2003 Lexus GX 470 Owners Manual - Page 133

COMFORT ADJUSTMENT Compass Displays N NE E SE S SW W NW Directions North Northeast East Southeast South Southwest West Northwest The compass may not show the correct direction in the following conditions: The compass indicates the direction in which the vehicle is heading. The illustration shown above indicates the vehicle is heading north. Push the "COMP" switch to turn the compass system on and off. If the ignition switch was turned off with the system on, the system will automatically turn back on when the ignition switch is turned on. 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. 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 on or near the inside rear view mirror.) D The battery has been disconnected. Your vehicle is out of the set zone. Refer to the "Calibrating the compass" in this section to set the zone number. The compass works to calibrate the direction automatically while the vehicle is in motion, if deviation is small. 119