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762-1. Instrument cluster
Displays warning messages if a malfunction occurs (P.436)
■Outside temperature display
●In the following situations, the correct
outside temperature may not be dis-
played, or the display may take longer
than normal to change:
• When stopped, or driving at low speeds (less than 12 mph [20 km/h])
• When the outside temperature has
changed suddenly (at the entrance/exit of
a garage, tunnel, etc.)
●When “--” or “E” is displayed, the system
may be malfunctioning. Take your vehicle
to your Lexus dealer.
■Liquid crystal display
 P.83
■Customization
The gauges and meters can be customized
on of the multi-information display.
(  P.87)
■Display items
 Odometer
Displays the total distance the vehicle has
been driven.
Trip meter A/trip meter B
Displays the distance the vehicle has been
driven since the meter was last reset. Trip
meters A and B can be used to record and
display different distances independently.
Distance until next engine oil
change
Displays the distance the vehicle can be
driven until an oil change is necessary.
■Changing the display
Each time the “ODO TRIP” switch is
pressed, the displayed item will be
changed. When the trip meter is dis-
played, pressing and holding the switch
will reset the trip meter.
WARNING
■The information display at low tem-
peratures
Allow the interior of the vehicle to warm
up before using the liquid crystal infor-
mation display. At extremely low tem-
peratures, the in formation display
monitor may respond slowly, and display
changes may be delayed.
For example, there is a lag between the
driver’s shifting and the new gear number
appearing on the display. This lag could
cause the driver to downshift again,
causing rapid and excessive engine brak-
ing and possibly an accident resulting in
death or injury.
NOTICE
■To prevent damage to the engine and
its components
●Do not let the indicator needle of the
tachometer enter the red zone, which
indicates the maximum engine speed.
●The engine may be overheating if the
engine coolant temperature gauge is
in the red zone (H). In this case, imme-
diately stop the vehicle in a safe place,
and check the engine after it has
cooled completely. ( P.449)
Odometer and trip meter dis-
play

802-1. Instrument cluster
Engine coolant temperature gauge
Displays the engine coolant temperature
Multi-information display
Presents the driver with a variety of vehicle data (P.82)
Displays warning messages if a malfunction occurs ( P.436)
■Rev indicator
When the engine speed reaches a set
speed or the red zone, a ring-shaped
indicator ( ) will be displayed on the
tachometer.
The indicators will be displayed in amber
when the engine speed reaches a set
speed, and in red when the engine speed
reaches the red zone.
The engine speed at which the rev indica-
tor will begin to be displayed can be set on of the multi-information display.
(  P.87)
■Rev peak
When the engine speed reaches or
exceeds 5000 rpm, an afterimage of
the tachometer will be displayed at the
highest engine speed for approxi-
mately 1 second.
■Outside temperature display
●In the following situations, the correct
outside temperature may not be dis-
played, or the display may take longer
than normal to change:
• When stopped, or driving at low speeds (less than 12 mph [20 km/h])
• When the outside temperature has
changed suddenly (at the entrance/exit of
a garage, tunnel, etc.)
●When “--” or “E” is displayed, the system
may be malfunctioning. Take your vehicle
to your Lexus dealer.
■Liquid crystal display
 P.83
■Customization
The gauges and meters can be customized
on of the multi-information display.
(  P.87)
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WARNING
■The information display at low tem-
peratures
Allow the interior of the vehicle to warm
up before using the liquid crystal infor-
mation display. At extremely low tem-
peratures, the information display
monitor may respond slowly, and display
changes may be delayed.

