warning Lexus GX460 2019 Owner's Manual / LEXUS 2019 GX460 OWNER'S MANUAL (OM60Q84U)

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Pictorial indexSearch by illustration
1For safety
and securityMake sure to read through them
2Instrument clusterHow to read the gauges and meters, the variety of
warning lights and indicators, etc.
3Operation of
each componentOpening and closing the doors and windows,
adjustment before driving, etc.
4DrivingOperations and advice whic h are necessary for driving
5Interior featuresUsage of the interior features, etc.
6Maintenance
and careCaring for your vehicle and maintenance procedures
7When trouble
arisesWhat to do in case of malfunction or emergency
8Vehicle
specificationsVehicle specifications, customizable features, etc.
9For owners
Reporting safety defects for U.S. owners, and seat belt,
SRS airbag and headlight aim instructions for
Canadian owners
IndexSearch by symptom
Search alphabetically

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For your information................................... 8
Reading this manual................................... 12
How to search ..............................................13
Pictorial index............................................... 14
1-1. For safe useBefore driving ................................ 26
For safe driving .............................. 28
Seat belts .......................................... 30
SRS airbags ..................................... 36
Front passenger occupant classification system ................. 48
Safety information for children .......................................... 54
Child restraint systems ............... 55
Installing child restraints............. 59
Exhaust gas precautions.............. 71
1-2. LEXUS Enform LEXUS Enform Safety Connect..........................................72
1-3. Theft deterrent system Engine immobilizer system........ 77
Alarm ................................................. 79
2. Instrument cluster Warning and indicators lights ................................................ 82
Gauges and meters ..................... 87
Multi-information display .......... 90
Fuel consumption information ................................... 96 3-1. Key information
Keys .................................................... 98
3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Side doors.......................................102
Back door ...................................... 109
Glass hatch ..................................... 114
Smart access system with push-button start........................ 119
3-3. Adjusting the seats Front seats ...................................... 126
Rear seats ...................................... 128
Driving position memory..........139
Head restraints .............................144
3-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel .............................. 147
Inside rear view mirror ..............149
Outside rear view mirrors ........ 151
3-5. Opening, closing the windows and moon roof
Power windows ............................154
Moon roof....................................... 157
1For safety and security
2Instrument cluster
3Operation of each
component

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6-1. Maintenance and care Cleaning and protecting the vehicle exterior ................ 444
Cleaning and protecting the vehicle interior.................. 447
6-2. Maintenance Maintenance requirements ............................ 450
General mainte nance.............. 453
Emission inspection and maintenance (I/M)
programs.................................... 456
6-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance Do-it-yourself service precautions................................ 457
Hood ............................................... 460
Engine compartment .................461
Tires ................................................. 474
Tire inflation pressure ............... 481
Wheels ........................................... 485
Air conditioning filter ............... 487
Electronic key battery.............. 489
Checking and replacing fuses................................................491
Headlight aim .............................. 494
Light bulbs .................................... 496 7-1. Essential information
Emergency flashers ..................508
If your vehicle has to be stopped in
an emergency .......................... 509
7-2. Steps to take in an emergency If your vehicle needs to be towed ................................ 510
If you think something is wrong.............................................516
Fuel pump shut off system........ 517
If a warning light turns on or a warning buzzer
sounds .......................................... 518
If a warning message is displayed .................................... 526
If you have a flat tire .................. 540
If the engine will not start ........ 554
If the electronic key does not operate properly ............. 556
If the vehicle battery is discharged................................. 559
If your vehicle overheats......... 562
If the vehicle becomes stuck ............................................. 565
6Maintenance and care7When trouble arises

