Lexus RX 300 Navigation Manual

Introduction

Thank you for your purchase of the Navigation System. Please read this manual carefully to ensure proper use. Keep this manual
stored in your vehicle at all times.

The Lexus Navigation System is one of the most technologically advanced vehicle accessories ever developed. The system receives satellite
signals from the Global Positioning System (GPS) operated by the U. S. Department of Defense. Using these signals and other vehicle sen­sors, the system can show you where you are and assist you in locating a desired destination.

The navigation system is designed to select efficient routes from your present starting location to your destination. The system is designed
to direct you to a destination that is unfamiliar to you in an efficient manner. The routes are generated from a large database that includes
all roads contained in AAA state maps along with detailed street coverage for many major metropolitan areas. The calculated routes are neither
the shortest routes nor routes without traffic congestion. Your own personal local knowledge or “short cut” may at times be faster than the
calculated routes.

The navigation system’s database includes about 60 point of interest categories to allow you to easily select destinations such as restaurants
and banks. If a destination is not in the database, you can enter the street address or a major intersection close to it and the system will route
you there. The system will provide both a visual map and audio instructions. The audio instructions will announce the distance and direction
to go when you are approaching a fork or intersection. These voice instructions will help you keep your eyes on the road and are timed to
provide enough time to allow you to maneuver, change lanes or slow down.

Please be aware that all current vehicle navigation systems have certain limitations that may affect their ability to perform properly.
The accuracy of the vehicle’s position depends on the satellite condition, road configuration, vehicle condition or other circum­stances. For more information on the limitations of the system, refer to pages 39 through 41.

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Introduction

For safety reasons, this manual indicates
items requiring particular attention with the
following marks.

CAUTION

This is a warning against something
that may cause injury to people if the
warning is ignored. You are informed
about what you must or must not do in
order to avoid or reduce the risk to
yourself and other people.

NOTICE

This is a warning against something
that may cause damage to the vehicle
or its equipment if the warning is
ignored. You are informed what you
must or must not do in order to avoid or
reduce the risk of damage to your
Lexus and its equipment.

INFORMATION

This provides additional information.

Initial screen

UN001

When you start the engine or turn the ignition
key to “ACC”, the initial “LEXUS” screen ap­pears and the system begins operating.

CAUTION

When the vehicle is stopped with the
engine running, always apply the park­ing brake for safety.

After a few seconds, the “CAUTION” screen
appears.

UN002

Please read it and follow the instructions.

If a screen other than for the navigation sys­tem is displayed (i.e., for the trip information
screen), the current screen would change to
the “CAUTION” screen by pushing the

“MAP”, “DEST” or “MENU” button or

by touching the “Maintenance” switch
on the information menu screen.

When you touch the
the screen, the “map” screen appears.

“I agree” switch on

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Safety Instruction

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T o use your system as safely as possible, fol­low all the safety tips shown below.

This system is intended to assist you in
reaching your destination and, if used prop­erly, can do so. Y ou, as the driver, are solely
responsible for the safe operation of your ve­hicle and the safety of your passengers.

Do not use any feature of this system to the
extent it distracts you from safe driving. Your
first priority while you are driving should al­ways be the safe operation of your vehicle.
While you are driving, be sure to observe all
traffic regulations.

Before attempting to use this system while
you are driving, learn how to use it and be­come thoroughly familiar with it. Read the
entire Navigation System Manual to make
sure you understand the system. Do not al­low others to use this system until they have
read and understood these and other in­structions in this manual.

For your safety, some functions may become
inoperable when you start driving. Unavail­able switches are dimmed. You can input
your destination and select your route only
when the vehicle is not moving.

CAUTION

 For safety, the driver should not

operate the navigation system while
he/she is driving. Inattention to the
road and traffic may cause an
accident.

 While you are driving, be sure to

follow the traffic regulations and
keep the road condition in mind. If a
traffic sign on the road has been
changed, route guidance may
provide wrong information such as
the direction of a one way street.

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Safety Instruction

While you are driving, listen to the voice in­structions as much as possible and glance at
the screen briefly and only when it is safe.
However, do not totally rely on voice guid­ance. Use it just for your information. If the
system cannot determine your current posi­tion correctly, there is a possibility of incor­rect, late or non–voice guidance.

The data in the system may occasionally be
incomplete. Road conditions, including driv­ing restrictions (no left turns, street closures,
etc.) frequently change. Therefore, before
you follow an instruction from the system,
look to see whether you can comply with the
instruction safely and legally.

This system cannot warn you about such
things as the quality of a neighborhood, con­dition of streets, and availability of emergen­cy services. If you are unsure about the safe­ty of an area, don’t drive into it. Under no

circumstances is t h i s system a substitute
for the driver’s personal judgement.

We recommend that you obtain updated
map data, when it becomes available, in or­der to help use the system as effectively and
safely as possible.

Use this system only in locations where it is
legal to do so. Some states/provinces may
have laws prohibiting video screens within
sight of the driver.

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Overview of Touch Screen and Switches

Switch operation

This system operates mainly by the
switches on the screen. To protect the
screen, lightly touch switches on the
screen with your finger. When you touch
a switch on the screen or on the bezel, a
beep sounds.



If the system does not respond to a
touch of a switch, move your finger
away from the screen and then touch
it again.



You cannot operate dimmed
switches.



Wipe off fingerprints on the surface
of the display using a glass cleaning
cloth.



The displayed image may become
darker and moving images may be
slightly distorted when the display is
cold.

INFORMATION

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Symbols, Switches and Buttons

Symbols, Switches and Buttons

North–up symbol and scale of

map

To indicate a map view with North
up. Touching this symbol changes
the map view to a heading–up re­spective. The figure also indicates
the map scale. For details, see
page 38.

“GPS” mark (Global Positioning

System)

Whenever your vehicle is receiving
signals from the GPS, this mark is
displayed. For details, see page 39.

“MAP/GUIDE”

Touch this sw itch to change the
screen mode. For details, see page

24.

“MAP/VOICE” button

Push this button to repeat a guid­ance voice, cancel the one touch
scroll and start a guidance. For de­tails, see page 26.

“DEST” button

Push this button to display the Des­tination screen. For details, see
page NO TAG.

20R208

Current vehicle position mark

To indicate the current position. For
details, see page 26.

“zoom IN”/“zoom OUT”

These switches magnify or reduce
the map scale. For details, see
page 37.

“INFO” button

Push this button to display the infor­mation menu screen. For details,
see page 66.

“MENU” button

Push this switch to display the menu
screen. This screen allows you to
make adjustments or correct set­tings of various options and func­tions.

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Symbols, Switches and Buttons

s–007u

When you touch this switch, the Change
Route screen will appear. For details, see
page 25.

s–008u

To register the current vehicle position as a
marked point. For details, see page 54.

s–009u

Symbols such as restaurants and hotels,
etc. can be displayed on the screen. For de­tails, see page 33.

s–010u

Symbols such as restaurants and hotels,
etc. displayed on the screen can be deleted.
For details, see page 33.

Changing the route
guidance

One–touch registration
of marked point

Display of point of
interest

Deletion of point of
interest

Heading–up symbol
and scale of map

On the map, the vehicle travel direction is up.
The red arrow indicates North. Touching this
symbol directly on the screen changes the
map to North–up. For details, see page 38.

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SECTION

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BASIC FUNCTIONS

Descriptions of basic operations in frequent use

Inputting letters and numbers 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

How to move the cursor 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Destination input Explains 10 ways to input your destination Explains 10

ways to input your destination NO T AG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Explains 10 ways to input your destination

Entering destination 23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Route guidance screen 24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Current position display 26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Voice guidance 26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Typical voice guidance prompts 27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Registration of your home 30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Detour setting 31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Displaying points of interest 33. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Turn list 34. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Guidance screen 36. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Map scale 37. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Screen scrolling 38. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Orientation of the map 38. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Limitations of the navigation system 39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Map database information and updates 42. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Inputting Letters and Numbers

The navigation system operates by
switches on the screen and on the bezel.
When you touch a switch, a beep sounds.
When using the switches on the touch
screen, please use only light pressure
with your finger to protect the screen
from damage. Do not use objects other
than your finger to touch the screen.

UN005

To type in an address etc., directly touch al­phabet keys on the screen. If you touch a

wrong letter, delete it using the
Touching the

switch erases one letter.

switch.

Touching the
screen to a display of the database items that
match the name or address that you have
entered on the screen. The number of
matching items is shown to the right side of
the screen. If the matching item is more than
9,999, the system displays “
screen.

To input numerals, touch the
and the display will change the screen to
number input display.

“List” switch will change the

” on the

“0–9” switch

UN006

Touching the “A–Z” switch changes the
screen back to the previous name input dis­play.

UN007

When a list is displayed, you can scroll or
page through the list by using the appropri­ate switch.

To shift to the next or previous
page.

To scroll up or down one item at
a time.

This expresses a displayed
screen position.

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Inputting Letters and Numbers How to Move the Cursor

If a or a appears to the right
or left of the item name, the
complete name is too long for
the display. Touch the name,
and the name will scroll to the
end or beginning of the name.

UN008

1. Touch the “Scroll” switch to move
the cursor

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How to Move the Cursor Destination Input

UN009



Position locating screen on the map

2. When you touch an arrow facing your
desired point, the map scrolls in that
direction. When you release your finger,
scrolling stops.

3. If you touch the
position of cursor

“Enter” switch, the

is set.

Push the
tion” screen appears.

“DEST” button and the “Destina-

UN010

The destination screen allows you to select
the region of the country to be searched for
your destination.

Touch the
tination screen to display a map of the
United States divided into 10 regions.

“Change” switch on the des-

UN011

Touch an area directly to select the search
area and the destination screen returns.

Once you choose the region of the country to
search, you can use one of 10 different m e t h ­ods to enter your destination.

