LEXUS RX 300

1998 — 2003 of release

Repair and car operation



RX 300 Lexus
+ Lexus RX-300 Cars
- Governing bodies and operation receptions
   + Access, protection
   - Elements of systems of safety
      General information
      Seat belts
      Transportation of children
      Adjustment of seats and head restraints
      System of additional safety (SRS)
      Danger of poisoning with carbon (CO) monooxide
   + car Equipment, arrangement of devices and governing bodies
   + Devices of ensuring comfort
   + Receptions of operation and auxiliary systems
+ Settings and routine maintenance of the car
+ Engine
+ Systems of cooling of the engine, heating, ventilation and air conditioning
+ the Power supply system and production of the fulfilled gases
+ Systems of electric equipment of the engine
+ Automatic transmission and interaxal differential
+ Transmission line
+ Brake system
+ Suspension bracket and steering
+ Body
+ Onboard electric equipment
+ Schematic diagrams of electric connections




Danger of poisoning with carbon (CO) monooxide

The composition of the fulfilled gases (OG) of the engine includes extremely toxic monooxide of carbon (CO) which causes loss of consciousness and can lead to a deadly outcome. At serviceable system of release of OG and the correct operation of the car, the fulfilled gases of the engine should not get to car salon. Try to check a technical condition of system of release of OG and tightness of connections of its pipelines in the following cases:

  • At the next replacement of impellent oil when the car is established on the lift;
  • At change of character of the noise published by final system appreciable aurally;
  • After failure in which the details located under the bottom of the car could be damaged.

In the closed rooms with bad ventilation, for example, in garage, concentration of CO can quickly increase to dangerous value. Therefore it is forbidden to leave the engine working at the closed gate of garage. Even at open gate do not leave the engine working long time. At once after start of the engine it is necessary to leave garage and to continue engine warming up on the street.

At movement with an open door of a back the fulfilled gases of the engine can get to salon of the car and create a dangerous situation. If there is a situation when densely to close a door it is not possible, it is necessary to open completely all windows and to include ventilation and air conditioning system.

At stay in the car with the engine working at single turns (even on the open area), execute the following (see. Devices of ensuring comfort):

  • Include system of ventilation of salon in a mode of inflow of fresh air;
  • Turn on the heater fan for the maximum speed;
  • Establish the corresponding regulator comfortable air temperature.