Lexus LS500 (2022 year). Manual in english — page 11

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4-3.Operating the lights and wipers

Operating the

switch turns on

the lights as follows:



For the U.S.A.

1

The side marker, parking, tail,

license plate, instrument panel
lights, and daytime running lights
(



P.183) turn on.

2

The headlights and all lights

listed above (except daytime run-
ning lights) turn on.

3

The headlights, daytime run-

ning lights (



P.183) and all the

lights listed above turn on and off

automatically.

4

Off



For Canada

1

The side marker, parking, tail,

license plate, instrument panel
lights, and daytime running lights
(



P.183) turn on.

2

The headlights and all lights

listed above (except daytime run-
ning lights) turn on.

3

The headlights, daytime run-

ning lights (



P.183) and all the

lights listed above turn on and off
automatically.

■

AUTO mode can be used when

The engine switch is in IGNITION ON

mode.

■

Daytime running light system

●

The daytime running lights illuminate

using the same lights as the parking lights

Headlight switch

The headlights can be operated
manually or automatically.

Operating instructions

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and illuminate brighter than the parking

lights.

●

To make your vehicle more visible to

other drivers during daytime driving, the

daytime running lights turn on automati-

cally when all of the following conditions

are met. (The daytime running lights are

not designed for use at night.)

• The engine is running

• The parking brake is released
• The headlight switch is in the

or

*

position

*

: When the surroundings are bright

The daytime running lights remain on after

they illuminate, even if the parking brake is

set again.

●

For the U.S.A.: Daytime running lights

can be turned off by operating the switch.

●

Compared to turning on the headlights,

the daytime running light system offers

greater durability and consumes less

electricity, so it can help improve fuel

economy.

■

Headlight control sensor

The sensor may not function properly if an

object is placed on the sensor, or anything

that blocks the sensor is affixed to the wind-

shield.

Doing so interferes with the sensor detect-

ing the level of ambient light and may cause

the automatic headlight system to malfunc-

tion.

■

Automatic light off system

●

When the headlights are on: The head-

lights and tail lights turn off 30 seconds

after the driver’s door is opened and

closed if the engine switch is turned to

ACCESSORY mode or turned off. (The
lights turn off immediately if

on the

key is pressed after all the doors are

closed.)

●

When only the tail lights are on: The tail

lights turn off automatically if the engine

switch is turned to ACCESSORY mode

or turned off and the driver’s door is

opened.

To turn the lights on again, turn the engine

switch to IGNITION ON mode, or turn the
light switch off once and then back to

or .

■

Light reminder buzzer

A buzzer sounds when the engine switch is

turned off or turned to ACCESSORY

mode and the driver’s door is opened while

the lights are turned on.

■

Automatic headlight leveling system

The level of the headlights is automatically

adjusted according to the number of pas-

sengers and the loading condition of the

vehicle to ensure that the headlights do not

interfere with other road users.

■

Windshield wiper linked headlight illu-

mination

When driving during daytime with the
headlight switch turned to

, if the wind-

shield wipers are used, the headlights will

turn on automatically after several seconds

to help enhance the visibility of your vehicle.

■

Battery-saving function

In order to prevent the battery of the vehicle

from discharging, if the headlights and/or

tail lights are on when the engine switch is

turned off the battery saving function will

operate and automatically turn off all the

lights after approximately 20 minutes.

When the engine switch is turned to IGNI-

TION ON mode, the battery-saving func-

tion will be disabled.

When any of the following are performed,

the battery-saving function is canceled

once and then reactivated. All the lights will

turn off automatically 20 minutes after the

Battery-saving function has been reacti-

vated:

●

When the headlight switch is operated

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When a door or the trunk is opened or

closed

■

Welcome light illumination control

The parking lights and tail lights automati-

cally turn on at night when the doors are

unlocked using the entry function or wire-

less remote control if the light switch is in
the

position.

■

Customization

Some functions can be customized.

(



P.474)

1

With the headlights on, push the
lever away from you to turn on the
high beams.

Pull the lever toward you to the center
position to turn the high beams off.

2

Pull the lever toward you and
release it to flash the high beams
once.

You can flash the high beams with the
headlights on or off.

