Does 2013 Is300h Have Safety Features Like Emergency Brakes And Lane D

[JapanMadu]

Hello all,

I'm looking in to buying a 2013 IS 300h (maybe F-Sport) and wondering if it includes safety features like emergency braking, lane departure warning, etc.

Thank you.

Cheers.

[1990LS400]

You live in Texas? The IS300h hybrid has never been sold in the U.S. although I would not be surprised to see it offered in the U.S. in the future.

The brochure for the 2013 IS sold in the U.S. can be viewed at http://www.lexus.com/documents/brochures/2013/2013-Lexus-IS-Brochure.pdf

Based on this brochure, emergency braking (Pre-Collision System) was available as an option only on the IS-C convertible and the IS-F. I do not see Lane Departure Warning listed as being offered on the IS in 2013.

Toyota is expanding the availability of emergency braking systems and lane departure warning and assist systems over the next several model years: http://phys.org/news/2015-03-toyota-price-automatic-safety-devices.html

[pj8708]

Great information Jim. I was not aware of this.

Paul

[JapanMadu]

You live in Texas? The IS300h hybrid has never been sold in the U.S. although I would not be surprised to see it offered in the U.S. in the future.

The brochure for the 2013 IS sold in the U.S. can be viewed at http://www.lexus.com/documents/brochures/2013/2013-Lexus-IS-Brochure.pdf

Based on this brochure, emergency braking (Pre-Collision System) was available as an option only on the IS-C convertible and the IS-F. I do not see Lane Departure Warning listed as being offered on the IS in 2013.

Toyota is expanding the availability of emergency braking systems and lane departure warning and assist systems over the next several model years: http://phys.org/news/2015-03-toyota-price-automatic-safety-devices.html

Thank you very much. Actually I relocated to Japan recently and looking in to buying a used Lexus. It's quite difficult to get accurate information with my limited Japanese so I thought I would ask here.

I saw some cars that had a button for what I thought was lane departure warning (two parallel lines and a car crossing one) but can't be sure.

Thanks again.

[1990LS400]

I would be surprised if "Lane Keeping Assist" was not available on the Japanese market IS. Japanese market vehicles often get more features than the US. LKA goes beyond lane departure warning and nudges the car back into its lane. Last time I checked, the only Toyota-made vehicles available with LKA in the US were the Prius sedan, LS460L and LS600hL.