2005 Lexus RX 330 Owners Manual - Page 464

STARTING AND DRIVING D Do not use the conventional (fixed speed) mode in the following conditions, or serious injury or death could result: To help maintain maximum control of your vehicle, do not use conventional cruise control mode when using dynamic laser cruise control while driving in heavy or varying traffic, or on slippery (rainy, icy or snow−covered) or winding roads. Avoid vehicle speed increasing when driving downhill. If the vehicle speed is too fast in relation to the preset speed in the conventional cruise control mode, cancel the conventional cruise control mode and then downshift the transmission to use engine braking to slow down. (a) Turning the system on To operate conventional cruise control mode, press the "ON−OFF" button. This turns the system on. The "CRUISE" and "READY" indicator lights in the instrument cluster comes on. Push the lever in the "MODE" direction for longer than 1 second to change to conventional cruise control mode. The indicator in the instrument cluster is as shown. You can now set your desired cruising speed. Pressing the "ON−OFF" button again will turn the system completely off. However, once the vehicle−to−vehicle distance control mode activates and is used, it cannot be changed to the conventional cruise control mode using the above operation. To change the mode, press the "ON−OFF" button to turn the system off and then press it again to turn it on. Next push the lever in the "MODE" direction for longer than about 1 second. To change to the vehicle−to−vehicle distance control mode from the conventional cruise control mode, push the lever in the "MODE" direction for longer than about 1 second. 433