AFS (Adaptive Front-lighting System)
secures excellent visibility at intersec-
tions and on curves by automatically
adjusting the direction of the light axis
of the headlights according to vehicle
speed and the degree of the tire’s angle
as controlled by steering input.

AFS operates at speeds of approximately
6 mph (10 km/h) or higher.

■

Customization

Some functions can be customized.

(



P.474)



When the steering wheel or turn
signal lever is operated while the
headlights are on (low beam), a cor-
nering light will turn on and light up
the direction of movement of the
vehicle. The cornering lights are
designed to ensure excellent visibil-
ity when making a turn at an inter-
section.

However, when vehicle speed is more than
approximately 22 mph (35 km/h), the cor-
nering lights will not turn on.



When the shift position is in R while
the headlights are on (low beam),
both cornering lights will turn on.
This is designed to enhance visibility
when parking.

■

Cornering lights

When the cornering lights are on for more

than 30 minutes, they will turn off automati-

cally.

NOTICE

■

To prevent battery discharge

Do not leave the lights on longer than

necessary when the engine is not run-

ning.

Turning on the high beam head-
lights

AFS (Adaptive Front-lighting
System)

Cornering lights

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Press the Automatic High Beam
switch.

2

Turn the headlight switch to the

or

position.

When the headlight switch lever is in the

low beam position, the AHB system will be

enabled and the AHB indicator will illumi-

nate.

■

Conditions to turn the high beams on/off

automatically

●

When all of the following conditions are

met, the high beams will be turned on

automatically (after approximately 1 sec-

ond):

• The vehicle speed is approximately 21

mph (34 km/h) or more.

• The area ahead of the vehicle is dark.

• There are no vehicles ahead with head-

lights or tail lights turned on.

• There are few streetlights on the road

ahead.

●

If any of the following conditions are met,

the high beams will turn off automatically:

• The vehicle speed is below approxi-

mately 17 mph (27 km/h).

• The area ahead of the vehicle is not dark.

• Vehicles ahead have

their headlights or

tail lights turned on.

• There are many streetlights on the road

ahead.

■

Camera sensor detection information

●

The high beams may not be automatically

turned off in the following situations:

• When a vehicle suddenly appears from

around a curve

• When the vehicle is cut in front of by

another vehicle

• When vehicles ahead cannot be

detected due to repeated curves, road

dividers or roadside trees

• When vehicles ahead appear in a far-

away lane on a wide road

• When the lights of vehicles ahead are not

on

AHB (Automatic High
Beam)

The Automatic High Beam uses a
camera sensor located behind the
upper portion of the windshield to
assess the brightness of the lights of
vehicles ahead, streetlights, etc.,
and automatically turns the high
beams on or off as necessary.

WARNING

■

Limitations of the Automatic High

Beam

Do not overly rely on the Automatic High

Beam. Always drive safely, taking care to

observe your surroundings and turning

the high beams on or off manually if nec-

essary.

■

To prevent incorrect operation of the

Automatic High Beam system

Do not overload the vehicle.

Activating the Automatic High
Beam

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The high beams may be turned off if a

vehicle ahead that is using fog lights with-

out its headlights turned on is detected.

●

House lights, street lights, traffic signals,

and illuminated billboards or signs and

other reflective objects may cause the

high beams to change to the low beams,

or the low beams to remain on.

●

The following factors may affect the

amount of time taken for the high beams

to turn on or off:

• The brightness of the headlights, fog

lights, and tail lights of vehicles ahead

• The movement and direction of vehicles

ahead

• When a vehicle ahead only has opera-

tional lights on one side

• When a vehicle ahead is a two-wheeled

vehicle

• The condition of the road (gradient,

curve, condition of the road surface, etc.)

• The number of passengers and amount of

luggage in the vehicle

●

The high beams may turn on or off unex-

pectedly.

●

Bicycles or similar vehicles may not be

detected.

●

In the following situations the system may

not be able to correctly detect the sur-

rounding brightness level. This may cause

the low beams to remain on or the high

beams to flash or dazzle pedestrians or

vehicles ahead. In such a case, it is neces-

sary to manually switch between the high

and low beams.

• When driving in inclement weather

(heavy rain, snow, fog, sandstorms, etc.)

• When the windshield is obscured by fog,

mist, ice, dirt, etc.