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Destination Input

Address: You can enter the house number,

the street address and selected city of your
destination. You can find your destination
using various methods. See page 6
through 8 for the detailed steps.

1. By Address: You can input the house
number and the street address by using the
input keys. See page 6 for the detailed
steps.

2. By Point of Interest: You can select one
of the many points of interest that have been
already stored in the system’s database.
There are about 60 categories to choose
from including restaurants, banks and auto­motive places. See page NO T AG for the de­tailed steps.

3. By Marked Point: You can register your
own favorite destinations as a “Marked
Point”. The system allows you to store up
100 marked points. See page 15 for the de­tailed steps.

4. By Previous Destination: Y ou can select
a destination from any of the last 10 pre­viously set destinations. See page 16 for the
detailed steps.

5. By Home: You can select your own home
without entering the address each time. In
this case, it is necessary to register your
home beforehand. See page 17 for the de­tailed steps.

6. By Emergency: You can select one of
the three points of emergency service points
that have been already stored in the sys­tem’s database. See page 17 for the detailed
steps.

7. By Intersection: You c an enter the
names of two intersecting streets. This is
helpful if you do not know the specific street
address of your destination but know the
general vicinity . See page 19 for the detailed
steps.

8. By Freeway Entrance/Exit: Y ou can en­ter the name of the freeway (interstate) en­trance or exit. See page 20 for the detailed
steps.

9. By Previous Starting Point: Y ou can en­ter a point where the system has started to
guide last time. See page 22 for the detailed
steps.

10. By Map Selection: You can select a
destination simply by touching the location
on the displayed map. See page 22 for the
detailed steps.

INFORMATION



When inputting the destination, the
response to the switch may be slow.



“Point of Interest” are mainly regis­tered in “Detailed map coverage
areas”. The registration is made
based on the NavTech “Standard
POI Inclusion List”.



If there is no point registered,
switches such as “Marked Point”,
“Home”, “Previous Destination” or
“Previous Starting Point” are
dimmed and not available.



The route for returning may not be
the same as that for going.



The route guidance to the destina­tion may not be the shortest route or
a route without traffic congestion.



Route guidance may not be available
if there is no road data for the speci­fied location.

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Destination Input Destination Input by ADDRESS



When setting the destination, you
should use the map on a scale of one
half mile or smaller.



To select an “Address”, “Point of In­terest”, “Freeway Entrance/Exit” or
“Intersection” in a di fferent region, a
search area’s change is necessary.

CAUTION

While you are driving, be sure to follow
traffic regulations and keep the road
condition in mind. If a traffic sign on
the road has been changed, the route
guidance may provide wrong informa­tion.

UN012

There are 2 ways to input a destination b y
address.

(a) Inputting a house number
and a street name

Touch the “Address” switch on the
destination screen. The “Address”
screen appears, and then you can input a
house number.

Touch letters directly on the screen to i n ­put a house number.

UN013

After inputting a house number, touch the

“Enter” switch to display the screen which

you can input a street name.
It is possible to input a street name first.

Touch the
screen which you can input a street name.

“Street” switch to display the

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Destination Input by ADDRESS

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After each letter is inputted, the system
searches the database for street names that
match. Alphabet keys are dimmed if the da­tabase does not have a match for the next
letter in the remaining list of matching street
names.

When you input numerals, touch the

“0–9” switch to display the screen for

numeral input.

Based on your input, the number of matching
sites appears at the top right of the screen.
After the number decreases to some extent,

touch the
selection list. If the number of matches de­creases to 4 or less, the screen changes a u ­tomatically to the selection list.

“List” switch to display the street

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When you find your desired street name,
touch
changes and displays the map location of
the selected destination and the route
preference. (See “Entering Destination”
on page 23.)

If the same address exists in more than one
city, the current screen changes to the “City
Select” screen. Select or enter your desired
city.

of the item. The screen

If you input a street name first, the screen
changes. You can then input the house num­ber.

UN303

If the above screen appears, you can select
an address range on that screen.

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Destination Input by ADDRESS

(b) Inputting a city name

The screen for inputting a city name appears
if you touch the

dress” screen on page 6.

“City” switch on the “Ad-

UN016

UN015

Input a city name using alphabet keys.

After the number decreases to some extent,
touch the

selection list. If the number of matches de­creases to 4 or less, the screen changes a u ­tomatically to the selection list.

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“List” switch to display the city

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Touch the of the desired city name.
The current screen changes to the screen
which is for inputting a house number. I n ­put a house number and a street name.
The screen changes and displays the
map location of the selected destination
and the route preference. (See “Entering
Destination” on page 23.)

Map: If you touch this switch, the screen

changes and displays the map location of the
selected city and the route preference. (See
“Entering Destination” on page 23.)

Destination Input by POINT OF INTEREST

There are 3 ways to select a point of in­terest location.

(a) Input the name of the point of interest
directly.

(b) Inputting a city name first.
(c) Selecting from the points of interest

categories.
It will not take a long time for you to find

your destination if you use a combination
of the searching ways of (a), (b) and (c).

(a) Input the name of the point
of interest directly

Touch the “Point of Interest” switch
on the destination screen.

UN017

The “Point of Interest” screen appears, and
then you can input the name of the point of
interest.

Touch letters directly on the screen to input
a name. When you input numerals, touch

“0–9” switch to display the screen for

the
numeral input.

If the number of sites becomes 4 or less, or
if you touch the

right of the screen, the screen changes and
displays a list of sites.

“List” switch at the bottom

UN018

Touch the of your desired destina­tion. The screen changes and displays
the map location of the selected destina­tion and the route preference. (See “En­tering Destination” on page 23.)

If the same name exists in more than one
city, you can search it more easily with the

“City” and “Category” switch. (See (b)

Inputting a city name and (c) Selection from
the Points of Interest categories.)

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Destination Input by POINT OF INTEREST

(b) Inputting a city name

Touch the “City” switch on the point of
interest screen.

UN019

Touch alphabet keys directly on the
screen to input a city name. When you in-

put numerals, touch the
display the screen for numeral input.

If the number of sites becomes 4 or less, or
if you touch the

right of the screen, the screen changes and
displays the selection list. Touch the
the desired city name.

After entering the city name, input the
name of the point of interest.

“List” switch at the bottom

“0–9” switch to

(c) Selection from the Points of
Interest categories.

Touch the“Category” switch on the
point of interest screen.

UN020

The categories are shown on the screen.
When you touch the
category, more detailed categories are
shown.

of

of your desired

UN020–1

When you touch the of your desired
category, the screen changes and dis­plays the menu to input a name.

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Destination Input by POINT OF INTEREST

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UN022

UN023

Once you have selected a category, touch
letters directly on the screen to input a name.

When you input numerals, touch the
switch to display the screen for numeral in­put.

If the number of sites becomes 4 or less, or
if you touch the

right of the screen, the screen changes and
displays a list of sites.

“List” switch at the bottom

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“0–9”

If you do not know the name of the specific
point of interest, for example, when you are
trying to find the nearest restaurant, touch

“Dist Sort” switch at the bottom of the

the
screen. A listing of all the items in the cate­gory is dis p l ayed based on the distance from
your current location.

When you touch the of your desired
item, the screen changes and displays
the map location of the selected destina­tion and the route preference. (See “En­tering Destination” on page 23.)

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Destination Input by POINT OF INTEREST

LIST OF POINTS OF INTEREST

ALL AUTOMOTIVE

UN201

Touch the “Info” switch on the screen to
display the selected destination name, ad­dress and telephone number.

INFORMATION

The desired point of interest can be dis­played on the map screen. (For details,
see page 33.)

AUTOMOBILE CLUB

AUTO SERVICE & MAIN­TENANCE

GAS STATION

LEXUS DEALERSHIPS
(all search areas)

PARKING GARAGE/HOUSE

PARKING LOT

TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS
(all search areas)

ALL BANKING

ATM

BANK

ALL COMMUNITY

CITY HALL

CIVIC/COMMUNITY CEN­TER

CONVENTION/EXHIBITION
CENTER

COURT HOUSE

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Destination Input by POINT OF INTEREST

HIGHER EDUCATION

HOSPITAL

LIBRARY

POLICE STATION

SCHOOL

ALL ENTERTAINMENT &
ALL RECREATION

AMUSEMENT PARK
(all search areas)

CASINO

GOLF COURSE

MARINA

MUSEUM

PARK/RECREATION
(all search areas)

PERFORMING ARTS

SKI RESORT

SPORTS COMPLEX

TOURIST ATTRACTION
(all search areas)

WINERY

RESTAURANT

AMERICAN

CHINESE

CONTINENTAL

FRENCH

ITALIAN

JAPANESE

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Destination Input by POINT OF INTEREST

MEXICAN

SEAFOOD

OTHER

ALL SHOPPING

GROCERY STORE

SHOPPING

ALL TRAVEL

AIRPORT (all search areas)

BUS STATION

COMMUTER RAIL STATION

FERRY TERMINAL

HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

HOTEL

PARK AND RIDE

RENTAL CAR AGENCY

REST AREA

TOURIST INFORMATION

TRAIN STATION

ALL OTHER

BUSINESS FACILITY

CITY CENTER/NAMED
PLACE

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Destination Input by MARKED POINT

Touching the “Marked Point” switch
on the destination screen displays your
list of registered marked points. See
page 50 on registering and editing
marked points.

UN024

When you touch the of your desired
item, the screen changes and displays
the map location of the selected destina­tion and the route preference. (See “En­tering Destination” on page 23.)

There are 4 ways to list the marked point
by touching switches on bottom of the
screen.

Sort by Mark: Touch this switch to list the

marked points by the registered icon. There
are 16 dif ferent normal purpose icons, 5 spe­cial purpose icons and 3 sound icons. (For
details, see page 52.)

