windshield wipers LEXUS LS500 2021 User Guide

2044-5. Using the driving support systems
WARNING
●Keep the radar sensors and their sur-
rounding areas on the front bumper
clean at all times.
If a radar sensor or its surrounding area
on the front bumper is dirty or covered
with snow, the system may not operate
and a warning message (
P.436) will
be displayed.
If this occurs, clean off the dirt or snow
and drive the vehicle for approximately
10 minutes.
If the warning message does not disap-
pear, have your vehicle inspected by your
Lexus dealer.
●Do not attach accessories, stickers
(including transparen t stickers), alumi-
num tape or other items to the radar
sensors or their surrounding area.
●Do not subject a radar sensor or its
surrounding area on the front bumper
to a strong impact.
If a radar sensor is moved even slightly
off position, the system may malfunction
and vehicles may not be detected cor-
rectly.
In the following situations, have your
vehicle inspected by your Lexus dealer.
• If a radar sensor or its surrounding area is subject to a strong impact
• If the area on the front bumper around a radar sensor is scratched or dented,
or the front bumper has become par-
tially disengaged
●Do not disassemble the radar sensors.
●Do not modify the radar sensors or
their surrounding area on the front
bumper.
●In the following cases, the radar sensor
must be recalibrated. Contact your
Lexus dealer for details.
• When the radar sens or is removed and
installed, or replaced
• When the front bumper is replaced
●Do not paint the front bumper any
color other than an official Lexus color.
■To avoid malfunction of the front cam-
era
Observe the following precautions.
Otherwise, the front camera may not
operate properly, possibly leading to an
accident resulting in death or serious
injury.
●Keep the windshield clean at all times.
• If the windshield is dirty or covered with an oily film, water droplets, snow,
etc., clean the windshield.
• As some glass coating agents may affect the detection performance of
the front camera, consult your Lexus
dealer when using a glass coating
agent.
• If a glass coating agent is applied to the windshield, it will still be necessary to
use the windshield wipers to remove
water droplets, etc. from the area of
the windshield in front of the front
camera.
• If the inner side of the windshield where the front camera is installed is
dirty, contact your Lexus dealer.

2054-5. Using the driving support systems
4
Driving
WARNING
●Do not attach objects, such as stickers,
transparent stickers, and so forth, to
the outer side of the windshield in front
of the front camera (shaded area in the
illustration).From the top of the windshield to
approximately 0.4 in. (1 cm) below
the bottom of the front camera
Approximately 14.2 in. (36 cm)
(Approximately 7.1 in. [18 cm] to the
right and left from the center of the
front camera)
●If the part of the windshield in front of
the front camera is fogged up or cov-
ered with condensation or ice, use the
windshield defogger to remove the
fog, condensation or ice. (
P.324)
●If water droplets cannot be properly
removed from the area of the wind-
shield in front of the front camera by
the windshield wipers, replace the
wiper insert or wiper blade.
●Do not attach window tint to the wind-
shield.
●Replace the windshield if it is damaged
or cracked.
After replacing the windshield, the
front camera must be recalibrated.
Contact your Lexus dealer for details.
●Do not allow liquids to contact the
front camera.
●Do not allow bright lights to shine into
the front camera.
A
B
●Do not dirty or damage the front cam-
era.
When cleaning the inside of the wind-
shield, do not allow glass cleaner to
contact the lens of the front camera.
Also, do not touch the lens.
If the lens is dirty or damaged, contact
your Lexus dealer.
●Do not subject the front camera to a
strong impact.
●Do not change the installation position
or direction of the front camera or
remove it.
●Do not disassemble the front camera.
●Do not modify any components of the
vehicle around the front camera
(inside rear view mirror, etc.) or ceiling.
●Do not attach any accessories to the
hood, front grille or front bumper that
may obstruct the front camera. Con-
tact your Lexus dealer for details.
●If a surfboard or other long object is to
be mounted on the roof, make sure
that it will not obstruct the front cam-
era.
●Do not modify the headlights or other
lights.

2074-5. Using the driving support systems
4
Driving
■If a warning message is displayed on the multi-information display
A system may be temporarily unavailable or there may be a malfunction in the system.
●In the following situations, perform the actions specified in the table. When the normal
operating conditions are detected, the message will disappear and the system will
become operational.
If the message does not disappea r, contact your Lexus dealer.
SituationActions
When the area around a sensor is covered
with dirt, moisture (fogged up, covered with
condensation, ice, etc.), or other foreign
matterTo clean the part of the windshield in front of
the front camera , use the windshield wipers
or the windshield defo gger of the air condi-
tioning system ( P.324).

