lights Lexus IS300h 2013 Owner's Manual

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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 advices which are necessary for driving
5Lexus Display
Audio SystemOperating the Lexus Display Audio system
6Interior featuresUsage of the interior features, etc.
7Maintenance and
careCaring for your vehicle and maintenance procedures
8When trouble
arisesWhat to do in case of malfunction or emergency
9Vehicle specifica-
tionsVehicle specifications, customizable features, etc.
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 use
Before driving ..................... 34
For safety drive ................... 36
Seat belts ............................. 38
SRS airbags ......................... 43
Airbag manual on-off
system ............................... 54
Pop Up Hood....................... 56
Safety information
for children ........................ 59
Child restraint systems ........ 60
Installing child restraints ..... 69
Exhaust gas precautions ...... 78
1-2. Hybrid system
Hybrid system features........ 79
Hybrid system precautions .. 83
1-3. Theft deterrent system
Immobilizer system ............. 90
Double locking system ........ 95
Alarm .................................. 962. Instrument cluster
Warning lights and
indicators ......................... 104
Gauges and meters ............ 109
Multi-information display . 115
Energy monitor/
consumption screen......... 121
3-1. Key information
Keys .................................. 130
3-2. Opening, closing and locking
the doors and trunk
Doors ................................. 136
Trunk ................................. 143
Smart entry & start system 149
3-3. Adjusting the seats
Front seats ......................... 164
Rear seats .......................... 166
Driving position memory .. 168
Head restraints................... 173
3-4. Adjusting the steering
wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel ................... 176
Inside rear view mirror ...... 178
Outside rear view mirrors . 180
1For safety and security
2Instrument cluster
3Operation of each compo-
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3-5. Opening, closing the
windows and moon roof
Power windows ................. 184
Moon roof ......................... 187
4-1. Before driving
Driving the vehicle ............ 192
Cargo and luggage............. 200
Trailer towing .................... 201
4-2. Driving procedures
Power (ignition) switch ..... 209
EV drive mode .................. 214
Hybrid transmission .......... 216
Turn signal lever ............... 222
Parking brake .................... 224
ASC
(Active Sound Control) ... 225
4-3. Operating the lights and
wipers
Headlight switch ............... 226
Automatic High Beam ...... 229
Fog light switch................. 233
Windshield wipers and
washer ............................. 2354-4. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank cap . 241
4-5. Using the driving
support systems
Cruise control .................... 245
Dynamic radar cruise
control ............................. 249
LDA
(Lane Departure Alert).... 261
Lexus parking
assist-sensor .................... 267
Rear view monitor system. 274
Driving mode select
switch .............................. 283
Driving assist systems ....... 286
PCS (Pre-Crash Safety
system) ............................ 292
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) 299
• The Blind Spot Monitor
function ......................... 304
• The Rear Crossing Traffic
Alert function ................ 306
4-6. Driving tips
Hybrid vehicle driving tips 309
Winter driving tips ............ 311
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5-8. Bluetooth® Audio
Listening to Bluetooth
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Audio .............................. 365
5-9. Bluetooth
® Phone
Using a Bluetooth
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Phone .............................. 367
Making a call..................... 369
Receiving a call ................. 372
Speaking on the phone ...... 373
Using a Bluetooth
®
phone messages............... 375
Using the steering wheel
switches ........................... 378
Bluetooth
® phone
settings ............................ 379
5-10. Phonebook
Contact settings ................. 381
Messaging setting.............. 384
5-11. Bluetooth
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Bluetooth®....................... 385
5-12. Other function
“Information” screen ......... 390
MirrorLink..................... 391
USB photo ......................... 393
Speech command system .. 3956-1. Using the air conditioning
system
Automatic air conditioning
system ............................. 398
Heated steering wheel/
seat heaters/
seat ventilators ................ 409
6-2. Using the interior lights
Interior lights list ............... 411
• Interior lights ................ 412
• Personal lights ............... 412
6-3. Using the storage features
List of storage features ...... 413
• Glove box...................... 414
• Console box .................. 414
• Cup holders/
Bottle holders ................ 415
Trunk features ................... 417
6-4. Using the other interior
features
Other interior features ....... 420
• Sun visors...................... 420
• Vanity mirrors ............... 420
• Clock ............................. 420
• Power outlet .................. 421
• Armrest ......................... 422
• Rear sunshade ............... 422
• Assist grips.................... 424
• Coat hooks .................... 424
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Exterior
The shape of the headlights may differ depending on the grade, etc. (P. 479)
Doors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 136
Locking/unlocking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 136
Opening/closing the door glasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 184
Locking/unlocking by using the mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 548
Warning lights/warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 509, 515
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 143
Opening from inside the cabin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 143
Opening from outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 143
Opening by using the mechanical key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 548
Warning lights/warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 509, 515
Outside rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 180
Adjusting the mirror angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 180
Folding the mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 181
Driving position memory
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 168
Defogging the mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 404
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Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 235
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 311
To prevent freezing (windshield wiper de-icer)
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 405
Precautions against car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 428
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 241
Refueling method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 241
