windshield wipers LEXUS NX300 2020 Owners Manual

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4-1. Before driving
Driving the vehicle ........................ 146
Cargo and luggage ...................... 152
Vehicle load limits ......................... 154
Trailer towing (vehicles with towing package) ........................................ 155
Trailer towing (vehicles without towing package) ......................... 163
Dinghy towing ................................ 164
4-2. Driving procedures Engine (ignition) switch .............. 165
Automatic transmission.............. 168
Turn signal lever............................. 172
Parking brake ................................. 172
Brake Hold....................................... 175
ASC (Active Sound Control) .. 177
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers Headlight switch ............................ 178
Automatic High Beam ................. 181
Fog light switch .............................. 184
Windshield wipers and washer 184
Rear window wiper and washer ............................................................ 189
4-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap.......... 1914-5. Using the driving support systems
Lexus Safety System+ 2.0......... 193
PCS (Pre-Collision System) .... 199
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist) ....... 206
LDA (Lane Departure Alert with steering control) .......................... 215
RSA (Road Sign Assist).............. 223
Dynamic radar cruise control with full-speed range.......................... 225
PKSA (Parking Support Alert) 235
Intuitive parking assist ................ 236
Parking Support Brake function (for static objects)................................ 241
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) ....... 250
Driving mode select switch ..... 258
Driving assist systems ................ 260
All-wheel drive lock switch (AWD models).......................................... 264
4-6. Driving tips Winter driving tips ....................... 266
Utility vehicle precautions........ 269
5-1. Remote Touch Remote Touch................................ 274
5-2. Using the air conditioning system and defogger
Automatic air conditioning system.......................................................... 279
Heated steering wheel/seat heat- ers/seat ventilators................... 287
5-3. Using the interior lights Interior lights list ........................... 289
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Windshield wipers ........................................................................................ P.184, 189
Precautions against winter season ................... ......................................................... P.266
To prevent freezing (windshield wiper de-icer)
*................................................. P.284
Precautions against car wash ........................................................................................P.321
Fuel filler door ........................................................................................................... P.19 1
Refueling method ............................................................................................................... .P.191
Fuel type/fuel tank capacity ...... ...................................................................................P.409
Tires.......................................................................................................................... .P.343
Tire size/inflation pressure ............................................................................................ P.413
Winter tires/tire chain .................................................................................................... P.26 6
Checking/rotation/tire pressure warning system.............................................. P.343
Coping with flat tires........................................................................................................ P .387
Hood ......................................................................................................................... P. 333
Opening ........................................................................................................................ ....... P.333
Engine compartment cover ......................................................................................... P.336
Engine oil ..................................................................................................................... .......... P.410
Coping with overheat .....................................................................................................P.403
Warning messages ..........................................................................................................P.384
Headlights ................................................................................................................. P.17 8
Parking lights/daytime running lights............................................................... P.178
Fog lights....................................................................................................................P .184
Cornering lights
*................................................................................................................ P.180
Turn signal lights ...................................................................................................... P.172
Tail lights .................................................................................................................... P.178
License plate lights ................................................................................................. P.178
Back-up light
Shifting the shift lever to R .............................................................................................. P.16 8
Light bulbs of the exterior lights for driving
(Replacing method: P.361, Watts: P.415)
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Driving
4-1. Before driving
Driving the vehicle ..................... 146
Cargo and luggage ................... 152
Vehicle load limits ...................... 154
Trailer towing (vehicles with tow- ing package).............................. 155
Trailer towing (vehicles without towing package) ...................... 163
Dinghy towing ............................. 164
4-2. Driving procedures Engine (ignition) switch ........... 165
Automatic transmission........... 168
Turn signal lever.......................... 172
Parking brake .............................. 172
Brake Hold.................................... 175
ASC (Active Sound Control) 177
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers Headlight switch ......................... 178
Automatic High Beam .............. 181
Fog light switch ........................... 184
Windshield wipers and washer ......................................................... 184
Rear window wiper and washer ......................................................... 189
4-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap....... 1914-5. Using the driving support sys-
tems
Lexus Safety System+ 2.0...... 193
PCS (Pre-Collision System) . 199
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist) .... 206
LDA (Lane Departure Alert with steering control) ...................... 215
RSA (Road Sign Assist).......... 223
Dynamic radar cruise control with full-speed range...................... 225
PKSA (Parking Support Alert) ....................................................... 235
Intuitive parking assist ............. 236
Parking Support Brake function (for static objects) .................... 241
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) .... 250
Driving mode select switch .. 258
Driving assist systems.............. 260
All-wheel drive lock switch (AWD models)....................................... 264
4-6. Driving tips Winter driving tips .................... 266
Utility vehicle precautions..... 269