2104-5. Using the driving support systems
WARNING
●Keep the radar sensor and the radar
sensor cover clean at all times.
Radar sensor
Radar sensor cover
If the front of the rada r sensor or the front
or back of the radar sensor cover is dirty
or covered with water droplets, snow,
etc., clean it.
Clean the radar sensor and radar sensor
cover with a soft cloth to avoid damaging
them.
●Do not attach accessories, stickers
(including transpar ent stickers) or
other items to the radar sensor, radar
sensor cover or surrounding area.
●Do not subject the radar sensor or its
surrounding area to a strong impact.
If the radar sensor, front grille, or front
bumper has been subjected to a
strong impact, have the vehicle
inspected by your Lexus dealer.
●Do not disassemble the radar sensor.
●Do not modify or paint the radar sen-
sor or radar sensor cover.
●In the following cases, the radar sensor
must be recalibrated. Contact your
Lexus dealer for details.
• When the radar sensor or front grille are removed and installed, or replaced
• When the front bumper is replaced
A
B
■To avoid malfunction of the front cam-
era
Observe the following precautions.
Otherwise, the front camera may not
operate properly, possibly leading to an
accident resulting in death or serious
injury.
●Keep the windshield clean at all times.
• If the windshield is dirty or covered with an oily film, water droplets, snow,
etc., clean the windshield.
• If a glass coating agent is applied to the windshield, it will still be necessary to
use the windshield wipers to remove
water droplets, etc. from the area of
the windshield in front of the front
camera.
• If the inner side of the windshield where the front camera is installed is
dirty, contact your Lexus dealer.
●Do not attach objects, such as stickers,
transparent stickers, etc., to the outer
side of the windshield in front of the
front camera (shaded area in the illus-
tration).
From the top of the windshield to
approximately 0.4 in. (1 cm) below
the bottom of the front camera
Approximately 7.9 in. (20 cm)
(Approximately 4.0 in. [10 cm] to the
right and left from the center of the
front camera)
A
B

2114-5. Using the driving support systems
4
Driving
WARNING
●If the part of the windshield in front of
the front camera is fogged up or cov-
ered with condensation, or ice, use the
windshield defogger to remove the
fog, condensation, or ice. (P.324)
●If water droplets cannot be properly
removed from the area of the wind-
shield in front of the front camera by
the windshield wipers, replace the
wiper insert or wiper blade.
●Do not attach window tint to the wind-
shield.
●Replace the windshield if it is damaged
or cracked.
After replacing the windshield, the
front camera must be recalibrated.
Contact your Lexus dealer for details.
●Do not allow liquids to contact the
front camera.
●Do not allow bright lights to shine into
the front camera.
●Do not dirty or damage the front cam-
era.
When cleaning the inside of the wind-
shield, do not allow glass cleaner to
contact the lens of the front camera.
Also, do not touch the lens.
If the lens is dirty or damaged, contact
your Lexus dealer.
●Do not subject the front camera to a
strong impact.
●Do not change the installation position
or direction of the front camera or
remove it.
●Do not disassemble the front camera.
●Do not modify any components of the
vehicle around the front camera
(inside rear view mirror, etc.) or ceiling.
●Do not attach any accessories to the
hood, front grille or front bumper that
may obstruct the front camera. Con-
tact your Lexus dealer.
●If a surfboard or other long object is to
be mounted on the roof, make sure
that it will not obstruct the front cam-
era.
●Do not modify the headlights or other
lights.

2134-5. Using the driving support systems
4
Driving
■If a warning message is displayed on the multi-information display
A system may be temporarily unavailable or there may be a malfunction in the system.
●In the following situations, perform the actions specified in the table. When the normal
operating conditions are detected, the message will disappear and the system will
become operational.
If the message does not disappea r, contact your Lexus dealer.
SituationActions
When the area around a sensor is covered
with dirt, moisture (fogged up, covered with
condensation, ice, etc.), or other foreign
matterTo clean the part of the windshield in front of
the front camera , use the windshield wipers
or the windshield defo gger of the air condi-
tioning system ( P.324).

3114-6. Driving tips
4
Driving
Regulations regarding the use of tire
chains vary depending on location and
type of road. Always check local regu-
lations before installing chains.
■Tire chain installation
Observe the following precautions when
installing and removing chains:
●Install and remove tire chains in a safe
location.
●Install tire chains on the rear tires. Do not
install tire chains on the front tires.
●Install tire chains on the rear tires as
tightly as possible. Retighten chains after
driving 1/4 1/2 mile (0.5 1.0 km).
●Install tire chains following the instruc-
tions provided with the tire chains.
To enable the windshield wipers to be
lifted when heavy snow or icy condi-
tions are expected, change the rest
position of the windshield wipers from
the retracted position below the hood
to the service position using the wiper
lever. ( P.198)
Regulations on the use of tire
chains
NOTICE
■Fitting tire chains
The tire pressure warning valves and
transmitters may not function correctly
when tire chains are fitted.
Windshield wipers