812-1. Instrument cluster
2
Vehicle status information and indicators
■Display items
 Odometer
Displays the total distance the vehicle has
been driven.
Trip meter A/trip meter B
Displays the distance the vehicle has been
driven since the meter was last reset. Trip
meters A and B can be used to record and
display different distances independently.
 Distance until next engine oil
change
Displays the distance the vehicle can be
driven until an oil change is necessary.
■Changing the display
Each time the “ODO TRIP” switch is
pressed, the displayed item will be changed. When the trip meter is dis-
played, pressing and holding the switch
will reset the trip meter.
■Pop-up display
The distance until the next engine oil
change will displayed when a warning
message indicating that oil mainte-
nance should be performed soon or is
required is displayed.
The brightness of the instrument panel
lights can be adjusted.
1 Darker
2 Brighter
■Brightness of the meters (day mode and
night mode)
The brightness of the meters changes
between day mode and night mode.
●Day mode: When the tail lights are off or
WARNING
For example, there is a lag between the
driver’s shifting and the new gear number
appearing on the display. This lag could
cause the driver to downshift again,
causing rapid and excessive engine brak-
ing and possibly an accident resulting in
death or injury.
NOTICE
■To prevent damage to the engine and
its components
●Do not let the indicator needle of the
tachometer enter the red zone, which
indicates the maximum engine speed.
●The engine may be overheating if the
engine coolant temperature gauge is
in the red zone (H). In this case, imme-
diately stop the vehicle in a safe place,
and check the engine after it has
cooled completely. ( P.449)
Odometer and trip meter dis-
play
Changing the instrument panel
light brightness

912-1. Instrument cluster
2
Vehicle status information and indicators
■Enabling/disabling the head-up dis-
play
Press the HUD switch.
■Changing settings of the head-up
display
The following settings can be changed
on of the multi-information display.
(  P.476)
 Brightness and vertical position of
the head-up display
Select to adjust the brightness or vertical
position of the head-up display.
 Tachometer/Eco Driving Indicator
Select to display the tachometer, Eco Driv-
ing Indicator or no content.
 Display content
Select to enable/dis able the following
items:
• Route guidance to destination/street
name
• Driving support system display
*
• Compass (heading-up display)
• Audio system operation status
*: Make sure to enable this display when using the driving support systems
 Display angle
Select to adjust the angle of the head-up
display.
■Enabling/disabling of the head-up dis-
play
If the head-up display is disabled, it will
remain disabled when the engine switch is
turned off then back to IGNITION ON
mode.
■Display brightness
The brightness of the head-up display can
be adjusted on of the multi-information
display. Also, it is automatically adjusted
according to the ambient brightness.
■Head-up display automatic position
adjustment
If the display position is recorded into mem-
ory, the head-up display will be automati-
cally adjusted to th e desired position.
(  P.133)
■When the battery is disconnected
The customize settings of the head-up dis-
play will be reset.
Using the head-up display
WARNING
■Caution for changing settings of the
head-up display
As the engine needs to be running while
changing the settings of the head-up dis-
play, ensure that the vehicle is parked in a
place with adequate ventilation. In a
closed area such as a garage, exhaust
gases including harmful carbon monox-
ide (CO) may collect and enter the vehi-
cle. This may lead to death or a serious
health hazard.
NOTICE
■When changing the settings of the
head-up display
To prevent battery discharge, ensure that
the engine is running while the changing
the settings of the head-up display.

1283-3. Adjusting the seats
*:If equipped
■Automatic operation
The seat can be moved to preset posi-
tions.
1 Display the home screen on the
Rear Multi Operation Panel
(P.318) and then touch “Seat”.
2 Touch “Left” or “Right”.
3 Touch the desired preset button.
When the operating conditions are not
Power rear seat*
WARNING
■When adjusting the seat position
●Take care when ad justing the seat
position to ensure that other passen-
gers are not injured by the moving
seat.
●When adjusting the rear seat with an
ottoman, make sure there is sufficient
space so that a foot does not get
caught between the ottoman and front
passenger seat . (If equipped)
●Vehicles with a rear seat entertainment
system: When the rear seat is moving
to the Entertainment Mode position,
do not allow hands near the rear dis-
play. Otherwise, a hand or finger may
be caught, possibly causing injury.
■Seat adjustment
To reduce the risk of sliding under the lap
belt during a collision, do not recline the
seat more than necessary.
If the seat is too reclined, the lap belt may
slide past the hips and apply restraint
forces directly to the abdomen, or your
neck may contact the shoulder belt,
increasing the risk of death or serious
injury in the event of an accident.
Adjustments should not be made while
driving as the seat may unexpectedly
move and cause the driver to lose control
of the vehicle.
■Using the ottoman (if equipped)
●Do not sit on the ottoman.
If someone sits on the ottoman, the seat
belt cannot be fitted properly, and they
may be thrown from the seat, resulting in
death or serious injury in the event of an
accident or sudden braking.
●When getting in or out of the vehicle,
retract the ottoman. If the ottoman is
not retracted, it may cause a fall, result-
ing in injury.
●Do not operate the ottoman when the
vehicle is moving.
●Do not allow anyone to put their hands
or feet under the re ar seat when stow-
ing the ottoman.
NOTICE
■To prevent an ottoman malfunction (if
equipped)
●Do not place any objects in the rear
seat footwell that could prevent the
operation of the ottoman.
●Do not place heavy luggage on the
ottoman.
●Do not place any objects under the
ottoman while it is raised for use. These
objects may interfere with the ottoman
being folded, causing damage to the
ottoman or the objects themselves.
■To prevent a rear display malfunction
(if equipped)
Do not attempt to move the rear display
by hand, as doing so may damage the
rear display.
Adjustment procedure

