fuel consumption Lexus IS250 2012 Owner's Manual / LEXUS 2012 IS250,IS350 OWNERS MANUAL (OM53A87U)

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2-1. Driving procedures
Automatic transmission
Select a shift position appropriate for the driving conditions.
■Shifting the shift lever
While the “ENGINE START STOP” switch is in IGNITION
ON mode, depress the brake pedal and move the shift lever.
■ Shift position uses
*: To improve fuel consumption and reduce noises, set the shift lever in the D
position for normal driving.
Shift positionFunction
PParking the vehicle or starting the engine
RReversing
NNeutral
DNormal driving*
SS mode driving ( P. 1 4 9 )

: If equipped

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2-2. Instrument cluster
Trip informationDisplay items can be switched by
pushing the “DISP” switch.
■ Outside temperature
■ Driving range
Displays the outside air temperature.
The temperature range that can be displayed is from
-40 F (-40 C) to 122 F (50C).
When the temperature drops to 37F (3C), the dig-
its of the display will flash for 10 seconds.
Displays the estimated maximum distance that can
be driven with the quantity of fuel remaining.
• This distance is computed based on your average fuel consumption. As a result, the actual distance
that can be driven may differ from that displayed.
• When only a small amount of fuel is added to the tank, the display may not be updated.
When refueling, turn the “ENGINE START STOP”
switch off. If the vehicle is refueled without turning
the “ENGINE START STOP” switch off, the display
may not be updated.

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2-2. Instrument cluster
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When driving
■Average fuel consumption
■ Average fuel consumption after refueling
■ Current fuel consumption
■ Average vehicle speed Displays the average fuel
consumption since the
function was reset.
• The function can be reset by pushing the “DISP” switch for longer than one second when the average
fuel consumption is displayed.
• Use the displayed average fuel consumption as a reference.
Displays the average fuel consumption since the
vehicle was last refueled.
Use the displayed average fuel consumption as a refer-
ence.
Displays the current rate of fuel consumption.
Displays the average vehicle speed since the engine
was started or the function was reset.
The function can be reset by pushing the “DISP” switch
for longer than one second when the average vehicle
speed is displayed.