Sort by Date: Touch this switch to list the
marked points in order of registered date.

Sort by Name: Touch this switch to list the
marked points in alphabetical order.

Sort by Dist: Touch this switch to list the
marked points in order of shorter distance
from your current location.

While driving, only special purpose icons will
be shown on the screen.

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Destination Input by PREVIOUS DESTINATION

Touch the “Previous Destination”
switch on the destination screen.

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The screen lists to 10 previously set destina­tions. During driving, the screen lists 5 pre­viously set destinations.

Select your desired destination. The
screen changes and displays the map
location of the selected destination and
the route preference. (See “Entering
Destination” on page 23.)

You can delete the list of previous destina­tions while you stop your car, if you no longer
need them. However, the system must de­lete the complete list and does not allow re­moving single entries.

When you touch the
switch, a message appears to confirm
your request to delete the list. If you are

sure, touch the
touch the

“YES” switch. If not,

“NO” switch.

“Delete All”

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Destination Input by HOME Destination Input by EMERGENCY

Touch the “Home” switch on the des-
tination input screen.

The screen changes and displays the
map location of your home and route
preference. (See “Entering Destination”
on page 23.)

The system starts the guidance from your
current position to your home immediately

after you touch the
driving.

If your home is not registered yet,

“Home” switch during

the

“Home” switch is dimmed.

For the steps to register your home, see
“Registration of your home” on page 30.

By touching the
on the destination input screen, the dis­play changes to a screen to select police
stations, hospitals or dealers. During
driving, only nearby police stations, hos­pitals or dealers are shown. The current
position is shown with an address, the
latitude and the longitude at the top of the
screen.

“Emergency” switch

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When you touch your desired emergency
category, the selected emergency category
list is displayed.

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The distance from your current position up to
the destination is displayed on the right of the
name.

You can see the names of the emergency
destinations in alphabetical order by touch-

ing the
screen.

Touch the
screen changes and displays the map
location of the selected destination and
the route preference. (See
Destination” on page 23.)

Touch the
display the selected emergency destination
name, address and telephone number.

“Name Sort” switch on the

of your desired item. The

“Entering

“Info” switch on the screen to

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Destination Input by EMERGENCY

INFORMATION

The navigation system does not guide
in areas where route guidance is un­available. (See page 44.)

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Destination Input by INTERSECTION

Touch the “Intersection” switch on
the destination screen.

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Touch the of your desired item. After
inputting the two intersecting streets, the

Input the name of the two intersecting
streets which are located near the des­tination to be set.

When you touch the
number of sites becomes 4 or less, the list of
matching street names appears.

“List” switch or the

screen changes and displays the map
location of the selected destination and
the route preference. (See “Entering
Destination” on page 23.)

EMV3111U

If the same two streets cross at more than
one intersection, the screen changes and
displays the menu to select the city name
where the streets intersect. Select the city,
and the map location of the selected destina-
tion and the route preference. (See “Enter­ing Destination” on page 23.)

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Destination Input by FREEWAY ENTRANCE or EXIT

To input a freeway entrance or exit, touch

“Fwy Entrance/Exit” switch on

the
the destination input screen.

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Be sure to use the complete name of the
freeway or highway, including the hyphen,
when entering the destination. Freeways
and interstates use an “I” (I–405). US high­ways use the state designation before the
number (CA–118).

As the number of matching freeways de­creases, you can touch the

display the list. When the number of sites be­comes 4 or less, the list screen appears au­tomatically.

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“List” switch to

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Select the desired freeway by touching
the

.

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You can then select either a freeway “En-

trance”

or “Exit”.

Touch the of the desired entrance or
exit name. The screen changes and dis­plays the map location of the selected
destination and the route preference.
(See “Entering Destination” on page 23.)

Destination Input by FREEWAY ENTRANCE or EXIT

There are 2 ways to list the freeway en­trance or exit.

Dist Sort: Touch this switch to list the en-

trances or exits in order of distance from your
current location.

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Name Sort: Touch this switch to list the en­trances or exits in alphabetical order.

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Destination Input by PREVIOUS STARTING POINT Destination Input by MAP

Touch the “Previous Starting

Point”

The screen changes and displays the
map location of the previous starting
point and the route preference. (See “En­tering Destination”.)

If you have not used the navigation yet, the

switch on the destination screen.

“Previous Starting Point” switch is

dimmed.

Touch the “Map” switch on the destina-
tion screen.

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The screen changes and displays the
map location of the current position and
the route preference. (See “Entering
Destination”.)

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Entering Destination

After you input the destination by one of
the ten methods, the screen changes and
displays the map location of the selected
destination and the route preference.

Y ou can move and set the cursor at a de­sired point. (For the method of how to move
the cursor, see page 3.)

When you touch the “Enter” switch, the
system starts searching for a route to your
destination using the conditions entered.

Route Preference

Touch the
conditions which are to determine the route
to your destination.

“Change” switch to change the

You are given a number of choices on the
conditions which the system uses to deter­mine the route to your destination.

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Touch the “On” switch of “Minimize
Freeway Use” to search for a route other

than freeways as much as possible. (In
some cases, the route cannot avoid running
on a freeway.)

Touch the
Road Use” to search for a route other than

toll roads as much as possible.

Touch the
Ferry Use” to search for a route without us-

ing a ferry as much as possible.
The switches you select are highlighted in

green. After choosing conditions, touch the

“Enter” switch.

“On” switch of “Minimize Toll

“On” switch of “Minimize

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During the route search, “Route Search­ing” appears at the top of the screen and
changes color from the left. When the
search is completed, three types of
routes are displayed on the screen.

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Touch the “Next” switch to choose one
from the three routes.

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Entering Destination Route Guidance Screen

Route 1: A route on which you can reach the

destination in the shortest time.
Route 2: A route on which you can reach the

destination in the shortest distance.
Route 3: Other route.
After selecting one, you can start the route

guidance by touching the
starting to move your vehicle.

If you want to set a way point between the
starting point and the destination or change

the search condition, touch the

Route”

displays the change route menu. (For de­tails, see page 25.)

When you keep touching the
switch until you hear a beep, Demo Mode will
start.

switch. The screen changes and

“Start” switch or

“Chg.

“Start”

The route guidance system displays two
different screen modes.

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Single screen: Only map is shown in a
screen mode.

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Split screen: Map and guidance screen are
shown in a screen mode. (For detail about
Guidance screen, see page 36.)

The two route guidance screens have a
number of indicators and switches with
which you should be familiar.

Map/Guide: To change two screen modes.
[GPS]: Upon reception of signals from the

GPS (Global Positioning System), this mark
appears. (For details, see page 39.)

zoom IN / zoom OUT: Magnifies or reduces
the map scale. (For details, see page 37.)

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Route Guidance Screen

POI: Touch this switch, and symbols of

points of interest are shown on the screen.
(For details, see page 33.)

Mark: Touch this switch for one–touch regis­tration of the marked point. (For details, see
page 54.)

INFORMATION



The distance to your destination ap­pears on the left of the screen.



The time to your destination can also
be displayed. (For the setting steps,
see page 64.)

Chg. Route: The “Change Route” screen

appears and the following settings are avail­able.

Reroute: To change the condition for Re­route.

Detour: To change the condition for Detour.
(For details, see page 32.)

Way point: To set and delete a way point.
(For details, see page 55.)

Route Preference: To change the condi­tions of the route preference. (For details,
see page 23.)

Cancel Guidance: To stop the route guid­ance. When you touch this switch, the map
screen appears.

INFORMATION

If the calculated route includes a trip by
ferry, the route guidance shows a sea
route. After you travel by ferry, the cur­rent vehicle position may be incorrect.
Upon reception of GPS signals, it is au­tomatically corrected.

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Current Position Display Voice Guidance

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The current vehicle position mark ap­pears in the center of the map screen.
You can return to this map screen show­ing your current position at any time from

any screen by pushing the

VOICE”

During driving, the current vehicle position
mark is fixed in the center of the screen and
the map moves.

If you move the map with a “one–touch”
scroll (see page 38 for details), the current
vehicle position mark continues to track your
current location.

button.

“MAP/

INFORMATION

When you use the “one–touch” scroll
feature, the current vehicle position
mark may disappear from the screen.
Move the map again with a “one–
touch” scroll or push the

VOICE”

vehicle position map location display.

The current position is automatically set
as your vehicle receives signals from the
GPS (Global Positioning System). If your
current position is not correct, it is auto­matically corrected after your vehicle re­ceives signals from the GPS.

button to return to the current

“MAP/

INFORMATION

After the battery disconnection, or on
a new vehicle, the current position may
not be correct. As soon as the system
receives signals from the GPS, the cor­rect current position is displayed.

If you must correct the current position
manually, follow the steps on page 60.

Voice route guidance is offered automati­cally during route guidance. Use voice
guidance just for your reference.

You can adjust the volume of the voice or turn
off voice guidance.

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Push the “MENU” button to display the
menu screen. Then touch any number at
the bottom of the screen to select the de­sired volume. If you do not need voice

guidance, touch the

The selected item is highlighted in green.

“OFF” switch.

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Voice Guidance Typical Voice Guidance Prompts

You can listen to “Voice route guidance” by
touching the

if the volume is “OFF”.

“MAP/VOICE” button, even

INFORMATION

During route guidance, the voice guid­ance continues even if the navigation
screen is changed to other screens,
such as the audio screen.

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The voice guidance provides various mes­sages as you approach an intersection, or
other point where you need to maneuver the
vehicle.

1

2

3
4

“Proceed about 5 miles to the T–

intersection.”

“In a quarter of a mile, right turn at

the T–intersection.”

“At the T–intersection, right turn.”
Beep sound only

INFORMATION

On freeways, interstates or other high­ways with higher speed limits, the
voice guidance will be made at earlier
points than on city streets in order to al­low time to maneuver.