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are hidden from sight due to repeated
curves, road dividers or roadside trees
●High beam may be turned off if an
oncoming vehicle that is using fog lights
without using the head
lights is detected.
●House lights, street lights, red traffic sig-
nals, and illuminated billboards or signs
may cause the high beam to turn off.
●The following factors may affect the
amount of time taken to turn high beam
on or off:
• The brightness of headlights, fog lights,
and tail lights of oncoming and preceding
vehicles
• The movement and direction of oncom-
ing and preceding vehicles
• When a oncoming or preceding vehicle only has operational lights on one side
• When a oncoming or preceding vehicle is a two-wheeled vehicle
• The condition of the road (gradient,
curve, condition of th e road surface, etc.)
• The number of passengers and amount of luggage
●High beam may be turned on or off when
unexpected by the driver.
●In the situations below, the system may
not be able to correctly detect the sur-
rounding brightness levels, and may flash
or expose nearby pedestrians to the high
beam. Therefore, you should consider
turning the high beams on or off manually
rather than relying on the Automatic
High Beam system.
• In bad weather (rain, snow, fog, sand- storms, etc.)
• The windshield is obscured by fog, mist,
ice, dirt, etc.
• The windshield is cracked or damaged.
• The camera sensor is deformed or dirty.
• The camera sensor temperature is
extremely high.
• Surrounding brightness levels are equal
to those of headlights, tail lights or fog
lights.
• Vehicles ahead have headlights or tail lights that are either switched off, dirty,
are changing color, or are not aimed
properly.
• When driving through an area of inter-
mittently changing brightness and dark-
ness. • When frequently and repeatedly driving
ascending/descending roads, or roads
with rough, bumpy or uneven surfaces
(such as stone-paved roads, gravel
tracks, etc.).
• When frequently and repeatedly taking
curves or driving on a winding road.
• There is a highly re flective object ahead
of the vehicle, such as a sign or a mirror.
• The back of a vehicle ahead is highly reflective, such as a container on a truck.
• The vehicle’s headlights are damaged or
dirty.
• The vehicle is listing or titling, due to a flat tire, a trailer being towed, etc.
• The driver believes that the high beam may be causing problems or distress to
other drivers or pedestrians nearby.
NOTICE
■Notes when using the Automatic
High Beam system
Observe the following to ensure that the
Automatic High Beam functions cor-
rectly.
●Do not touch the camera sensor.
●Do not subject the camera sensor to a
strong impact.
●Do not disassemble the camera sen-
sor.
●Do not spill liquids onto the camera
sensor.
●Do not apply window tinting or stickers
to the camera sensor or the area of
windshield near the camera sensor.

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■Switching to low beam
Pull the lever to original position.
The Automatic High Beam indicator will
turn off.
Push the lever away from you to activate
the Automatic High Beam system again.
■Switching to high beam
Press the Automatic High Beam
switch.
The Automatic High Beam indicator will
turn off and the high beam indicator will
turn on.
Press the switch to activate the Automatic High Beam system again.
NOTICE
●Do not place items on the dashboard.
There is a possibility that the camera
sensor will mistake items reflected in
the windshield for streetlights, the
headlights of other vehicles, etc.
●Do not install a parking tag or any
other accessories near or around the
camera sensor.
●Do not overload the vehicle.
●Do not modify the vehicle.
●Do not replace windshield with non-
genuine windshield.
Contact your Lexus dealer.
Changing to manual control
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1 Turns the fog lights off
2
Turns the fog lights on
■Fog lights can be used when
The headlights are on in low beam.
Operating the lever operates
the wipers or washer as follows.
■Intermittent windshield wipers with
interval adjuster (if equipped)
Type A
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Off
Fog light switch
When in difficult driving conditions,
such as in rain and fog, turn on the
front fog lights to secure front visi-
bility and turn on the rear fog lights
to notify following vehicles the exis-
tence of your vehicle.
Operating instructions
NOTICE
■To prevent battery discharge
Do not leave the lights on longer than
necessary when the engine is off.
Windshield wipers and
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asher
Operating the lever can switch
between automatic operation and
manual operation, or can use the
washer.
NOTICE
■When the windshield is dry
Do not use the wipers, as they may dam-
age the windshield.
Operating the wiper lever