516Alphabetical Index
Seat belt extender ........................................ 25
Seat belt pretensioners ...............................27
SRS warning light ...................................... 428
Seat heaters ................................................... 336
Seat position memory........................ 133, 137
Seat ventilators ............................................. 336
Seating capacity............................................. 172
Seats Adjustment............................................. 121, 128
Adjustment precautions .............................121
Child seats/child restraint system installa-tion .................................................................... 45
Cleaning........................................................... 371
Driving position memory.........................133
Front seat refresh system......................... 126
Head restraints ............................................ 138
Power easy access system .....................133
Properly sitting in the seat .........................23
Rear seat relaxation system..................... 131
Seat heaters .................................................. 336
Seat position memory .....................133, 137
Seat ventilators............................................ 336
Secondary Collision Brake ..................... 305
Sensor Automatic headlight system.................... 191
Automatic High Beam system..............193
Digital Rearview Mirror............................146
Inside rear view mirror.............................. 142
Intuitive parking assist...............................272
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist).................... 238
Parking Support Brake function (rear-crossing vehicles)...................... 293
Parking Support Brake function (static objects)........................................................289
Radar sensor........................202, 209, 267
Rain-sensing windshield wipers........... 197
Service reminder message ..................... 374
Shift lever Automatic transmission ............................178
Shift lever light ............... ............................... 340
Shopping bag hooks .................................. 349
Side airbags ...................................................... 29 Side marker lights
Light switch .................................................... 190
Replacing light bulbs ................................. 416
Side mirrors Adjustment ....................................................... 151
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor).................... 264
Folding.............................................................. 152
Linked mirror functi on when reversing
............................................................................. 151
Mirror position memory .......................... 133
RCTA function ............................................ 277
Side turn signal lights Replacing light bulbs ................................. 416
Turn signal lever .......................................... 185
Side windows ..................................................153
Smart access system with push-button startAntenna location ........................................... 113
Entry functions .............................................. 102
Starting the engine ......................................174
Snow mode ......................................................182
Snow tires ....................................................... 309
Spark plug ...................................................... 459
Specifications ................................................ 456
Speedometer ........................................... 75, 78
Steering lock Column lock release ..................................174
Steering lock system warning message............................................................................174
Steering wheel Adjustment ....................................................... 141
Heated steering wheel ............................336
Meter control switches ..............................83
Power easy access system .................... 133
Steering wheel position memory........ 133
Stop lights Replacing light bulbs ................................. 416
Storage features .......................................... 344
Stuck If the vehicle becomes stuck ................452
Suggestion function....................................... 88
Sun visors ........................................................ 356

519Alphabetical Index
Brake hold..................................................... 433
Brake system ............................................... 427
Charging system ....................................... 428
Downshifting .......................................183, 184
Electric power steering ..........................430
Engine ............................................................. 428
Hands off steering wheel warning (LTA)......................................................................... 249
High coolant temperature .................... 427
Inappropriate pedal operation ........... 429
Low engine oil pressure......................... 428
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist)238, 241, 431
Open door.......................................... 103, 105
Open window ...............................................154
PKSA (Parking Support Alert) ............. 271
Pop Up Hood ............................................. 429
Pre-collision braking...................... 215, 229
RCD (Rear Camera Detection) ........ 432
Seat belt ............................................... 430, 431
Warning lights................................................427 ABS .................................................................. 429
Brake hold operated indicator ........... 433
Brake system ............................................... 427
Charging system ....................................... 428
Electric power steering ..........................430
High coolant temperature .................... 427
Inappropriate pedal operation warning light ................................................................ 429
Low engine oil pressure......................... 428
Low fuel level ...............................................430
LTA indicator .................................................431
Malfunction indicator lamp................... 428
Parking brake indicator .......................... 433
Pop Up Hood ............................................. 429
Pre-collision system ................................. 432
RCD OFF indicator ................................. 432
Seat belt reminder light ............... 430, 431
Slip indicator ................................................ 432
SRS.................................................................... 428
Tire pressure ..................................................431
Warning messages ..................................... 436
Warning reflector storag e belt.............. 350Washer
Adding............................................................ 390
Preparing and checking before winter......................................................................... 309
Switch................................................................ 196
Washing and waxing.................................. 368
Weight Cargo capacity ............................................. 172
Load limits ....................................................... 172
Weight............................................................ 456
Wheels Replacing wheels .......................................402
Size .................................................................... 462
Window lock switch .................................... 155
Windows Power windows ........................................... 153
Rear window defogger........................... 324
Washer ............................................................ 196
Windshield wiper de-icer ........................ 329
Windshield wipers Position............................................................. 198
Rain-sensing windshield wipers .......... 196
Winter driving tips....................................... 309
Wireless remote control Battery-Saving Function............................ 114
Locking/Unlocking ...................................100
Replacing the battery ................................ 410
For information regarding the equipment listed below, refer to
the “NAVIGATION AND MULTI-
MEDIA SYSTEM OWNER’S
MANUAL”.
· Navigation system
· Audio/visual system
· Rear seat entertainment system
· Lexus parking assist monitor