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Typical Voice Guidance Prompts

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EMV3113U

1

2

3
4

“Proceed about 4 miles to the traf-

fic circle.”

“In a quarter o f a m il e , tr a ffic circle
ahead, and then right turn 3rd exit
ahead.”

“Next exit right.”

Beep sound only.

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EMV3114U



: The system indicates a U–turn if the dis­tance between two one–way roads (of oppo­site directions) is less than 15 m (50 ft.) in
residential areas or 50 m (164 ft.) in non–res­idential areas.

1

2
3

“In half of a mile, make a legal U–

turn.”

“Make a legal U–turn.”
Beep sound only.

EMV3115U

The system announces your approach to the
final destination.

1
2

“Your destination is ahead.”

“Y ou have arrived at your destina­tion. Your route guidance is now fin­ished.”

Typical Voice Guidance Prompts

EMV3116U

When information is available in the data­base, the voice guidance provides lane infor­mation when entering or exiting a freeway or
interstate.

INFORMATION



If the system cannot determine the
current vehicle position correctly (in
cases of poor GPS signal reception),
the voice guidance may be made ear­ly or delayed.



If you did not hear the voice guid­ance command, push the

VOICE”

button to hear it again.

“MAP/

1

2

3

“In 2 miles, 405 freeway on the

right.”

“405 freeway on the right and then

keep right onto 405 freeway south.”

Beep sound only.

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Registration of Your Home

If you register your home address before­hand, you can easily set the route back to
your home.

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1. Push the “MENU” button to display
the menu screen and touch the

“Marked Point” switch.

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2. Touch the “Register” switch of
Home for registering your home.

If home is already registered, the

ter”

switch is dimmed.

“Regis-

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You may register the location of your
home by three different methods: current
position, address or map location. Touch
the screen to select your desired method
from the menu.

(a) Registering by current position

When you select this method, the current
vehicle position is immediately regis­tered as your home. This is the fastest
method to use if you are at your house.

(b) Registering by street address

If you are away from your home, you can
input your home address.

Input the address of the your home in the
same way as any destination input. (See
page 6.)

(c) Registering by map

If you are close to your home, you can
register the location of your home direct­ly on the map.

Input your home in the same way as the des­tination input. (See page 22.)

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Registration of Your Home Detour Setting

(d) Deleting the registration of your
home

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1. Push the “MENU” button to display
the menu screen and touch the

“Marked Point” switch.

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2. Touch the “Delete” switch of Home.

The screen changes and displays the map
location of the home and a message. If you
are sure that you want to delete the point,

touch the

“YES” switch. If not, touch the

“NO” switch.

When you are driving while the route
guidance is operating, you can change
the route to detour around a section of
the route where a delay is caused by road
repairs, an accident, etc.

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Touch the “Chg. Route” switch if you
encounter a reason to divert from the se­lected route.

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Detour Setting

EMV3065U

This picture shows an example of how the
system would route you around a delay
caused by a traffic jam.

1

This part indicates the location where
traffic jam is occurring due to road re­pairs or an accident.

2

Detour route suggested by the system.

chg–route

When you touch the “Chg. Route”
switch, the screen changes to a change
route screen that allows you to select the dis­tance you want to detour. Touch one of the
numeral keys to start the detour process. Af­ter detouring, the system returns to the origi­nal guidance route.

Alternate: If you touch this switch, the sys­tem will calculate an entire new route to the
destination.

INFORMATION



When your vehicle is on a freeway,
the detour distance selections are 5,
15, and 25 miles.



The system may not be able to calcu­late a detour route depending on the
selected distance and surrounding
road conditions.

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Displaying Points of Interest

Points of interest such as gas stations
and restaurants can be displayed on the
map screen. You can also set their loca­tion as a destination and use them for
route guidance.

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To display a particular type of point of i n ­terest on the screen, touch the

switch on the map screen.

“POI”

UN052

A window with a limited choice of points of in­terest will be displayed. When you touch
your desired type of point of interest, sym­bols will appear on the map screen indicating
where the POI addresses are located.

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All List: If you cannot find your desired point
of interest on the limited choice screen,
touch this switch. The screen then displays
the complete “Point of Interest” listing
screen.

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When you select a point of interest type from
either the limited list or the complete list, the
screen will display symbols at those loca­tions on the map screen.

Local POI Search: If you want to search the
nearest point of interest, touch this switch.
Then choose one of the categories. The sys­tem will list the points within 20 miles.

Touch the
est. Points of interest which you chose are
displayed on the map screen.

To turn off the symbols of the points of in­terest on the map screen, touch the

Off”

switch.

of your desired point of inter-

“POI

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Displaying Points of Interest Turn List

Setting a POI as a destination

You can select one of the points of inter­est symbols on the map screen as a des­tination and use it for a route guidance.

UN304

Directly touch the symbol of the point of
interest that you want to set as a destina­tion.

The map will shift so the symbol is centered
in the screen and overlaps with the cursor

.

The name of the point of interest and the

“Info” switch on the screen are displayed

at the top of the screen. When you touch the

“Info” switch on the screen, the informa-

tion such as the name and address, etc. are
displayed. The distance from your current
position can be displayed at the bottom left
of the screen.

When your desired point of interest over­laps with the cursor, touch the

Dest”

switch. The screen changes and
displays the map location of the selected
destination and route preference. (See
“Entering Destination” on page 23.)

If the symbols of two or more points of inter­est overlap as they are close to each other in

location, touch the
your desired mark in front of the others.

“Next” switch to bring

“Ent

You can change from the map screen to
a “Turn List” screen that displays the list
of the roads up to your destination. This
list can be used for a route guidance.

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1. Push the “MENU” button to display
the menu screen and touch the

Information”

switch.

“Route

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Turn List

UN057

2. The screen will change to the Entire
Route Map screen where you can touch

the

“Turn List” switch.

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You can scroll through the list of roads by
touching
names in the route may appear on the list.

If a road changes its name without requiring
a turn (such as on a street that runs through
two or more cities), the name change will not
appear on the list. The street name closest
to the starting point will be displayed with a
mileage to the next turn.

These marks indicate the direction
which you should turn at an inter­section.

. However, not all road

INFORMATION



The current vehicle position mark
appears at the bottom of the screen
next to the name of the street you are
driving on. The mark does not move.



If you leave the guidance route, the
name of the street you are on is not
shown on the list next to the current
vehicle position mark.



If the road type you are on changes
between a highway, a main street or
a residential street (at an inter­change or fork), it will appear on the
turn list.



If a long route has been selected, it
may take a long time to display the
turn list.



Push the
return to the map display with a route
guidance.

“MAP/VOICE”

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Guidance Screen

You can change half of the screen to the
Guidance Screen by touching the

Guide”

displayed. You can choose one out of
two types of Guidance Screen.

switch while the map screen is

“Map/

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1. Push the “MENU” button to display
the menu screen and touch the

ance Setup”

switch.

“Guid-

UN065

2. The screen will change to the Guidance
setup screen and you can select the

“Guidance Screen Type”.

To display Arrow Screen

To display Turn List Screen

Arrow Screen

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This screen shows the current road name
and the distance to the next corner.

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Guidance Screen Map Scale

Turn List Screen

UN067

The screen shows the Turn List. You cannot
scroll through the list of roads.

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Touch the “zoom IN” switch or the

“zoom OUT” switch to change the scale

of the map display. The scale bar and indica­tor at the bottom of the screen indicates the
map scale menu. The scale runs from 1/16th

of a mi l e t o 6 4 m il es . Touch the
switch or the “zoom OUT” switch until

the scale bar changes normally . If you con­tinue to hold your finger on the switch, the
scale bar changes smoothly.

Y ou can change the scale of the map display
by touching the scale bar directly. It is not
available during driving.

“zoom IN”

The map scale is displayed under the North–
up symbol or Heading–up symbol at the top
left of the screen.

INFORMATION

When the map scale is at the maximum
range of 64 miles, the
switch is dimmed. When the map scale
is at the minimum range of 1/16th mile,

“zoom IN”

the

“zoom OUT”

switch is dimmed.

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Screen Scrolling Orientation of the Map

UN064

If you wish to look at a different point on the
map other than your current vehicle position,
you can bring the desired point to the center
of the screen by using the scroll feature.

Touch any point on the screen, and that point
moves to the center of the screen and is
shown by the cursor mark . You can then set

this place as a destination. Touch the

Dest”

switch on the screen.

If a destination is already registered, you can
enter a way point.

If you continue to hold your finger on the
screen, the map will continue scrolling in that
direction until you lift your finger.

“Ent

If you touch switches like
etc., the screen does not scroll and the re­spective function operates.

After scrolling the screen, the map remains
centered at the selected location until you
activate another function. The current ve­hicle position mark will continue to move
along your actual route and may move off the

screen. When you push the

VOICE”

tion mark returns to the center of the screen
and the map moves as you proceed on your
route.

button, the current vehicle posi-

“Mark”, “POI”,

“MAP/

INFORMATION

If you enter a destination using the
screen scrolling function, the road
nearest to the point you touched is set
as the destination. At this time, if the
nearest road is over 3 miles from des­tination point, the system may not be
able to calculate a guidance route.

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UN062

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Orientation of the Map Limitations of the Navigation System

You can change the orientation of the
map from North–up to Heading–up by
touching the direction symbol at the top
left of the screen.

North–up symbol

Regardless of the direction of vehicle travel,
North is always up.

Heading–up symbol

The direction of the vehicle travel is always
up. A red arrow indicates North.

This navigation system calculates the
current vehicle position using satellite
signals, various vehicle signals, map
data, etc. However, the accurate position
may not be shown depending on the sat­ellite condition, road configuration, ve­hicle condition or other circumstances.