Fuel type/fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 564
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 450
Tire size/inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 570
Winter tires/tire chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 311
Checking/rotation/tire pressure warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 450
Coping with flat tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 530, 544
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 437
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 437
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 565
Coping with overheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 555
Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 515
Headlights/front position lights/daytime running lights . . . . . . P. 226
Front fog lights
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 233
Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 222
Tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 226
Stop lights
Emergency brake signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 287
License plate lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 226
Rear fog light
*3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 233
Back up light
*2
Shifting the shift lever to R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 216
Rear fog light*2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 233
Back up light
*3
Shifting the shift lever to R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 216
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(Replacing method: P. 479, Watts: P. 572)
*1: If equipped
*2: Left-hand drive vehicles
*3: Right-hand drive vehicles
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Instrument panel (Left-hand drive vehicles)
Power switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 209
Starting the hybrid system/changing the modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 209
Emergency stop of the hybrid system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 499
When the hybrid system will not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 545
Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 525
Shift lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 216
Changing the shift position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 216
Precautions against towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 500
When the shift lever does not move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 547
Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 109
Reading the meters/adjusting the instrument panel light . . . . . . . P. 109
Warning lights/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 104
When the warning lights come on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 507
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Multi-information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 115
Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 115
Energy monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 121
When the warning messages are displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 513
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 224
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 224
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 312
Warning buzzer/message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 513
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 222
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 226
Headlights/front position lights/tail lights/daytime running lights P. 226
Front fog lights
*1/rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 233
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 235
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 235
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 446
Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 521
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 498
Trunk opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 143
Hood lock release lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 437
Tilt and telescopic steering control switch
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 176
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 176
Driving position memory*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 168
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever*1 . . . . . . . . . . . P. 176
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 176
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 398
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 398
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 404
Audio system*1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 316
Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 316
Hands-free system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 367
Trunk opener main switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 145
*1: If equipped
*2: For vehicles with a navigation system, refer to “Navigation System Owner's
Manual”.
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Inside rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 178
Sun visors
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 420
Vanity mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 420
Interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 412
Personal lights
*2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 412
Moon roof switches
*3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 187
Intrusion sensor cancel switch
*3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 99
Intrusion sensor and tilt sensor cancel switch
*3. . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 99
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*1: NEVER use a rearward facing child
restraint on a seat protected by an
ACTIVE AIRBAG in front of it,
DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY to
the CHILD can occur. (P. 76)
*2: The illustration shows the front, but they are also equipped in the rear.
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Instrument panel (Right-hand drive vehicles)
Power switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 209
Starting the hybrid system/changing the modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 209
Emergency stop of the hybrid system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 499
When the hybrid system will not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 545
Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 525
Shift lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 216
Changing the shift position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 216
Precautions against towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 500
When the shift lever does not move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 547
Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 109
Reading the meters/adjusting the instrument panel light . . . . . . . P. 109
Warning lights/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 104
When the warning lights come on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 507
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