• When the windshield is cracked or dam-

aged

• When the camera sensor is deformed or

dirty

• When the temperature of the camera

sensor is extremely high

• When the surrounding brightness level is

equal to that of headlights, tail lights or

fog lights

• When headlights or tail lights of vehicles

ahead are turned off, dirty, changing

color, or not aimed properly

• When the vehicle is hit by water, snow,

dust, etc. from a preceding vehicle

• 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 roads,

etc.)

• When frequently and repeatedly taking

curves or driving on a winding road

• When there is a highly reflective object

ahead of the vehicle, such as a sign or

mirror

• When the back of a preceding vehicle is

highly reflective, such as a container on a

truck

• When the vehicle’s headlights are dam-

aged or dirty, or are not aimed properly

• When the vehicle is listing or titling due to

a flat tire, a trailer being towed, etc.

• When the headlights are changed

between the high beams and low beams

repeatedly in an abnormal manner

• When the driver believes that the high

beams may be flashing or dazzling

pedestrians or other drivers

■

Temporarily lowering sensor sensitivity

The sensitivity of the sensor can be tempo-

rarily lowered.

1

Turn the engine switch off while the fol-

lowing conditions are met.

●

The headlight switch is in

or

.

●

The headlight switch lever is in low beam

position.

●

Automatic High Beam switch is on.

2

Turn the engine switch to IGNITION

ON mode.

3

Within 60 seconds after step

2

, repeat

pushing the headlight switch lever to the

high beam position then pulling it to the

low beam position quickly 10 times,

then leave the lever in the low beam

position.

4

If the sensitivity is changed, the AHB

indicator is turn on and off 3 times.

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Switching to the high beams

Push the lever away from you.

The AHB indicator will turn off and the
high beam indicator will turn on.
Pull the lever to its original position to acti-
vate the Automatic High Beam system.

■

Switching to the low beams

Press the Automatic High Beam
switch.

The AHB indicator will turn off.
Press the switch to activate the Automatic
High Beam system again.

■

Temporarily switching to the low
beams

Pull the lever toward you and then
return it to its original position.

The high beams are on while the lever is
pulled toward you. However, after the lever

is returned to its original position, the low
beams remain on for a certain period of
time. Afterwards, the Automatic High
Beam will be activated again.

■

Temporarily switching to the low beams

It is recommended to switch to the low

beams when the high beam may cause

problems or distress to other drivers or

pedestrians nearby.

Turning the high beams on/off
manually

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Operating the

lever operates

the wipers or washer as follows. 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 vehicle speed.

1

(U.S.A.) or

(Canada)

Off

2

Rain-sensing wiper operation

The wipers will operate automatically when
the sensor detects falling rain. The system
automatically adjusts wiper timing in
accordance with rain volume and vehicle
speed.

3

(U.S.A.) or

(Canada)

Low speed wiper operation

4

(U.S.A.) or

(Canada)

High speed wiper operation

5

(U.S.A.) or

(Canada)

Temporary operation

When

is selected, the sensor sen-

sitivity can be adjusted by turning the
switch ring.

6

Increases the sensitivity

7

Decreases the sensitivity

Windshield wipers and
washer

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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Windshield washer/wiper

dual operation

Pulling the lever operates the windshield
wipers and washer.
(After operating several times, the wipers
operate once more time after a short delay
to prevent dripping. However, the dripping
prevention does not operate while the
vehicle is moving.)
Vehicles with headlight cleaners:
When the engine switch is in IGNITION
ON mode and the headlights are on, if the
lever is pulled, the headlight cleaners will
operate once. After this, the headlight
cleaners will operate every 5th time the
lever is pulled.

9

*

Rear camera washer opera-

tion

Pushing the lever operates the rear cam-
era washer and cleans the rear camera and
the camera for the Digital Rearview Mirror.

*

: Vehicles with Digital Rearview Mirror

■

The windshield wiper and washer can be

operated when

The engine switch is in IGNITION ON

mode.

■

Effects of vehicle speed on wiper opera-

tion

Even when the wipers are not in AUTO

mode, vehicle speed affects the time until

the drip prevention wiper sweep occurs.
With low speed windshield wiper operation

selected, wiper operation will be switched

from low speed to intermittent wiper opera-

tion only when the vehicle is stationary.