The Global Positioning System (GPS) devel­oped and operated by the U.S. Department
of Defense provides an accurate current ve­hicle position using 3 to 4 satellites. The
GPS system has a certain level of inaccura­cy. While the navigation system will com­pensate for this most of the time, occasional
positioning errors up to 300 feet can and
should be expected. Generally, position er­rors will be corrected within a few seconds.

When your vehicle is receiving signals from
the satellites, the “GPS” mark appears at the
top left of the screen.

The GPS signal may be physically ob­structed, leading to inaccurate vehicle posi­tion on the map display. Tunnels, tall build­ings, trucks, or even the placement of
objects on the instrument panel may obstruct
the GPS signals.

The installation of window tinting may also
obstruct the GPS signals. Most window tint­ing contains some metallic content that will
interfere with the GPS signal reception. We
recommend not to use the window tinting on
vehicles equipped with navigation systems.

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Limitations of the Navigation System

The GPS satellites may not send signals due
to repairs or improvements being made to
them.

Even when the navigation system is receiv­ing good GPS signals, the vehicle position
may not be shown accurately or inappropri­ate route guidance may occur in some
cases.

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(a) Accurate current vehicle
position may not be shown in
the following cases:

 When driving on a small angled Y–

shaped road.

 When driving on a spiral road.
 When driving on a slippery road such as

in sand, gravel, snow, etc.

 When driving on a long straight road.
 When freeway and surface streets run in

parallel.

 After moving by ferry or vehicle carrier.
 When a long route is searched during high

speed driving.

 When driving without setting the current

position calibration correctly.

 After repeating a change of directions by

going forward and backward, or turning
on a turntable in the parking lot.

 When leaving a covered parking lot or

parking garage.

 When a roof carrier is installed.
 When driving with the tire chains installed.
 When the tires are worn.
 After replacing a tire or tires.

 When using tires that are smaller or larger

than the factory specifications.

 When the tire pressure in any of the four

tires is not correct.

INFORMATION

If your vehicle cannot receive GPS sig­nals, you can correct the current posi­tion manually. For the information on
setting the current position calibration,
see page 60.

Limitations of the Navigation System

(b) Inappropriate route

guidance may occur in the
following cases:

 When turning at a wrong intersection off

the designated route guidance.

 If you are heading for a destination with-

out passing through a set way point, auto­matic rerouting may display a route re­turning to the set way point.

 When turning at an intersection, there is

no route guidance.

 When passing through the intersection,

there is no route guidance.

 During automatic rerouting, the route

guidance may not be available for the next
turn to the right or left.

 It may take a long time to operate auto-

matic rerouting during high speed driving.
In automatic rerouting, a detour route may
be shown.

 During automatic rerouting, the route may

not be changed.

 The route in a U–turn may be shown or

announced.

 A location may have multiple names and

the system will announce one or more.

 Some routes may not be searched.

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 If the route to your destination includes

gravel, unpaved roads or alleys, the route
guidance may not be shown.

 Your destination point might be shown on

the opposite side of the street.

 When a portion of the route has regula-

tions prohibiting the entry of the vehicle
that vary by time or season or other rea­son.

 The road and map data stored in your

navigation system may not be complete
or may not be the latest release.

When replacing the tire(s), contact your
dealer.

This navigation system uses the tire turning
data and is designed to work with factory–
specified tires for your Lexus. Installing tires
that are larger or smaller than the originally
equipped diameter may cause inaccurate
display of the vehicle’s position. The tire
pressure also affects the diameter of the tires
so please make sure the tire pressure of all
four tires is correct.

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Map Database Information and updatesMap Database Information and updates

Map database is made based on the
maps, 1999 edition of DENSO, whose in­formation source comes from NavTech
maps and GDT maps.

 1999 Navigation Technologies. All

rights reserved.

 GDT, Geographic Data Technology,

Inc.
This product contains proprietary and

confidential property of Geographic Data
Technology, Inc. Unauthorized use, in­cluding duplication of this product is ex­pressly prohibited.

There are two types of areas available for
route guidance. (See the following
pages.) In one type of area, primarily
around metropolitan centers, detailed
route guidance is available for the entire
area. In the other type of area, all roads
are displayed on the map but route guid­ance is limited. The navigation route
might lack precision because the data (no
right turns, one–way traffic, etc.) is not
complete. It is still possible to reach the
destination by following the arrow direc­tion and distance as shown on the bottom
left of the screen. The arrow points in the
direction of the destination. The distance
shown is as measured in a straight line
from the current vehicle position to the
destination area.

UN200

In order to provide you with accurate map in­formation as much as possible, we are al­ways gathering information such as road re­pairs and doing site investigation. However,
the names of roads, streets, facilities, and
their locations are often changed. In some
places, construction on roads may be in
progress. For that reason, information on
some areas in this system might be different
from the actual location.

The map database is normally updated once
a year. Contact your dealer for updating a
map database.

UN068

System Option: To determine which ver­sion of the database is currently in your ve-

hicle, touch the
switch on the “Menu” screen. The “System
Option” screen appears and displays the
map database version date.

“System Option”

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INFORMATION

For the updated DVD–ROM map, con­tact your Lexus dealer.

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Map Database Information and updates

Route guidance availability

dca1

1999 by NavTech

Route guidance available areas
Route guidance available for main roads only

Route guidance availability

dca2

1999 by NavTech

Route guidance available areas
Route guidance available for main roads only

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Map Database Information and updates

Route guidance availability

dca3

1999 by NavTech

Route guidance available areas
Route guidance available for main roads only

Route guidance availability

dca4

1999 by NavTech

Route guidance available areas
Route guidance available for main roads only

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Map Database Information and updates

Route guidance availability

dca5

1999 by NavTech

Route guidance available areas
Route guidance available for main roads only

Route guidance availability

dca6

1999 by NavTech

Route guidance available areas
Route guidance available for main roads only

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Map Database Information and updates

Route guidance availability

dca7

1999 by NavTech

Route guidance available areas
Route guidance available for main roads only

Route guidance availability

dca8

1999 by NavTech

Route guidance available areas
Route guidance available for main roads only

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Map Database Information and updates

Route guidance availability

dca9

1999 by NavTech

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Route guidance available areas
Route guidance available for main roads only

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SECTION

II

ADVANCED FUNCTIONS

Descriptions of functions for more effective use

Marked points 50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Way points 55. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Avoid point/area 57. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Current position calibration 60. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Marked Points

You can register and keep your own
marked points of interest list (like restau­rants, sports facilities, etc.) and use the
marked points to input a destination.

(a) Registering marked points

UN078

1. Push the “MENU” button to display
the menu screen and touch the

“Marked Point” switch.

UN079

2. Touch the “Register” switch of the
Marked Point.

UN080

A screen similar to that for destination input
appears. Input the address of the marked
point in the same way as any destination in­put. See page 6 through 22.

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Marked Points

UN081

(b) Editing marked points

Once a marked point is registered, you
can edit the icon, name or telephone
number.

1. Push the “MENU” button to display
the menu screen and touch the

“Marked Point” switch.

UN083

When you finish registration of the
marked point, the “Edit Marked Point”
screen appears. The information shown
depends on the method used to enter the
marked point.

If you want to change the icon or name or en­ter a telephone number, touch the item to be
edited (on the left side of the screen).

3. Touch the

“OK” switch.

INFORMATION

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UN082

2. Touch the “Edit” switch.

The screen lists the marked points.
Sort by Mark: Touch this switch to list the

marked points in order of the type of symbol.
Sort by Date: Touch this switch to list the

marked points in order of the registered date.
Sort by Name: Touch this switch to list the

marked points in alphabetical order.
Sort by Dist: Touch this switch to list the

marked points in order of nearest place from
your current location.

Touch
display the edit marked point screen.

of the desired marked point to

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Marked Points

UN084

T ouch the item to edit (on the left side of
the screen).

 Editing an “Icon”

UN085

Touch your desired icon.
Special Purpose Icon: During driving, only

special purpose icons can be selected in the
marked point list. You can register up to 5.

Sound Icon: When you set on these icons,
the buzzer sounds as your vehicle ap­proaches them.

When you touch the desired symbol or
“Back”, the previous screen is displayed.

 Editing a “Name”

UN086

Touch alphabet or numeral keys directly
to input the name.

After you finish your entry, touch the

ter”

switch at the bottom right of the screen.

The previous screen will be displayed.

“En-

 Editing a “Phone” (telephone number)

UN087

Touch numeral keys directly.

After you finish your entry, touch the “En-

ter”

switch at the bottom of the screen.

The previous screen will be displayed.

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Marked Points

 Editing a “Position” (position/map

location).

UN088

Touch the arrows to scroll to your desired
point on the map screen.

Touch the

The previous screen will return.

After you finish any editing, touch the

“OK” switch.

“Enter” switch when the cursor

moves to your desired point.

(c) Deleting marked points

1. Push the “MENU” button to display
the menu screen and touch the

“Marked Point” switch.

UN089

2. Touch the “Delete” switch of the
marked point.

delete–mark

3. Touch of the marked point to de­lete. If you want to delete all of the
marked points, touch the
switch.

“Delete All”

To delete only specified marked points, use
the

“Mark”, “Date”, “Name” or

“Dist” switch to display the screen, so that

you can easily find the marked points.

UN090

UN091

Either of the above messages appears de­pending on the type of deletion. If you want

to delete, touch the
cel the deletion, touch the

“YES” switch. To can-

“NO” switch.

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Marked Points

(d) One–touch marked point
registration

UN092

You can register your current position or
any points (See “Screen Scrolling”on
page 38.) from the map screen by touch-

ing the

“Mark” switch.

UN093

When you touch the “Mark” switch, the
above screen appears for a few seconds,
and then the map screen returns.

UN094

The registered point is shown by on the
map.

To change the icon or name, etc., see “(b)
Editing marked points”.

