Lexus ES 250 Owner's Manual page 407

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6-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
NOTICE
To avoid damage to the tire pressure
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warning valves and transmitters
(vehicles with the tire pressure warn-
ing system)
When a tire is repaired with liquid seal-
ants, the tire pressure warning valve and
transmitter may not operate properly. If a
liquid sealant is used, contact your Lexus
dealer or other qualified service shop as
soon as possible. Make sure to replace
the tire pressure warning valve and trans-
mitter when replacing the tire. (P.405)
Initializing the tire pressure
warning system
The tire pressure warning system
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must be initialized in the following
circumstances:
 When rotating the tires.
 When the tire inflation pressure is
changed when changing traveling
speed.
 When the tire inflation pressure is
changed such as when changing tire
size. (When there are multiple spec-
ified pressures)
 After registering the ID codes.
(P.408)
When the tire pressure warning system
is initialized, the current tire inflation
pressure is set as the benchmark pres-
sure.
How to initialize the tire pressure
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warning system
1 Park the vehicle in a safe place and
stop the engine for 20 minutes or
more.
Initialization cannot be performed while
the vehicle is moving.
2 Adjust the tire inflation pressure to
the specified cold tire inflation pres-
sure level.
Make sure to adjust the tire pressure to the
specified cold tire inflation pressure level.
The tire pressure warning system will oper-
ate based on this pressure level.
3 Start the engine. (P.179)
4
Press or of the meter con-
trol switches and select
5
Press or of the meter con-
trol switches and select "Vehicle
Settings", and then press "OK".
6 Press or of the meter con-
trol switches and select "TPWS",
and then press "OK".
7 Press or of the meter con-
trol switches and select "Set Pres-
sure", and then press and hold
"OK" until the tire pressure warning
light starts blinking.
A message is displayed on the multi-infor-
mation display. Also, "--" is displayed for
inflation pressure of each tire on the multi-
information display while the tire pressure
warning system determines the position.
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