air condition LEXUS NX300H 2016 Owner's Manual

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●Voice commands may not be recognized if:
• Spoken too quickly.
• Spoken at a low or high volume.
• The roof or windows are open.
• Passengers are talking while voice commands are spoken.
• The air conditioning speed is set high.
• The air conditioning vents are turned towards the microphone.
●In the following conditions, the system ma y not recognize the command properly and
using voice commands may not be possible:
• The command is incorrect or unclear. No te that certain words, accents or speech
patterns may be difficult for the system to recognize.
• There is excessive background noise, such as wind noise.
■When searching for a track
●A USB memory or iPod must be connected to enable track searching and playback.
(  P. 3 4 5 )
●When a USB memory or iPod is connected, recognition data is created so tracks can
be searched using voice commands.
●Recognition data is updated un der the following conditions:
• When the USB memory or iPod data has changed.
• When the voice recognition language is changed. (P. 3 4 8 )
●While the recognition data is being created or being updated, a track search cannot be
performed using a voice command.
■The Gracenote® media database
 P. 3 7 1
Due to natural language speech recognitio n technology, this system enables rec-
ognition of a command when spoken naturally. However, the system cannot rec-
ognize every variation of each command.
In some situations, it is possible to omit the command for the procedure and
directly state the desired operation.
This function is available in English, Spanish and French.
Casual speech recognition

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Automatic air conditioning system ......................................... 430
Heated steering wheel/ seat heaters/
seat ventilators......................... 440
6-2. Using the interior lights Interior lights list..........................443• Front interior light ................444
• Personal lights........................444
• Rear interior light .................445 6-3. Using the storage features
List of storage features ............ 446• Glove box ............................... 447
• Console box........................... 447
•Cup holders/ bottle holders......................... 448
• Sunglass holder .................... 449
Luggage compartment features........................................ 450
6-4. Other interior features Other interior features ............ 455
• Sun visors ................................ 455
• Vanity mirrors ........................ 455
• Clock ........................................ 456
• Power outlet (12 VDC)...... 456
• Power outlet (120 VAC) ... 457
• Wireless charger.................. 458
• Armrest .................................... 465
• Assist grips.............................. 465
• Coat hooks ............................. 466
Garage door opener................ 467
Compass ........................................473
Safety Connect ............................477

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Automatic air conditioning system
Air outlets and fan speed are automatica lly adjusted according to the temper-
ature setting.
Vehicles with a Lexus Display Audio sy stem: Press the “MENU” button on the
Lexus Display Audio controller, then select “Climate” to display the air condi-
tioning control screen.
For details on the Lexus Display Audio controller, refer to “Lexus Display
Audio controller” on P. 338.
Vehicles with a navigati on system: Press the “MENU” button on the Remote
Touch, then select “Climate” to display the air conditioning control screen.
For details on the Remote Touch, refer to the “NAVIGATION SYSTEM
OWNER’S MANUAL”.

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■Adjusting the temperature setting
Press to increase the temperature and to decrease the
temperature.
■Adjusting the fan speed setting
Press to increase the fan speed and to decrease the fan
speed.
Press the “OFF” button to turn the fan off.
Control panel