Y ou can register up to 100 marked points. If
you attempt to register more than 100, a
message appears for confirmation.

UN095

If you want to register a new point, touch the

“YES” switch and delete several old

points. See “Deleting marked points”.
If you do not want to delete the points already

registered, touch the

“NO” switch.

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Way Points

UN096

You can set way points during route guid­ance. T ouch the

to display the following screen.

“Chg. Route” switch

chg–route

(a) Setting a way point

1. Touch the “Set” switch.

UN098

2. Enter your way point in the same way
as you input any destination. (See page
6 through 22.)

The set way point is indicated by

.

5

INFORMATION

If some way points are already regis­tered on the route, “Add” instead of
“Set” is displayed.

After entering a way point, the screen
changes and displays the map location of
the way point and route preference. (See
“Entering Destination” on page 23.)

through

1

(b) Adding a way point

1. Touch the “Add” switch to display
the Add Way Point screen.

UN099

2. Select the section of your route where
you want to add a way point and touch the

“ADD” switch.

MAP: If you touch this switch, you can con-

firm the set way points already registered on
the map screen.

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Way Points

(c) Deleting a way point

1. T ouch t h e “Delete” switch to display
the Delete Way Point screen.

UN100

3. Add a way point in the same way as
you input the destination.

You can set up to 5 way points.

After adding a way point, the screen
changes and displays the map location of
the way point and route preference. (See
“Entering Destination” on page 23.)

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UN101

2. Select the way point you want to delete
and touch the

“Delete” switch.

UN102

3. A selected point and above message
appear. To delete the point, touch the

“YES” switch. If you want to try again or

cancel the deletion, touch the “NO”
switch. The previous screen will return.

INFORMATION

When the vehicle is in motion,

Next”

played.

instead of

“Delete”

“Delete

is dis-

Way Points Avoid Point/Area

(d) Deleting the next way point

UN103

When the vehicle is in motion, only the
next way point can be deleted. T ouch the

“Delete Next” switch.

Any points/areas you want to avoid due
to traffic jams, construction work or other
reasons can be registered as avoid
points/areas.

Push the
menu screen and then touch the

Point/Area”

lowing screen.

“MENU” button to display the

“Avoid

switch to display the fol-

un137

INFORMATION



Some areas and freeways may not
be able to be set as an avoid point.



If a destination is input in the avoid
area or the route calculation cannot
be made without running through
the avoid area, a route passing
through the avoid area may be
shown.

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Avoid Point/Area

(a) Registering avoid point/area

1. Touch the “Register Avoid Point/

Area”

switch.

UN104

2. Enter the avoid point/area location in
the same way as you input any destina­tion or display the map of the area you
want to avoid. (See page 6 through 22.)

UN105

3. Depending on the contents to be
edited, touch either the

“Reduce” or

“Enlarge” switch or one of the arrows.

When you touch the “Enter” switch, the
following message appears.

UN106

After a few seconds, the avoid point/area
screen returns.

(b) Editing avoid point/area

1. Touch the “Edit Avoid Point/

Area”

Point/Area screen.

switch to display the Edit Avoid

UN107

2. Touch the point you want to edit from
the list.

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Avoid Point/Area

UN108

(c) Deleting avoid point/area

1. Touch the “Delete Avoid Point/

Area”

Point/Area screen.

switch to display the Delete A void

UN111

3. Depending on the contents to be
edited, touch either the

“Reduce” or

“Enlarge” switch or one of the arrows.

When editing is completed, touch the “En-

ter”

switch.

INFORMATION



If you try to change the map to an in­appropriate scale, a message ap­pears.



For enlargement or reduction of the
map scale, see page 37.

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UN109

2. Select the point you want to delete
from the list.

Delete All: All avoid points registered in the

system are deleted.

UN110

3. Either of the above messages appears.

To delete the point(s), touch the
switch.

If you touch the
cannot be recovered.

If you want to try again or cancel deletion,
touch the

screen will return.

“YES” switch, the data

“NO” switch. The previous

“YES”

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Current Position Calibration

The current vehicle position mark will be
automatically corrected during driving
on reception of GPS signals. If your ve­hicle cannot receive GPS signals, you
can correct the current position mark
manually.

UN112

1. Push the “MENU” button to display
the “Menu” screen, and then touch the

“System Option” switch.

UN113

2. Touch the “Position” switch.

INFORMATION

For additional information on current
position accuracy, see “Limitations of
the Navigation System” on page 39.

 Position

UN114

1. Touch the scroll arrows to move the
cursor

Touch the

to your desired location.

“Enter” switch.

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Current Position Calibration

UN115

2. Touch either the left or right arrow to
correct the direction of the current ve­hicle position mark on the road.

Touch the
and the map screen returns.

“Enter” switch on the screen

 Distance

The distance calibration function is to be
used when the tires are replaced. This
will adjust for any possible change in tire
circumference from the old tires to the
new ones. If this procedure is not per­formed when tires are replaced, the cur­rent vehicle position mark may become
incorrect.

To execute the fast distance tire calibration
procedure, touch the

on the System Option screen.

“Distance” switch

UN116

The above message appears and the fast
distance calibration is automatically started.
A few seconds later, the map screen returns.

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III

MORE ADVANCED FUNCTIONS

Convenient features

Automatic rerouting 64. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Time to destination 64. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Maintenance information 66. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dealer setting 68. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Automatic Rerouting Time to Destination

When the “Automatic Rerouting” feature
is turned on, the system will automatical­ly search for a new route to the destina­tion if you leave the guidance route. This
feature does not operate while you are
driving on roads where the guidance is
not available.

To turn the “Automatic Reroute” mode
on:

1. Push the

“MENU” button.

UN117

2. Touch the “Guidance Setup”
switch.

UN118

3. Touch the “On” switch on the right of
“Automatic Reroute”.

Selected switch is highlighted in green.

INFORMATION

If your vehicle leaves the guidance
route, the system searches for a new
route to the destination. The new route
may or may not take you back to the
previous route depending on how far
you are off the original guidance route.

When the “Time to Destination” feature is
turned on, the time required to reach the
destination is displayed on the route
guidance screen.

UN119

To turn the “Time to Destination” mode
on:

1. Push the

“MENU” button.

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Time to Destination

UN120

2. Touch the “Guidance Setup”
switch.

UN121

3. Touch the “Set Average Speed”
switch on the “Guidance Setup” screen.

UN122

4. Touch or to set the average
vehicle speeds for driving on a freeway,
main street and residential area.

If you touch the
fault speed is set at each item.

5. After you finish setting the desired
speeds, touch the

6. The guidance setup screen returns.
Touch the
“Time to Destination”.

Selected switch is highlighted in green.

“Default” switch, the de-

“Enter” switch.

“On” switch on the right of

INFORMATION



The displayed time to the destination
is the approximate driving time cal­culated based on the speeds you se­lected and your actual position
along the guidance route.



The time shown may vary greatly de­pending on your progress along the
route (which may be affected by road
conditions such as traffic jams,
construction work, etc.)



Up to 99 hours 59 minutes can be dis­played.

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Maintenance Information

UN305

This system has a function which informs
you of the time to replace certain parts or
components as well as other information
shown on the screen. (See “Information
Items” on page 67.) When the system be­gins operating after reaching either the
Information Item’s date or driving dis­tance, the “Information” screen will be
displayed.

The “Information” screen will not be dis­played again by touching the

play again”

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UN124

1. Push the “INFO” button to display
the information menu screen, and then
touch the

“Maintenance” switch.

maintenance

2. Touch your desired icon and input the
conditions.

UN126

Date: Input the next maintenance date.
Distance: Input the driving distance until the

next maintenance check. You can input a
five–digit number for the driving distance.

After you input that information, touch

“OK” switch. The screen then re-

the
turns to the “Maintenance” screen. The
icon’s color will change to green after the
date and driving distance are input. The
icon’s color will change to orange when
your Lexus needs to be serviced. The fol­lowing switches appear on the screen.

Delete All: Cancel all conditions which have

been inputted.
Reset Expired: Reset an item which has

satisfied a condition.

Maintenance Information

Touch the “OFF” switch at the top of the
screen, and the information screen will no
longer be displayed.

INFORMATION



For scheduled maintenance infor­mation, please refer to the “Owner’s
Manual Supplement / Maintenance
Schedule”.



Depending on your driving or the
road conditions, the system may
have a time–lag between the data
which have been inputted and the
actual date and driving distance.

Information Items

Scheduled Maintenance

Oil Change

Replace Oil Filter

Rotate Tires

Replace Tires

Replace Battery

Replace Brake Pad

Replace Wiper Blades

Replace Engine Coolant

Replace Brake Fluid

Replace Automatic
Transmission Fluid

Replace Air Conditioning
Filter

Replace Air Cleaner Filter

Wedding Anniversary

Birthday

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Dealer Setting

(a) Registering dealer

Maintenance

You can register your dealer’s name and
address. T ouch the

the “Maintenance” screen.

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“Dealer” switch on

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UN128

1. Touch the “Register Dealer”
switch.

2. Enter your dealer’s location address in
the same way as you input any destina­tion. (See page 6 through 22.)

UN129

3. After you enter your dealer, the screen
changes and displays the map location of
the dealer. If it is OK, touch the
switch.

The current screen changes to the screen
where you can edit the data of your dealer.
(See (b) Editing dealer.)

By touching the “Go to Dealer” switch
the system sets your dealer as a destination.
(See (d) Going to dealer.)

“Enter”

Dealer Setting

(b) Editing dealer

UN130

1. Touch the “Edit Dealer” switch.

UN131

2. Touch the item to edit.

 Editing a “Dealer” or a “Staff”

UN132

Touch alphabet or numeral keys directly
to input the name.

After you finish your entry, touch the

ter”

switch at the bottom right of the screen.

