Lexus LC500h (2021 year). Manual in english - page 7

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3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors and trunk

WARNING

■

Caution regarding interference with 

electronic devices

●

People with implantable cardiac pace-

makers, cardiac resynchronization 

therapy-pacemakers or implantable 

cardioverter defibrillators should keep 

away from the smart access system 

with push-button start antennas. 

(



P.117)

The radio waves may affect the opera-

tion of such devices. If necessary, the 

entry function can be disabled. Ask 

your Lexus dealer for details, such as 

the frequency of radio waves and tim-

ing of the emitted radio waves. Then, 

consult your doctor to see if you 

should disable the entry function.

●

Users of any electrical medical device 

other than implantable cardiac pace-

makers, cardiac resynchronization 

therapy-pacemakers or implantable 

cardioverter defibrillators should con-

sult the manufacturer of the device for 

information about its operation under 

the influence of radio waves.

Radio waves could have unexpected 

effects on the operation of such medi-

cal devices.

Ask your Lexus dealer for details on dis-

abling the entry function.

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3-3.Adjusting the seats

Seat position adjustment

Seatback angle adjustment

Head restraint height adjustment (if 
equipped) (



P.131)

Seat cushion (front) angle adjust-
ment

Vertical height adjustment

Lumbar support adjustment

■

When adjusting the seat

●

Make sure that any surrounding passen-

gers or objects are not contact the seat.

●

Take care when adjusting the seat so that 

the head restraint does not touch the ceil-

ing.

●

Vehicles with power head restraint: 

Depending on the position of the front 

seat, the front head restraint may not be 

able to be adjusted upward if it is close to 

the ceiling. 

■

Seat-linked function

●

This function operates when the seat is 

moved forward, backward or in the 

reclining direction a certain distance or 

more.

●

Vehicles with power head restraint: 

When the seat is adjusted forward a cer-

tain distance or more, the head restraint 

moves down.

●

Vehicles with power head restraint: 

When the seat is raised a certain distance 

or more, the seat stops and the head 

restraint moves down.

■

Power easy access system

The driver’s seat and steering wheel move 

in accordance with engine switch <power 

switch> mode and the driver’s seat belt con-

dition. (



P.127)

Front seats

The seats can be adjusted (longitu-
dinally, vertically, etc.). Adjust the 
seat to ensure the correct driving 
posture.

Adjustment procedure

A
B
C

D

E
F

WARNING

■

When adjusting the seat position

●

Take care when adjusting the seat 

position to ensure that other passen-

gers are not injured by the moving 

seat.

●

Do not put your hands under the seat 

or near the moving parts to avoid 

injury.

Fingers or hands may become 

jammed in the seat mechanism.

●

Make sure to leave enough space 

around the feet so they do not get 

stuck.

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■

Before entering/exiting the rear 
seats



Remove the seat belt from the seat 
belt guide. (



P.26)



Stow the sun visor.

■

Entering/exiting the rear seat

1

Pull the lever.

The front seat will lower automatically.

2

Fold the seatback completely for-
ward.

The front seat will move forward and the 
head restraint will move downward

*

 auto-

matically.

*

: Power type only

■

Returning the front seat to its origi-
nal position

Move the seatback backward until it 
locks. The front seat will return to its 
original position automatically.

■

Lever-operated “Front, Fold & Return” 

seat

●

After the front seat is moved forward by 

operating the “Front, Fold & Return” seat 

lever, if a power seat adjusting switch or a 

driving position memory switch is 

pressed, the front seat will not return to its 

original position even if the front seatback 

is moved backward until it locks.

●

The lever-operated “Front, Fold & 

Return” seat will not operate in the follow-

ing situations:

• The seat belt of the seat to be operated is 

fastened.

• The engine switch <power switch> is in 

IGNITION ON mode <ON mode> and 

the shift position is in a position other than 

P.

●

Operation of the lever-operated “Front, 

Fold & Return” seat will stop in the follow-

ing situations:

• A power seat adjusting switch or a driv-

ing position memory switch is pressed.

• The seat belt of the seat which is operat-

ing is fastened.

• The engine switch <power switch> is in 

IGNITION ON mode <ON mode> and 

the shift position is changed to a position 

other than P.

WARNING

■

Seat adjustment

To reduce the risk of sliding under the lap 

belt during a collision, do not recline the 

seat more than necessary.

If the seat is too reclined, the lap belt may 

slide past the hips and apply restraint 

forces directly to the abdomen, or your 

neck may contact the shoulder belt, 

increasing the risk of death or serious 

injury in the event of an accident.

