Trailer Lights; Break-In Schedule (Towing); Maintenance If You Tow A Trailer; Pre-Towing Safety Check - Lexus 2004 LS430 Owner's Manual

DRIVING TIPS
Tires
D Ensure that your vehicle's tires are properly inflated. Adjust
the tire inflation pressure to the recommended cold tire
inflation pressure indicated below:
Tire inflation pressure, kPa (kgf/cm
P225/55R17 95H Front 220 (2.2, 32)
Rear 220 (2.2, 32)
245/45R18 96W Front 230 (2.3, 33)
Rear 230 (2.3, 33)
D The trailer tires should be inflated to the pressure
recommended by the trailer manufacturer in respect to the
total trailer weight.

Trailer lights

D Trailer lights must comply with federal, state/provincial and
local regulations. See your local recreational vehicle dealer
or rental agency for the correct type of wiring and relays for
your trailer. Check for correct operation of the turn signals
and stop lights each time you hitch up. Direct splicing may
damage your vehicle's electrical system and cause a
malfunction of your lights.
Break-in schedule
D Lexus recommends that you do not tow a trailer with a new
vehicle or a vehicle with any new power train component
(engine, transmission, differential, wheel bearing, etc.) for
the first 800 km (500 miles) of driving.
386
Maintenance
D If you tow a trailer, your vehicle will require more frequent
maintenance due to the additional load.
information, please refer to the scheduled maintenance
information in the "Owner 's Manual Supplement /
or bar, psi)
2
Scheduled Maintenance".
D Retighten all fixing bolts of the towing ball and bracket after
approximately 1000 km (600 miles) of trailer driving.

Pre-towing safety check

D Check that your vehicle remains level when a loaded or
unloaded trailer is hitched. Do not drive if the vehicle has
an abnormal nose-up or nose-down condition, and check
for improper tongue load, overload, worn suspension or
other possible causes.
D Make sure the trailer cargo is securely loaded so that it
cannot shift.
D Check that your rear view mirrors conform to any federal,
state/provincial or local regulations. If they do not, install
required rear view mirrors appropriate for towing purposes.
For this