The previous screen will be displayed.

“En-

 Editing a “Position”

UN133

Touch the arrows to scroll to your desired
point on the map screen.

Touch the

The previous screen will be displayed.

“Enter” switch when the cursor

moves to your desired point.

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Dealer Setting

 Editing a “Phone” (telephone number)

UN134

Touch numeral keys directly.
After you finish your entry, touch the “En-

ter”

switch at the bottom of the screen.

The previous screen will be displayed.

After you finish any editing, touch the

“OK” switch.

(c) Deleting dealer

UN135

1. Touch the “Delete Dealer” switch.

UN136

2. A selected point will appear. Also, a
message will appear at the bottom of the
screen. To delete, touch the “YES”
switch. To cancel the deletion, touch the

“NO” switch.

(d) Going to dealer

The registered dealer can be set as a des­tination.

T ouch t h e “Go to Dealer” switch. The
screen changes and displays the map
location of the registered dealer and the
route preference. (See “Entering Des­tination” on page 23.)

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IV

OTHER FUNCTIONS

Clock 72. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Screen adjustment 72. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

73. .

Screen transition 74. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Clock Screen Adjustment

You can adjust the brightness or contrast
of the screen depending on the bright­ness of your surroundings. You also can
turn the screen off.

“DISPLAY” button. The

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20R100

The digital clock indicates the time with
the ignition key at the “ACC” or “ON”
position. To reset the hour, press the “H”
button. To reset the minutes, press the
“M” button. To adjust the time to the
nearest hour, press the “:00” button.

For example, if the “:00” button is pressed
when the time is between 9:30 – 9:59 or be­tween 10:01 – 10:29, the time will change to
10:00.

If the electrical power source has been dis­connected from the clock, the time display
will automatically be set to 1:00 (one
o’clock).

1. Push the
following adjustment screen appears.

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BRIGHTNESS: Adjusts the brightness of
the screen.

CONTRAST: Adjusts the contrast of the
screen.

2. Touch
“–”: The screen becomes dark or its con-

trast becomes weak.
“+”: The screen becomes bright or its con-

trast becomes strong.
You can adjust the brightness and contrast

with exterior light on or off individually.

3. After adjusting the brightness and
contrast, touch the

Touching the
turns the screen off.

“+” or “–” for adjustment.

“OK” switch.

“SCREEN OFF” switch

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Screen Adjustment Trip information

INFORMATION

When you do not touch any switch on
the screen for 6 seconds the adjust­ment screen display goes off.

Trip information such as driving dis­tance, average vehicle speed, fuel con­sumption, etc. can be displayed on the
screen.

20R243

1. Push the “INFO” switch.

UN124

20R207



Trip information 1

Distance After Refueling (Figures with
“miles”)

The distance after refueling is calculated and
displayed based on the total distance after
refuel.

When refueling, be sure to stop your vehicle
and turn the ignition switch off.

Average Speed (Figures with “MPH”)

The average speed is calculated and dis­played based on the total driving distance
and the total driving time with the engine run­ning.

The displayed value is updated every 10
seconds.

2. Touch “Trip Information”.

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Trip information Screen transition

To calculate from the beginning, push the
“Reset” switch.

3. Touch

“Trip Information 2”.

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

Trip information 2

Current (Figures with “MPG”)

The current fuel consumption is calculated
and displayed based on the driving distance
and the fuel consumption for 2 seconds with
the engine running.

The value is updated every 2 seconds.
If you are driving at low speeds just before

stopping, the accurate figure may not be
shown.

After Refueling (Figures with “MPG”)

The average fuel consumption after being
refueled is calculated and displayed on the
driving distance and the fuel consumption af­ter being refueled.

The value is updated every 10 seconds.
When refueling, be sure to stop your vehicle

and turn the ignition switch off.

Average (Figures with “MPG”)

The average fuel consumption is calculated
and displayed based on the total driving dis­tance and the total fuel consumption with the
engine running.

The value is updated every 10 seconds.
The calculate from the beginning, push the

“Reset” switch.

The function returning to the previous
screen from the audio screen is select­able.

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1. Push the “INFO” button.

UN124

2. Touch “Screen Transition”.

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Screen transition

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3. Select “ON” or “OFF” and then

“OK”.

touch
ON: The previous screen automatically re-

turns from the audio screen 20 seconds
after the end of audio operation.

OFF: The audio screen remains on.

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V

AIR CONDITIONING

Automatic air conditioning controls 78. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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1

Air flow information 79. . . . . . . . . . . . .

2

Fan speed information 81. . . . . . . . . .

3

Temperature display 80/86. . . . . . . . .

4

Outside temperature display 86. . . .

5

Fan speed control knob 81. . . . . . . . .

6

Air flow control button 81. . . . . . . . . .

7

Air conditioning on button 82. . . . . .

8

Air intake control button 82. . . . . . . .

9

“ FRONT” button 83. . . . . . . . . . . .

10

“OFF” button 80. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11

“AUTO” button 80. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12

Temperature control knob 80. . . . . . .

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Air flow selection

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The automatic air conditioning auto-

matically maintains the set tempera­ture.

This air conditioning features automatic
fan speed and air flow control which auto­matically selects the most suitable fan
speed and air flow to control the tempera­ture. The ignition key must be in the “ON”
position.

NOTICE

To prevent the battery from being dis­charged, do not leave the air condition­ing on longer than necessary when the
engine is not running.

(a) Climate control

SETTING OPERATION – automatic con­trol

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1. Push the “AUTO” button.

Air flow quantity, switching of the diffusers,
on–off of the air conditioning, and switching
of the air intake between RECIRCULATED
AIR and OUTSIDE AIR are automatically ad­justed. The operation status is shown by the
indicator.

When one of the manual control buttons is
depressed while operating in automatic
mode, the mode relevant to the depressed
button is set. Other conditions continue to be
adjusted automatically.

Push the “OFF” button to turn the air condi­tioning off.

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2. Turn the temperature control knob un­til the desired temperature is displayed.

The temperature control knob is used to set
the desired passenger compartment tem­perature. The temperature of air delivered to
the passenger compartment will be con­trolled automatically according to the setting.
The figures on the panel indicate the de­grees in Fahrenheit or Centigrade.

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3

SETTING OPERATION – manual control
When one of the manual control buttons

is depressed while operating in automat­ic mode, the mode relevant to the de­pressed button is set. Other conditions
continue to be adjusted automatically.

If manual air flow selection is desired –

Floor – Air flows mainly from the floor

vents.

4

Floor/Windshield – Air flows mainly

from the floor vents and windshield
vents.

If quick heating or cooling is desired –

Turn the temperature control knob until
“MAX HOT” or “MAX COLD” appears on the
screen.

When the “MAX COLD” is selected, the air
intake is automatically set to RECIRCU­LATED AIR mode.

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The outlets from which air is delivered can be
selected manually by pushing the “MODE”
button. The function of each mode is as fol­lows:

1

Panel – Air flows mainly from the instru-

ment panel vents.

2

Bi–level – Air flows from both the floor

vents and the instrument panel vents.

If manual fan speed control is desired –

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1



Toward low fan speed

2

Toward high fan speed

The fan speed can be set to your desired
speed by turning the fan speed control knob.
The higher the fan speed is, the more air is
delivered. Pushing the “OFF” button turns
off the fan.

To remove exterior windshield frost, use the
high speed setting.

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If manual switching of air intake is de­sired –

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The air intake control button is used to switch
the air intake between the OUTSIDE AIR
mode and RECIRCULATED AIR mode. T he
indicator shows which mode is selected.

 With the indicator on – For RECIRCU-

LATED AIR mode

 With the indicator off – For OUTSIDE

AIR mode

For normal use, it is best to keep the setting
to OUTSIDE AIR mode. If RECIRCULATED
AIR mode is used during heating, the win­dows will fog up more easily.

If the engine coolant temperature becomes
extremely high, the RECIRCULATED AIR
mode is automatically selected. This is not
a malfunction. When the engine coolant
temperature is lowered, the previous mode
resumes.

If manual on–off of the air conditioning
is desired –

Push the “A/C” button to turn the air condi­tioning on and push it again to turn the air
conditioning off.

The air conditioning does not work if the out­side temperature is lowered down to around
0C (32F).

If the system is used for ventilation, heating
in dry weather or removing frost or exterior
fog on the windshield, turn the air condition­ing off once it is no longer required. This will
improve fuel economy . The air conditioning
can be used for year–round automatic tem­perature control including cooling and dehu­midifying operation.

If the air conditioning compressor does not
operate, the indicator of the “A/C” button will
blink. If the indicator of the “A/C” button
blinks even when the “A/C” button is pushed
again, have the compressor checked by
your nearest Lexus dealer.

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(b) Windshield defogging and de­frosting

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To remove interior fog on the wind­shield –

Push the“

To remove frost or exterior fog on the
windshield –

1. Turn the temperature control knob clock­wise until “MAX HOT” appears on the
screen.

2. Push the “

3. Turn the fan speed control knob clockwise
to obtain a maximum air flow.

4. Leave the air conditioning on–off button
off.

FRONT” button.

FRONT” button.

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When the “
flows mainly from the windshield vents and
the OUTSIDE AIR mode is automatically set.
This setting clears the front view more quick­ly.

If you want to return the setting to
RECIRCULATED AIR mode, push the air
intake control button once again.

Pushing the “
froster–linked air conditioning. This is to
clean up the front view more quickly.

Pushing the “
returns the air flow mode to the last one
used.

FRONT” button is pushed, air

FRONT” turns on the de-

FRONT” button once again

CAUTION

Do not use the “ FRONT” button dur­ing cooled air operation in extremely
humid weather. The difference be­tween the temperature of the outside
air and that of the windshield could
cause the outer surface of the wind­shield to fog up blocking your vision.

