Table of Contents
Advertisement
218
4-1. Before driving
WARNING
After driving through a puddle, lightly
●
depress the brake pedal to make sure
that the brakes are functioning prop-
erly. Wet brake pads may prevent the
brakes from functioning properly. If the
brakes on only one side are wet and
not functioning properly, steering con-
trol may be affected.
When shifting the shift position
■
Do not let the vehicle roll backward
●
while a forward driving position is
selected, or roll forward while the shift
position is in R.
Doing so may result in an accident or
damage to the vehicle.
Do not shift the shift position to P while
●
the vehicle is moving.
Doing so can damage the transmission
and may result in a loss of vehicle con-
trol.
Do not shift the shift position to R while
●
the vehicle is moving forward.
Doing so can damage the transmission
and may result in a loss of vehicle con-
trol.
Do not shift the shift position to a driv-
●
ing position while the vehicle is moving
backward.
Doing so can damage the transmission
and may result in a loss of vehicle con-
trol.
Changing the shift position to N while
●
the vehicle is moving will disengage
the hybrid system. Engine braking is
not available with the hybrid system
disengaged.
LS500h_OM_General_OM50J66E
Be careful not to change the shift posi-
●
tion with the accelerator pedal
depressed. Changing the shift posi-
tion to any positions other than P or N
may lead to unexpected rapid acceler-
ation of the vehicle that may cause an
accident and result in death or serious
injury.
After changing the shift position, make
sure to confirm the current shift posi-
tion displayed on the shift position indi-
cator inside the meter.
Brake pad wear
■
If any of the following situations occurs,
have the brake pads visually checked and
replaced by your Lexus dealer as soon as
possible.
If the brake pad wear limit of a brake
●
pad is found to have been exceeded
when visually checking the brake pads
for each wheel (for the brake pad wear
limit, refer to P.561)
If a warning message is displayed on
●
the multi-information display (only the
right-side pads can be detected)
Rotor damage may result if the pads are
not replaced when needed.
Vehicles with high coefficient of friction
brake pads: Moderate levels of the brake
pad and disc wear allow enhanced brak-
ing power. As a result, the discs may wear
more quickly than conventional brake
discs. Therefore, when replacing the
brake pads, Lexus recommends that you
also have the thickness of the discs meas-
ured.
It is dangerous to drive the vehicle when
the wear limits of the brake pads and/or
those of the brake discs are exceeded.
Advertisement
Table of Contents
