Lexus 2006 lx 470 Manual page 298

STARTING AND DRIVING
Turning the system on and off
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To turn the cruise control on, press the "ON–OFF" button. The
"CRUISE" indicator light in the instrument cluster will come on
to indicate that the cruise control is operational. Pressing the
"ON–OFF" button again turns the system off.
When the system is turned off, cruising speed must be reset
when the cruise control is turned on again.
When the ignition key is turned off, the "ON–OFF" switch is
also automatically turned off. To use the cruise control again,
push the "ON–OFF" switch again to turn it on.
CAUTION
To avoid accidentally engaging the cruise control, turn
the system off when it is not in use. Make sure the
"CRUISE" indicator light is off.
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Setting operation
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"Each function is described below.
1 Setting the cruise speed.
The transmission must be in "D" or "4" before you set the
cruising speed.
Bring the vehicle to the desired speed, press the control lever
downward in the "– SET" direction and release it. This sets the
vehicle at that speed. Now you may take your foot off the
accelerator pedal. If you need acceleration
when passing depress the accelerator pedal enough for the
vehicle to exceed the set speed. When you release the
accelerator pedal, the vehicle will return to the speed set prior
to the acceleration.
for example,