roof LEXUS LS430 2006 User Guide

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1-4. Opening and closing the windows and moon roof
Moon roof
Use the overhead switches to open, close and tilt the moon roof up and down.
■Opening and closing
Open
The moon roof stops slightly before
the fully opened position.
Push the switch again to fully open.
Close
Push the switch in the opposite
direction to stop window travel
partway.
■Tilt up and down
Ti l t u p
Tilt down
Push the switch in the opposite
direction to stop window travel
partway.
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1-4. Opening and closing the windows and moon roof
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Before driving
■Moon roof operating conditions
The ignition switch must b
e turned to ON.
■Integrated door lock moon roof operation
The moon roof can be opened and closed, using the key or wireless remote control.
( P.

12 , P. 15)
■Retained accessory power operation
The moon roof can be operated for approximately 45 seconds after the engine has
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een turned off. It cannot, however, be operated if the driver’s door is opened.
■Jam protection function
If an object is detected between the m oon
roof and the frame during automatic
close or automatic tilt down, travel is stopped and the moon roof opens slightly.
■Initializing the moon roof
After the battery is reconnected, replaced or recharged, you will need to initialize
the moon r

oof, otherwise the jam protecti on function will not operate correctly.
To initialize the moon roof, push and hold the “TILT” switch until the moon roof tilts
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l the way up and then automatically returns slightly.
Make sure the moon roof opens and closes correctly. If not, see your Lexus dealer.
■Opening and closing the sunshade
The sunshade can be opened and closed manually; however, it will be opened if the
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oon roof is opened.
■Sunshade
The sunshade can be manually opened and closed.

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1-4. Opening and closing the windows and moon roof
CAUTION
■Opening the moon roof
Observe the following precautions: 
Failing to do so may cause death or serious injury.
• Do not allow any passengers to put th eir hands
or heads outside the vehicle
while it is moving.
• Do not sit on top of the moon roof.
■Closing the moon roof
Check to make sure that all passengers do n
ot have any part of their bodies in a
position where they could be caught. 
Closing the moon roof on someone can cause death or serious injury.
■Jam protection function
●Never try jamming any part of your body, to activate the jam protection function
intentionally.
●The jam protection function may not work, if something gets caught just before
the moon roof fully closes.

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1-7. Safety information
■If the SRS airbags deploy (inflate)
●Bruising and slight abrasions may result from contact with a deploying (inflating)
SRS airbag.
●A loud noise and white powder will be emitted.
●Parts of the airbag module (steering whee l hub, airbag cover and inflator), as
well as the front seats, apart from the front pillar and roof side rail may be hot for
several minutes, and the airbags themselves will be hot.
●The front windshield may crack.
■Operating conditions (front airbags)
●The SRS front airbags will deploy if the severity of the frontal impact is above the
designed threshold level, comparable to an approximate 15 mph (25 km/h) col -
lision, when the vehicle imp acts
straight into a fixed barrier that does not move
or deform.
However, this threshold velocity will be considerably higher, if the vehicle strikes
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n object, such as a parked vehicle or sign pole, which can move or deform on
impact, or if the vehicle is involved in an underride collision (e.g., a collision in
which the front of the vehicle “underrides”, or goes under, the bed of a truck, etc.).
●It is possible that in some collisions where the forward deceleration of the vehi -
cle is very close to the designed thresh ol
d level, the SRS front airbags and the
seat belt pretensioners ma y not activate together.
●The SRS front passenger airbag will not activate, if there is no passenger sitting
in the front passenger seat. However, th e front passenger airbag may deploy, if
luggage is put in the seat or the seat belt is buckled up, regardless of the pres -
ence of an occupant in the seat.
■Operating conditions (side and curtain shield airbags)
●The SRS side airbags and curtain shield airbags are designed to inflate, when
the passenger compartment is subjected to a severe impact from the side.
●The SRS side airbag on the passenger seat will not activate, if there is no passen -
ger sitting in the front passenger seat. Ho
wever, the side airbag on the passen-
ger seat may deploy, if luggage is put in the seat or the seat belt is buckled up,
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egardless of the presence of the occupant in the seat.

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1-7. Safety information
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Before driving
■When to contact your Lexus dealer
In the following cases, contact your Lexus dealer as soon as possible. Do not dis-
connect the battery cables before contacting your Lexus dealer.
●Any of the SRS airbags have been
inflated.
●The front of the vehicle (shaded in the
illustration) was involved in an accident
that was not severe enough to cause the
SRS front airbags to inflate.
●The portion of the doors (shaded in the
illustration) was involved in an accident
that was not severe enough to cause the
SRS side airbags and curtain shield air-
bags to inflate.
●The pad section of the steering wheel,
front passenger airbag cover or lower
portion of instrument panel (shaded in the
illustration) is scratched, cracked or oth-
erwise damaged.
●The surface of the seats with the side air-
bag (shaded in the illustration) is
scratched, cracked or otherwise dam-
aged.
●The portion of the front pillars, rear pillars
or roof side rail garnishes (padding) con-
taining the curtain shield airbags inside
(shaded in the illustration) is scratched,
cracked or otherwise damaged.