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6Increases the intermittent wind-
shield wiper frequency
7 Decreases the intermittent wind-
shield wiper frequency
8 Washer/wiper dual opera-
tion
Pulling the lever operates the wipers and
washer.
The wipers will automatically operate a
couple of times afte r the washer squirts.
Vehicles with headlight cleaners:
When the headlights are on and the lever is
pulled and held, the headlight cleaners will
operate once. After this, the headlight
cleaners will operate every 5th time the
lever is pulled.
■Rain-sensing windshield wipers (if
equipped)
Type A
1 Off
2 Rain-sensing operation
3 Low speed operation
4 High speed operation
5 Temporary operation
When is selected, the wipers
will operate automatically when the
sensor detects falling rain. The system
automatically adjusts wiper timing in
accordance with rain volume and vehi-
cle speed.
The sensor sensitivity can be adjusted
when is selected.

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6Increases the sensitivity
7 Decreases the sensitivity
8 Washer/wiper dual opera-
tion
Pulling the lever operates the wipers and
washer.
The wipers will automatically operate a
couple of times afte r the washer squirts.
Vehicles with headlight cleaners:
When the headlights are on and the lever is
pulled and held, the headlight cleaners will
operate once. After this, the headlight
cleaners will operate every 5th time the
lever is pulled.
■The windshield wipers and washer can
be operated when
The engine switch is in IGNITION ON
mode.
■Dripping prevention wiper sweep (vehi-
cles with rain-sensing windshield wip-
ers)
After washing and wiping operation several
times, the wipers operate one more time after a short delay to prevent dripping.
However, this function will not operate while
driving.
■Effects of vehicle speed on wiper opera-
tion (vehicles with rain-sensing wind-
shield wipers)
Vehicle speed affects the Intermittent wiper
interval.
■Raindrop sensor (vehicles with rain-
sensing windshield wipers)
●The raindrop sensor judges the amount
of raindrops.
An optical sensor is adopted. It may not
operate properly when sunlight from the
rising or setting of the sun intermittently
strikes the windshield, or if bugs, etc. are
present on the windshield.
●If the wiper switch is turned to the
position while the engine switch is in
IGNITION ON mode, the wipers will
operate once to show that AUTO mode
is activated.
●If the temperature of the raindrop sensor
is 194°F (90°C) or higher, or 5°F (-15°C)
or lower, automatic operation may not
occur. In this case, operate the wipers in
any mode other than AUTO mode.
■If no windshield washer fluid sprays
Check that the washer nozzles are not
blocked, if there is washer fluid in the
washer fluid tank.

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Operating the switch operates
the rear wiper as follows:
Type A
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Off
2
Intermittent operation
3
Normal operation
WARNING
■Caution regarding the use of wind-
shield wipers in AUTO mode (vehi-
cles with rain-sen sing windshield
wipers)
The windshield wipers may operate
unexpectedly if the sensor is touched or
the windshield is subject to vibration in
AUTO mode. Take care that your fingers,
etc. do not become caught in the wind-
shield wipers.
■Caution regarding the use of washer
fluid
When it is cold, do not use the washer
fluid until the windshield becomes warm.
The fluid may freeze on the windshield
and cause low visibility. This may lead to
an accident, resulting in death or serious
injury.
NOTICE
■When the washer fluid tank is empty
Do not operate the switch continually as
the washer fluid pump may overheat.
■When a nozzle becomes blocked
In this case, contact your Lexus dealer.
Do not try to clear it with a pin or other
object. The nozzle will be damaged.
■To prevent battery discharge
Do not leave the wipers on longer than
necessary when the engine is off.
Rear window wiper and
w
asher
NOTICE
■When the rear window is dry
Do not use the wiper, as it may damage
the rear window.
Operating the wiper lever

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WARNING
●Keep the radar sensor and the grille
cover clean at all times.
Radar sensor
Grille cover
If the front of the rada r sensor or the front
or back of the grille cover is dirty or cov-
ered with water droplets, snow, etc.,
clean it.
Clean the radar sensor and grille cover
with a soft cloth to avoid damaging them.
●Do not attach accessories, stickers
(including transparent stickers) or
other items to the radar sensor, grille
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 grille cover.
●If the radar sensor, front grille, or front
bumper needs to be removed and
installed, or replaced, contact your
Lexus dealer.
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