(However, when the sensor sensitivity is

adjusted to the highest level, the mode can-

not be switched.)

■

Raindrop sensor

●

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 is turned to AUTO mode

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 185°F (85°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 washer fluid sprays

Check that the washer nozzles are not

blocked if there is washer fluid in the washer

fluid reservoir.

■

Front door opening linked windshield

wiper stop function

When

is selected and the windshield

wipers are operating, if a front door is

opened while the vehicle is stopped and the

P shift position is selected, operation of the

windshield wipers will be stopped to pre-

vent anyone near the vehicle from being

sprayed by water from the wipers. When

the front door is closed, wiper operation will

resume.

■

When stopping the engine in an emer-

gency while driving

If the windshield wipers are operating when

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the engine is stopped, the windshield wipers

will operate in high speed operation. After

the vehicle is stopped, operation will return

to normal when the engine switch is turned

to IGNITION ON mode, or operation will

stop when the driver’s door is opened.

■

Outside rear view mirror defogger acti-

vation linked to windshield wiper opera-

tion

The outside rear view mirror defoggers

automatically turn on when you operate the

windshield wipers.

The outside rear view mirror defoggers

automatically turn off approximately 15

minutes after the wipers stop.

For details about the outside rear view mir-

ror defoggers:



P.324

When the windshield wipers are not
being used, they retract to below the
hood. To enable the windshield wipers
to be lifted when parking in cold condi-
tions or when replacing a windshield
wiper insert, change the rest position of
the windshield wipers to the service
position using the wiper lever.

■

Raising the wipers to the service
position

Within approximately 45 seconds of
turning the engine switch off, move the

wiper lever to the

(U.S.A.) or

(Canada) position and hold it for
approximately 2 seconds or more.

The wipers will move to the service posi-
tion.

WARNING

■

Caution regarding the use of wind-

shield wipers in AUTO mode

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

or anything else do not become caught

in the windshield 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 there is no washer fluid spray

from the nozzle

Damage to the washer fluid pump may

be caused if the lever is pulled toward

you and held continually.

■

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.

Changing the windshield wiper
rest position/Lifting the wind-
shield wipers

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Lifting the windshield wipers

While holding the hook portion of
the wiper arm, lift the windshield wiper
from the windshield.

■

Lowering the windshield wipers to the

retracted position

With the windshield wipers placed on the

windshield, turn the engine switch to IGNI-

TION ON mode and then move the wiper

lever to an operating position. When the

wiper switch is turned off, the windshield

wipers will stop at the retracted position.

Even if the wipers deviate while the engine

switch is off, the wipers will return to the

normal position.

NOTICE

■

When lifting the windshield wipers

●

Do not lift the windshield wipers when

they are in the retracted position

below the hood. Otherwise, they may

contact the hood, possibly resulting in

damage to a windshield wiper and/or

the hood.

A

●

Do not lift a windshield wiper by the

wiper blade. Otherwise, the wiper

blade may be deformed.

●

Do not operate the wiper lever when

the windshield wipers are lifted. Oth-

erwise, the windshield wipers may

contact the hood, possibly resulting in

damage to the windshield wipers

and/or hood.

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4-4. Refueling

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

Close all the doors and windows,
and turn the engine switch off.



Confirm the type of fuel.

■

Fuel types



P.463

■

Fuel tank opening for unleaded gasoline

To help prevent incorrect fueling, your vehi-

cle has a fuel tank opening that only accom-

modates the special nozzle on unleaded

fuel pumps.

■

If the malfunction indicator lamp illumi-

nates

The malfunction indicator lamp may illumi-

nate erroneously if refueling is performed

repeatedly when the fuel tank is nearly full.

Opening the fuel tank cap

Perform the following steps to open
the fuel tank cap:

Before refueling the vehicle

WARNING

■

When refueling the vehicle

Observe the following precautions while

refueling the vehicle. Failure to do so may

result in death or serious injury.

●

After exiting the vehicle and before

opening the fuel door, touch an

unpainted metal surface to discharge

any static electricity. It is important to

discharge static electricity before refu-

eling because sparks resulting from

static electricity can cause fuel vapors

to ignite while refueling.

●

Always hold the grips on the fuel tank

cap and turn it slowly to remove it.

