2012 Lexus HS 250h Owners Manual - Page 171

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Instrument panel brightness adjustment

The instrument panel brightness levels when the tail lights are on and off can be

adjusted. However, when the surroundings are bright (daytime, etc.) turning on the

tail lights will not change the instrument panel brightness.

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Limitations of brightness adjustment

The brightness of the instrument panel lights is automatically adjusted based on the

light sensor detecting how bright the surroundings are. However, if the instrument

panel brightness has been manually set to the brightest setting, the automatic

adjustment will not be performed.

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Hybrid System Indicator

Eco area

Eco Driving Indicator Light turns on

Hybrid Eco area

Eco Driving Indicator Light turns on

Charge area

Eco Driving Indicator Light turns on

Power area

Eco Driving Indicator Light turns off

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By keeping the indicator needle within Eco area, Eco-friendly driving can be

achieved.

Hybrid Eco area shows that gasoline engine power is not being used very often.*

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Charge area indicates regeneration*

2

status. Regenerated energy will be used

to charge the hybrid battery.

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1

: The gasoline engine will automatically stop and restart under various condi-

tions.

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2

: When used in this manual, “regeneration” refers to the conversion of energy

created by the movement of the vehicle into electrical energy.

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Customization

Settings (e.g. Sensitivity of the ambient light sensor used for dimming the meter

lights) can be changed. (Customizable features

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