When you turn the ignition switch on after the
removal and installation of the battery termi­nal, the indicator light may flash and the op­erating sound of the motor may be heard.
This does not indicate a malfunction.

You may hear the operating sound of the mo­tor about 70 seconds after the ignition switch
is turned off. This is not also a malfunction.

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(c) Operating tips

 To help cool down the interior after park-

ing in the hot sun, drive for the first few
minutes with th e w i ndows open. After the
excess heat has blown away, close the
windows.

 Make sure the air inlet grilles in front of the

windshield are not blocked by leaves or
other obstructions.

 If air flow control is not satisfactory, check

the dashboard vent and rear vent. (See
“Side vents” and “Rear vents”.)

 On humid days, do not blow cold air on the

windshield. The windshield could fog up
because of the difference in air tempera­ture on the inside and outside of the wind­shield.

 Keep the area under the front seats clear

to allow air to circulate throughout the ve­hicle.

 On cold days, set the fan speed control

knob to adjust the fan speed high for a
minute to help clear the intake ducts of
snow or moisture. This can reduce the
amount of fogging on the windows.

 When driving on dusty roads, close all

windows. If dust thrown up by the vehicle
is still drawn into the vehicle after closing
the windows, it is recommended that the
air intake control button be left to the OUT­SIDE AIR mode.

 If following another vehicle on a dusty

road, or driving in windy and dusty condi­tions, it is recommended that the air intake
control button be temporarily pressed in to
the RECIRCULATED AIR mode, which
will close off the outside passage and pre­vent outside air and dust from entering the
vehicle interior.

Heating

For best results, set controls to:
For automatic operation –

Push in the “AUTO” button.
Temperature – T o the desired

temperature

Air intake – OUTSIDE AIR
Air conditioning – OFF

For manual operation –

Fan speed – To the desired fan speed
Temperature – Towards WARM

(to the right)

Air intake – OUTSIDE AIR
Air flow – FLOOR
Air conditioning – OFF

 For quick heating, select RECIRCU-

LATED AIR for a few minutes. T o keep the
windows from fogging, select OUTSIDE
AIR after the vehicle interior has been
warmed.

 Push the “A/C” button on for dehumidified

heating.

 Choose floor/windshield air flow to heat

the vehicle interior while defrosting or de­fogging the windshield.

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Air conditioning

For best results, set controls to:
For automatic operation –

Push in the “AUTO” button.
Temperature – T o the desired

temperature

Air intake – OUTSIDE AIR
Air conditioning – ON

For manual operation –

Fan speed – To the desired fan speed
Temperature – Towards COLD

(to the left)

Air intake – OUTSIDE AIR
Air flow – PANEL
Air conditioning – ON

 For quick cooling, select RECIRCU-

LATED AIR for a few minutes.

Ventilation

For best results, set controls to:
For automatic operation –

Push in the “AUTO” button.
Temperature – T owards low temperature
Air intake – OUTSIDE AIR
Air conditioning – OFF

For manual operation –

Fan speed – To the desired fan speed
Temperature – Towards COLD

(to the left)

Air intake – OUTSIDE AIR
Air flow – PANEL
Air conditioning – OFF

Defogging and defrosting
– The inside of the windshield

For best results, set controls to:
For automatic operation –

T emperature – T owards high temperature

to heat; low temperature
to cool

Air intake – OUTSIDE AIR
Air flow – WINDSHIELD

For manual operation –

Fan speed – To the desired fan speed
Temperature – Towards WARM

Air intake – OUTSIDE AIR
Air flow – WINDSHIELD

When pushing the “ FRONT” button, the
air intake selects OUTSIDE AIR automati­cally. This is to clean up the front view more
quickly.

If you want to return the setting to RECIRCU­LATED AIR mode, push the air intake control
button once again.

Pushing the “
the defroster–linked air conditioning. This is
to clean up the front view more quickly.

When the “A/C” button is not pushed in,
pushing another air flow control button turns
off the air conditioning.

(to the right) to heat;
COLD (to the left) to cool

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Pushing the “FRONT WINDSHIELD” button
once again returns the air flow mode to the
last one used.

 On humid days, do not blow cold air on the

windshield – the difference between the
outside and inside temperatures could
make the fogging worse.

– The outside of the windshield

For best results, set controls to:
For automatic operation –

T emperature – T owards high temperature
Air intake – OUTSIDE AIR
Air flow – WINDSHIELD

For manual operation –

Fan speed – To the desired fan speed
Temperature – Towards WARM

(to the right)

Air intake – OUTSIDE AIR
Air flow – WINDSHIELD

When pushing the “ FRONT” button, the
air intake selects OUTSIDE AIR automati­cally. This is to clean up the front view more
quickly.

If you want to return the setting to RECIRCU­LATED AIR mode, push the air intake control
button once again.

Pushing the “
the defroster–linked air conditioning. At this
time, the “A/C” button indicator comes on re­gardless of whether or not the “A/C” button is
pushed in. This is to clean up the front view
more quickly.

To turn off the air conditioning alone, push
the “A/C” button once again.

When the “A/C” button is not pushed in,
pushing another air flow control button turns
off the air conditioning.

Pushing the “
returns the air flow mode to the last one
used.

 To heat the vehicle interior while defrost-

ing the windshield, choose floor/wind­shield air flow.

FRONT” button turns on

FRONT” button once again

(d) Outside temperature display

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The displayed temperature ranges from
–22F up to 122F. If the temperature does
not appear on the screen or it shows “– – –”,
take your vehicle to your Lexus dealer.

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(e) Air filter

The air filter may clog after long use and re­duce air flow. You can inspect the filter easi­ly.

When you inspect and replace the air filter,
be sure to turn off the fan.

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1. Open the glove box and remove the
two covers.

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2. Take out the air filter.

If it is dirty, it should be replaced. To maintain
the air conditioning efficiency, r e p l ace the air
filter according to the maintenance sched­ule. (For scheduled maintenance informa­tion, please refer to the “Owner’s Manual
Supplement / Maintenance Schedule”.)

INFORMATION

The air filter should be installed proper­ly in position. The use of air condition­ing with the air filter removed may
cause deteriorated dustproof perfor­mance and then affect air conditioning
performance.

Side vents

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The side vents may be opened or closed
as shown.

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Rear vents

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The rear vents may be opened or closed
as shown.

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VI

AUDIO SYSTEM

Audio system 90. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Audio System

Quick reference for your audio system

20R101



The “CD” button works only when your Lexus is equipped with an automatic
changer.

1

Function switch display

screen 92. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2

Audio operation screen display

button 91. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3

Mode selectors 91. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4

Tune knob 95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5

“SEEK/TRACK” button

[Radio mode] Seek tuning 95. . . . . .

[Tape/CD mode] Direct access to
a desired program or track

6

“TRAF” button 98. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7

Cassette tape slot 98. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8

Stopping and ejecting a

cassette tape 98. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9

Turning the system on and

adjusting volume 91. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Using your audio system: some
basics

This section describes some of the basic
features of the Lexus audio system. Some
information may not pertain to your system.

Your audio system works when the ignition
key is in the “ACC” or “ON” position.

NOTICE

To prevent the battery from being
discharged, do not leave the car audio
on longer than necessary when the
engine is not running.

(a) Turning the system on and off

20R305

POWER–VOL: Push this knob to turn the
audio system on and off. Turn this knob to
adjust the volume. The system turns on in
the last mode used.

AUDIO: Push this button to display switches
for audio system (audio control mode).

20R306

Push “FM”, “AM”, “TAPE” or “CD” to turn
on that mode. The selected mode turns
on directly.

Push thes e b u t t o n s i f y o u want to s witch from
one mode to another.

If the tape or disc is not set, the cassette
player or compact disc player does not turn
on.

Y ou can turn off the cassette player by eject­ing the cassette tape. If the audio system
was previously off, then the entire audio sys­tem will be turned off when you eject the cas­sette tape. If another function was previous­ly playing, it will come on again.

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20R076

20R077

The switches for radio, cassette tape and
compact disc player operation are dis­played on the function switch display
screen when the audio control mode is
selected. Touch them lightly and directly
on the screen.

The selected switch is highlighted in green.

(b) Tone and balance

How good an audio program sounds to you
is largely determined by the mix of the treble,
mid–range, and bass levels. In fact, different
kinds of music and vocal programs usually
sound better with different mixes of treble,
mid–range, and bass.

A good balance of the left and right stereo
channels and of the front and rear sound lev­els is also important.

Keep in mind that if you are listening to a ste­reo recording or broadcast, changing the
right/left balance will increase the volume of
one group of sounds while decreasing the
volume of another.

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Touching the “SOUND” switch displayed
on the screen at the audio control mode
will display the sound control mode. Ad­just the tone and balance as follows.

20R079

To adjust the tone, touch the “+” or “–”
switches on the screen. To adjust the bal­ance between the front and rear speak­ers, touch the “Front” or “Rear” switch
on the screen, and to adjust the balance
between the left and right, touch the “L”
or “R” switch on the screen.

BASS: Adjusts low–pitched tones.
MID: Adjusts mid–pitched tones.
TREB: Adjusts high–pitched tones.

As the orange display goes up, each tone is
more emphasized.

(c) Your radio antenna

The antenna extends automatically when
the radio and ignition are turned on and re­tracts when either is turned off. The wire an­tenna is also mounted inside of the left quar­ter window.

CAUTION

Before extending the antenna, confirm
that no one is close enough to get in­jured.

NOTICE



To prevent damage to the antenna,
make sure it is retracted before
driving your vehicle through an
automatic car wash.



When cleaning the inside of the rear
window, be careful not to scratch or
damage the wire antenna or connec­tor.



Putting a window tint (especially,
conductive or metallic type) on the
left quarter window may affect the
reception of radio. For the installa­tion of the window tint, consult with
your Lexus dealer.

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