1293-3. Adjusting the seats
3
Before driving
met, the preset buttons will be grayed out.
/ : Moves the rear seat
to the upright position (Business
Mode)
/ : Moves the rear seat
with an ottoman to a slightly reclined
position (Entertainment Mode) (if
equipped)
Vehicles without a rear seat entertainment
system: Moves the front passenger’s seat
forward.
Vehicles with a rear seat entertainment
system: Moves the front passenger’s seat
and rear display to allow the rear display to
be comfortably viewed.
: Moves the rear seat with an
ottoman to a deeply reclined position
(Relaxation Mode) (if equipped)
Moves the front passen ger’s seat forward
and folds the seatback and head restraint
forward.
To stop the front passenger seat while it is
moving, touch “STOP”.
■Manual operation
1 Display the home screen on the
Rear Multi Operation Panel
(P.318) and then touch “Seat”.
2 Touch “Left” or “Right”. 3
Touch the button for the desired
adjustment.
Select the part you wish to adjust.
Adjust the position of the selected
part.
The part will move while a button is
touched.
■Adjustment of the rear seat
●When a rear seat is close to a front seat,
the operation of the rear seat may be
restricted.
●If the rear armrest is stowed while the
seat position is bein g adjusted, the opera-
tion will stop.
■Operating conditions of Business Mode
When the rear seat belt is not fastened and
weight is not detected on the rear seat,
Business Mode cannot be selected.
Once weight is detected on the seat, the
seat will be judged as occupied until a rear
door is opened then closed or the engine
switch is turned off and the doors are
locked.
■The rear seat with an ottoman cannot be
moved to Entertainment Mode/Relax-
ation Mode when (if equipped)
In the following situations, Entertainment
Mode or Relaxation Mode cannot be
selected:
●The engine switch is in ACCESSORY
mode or off.
●The rear seat belt is not fastened and
weight is not detected on the rear seat.
A
B

1323-3. Adjusting the seats
side with the rear seat with an ottoman
is opened, the seatback of the rear seat
with an ottoman will move to a more
upright position. The seatback will
move to the upright position after the
door is closed and the system deter-
mines that the rear passenger has
exited.
However, if the armrest is stowed, the
rear seat will not move.
■Shift-linked rear seat reclining
function
When the shift position is shifted from
P, to enhance rear visibility for the
driver, the rear seats will recline slightly.
However, the shift-linked rear seat
reclining function will not operate in
the following situations:
 The weight of an occupant or heavy
object, etc. is detected on a rear
seat.
Once weight is detect ed on the seat, the
seat will be judged as occupied until a rear
door is opened then closed or the engine
switch is turned off and the doors are
locked.
 A rear seat belt is fastened.
 A rear door is open.
 The armrest is stowed.
When a front seat is close to a rear
seat, the rear seats may not operate or
the range of movement may be
restricted.
■Changing automatic seat opera-
tion settings
The settings can be changed on the
Rear Multi Operation Panel. ( P.318) 1
Display the home screen on the
Rear Multi Operation Panel
(P.318) and then touch “Seat”.
2 Touch “Left” or “Right”.
3 Touch .
4 Touch a button to change the set-
ting.
Rear right seat automatic operation
Rear right seatback movement
amount when door-linked rear seat
return function operates
*
Rear left seat automatic operation
*: Vehicles with a rear seat with an ottoman
A
B
C