Adjustments should not be made while 

driving as the seat may unexpectedly 

move and cause the driver to lose control 

of the vehicle.

Entering/exiting the rear seats 
(lever-operated “Front, Fold & 
Return” seat)

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●

If the front seat is close to the sun visor or 

other surrounding parts, frontwards and 

upwards movement may be restricted.

■

Jam protection function

While the driving position is recalling or the 

power easy access system is operating, if an 

object is stuck behind the front seat, the 

front seat will stop and then move slightly 

forward.
While the lever-operated “Front, Fold & 

Return” seat is operating, if an object is 

stuck either in front of or behind the front 

seat, the front seat will stop and then move 

in the opposite direction slightly.
When the jam protection function operates, 

the seat stops at a position other than the 

set seat position. Check the seat position.

The seat and steering wheel are auto-
matically adjusted to allow the driver to 
enter and exit the vehicle easily.
When all of the following have been 
performed, the seat and steering 
wheel are automatically adjusted to a 
position that allows the driver to enter 
and exit the vehicle easily.



The shift position has been shifted to 
P.



The engine switch <power switch> 
has been turned off.



The driver’s seat belt has been 
unfastened.

WARNING

■

Lever-operated “Front, Fold & 

Return” seat

●

Before operating the lever-operated 

“Front, Fold & Return” seat, ensure that 

any surrounding passengers or objects 

will not contact the seat.

●

Make sure the seatback is locked 

securely before driving.

●

Never operate the lever-operated 

“Front, Fold & Return” seat while the 

vehicle is moving.

■

Jam protection function

Do not use a hand, foot, or any other part 

of your body to intentionally activate the 

jam protection function.

Driving position memory

This feature automatically adjusts 
the positions of the driver’s seat, 
steering wheel, outside rear view 
mirrors and head-up display (if 
equipped) to make entering and 
exiting the vehicle easier or to suit 
your preferences.
Up to 3 different driving positions 
can be recorded.
Each electronic key (including a 
card key) can be registered to 
recall your preferred driving posi-
tion.

Power easy access system

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When any of the following has been 
performed, the driver’s seat and steer-
ing wheel automatically return to their 
original positions.



The engine switch <power switch> 
has been turned to ACCESSORY 
mode or IGNITION ON mode 
<ON mode>.



The driver’s seat belt has been fas-
tened.

■

Operation of the power easy access sys-

tem

●

When exiting the vehicle, the power easy 

access system may not operate if the seat 

is already close to the rearmost position, 

etc.

●

If the seat or power head restraint posi-

tion is adjusted during the power easy 

access system operation, the automatic 

operating will stop. (The seat will change 

to manual operation.)

●

If the seat or power head restraint (if 

equipped) position is adjusted during or 

after the power easy access system oper-

ation when the driver is exiting the vehi-

cle, the power easy access system will not 

operate when entering the vehicle.

●

Vehicles with power head restraint: If the 

head restraint is close to the ceiling when 

the driver is exiting the vehicle, the head 

restraint may move down during the 

power easy access system operation. 

Also, the head restraint may be restricted 

from being adjusted upward after the 

power easy access system operates.

When the driver is entering the vehicle, 

the head restraint returns to its original 

position.

■

Customization

The seat movement amount settings of the 

power easy access system can be custom-

ized.

(Customizable features: 



P.405)

1

Turn the engine switch <power 
switch> to IGNITION ON mode 
<ON mode>.

2

Check that the shift position is in P.

3

Adjust the driver’s seat, steering 
wheel, outside rear view mirrors 
and head-up display to the desired 
positions.

4

While pressing the “SET” button, or 
within 3 seconds after the “SET” 
button is pressed, press button “1”, 
“2” or “3” until the buzzer sounds.

If the selected button has already been 

preset, the previously recorded position 

will be overwritten.

■

Seat positions that can be memorized 

(



P.125)

The adjusted positions other than the posi-

tion adjusted by lumbar support switch can 

be recorded.

Recording a driving position into 
memory

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■

In order to correctly use the driving 

position memory function

If a seat position is already in the furthest 

possible position and the seat is operated in 

the same direction, the recorded position 

may be slightly different when it is recalled.

1

Turn the engine switch <power 
switch> to IGNITION ON mode 
<ON mode>.

2

Check that the shift position is in P.

3

Press one of the buttons for the 
driving position you want to recall 
until the buzzer sounds.

■

To stop the position recall operation 

part-way through

Perform any of the following:

●

Press the “SET” button.

