2006 Lexus GS 300 Owners Manual - Page 1058

STARTING AND DRIVING CAUTION D Deceleration cruising function and approach warning do not operate when the vehicle ahead is at a stop or driving very slowly. D While vehicle−to−vehicle distance control is on (on follow−up cruising), acceleration and deceleration are automatically performed in proportion to the speed of the vehicle ahead detected. However, if the vehicle ahead of you decelerates abruptly or if another vehicle cuts in ahead of you, your vehicle may collide with the vehicle ahead unless you manually depress the brake pedal to slow down your vehicle. If you need to accelerate because the vehicle ahead or you changes lanes, then depress the acceleration pedal. D Depending on the road configuration (curved roads, left and right continuous curved roads, driving at the start or end of the curve, narrow driving lanes due to road construction) or your vehicle condition (steering wheel maneuvering, position in the lane or unstable driving because of an accident or breakdown), vehicles in other lanes or surrounding objects will be detected, resulting in a control failure or the activated approach warning. This may also result in a very close distance between vehicles due to a failure to detect the vehicle ahead. Maneuvering the steering wheel in response to a violent lateral wind will cause similar conditions. (d) Changing vehicle−to−vehicle distance G31016 " 1 Long 2 Middle 3 Short You can select one of the following vehicle−to−vehicle distances: "Long", "Middle" or "Short". Each time you pull the distance switch briefly toward you, the setting changes from "Long" to "Middle" to "Short" and then back to "Long". You can confirm the setting on the multi−information display. It should be noted that pushing the "DISP" switch will change to another screen. Your vehicle speed changes in proportion to the speed of the vehicle ahead, maintaining the selected distance. However, if the vehicle speed is slower, the selected distance will be shorter than the designated distance. When the vehicle −to −vehicle distance control mode is activated or the multi−information display indicates "RADAR READY", the vehicle−to−vehicle distance setting can be changed. 412