1373-3. Adjusting the seats
3
Before driving
*:If equipped
1Turn the engine switch to IGNI-
TION ON mode.
2 Display the home screen on the
Rear Multi Operation Panel
(P.318) and then touch “Seat”.
3 Touch “Left” or “Right”.
4 Adjust the rear seat to the desired
position and then touch “SET”.
5 Touch “1” or “2”.
If the preset is being used, the previously
recorded seat position will be overwritten.
■In order to correctly use the position
memory function
If a seat position is already in the furthest
possible position and the seat is operated in
the same direction, the recorded position
may be slightly differen t when it is recalled.
1Turn the engine switch to IGNI-
TION ON mode. 2
Display the home screen on the
Rear Multi Operation Panel
(P.318) and then touch “Seat”.
3 Touch “Left” or “Right”.
4 Touch “1” or “2”.
When the operating conditions are not
met, the buttons will be grayed out.
To stop the operation touch “STOP”.
If the seat is adjust ed while a memorized
position is being recalled, the automatic
operation will stop. (The seat will change to
manual operation.)
■Operating condition
The weight of an occupant is detected on
the rear seat or the rear seat belt is fas-
tened.
Once weight is detected on the seat, the
seat will be judged as occupied until the
rear door is opened then closed or the
engine switch is turned off.
■Recalling a rear seat position
If a memorized rear seat position is recalled,
the seat may stop part-way to ensure suffi-
cient space for the rear passenger.
■Recalling the ottoman position (if
equipped)
When a seat position is recalled, the otto-
man will not raise or extend. The ottoman
position can only be recalled if the memo-
rized position is lower and shorter than the
current position.
Rear seat position memory*
The rear seat position can be mem-
orized and recalled with the touch
of a button.
Recording a position into mem-
ory
WARNING
■Seat adjustment caution
Take care during seat adjustment so that
the rear passengers do not strike the
front seats.
Recalling the memorized posi-
tion

3165-1. Remote Touch/Display
■Menu screen
Press the “MENU” button on the
Remote Touch to display the menu
screen.
This system can also be operated by the
touch screen. For deta ils, refer to “NAVI-
GATION AND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM
OWNER’S MANUAL”.
The displays shown in the illustrations
are used for example only and may dif-
fer from the actual vehicle.
*1: Refer to the “NAVIGATION AND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM OWNER’S
MANUAL”.
*2: This function is not made available in some models or areas.
■Split-screen display
Different information can be displayed on the left and right sides of the screen. For
example, audio control screen can be displayed and operated while the fuel con-
Center Display
Center Display overview
SwitchFunction
Select to display the
“Destination” screen.
*1,
2
Select to display the
audio control screen.
*1
Select to display the
hands-free control
screen.
*1
Select to display the
“Apps” screen.
*1, 2
/
/
When an Apple Car-
Play/Android Auto con-
nection is established
and this button displays
“Apple Car-
Play”/“Android Auto”,
select to display the
home screen of Apple
CarPlay/Android
Auto.
*1, 2
Select to display the
information screen.
*1
(  P.93)
Select to display the
setup screen.
*1
Select to display the air
conditioning control
screen. ( P.326)
SwitchFunction

3185-1. Remote Touch/Display
*:If equipped
■Home screenTouch to display the audio control
screen.
Refer to “NAVIGATION AND
MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM
OWNER’S MANUAL”.
Touch to display the rear air condi-
tioning control screen. ( P.333,
337)
Touch to display the rear seat
adjustment screen. ( P.128, 137,
139)
Touch to display the relaxation seat
(if equipped) control screen. (
P.131)
Touch to display the rear sunshade
(if equipped)/rear interior light con-
trol screen. ( P.341, 356)
Touch to display the Rear Multi
Operation Panel settings screen.
( P.318)
Touch to display/hide the shortcut
screen.
Shortcut screen
The following can be adjusted or operated:
• Rear air conditioning system tempera- ture setting ( P.333)
• Rear seat heaters/rear seat ventilators ( P.337)
• Audio system
Refer to “NAVIGATION AND MULTI-
MEDIA SYSTEM OWNER’S MANUAL”.
• Rear door sunshades/rear quarter sun- shades/rear sunshade ( P.357)
button
Press to display the home screen.
When the screen is on, press and
hold to turn the screen off.
■Rear Multi Operation Panel set-
tings screen
Screen operation settings and the
brightness of the screen can be
changed.
Rear Multi Operation Panel*
The Rear Multi Operation Panel
built-into the rear armrest can be
used to operate the rear audio sys-
tem, air conditioning system, seat,
relaxation seat, shades or lights.
Rear Multi Operation Panel
overview
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