Summary
With reverse gear selected, the rear-view camera displays an image of the area behind the vehicle on the in-dash navigation screen. The camera is actually part of the object detection system. Touch the screen to select parallel or back-in parking. You can also select if you want to park on the left side, as you might want to do on a one-way street. If the LS 460 is positioned correctly, a green box will appear on the screen showing the position the car will be parked in. If the LS 460 is a little out of position, a red box will show on the screen. The driver can move the red box around the touch screen until it turns green, indicating the parking path is clear. Obstacles in the parking path are marked by a flag, such as the corner of a bumper, and will prevent the box from turning green, but most of the time moving the box will clear the path visually, turn the box green and allow parking to continue. With the parking area outlined by the green box, the driver touches the OK button on the screen and takes their hands off the steering wheel. The electric power steering computer automatically steers the car into the parking spot while the driver controls the speed with the foot brake. If the car is moving too fast, warning beeps sound along with a warning message on the display. Turn the steering wheel, go too fast, press on the gas or have a dirty camera lens and the APGS will disengage.
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Lexus Introduces Hands-Free Parking Feature
LS 460's guidance system works,but takes some getting used to
Auto Tech/Jim KerrI have driven the future. Or has the future driven me?The future, it seems, hides beneath the body panels of the 2007 Lexus LS 460. This luxury sedan is the first c...See the full content of this document
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