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1-7. Safety information
CAUTION
■SRS airbag precautions
●Do not sit on the edge of the seat or lean
against the dashboard.
●Do not allow a child to stand in front of the
SRS front passenger airbag unit or sit on
the passenger’s knees while the vehicle is
moving.
●Do not drive the vehicle while the driver or
passenger has something resting on his or
her knees.
●Do not lean against the door, the front, the
side and rear pillars or the roof side rail.

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1-7. Safety information
CAUTION
■SRS airbag precautions
●Do not attach anything to areas such as the
door, windshield glass, side door glass,
front and rear pillars, roof side rail or assist
grip.
●Do not hang a coat hanger or other hard
object on the coat hooks. All of these items
could become projectiles and seriously
injure or kill you, should the SRS curtain
shield airbag deploy.

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1-7. Safety information
CAUTION
■Modifications and disposal of SRS airbag system components
Do not perform any of the following modifications to o
r dispose of the vehicle with -
out consulting your Lexus dealer. The SRS airb
ag may malfunction and may deploy
(inflate) accidentally, causing death or serious injury.
• Installation, removal, disassembl y and r
epair of the SRS airbags.
• Repairs, modifications, removal or replacement of the steering wheel, instru -
ment panel, dashboard, seats or seat upholste
ry, front, side and rear pillars or
roof side rail.
• Repair or modification of the front fender , fr
ont bumper or side of the occupant
compartment.
• Installation of snow plows, winches, etc. to the front grille (bull bars, kangaroo ba
r, etc.).
• Modifications to the vehi cle
’s suspension system.
• Installation of electronic devices such as a mobile two-way radio, cassette tape pl
ayer or CD player.

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1-7. Safety information
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Before driving
CAUTION
■Child restraint precautions
●For effective protection in automobile accidents and sudden stops, a child must
be properly restrained, using a seat belt or child restraint system depending on
the age and size of the child. 
Holding a child in your arms is not a substitute for a child restraint system. In an
acc
ident, the child can be crushed against the windshield, or between you and
the vehicle’s interior.
●Lexus strongly urges use of a proper chil d restraint system which conforms to the
size of the child, installed on the rear seat. According to accident statistics, the
child is safer when properly restrained in the rear seat than in the front seat.
●Never install a rear-facing child restraint system on the front passenger seat. In
the event of an accident, the force of the rapid inflation of the front passenger air -
bag can cause death or serious injury to th e chi
ld, if the rear-facing child restraint
system is installed on the front passenger seat.
●A forward-facing child restraint system sh ould not be placed on the front passen-
ger seat except when it is unavoidable. Always move the front seat as far back as
possible
, because the front passenger airb ag could inflate by considerable speed
and force. Otherwise, the child may be killed or seriously injured.
●Do not use the seat belt extender when installing a child restraint system on the
front or rear passenger seat. If installing a child restraint system with the seat belt
extender connected to the seat belt, the seat belt will not securely hold the child
restraint system, which could cause death or serious injury to the child or other
passengers in the event of collision.
●Do not allow the child to lean his/her head or any part of his/her body against the
door or the area of the seat, front pillar or roof side rail from which the side air -
bags or curtain shield airbags deploy, even if the child is seated in the child
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estraint system. It is dangerous if th e side airbags and curtain shield airbags
inflate, and the impact could cause death or serious injury to the child.
●Make sure you have complied with all inst allation instructions provided by the
child restraint manufacturer and that the sy stem is properly secured. If it is not
secured properly, it may cause death or serious injury to the child in the event of a
sudden stop or accident.

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3-5. Other interior features
Drive the vehicle at 5 mph (8 km/
h) or lower in a circle until a direc-
tion is displayed.
If there is not enough space to
drive in a circle, drive around the
block until the direction is dis -
played.
■Factors affecting compass accuracy
The compass may not show the correct direction in the following conditions:
• The vehicle is stopped immediat
ely after turning.
• The vehicle is on an inclined surface.
• The vehicle is in a place where the earth’s magnetic field is subject to interfer -
ence by artificial magnetic fields 
(underground parking, under a steel tower, between buildings, roof parking,
ne
ar a crossing, near a large vehicle, etc.).
• The vehicle is magnetized. 
(There is a magnet or a metal object near the inside rear view mirror.)
• The battery has been disconnected.
• A door is open.
CAUTION
■While the vehicle is moving
Do not adjust the display. Be sure to adjust the display only when the vehicle is
stopped.
■When doing the circling calibration
Be sure to secure a wide space, and watch out for people and vehicles in the neigh -
bood. Do not violate any local traffic rule s
while performing circling calibration.