Lexus SC 430 2002 Manual page 74

GAUGES, METERS AND SERVICE REMINDER INDICATORS
The compass may not show the correct direction in the
following conditions:
D The vehicle is stopped immediately after turning.
The compass does not adjust while the vehicle is stopped.
D The ignition switch is turned off immediately after turning.
The compass does not adjust while the vehicle is stopped.
D The vehicle is on an inclined surface.
D The vehicle is in a place where the earth's magnetic field is
subject to interference by artificial magnetic fields
(underground parking, under a steel tower, between
buildings, roof parking, near a crossing, near a large
vehicle, etc.).
D The vehicle is magnetized. (There is a magnet or a metal
object near center of the instrument panel.)
D The battery has been disconnected.
D Any door is open.
The compass works to calibrate the direction automatically
while the vehicle is in motion, if deviation is small.
For obtaining additional precision or for complete calibrating,
see "CALIBRATING THE COMPASS" below.
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COMPASS SENSOR
13SA10a
"Compass sensor
The compass sensor is located behind the center of the
instrument panel.
NOTICE
Do not put magnets or a metal object near the center of
the instrument panel. Doing this may cause
malfunction of the compass sensor.