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Pictorial index
■Exterior
Side doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 102
Locking/unlocking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 102
Opening/closing the door glasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 154
Locking/unlocking by using the mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 556
Warning lights/warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 520, 528
Back door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 109
Opening from outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P. 11 0
Opening/closing the glass hatch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 114
Warning lights/warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 520, 528
Outside rear view mirrors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 151
Adjusting the mirror angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 151
Folding the mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 151
Driving position memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 139
Defogging the mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 395
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Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 217
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 381
To prevent freezing (windshield wiper de-icer
*) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 395
Precautions against car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 445
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P. 225
Refueling method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 225
Fuel type/fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 570
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 474
Tire size/inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 576
Winter tires/tire chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 3 81
Checking/rotation/tire pressure warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 474
Coping with flat tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 540
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P. 460
Opening. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 460
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 570
Coping with overheat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 562
Camera*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 258, 268
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P. 206
Parking lights/daytime running lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P. 206
Fog lights
* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 215
Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 20 4
Stop/tail lights
Hill-start assist control*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 356
Downhill assist control system
*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 353
License plate lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P. 206
Back-up lights
Shifting the shift lever to R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 198
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P. 206
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(Replacing method: P. 496, Watts: P. 577)
*: If equipped
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■Instrument panel
Engine switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P . 193
Starting the engine/changing the modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 193
Emergency stop of the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 509
When the engine will not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 554
Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 526
Shift lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 198
Changing the shift position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 198
Precautions against towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 510
When the shift lever does not move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 202
Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 87
Reading the meters/adjusting the instrument panel light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 87
Warning lights/indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 82
When the warning lights come on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 518
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Multi-information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 90
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 90
When the warning messages are displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 526
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 20 5
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 2 05
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 382
Warning buzzer/message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 528
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 20 4
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P. 206
Headlights/parking lights/tail lights/daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 206
Fog lights
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 21 5
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 217
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 217
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 473
Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 53 1
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 508
Fuel filler door opener. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 227
Hood lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P. 460
Tilt and telescopic steering control switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 147
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 147
Driving position memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 139
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 390
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 390
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 395
Audio system*2
Hands-free system*2
*1: If equipped
*2: Refer to “NAVIGATION SY STEM OWNER’S MANUAL” or
“MULTIMEDIA OWNER’S MANUAL”.
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Airbag system components
Knee airbags
Curtain shield airbags
Front passenger airbag
Side impact sensors (front door)
“AIR BAG ON” and
“AIR BAG OFF” indicator lights
Front side airbags
SRS warning light
Side impact sensors (rear)
Rear side airbags (outer second
seats [7-passenger models] or sec-
ond seats [6-passenger models])Driver airbag
Driver’s seat belt buckle switch
Safing sensor (rear)
Front passenger’s seat belt buckle
switch
Airbag sensor assembly
Front impact sensors
Seat belt pretensioners and force
limiters
Front passenger occupant classifi-
cation system (ECU and sensors)1
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Front passenger occupant classification system
Your vehicle is equipped with a front passenger occupant classification sys-
tem. This system detects the conditions of the front passenger seat and acti-
vates or deactivates the devices for the front passenger.
U.S.A.
Canada
SRS warning light
Seat belt reminder light
“AIR BAG OFF” indicator light
“AIR BAG ON” indicator light1
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■Adult*1
■Child*4 or child restraint system with infant*5
Condition and operation in the front passenger occupant classification
system
Indicator/
warning light
“AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG OFF” indicator lights“AIR BAG ON”
SRS warning lightOff
Seat belt reminder lightOff*2 or flashing*3
Devices
Front passenger airbag
Activated
Side airbag
on the front passenger seat
Curtain shield airbag
in the front passenger side
Front passenger knee airbag
Front passenger’s seat belt pretensioner
Indicator/
warning light
“AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG OFF”
indicator lights“AIR BAG OFF”*6
SRS warning lightOff
Seat belt reminder lightOff*2 or
flashing
*3
Devices
Front passenger airbagDeactivated
Side airbag
on the front passenger seat
ActivatedCurtain shield airbag
in the front passenger side
Front passenger knee airbagDeactivated
Front passenger’s seat belt pretensionerActivated