●

Press button “1”, “2” or “3”.

●

Operate any of the seat adjustment 

switches (only cancels seat position 

recall).

●

Operate the tilt and telescopic steering 

control switch (only cancels steering 

wheel position recall).

●

Operate the head-up display position 

adjustment switch (if equipped) (only 

cancels head-up display position recall).

■

Operating the driving position memory 

after turning the engine switch <power 

switch> off

Recorded seat positions can be activated 

up to 180 seconds after the driver’s door is 

opened and another 60 seconds after it is 

closed again.

■

Registering procedure

Record your driving position to button 
“1”, “2” or “3” before performing the 
following:
Carry only the key you want to register, 
and then close the driver’s door.
If 2 or more keys are in the vehicle, the 
driving position cannot be recorded 
properly.

1

Turn the engine switch <power 
switch> to IGNITION ON mode 
<ON mode>.

2

Check that the shift position is in P.

3

Recall the driving position that you 
want to record.

4

While pressing the recalled button, 
press and hold the door lock switch 
(either lock or unlock) until the 
buzzer sounds.

If the button could not be registered, the 

buzzer sounds continuously for approxi-

WARNING

■

Seat adjustment caution

Take care during seat adjustment so that 

the seat does not strike the rear passen-

ger or squeeze your body against the 

steering wheel.

Recalling a driving position

Registering/canceling/recall a 
driving position to an electronic 
key (including a card key) (mem-
ory recall function)

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mately 3 seconds.

■

Cancelation procedure

1

Carry only the key you want to can-
cel and then close the driver’s door.

If 2 or more keys are in the vehicle, the 

driving position cannot be canceled prop-

erly.

2

Turn the engine switch <power 
switch> to IGNITION ON mode 
<ON mode>.

3

Check that the shift position is in P.

4

While pressing the “SET” button, 
press and hold the door lock switch 
(either lock or unlock) until the 
buzzer sounds twice.

If the button could not be canceled, the 

buzzer sounds continuously for approxi-

mately 3 seconds.

■

Recall procedure

1

Make sure that the doors are 
locked before recalling the driving 
position. Carry the electronic key 
that has been registered to the driv-
ing position, and then unlock and 
open the driver’s door using the 
smart access system with push-but-
ton start or wireless remote control.

The driving position will move to the 

recorded position (not including the steer-

ing wheel and head-up display).
If the driving position is in a position that 

has already been recorded, the seat and 

outside rear view mirrors will not move.

2

Turn the engine switch <power 
switch> to ACCESSORY mode or 
IGNITION ON mode <ON 
mode>, or fasten a seat belt.

The steering wheel and head-up display 

will move to the recorded position.

■

Recalling the driving position using the 

memory recall function

●

Different driving positions can be regis-

tered for each electronic key. Therefore, 

the driving position that is recalled may 

be different depending on the key being 

carried.

●

If the passenger’s door is unlocked with 

the smart access system with push-but-

ton start, the driving position cannot be 

recalled. In this case, press the driving 

position button which has been set.

■

Customization

The unlock door settings of the memory 

recall function can be changed. 

(Customizable features: 



P.405)

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

Manual type

1

Up

Pull the head restraints up.

2

Down

Push the head restraint down while press-
ing the lock release button 

.



Power type

1

Up

2

Down

■

About the head restraints (power type)

Depending on the position of the front seat, 

the front head restraint may not be able to 

be adjusted upward if it is close to the ceil-

ing. 

■

Adjusting the height of the head 

restraints

Make sure that the head restraints are 

adjusted so that the center of the head 

restraint is closest to the top of your ears.

Pull the head restraint up while press-
ing the lock release button 

.

If the head restraint touches the ceiling, 
making the removal difficult, change 
the seat height or angle. (



P.125)

Head restraints

Head restraints are provided for 
front seats.

WARNING

■

Head restraint precautions

Observe the following precautions 

regarding the head restraints. Failure to 

do so may result in death or serious 

injury.

●

Adjust the head restraints to the cor-

rect position at all times.

●

Manual type: After adjusting the head 

restraints, push down on them and 

make sure they are locked in position.

●

Manual type: Do not drive with the 

head restraints removed.

Vertical adjustment

A

Removing the head restraints 
(manual type only)

A

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3-4.Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors

Operating the switch moves the steer-
ing wheel in the following directions:

1

Up

2

Down

3

Toward the driver

4

Away from the driver

■

The steering wheel can be adjusted 

when

The engine switch <power switch> is in 

ACCESSORY or IGNITION ON mode 

<ON mode>.

