2013 Lexus GS 450h Owners Manual - Page 70

92

GS450h_U (OM30D01U)

2. Instrument cluster

■

The meters and display illuminate when

The power switch is in ON mode.

■

Instrument panel brightness adjustment

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

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

turning on the tail lights will not change the instrument panel brightness. At this time,

any adjustments made to the instrument panel brightness levels will be applied to

both settings at once.

■

Limitation 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 either the brightest or darkest setting, the

automatic adjustment will not be performed.

■

Hybrid System Indicator

●

Hybrid System Indicator is displayed when the driving mode is other than the sport

mode.

●

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

achieved.

●

Charge area indicates regeneration

*

status. Regenerated energy will be used to

charge the battery.

*

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

ated by the movement of the vehicle into electrical energy.

Charge area

Shows regenerative charging.

Hybrid Eco area

Shows that gasoline engine power is not

being used very often.

The gasoline engine will automatically stop

and restart under various conditions.

Eco area

Shows that the vehicle is being driven in an

Eco-friendly manner.

Power area

Shows that an Eco-friendly driving range is

being exceeded (during full power driving

etc.)