failure to do so may
result in heat damage, fire, or water en tering the headlight unit. This may damage
the headlights or cause condensati on to build up on the lens.
●Vehicles with discharge headlights: While
the headlights are turned on, and for a short
time after they have been turned off, metal
components at the rear of the headlight
assembly will be extremely hot. To prevent
burns, do not touch these metal compo-
nents until you are certain they have cooled
down.
Metal components

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Maintenance and care
CAUTION
■Discharge headlights (if equipped)
●Contact your Lexus dealer before replacing the discharge headlights (including
light bulbs).
●Do not touch the discharge headlight’s high voltage socket when the headlights
are turned on.
An extremely high voltage of 30000 V wi ll be discharged and could result in
death or serious injury by electric shock.
●Do not attempt to take apart or repair the headlight bulbs, connectors, power
supply circuits, or related components.
Doing so could result in electric shock and death or serious injury.
■To prevent damage or fire
●Make sure bulbs are fully seated and locked.
●Check the wattage of the bulb before installing to prevent heat damage.

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7-1. Essential information
Emergency flashers
Press the switch.
All the turn signal lights will flash.
To turn them off, press the switch once
again.
■Emergency flashers
If the emergency flashers are used for a long time while the hybrid system is not
operating (while the “READY” indicator is not illuminated), the 12-volt battery may
discharge.
The emergency flashers are used to warn other drivers when the vehi-
cle has to be stopped in the road due to a breakdown, etc.

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When trouble arises
7-2. Steps to take in an emergency
If a warning light turns on or a warning buzzer
sounds
The following warning indicates a possible problem in the brake system.
Immediately stop the vehicle in a safe place and contact your Lexus
dealer.
Calmly perform the following actions if any of the warning lights comes
on or flashes. If a light comes on or flashes, but then goes off, this does
not necessarily indicate a malfunction in the system. However, if this
continues to occur, have the vehicle inspected by your Lexus dealer.
Stop the vehicle immediately. Cont inuing to drive the vehicle may
be dangerous.
Warning lightWarning light/Details
(U.S.A.)
(Canada)Brake system warning light (warning buzzer) •Low brake fluid
• Malfunction in the electronically controlled brake system

5107-2. Steps to take in an emergency
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CAUTION
■If both the ABS and the brake system warning lights remain on
Stop your vehicle in a safe place immediately and contact your Lexus dealer. The
vehicle will become extremely unstable during braking, and the ABS system may
fail, which could cause an accident resulting in death or serious injury.
■When the electric power steering system warning light comes on
The steering wheel may become extremely heavy.
If the steering wheel becomes heavier than usual when operating, hold firmly and
operate using more force than usual.
■If the tire pressure warning light comes on
Be sure to observe the following precautions. Failure to do so could cause a loss of
vehicle control and result in death or serious injury.
●Stop your vehicle in a safe place as soon as possible. Adjust the tire inflation pres-
sure immediately.
●If the tire pressure warning light comes on even after tire inflation pressure adjust-
ment, it is probable that you have a flat tire. Check the tires. If a tire is flat, change
it with the spare tire and have the flat tire repaired by the nearest Lexus dealer.
●Avoid abrupt maneuvering and braking. If the vehicle tires deteriorate, you could
lose control of the steering wheel or the brakes.
■If a blowout or sudden air leakage should occur
The tire pressure warning system may not activate immediately.

5287-2. Steps to take in an emergency
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Indicates that the hybrid
system output is limited
because the engine oil is
overheatedDrive the vehicle at a safe
speed until the warning
message disappears.
Indicates that the vehicle
is unable to drive over
65 mph (110 km/h) until
the transmission warms
up
Wait until the transmis-
sion warms up.
Indicates that remaining
fuel is approximately 2.6
gal. (10.0 L, 2.2 Imp.gal.)
or less
Refuel the vehicle.
Indicates that the power
switch is turned off or
turned to ACCESSORY
mode and the driver’s
door is opened while the
lights are turned on
Tu r n t h e l i g h t s o f f .
Indicates that the driver’s
door was opened with the
shift position in any posi-
tion other than P
Shift the shift position to P.
Wa r n i n g m e s s a g eDetailsCorrection procedure
(If equipped)
(Flashes)
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