A whooshing sound may be heard

when the fuel tank cap is loosened.

Wait until the sound cannot be heard

before fully removing the cap. In hot

weather, pressurized fuel may spray

out the filler neck and cause injury.

●

Do not allow anyone that has not dis-

charged static electricity from their

body to come close to an open fuel

tank.

●

Do not inhale vaporized fuel.

Fuel contains substances that are

harmful if inhaled.

●

Do not smoke while refueling the vehi-

cle.

Doing so may cause the fuel to ignite

and cause a fire.

●

Do not return to the vehicle or touch

any person or object that is statically

charged.

This may cause static electricity to

build up, resulting in a possible ignition

hazard.

■

When refueling

Observe the following precautions to

prevent fuel overflowing from the fuel

tank:

●

Securely insert the fuel nozzle into the

fuel filler neck.

●

Stop filling the tank after the fuel noz-

zle automatically clicks off.

●

Do not top off the fuel tank.

NOTICE

■

Refueling

Do not spill fuel during refueling.

Doing so may damage the vehicle, such

as causing the emission control system to

operate abnormally or damaging fuel

system components or the vehicle’s

painted surface.

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Press the opener switch.

2

Turn the fuel tank cap slowly and
remove it, then put it into the holder
on the fuel filler door.

■

If the fuel filler door cannot be opened



P.439

After refueling, turn the fuel tank cap
until you hear a click. Once the cap is
released, it will turn slightly in the oppo-
site direction.

■

When “Check Fuel Cap” is displayed on

the multi-information display

The fuel tank cap may be unfastened or

loose. Turn the engine switch off, check the

cap and tighten it securely. If the message

remains, wait a few seconds and then turn

the engine switch off once again.

Opening the fuel tank cap

Closing the fuel tank cap

WARNING

■

When replacing the fuel tank cap

Do not use anything but a genuine Lexus

fuel tank cap designed for your vehicle.

Doing so may cause a fire or other inci-

dent which may result in death or serious

injury.

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*

: If equipped

■

PCS (Pre-Collision System) (vehi-
cles with Lexus Safety System + A)



P.206

■

FCTA (Front Cross Traffic Alert)



P.230

■

LTA (Lane Tracing Assist) (vehicles
with Lexus Safety System + A)



P.233

■

AHB (Automatic High Beam)



P.186

■

RSA (Road Sign Assist)

*

*

: If equipped



P.255

■

Dynamic radar cruise control with
full-speed range



P.258

Four types of sensors, located behind
the front grille, front bumper, rear
bumper and windshield, detect infor-
mation necessary to operate the drive
assist systems.



Front

Front radar sensor
Front side radar sensors
Front camera



Rear

Rear side radar sensors (



P.268)

Lexus Safety System + A

*

The Lexus Safety System + A con-
sists of the following drive assist sys-
tems and contributes to a safe and
comfortable driving experience:

Drive assist system

WARNING

■

Lexus Safety System + A

The Lexus Safety System + A is designed

to operate under the assumption that the

driver will drive safely, and is designed to

help reduce the impact to the occupants

and the vehicle in the case of a collision

or assist the driver in normal driving con-

ditions.
As there is a limit to the degree of recog-

nition accuracy and control performance

that this system can provide, do not

overly rely on this system. The driver is

always responsible for paying attention

to the vehicle’s surroundings and driving

safely.

Sensors

A

B

C

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WARNING

■

To avoid malfunction of the front

radar sensor

Observe the following precautions.
Otherwise, the radar sensor may not

operate properly, possibly leading to an

accident resulting in death or serious

injury.

●

Keep the radar sensor and the radar

sensor cover clean at all times.

Radar sensor
Radar sensor cover

If the front of the radar 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 transparent stickers) or

other items to the radar sensor, radar

sensor cover or surrounding area.

A

B

●

Do not subject the radar sensor or its

surrounding area to a strong impact.

If the radar sensor is moved even

slightly off position, the system may

malfunction and objects may not be

detected correctly.

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

■

To avoid malfunction of the front side

radar sensors

Observe the following precautions.
Otherwise, the radar sensor may not

operate properly, possibly leading to an

accident resulting in death or serious

injury.

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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.434) 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 transparent 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.

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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.

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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.