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■Change the airflow mode
To change the air outlets, press .
The air outlets used are switched
each time the button is pressed.
Air flows to the upper body.
Air flows to the upper body and
feet.
Air flows to the feet.
Air flows to the feet and the wind-
shield defogger operates.
■S-FLOW mode
Priority for airflow is given to the front seats, and the airflow and air condition-
ing for the rear seats is effectively controlled.
Press .
The indicator comes on when S-FLOW mode is on.
Press again to return to the previous mode.
■Other functions
●Switching between outside air and recirculated air modes (P. 4 3 5 )
●Defogging the windshield ( P. 4 3 5 )
●Defogging the rear window and outside rear view mirrors ( P. 4 3 5 )
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Vehicles with a Lexus Display Audio system
Adjust the left-hand side temper-
ature setting
Adjust the fan speed setting
Select to set auto mode on/off,
fan off and displaying the option
control screen ( P. 434)
Select the air flow mode
Adjust the right-hand side temperature setting
Move the Lexus Display Audio controller left/right to select the desired item
( to ).
When , or is selected:
Move the controller forward/backward or turn it left/right for adjusting.
When or is selected:
Move the controller forward/backward or turn it left/right to select a screen
button, then press the controller.
Vehicles with a navigation system
Adjust the left-hand side temper-
ature setting
Adjust the fan speed setting
Select the air flow mode
Adjust the right-hand side tem-
perature setting
Display the option control screen
( P. 4 3 4 )
Tu r n t h e f a n o f f
Select to set automatic mode on/off
Using the touchpad of the Remote Touch, select the button on the screen and
then activate it by pressing on or double tapping the touchpad.
Control screen
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■Option control screen
Select on the climate screen to display the option control screen. The
functions can be switched on and off. Select to set cooling and dehumidification function on/off
Adjust the temperature for driver and passenger seats separately (“DUAL”
mode) ( P. 4 3 5 )
Prevent ice from building up on the windshield and wiper blades
( P. 4 3 6 )
Remove pollen from the air (Micro dust and pollen filter) ( P. 4 3 6 )
■Using the automatic mode
Press the “AUTO” button.
Adjust the temperature setting.
To stop the operation, press the “OFF” button.
■Automatic mode indicator
If the fan speed setting or air flow modes are operated, the automatic mode
indicator goes off. However, automati c mode for functions other than that
operated are maintained.
Vehicles with a Lexus Display Audio
systemVehicles with a navigation system
Air conditioning controls
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■Adjusting the temperature for driver and passenger seats separately
(“DUAL” mode)
To turn on the “DUAL” mode, perform any of the following procedures:
●Press the “DUAL” button.
●Select “DUAL” on the option control screen.
●Adjust the temperature setting of the passenger side with the passenger
side temperature adjustment button.
The indicator comes on when the “DUAL” mode is on.
■Switching between outside air and recirculated air modes
Press .
The mode switches between (recirculated air mode) and (outside
air mode) modes each time the button is pressed.
■Defogging the windshield
Defoggers are used to defog the windshield and front side windows.
Press .
Set to outside air mode if the recirculated air mode is used. (It may
switch automatically.)
To defog the windshield and the side windows early, turn the air flow and tempera-
ture up.
To return to the previous mode, press again when the windshield is
defogged.
■Defogging the rear window and outside rear view mirrors
Defoggers are used to defog the rear window and to remove raindrops, dew
and frost from the outside rear view mirrors.
Press .
The defoggers will automatically turn off after a period of time.
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■Micro dust and pollen filter
Pollen is removed from the air and the air flows to the upper part of the body.
Select on the option control screen.
When the micro dust and pollen filter is on, is displayed on the air condition-
ing control screen.
In order to prevent the windshield from fo gging up when the outside air is cold, the
dehumidification function may operate.
The pollens are filtered out even if the micro dust and pollen filter is turned off.
■Windshield wiper de-icer
This feature is used to prevent ice fr om building up on the windshield and
wiper blades.
Select on the option control screen.
When the windshield wiper de-icer is on , is displayed on the air condition-
ing control screen.
The windshield wiper de-icer will automati cally turn off after a period of time.
■Location of air outlets
The air outlets and air volume
changes according to the selected
air flow mode.
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■Adjusting the position of and opening and closing the air outlets
Direct air flow to the left or right, up or down
Turn the knob to open or close the vent
■Registering air conditioning settings to elec tronic keys (vehicles with driving position
memory)
●Unlocking the vehicle using an electronic key and turning the power switch to ON
mode will recall that key’s registered air conditioning settings.
●When the power switch is turned off, the curr ent air conditioning settings will automati-
cally be registered to the electronic key that was used to unlock the vehicle.
●The system may not operate correctly if more th an one electronic key is in the vicinity or
if the smart access system with push-button start is used to unlock a passenger door.
●The doors that can recall the air conditioning setting when unlocked using the smart
access system with push-b utton start can be changed.
* For details, contact your Lexus
dealer.
*: The doors that can recall the driving positi on memory are changed at the same time.
■Using automatic mode
Fan speed is adjusted automatically accordin g to the temperature setting and the ambi-
ent conditions.
Therefore, the fan may stop for a while until warm or cool air is ready to flow immediately
after the “AUTO” button is pr essed or “AUTO” is selected.
■When the outside temperature exceeds 75 F (24 C) and the air conditioning system
is on
●In order to reduce the air conditioning po wer consumption, the air conditioning system
may switch to recirculated air mode automatically.
This may also reduce fuel consumption.
●Recirculated air mode is selected as a default mode when the power switch is turned to
ON mode.
●It is possible to switch to outside air mode at any time by pressing .
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