■

Automatic adjustment of the steering 

position

A desired steering position can be entered 

to memory and recalled automatically by 

the driving position memory system. 

(



P.127)

■

Power easy access system

The steering wheel and driver’s seat move 

in accordance with power switch mode and 

the driver’s seat belt condition. (



P.127)

Press on or close to the 

 mark.

Steering wheel

Adjustment procedure

WARNING

■

Caution while driving

Do not adjust the steering wheel while 

driving.

Doing so may cause the driver to mis-

handle the vehicle and cause an acci-

dent, resulting in death or serious injury.

Sounding the horn

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The height of the rear view mirror can 
be adjusted to suit your driving pos-
ture.
Adjust the height of the rear view mir-
ror by moving it up and down.

Responding to the level of brightness 
of the headlights of vehicles behind, the 
reflected light is automatically 
reduced.
Turn the automatic anti-glare function 
mode on/off

When the automatic anti-glare function is 
in ON mode, the indicator 

 illuminates.

The function will set to ON mode each 
time the engine switch <power switch> is 
turned to IGNITION ON mode <ON 
mode>.
Pressing the button turns the function to 
OFF mode. (The indicator 

 also turns 

off.)

■

To prevent sensor error

To ensure that the sensors operate properly, 

do not touch or cover them.

Inside rear view mirror

The rear view mirror’s position can 
be adjusted to enable sufficient 
confirmation of the rear view.

Adjusting the height of rear view 
mirror

WARNING

■

Caution while driving

Do not adjust the position of the mirror 

while driving.

Doing so may lead to mishandling of the 

vehicle and cause an accident, resulting 

in death or serious injury.

Anti-glare function

A

A

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1

To select a mirror to adjust, press 
the switch.

The indicator comes on.

Left

Right

Pressing the same switch again will put the 
switch in neutral.

2

To adjust the mirror, press the 
switch.

Up

Right

Down

Left

■

Mirror angle can be adjusted when

The engine switch <power switch> is in 

ACCESSORY or IGNITION ON mode 

<ON mode>.

■

Defogging the mirrors

The outside rear view mirrors can be 

cleared using the mirror defoggers. Turn on 

the rear window defogger to turn on the 

outside rear view mirror defoggers. 

(



P.261)

■

Auto anti-glare function

When the anti-glare inside rear view mirror 

is set to automatic mode, the outside rear 

view mirrors will activate in conjunction with 

the anti-glare inside rear view mirror to 

reduce reflected light. (



P.134)

■

Automatic adjustment of the mirror 

angle

A desired mirror face angle can be entered 

to memory and recalled automatically by 

the driving position memory. (



P.127)

Outside rear view mirrors

The rear view mirror’s position can 
be adjusted to enable sufficient 
confirmation of the rear view.

WARNING

■

Important points while driving

Observe the following precautions while 

driving.

Failure to do so may result in loss of con-

trol of the vehicle and cause an accident, 

resulting in death or serious injury.

●

Do not adjust the mirrors while driving.

●

Do not drive with the mirrors folded.

●

Both the driver and passenger side 

mirrors must be extended and prop-

erly adjusted before driving.

Adjustment procedure

A
B

A
B
C
D

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■

Using the switch

Press the switch to fold the mirrors.

Press it again to extend them to the original 
position.

■

Setting automatic mode

Automatic mode allows the folding or 
extending of the mirrors to be linked to 
locking/unlocking of the doors.
Press the “AUTO” switch to set auto-
matic mode.

The indicator 

 will come on.

Pressing the switch once more will return 
to manual mode.

■

When disconnecting and reconnecting 

12-volt battery terminals

The automatic folding/extending mirror 

function will return to off as default. To turn 

the function on, press the switch again to 

select on.

■

Using automatic mode in cold weather

When automatic mode is used in cold 

weather, the door mirror could freeze up 

and automatic stowing and return may not 

be possible. In this case, remove any ice and 

snow from the door mirror, then either 

operate the mirror using manual mode or 

move the mirror by hand.

■

Customization

The automatic mirror folding and extending 

operation can be changed. 

(Customizable features: 



P.405)

When either “L” or “R” of the mirror 
select switch is selected, the outside 
rear view mirrors will automatically 
angle downwards when the vehicle is 
reversing in order to give a better view 
of the ground.

WARNING

■

When the outside rear view mirror 

defoggers are operating

Do not touch the outside rear view mir-

ror surfaces, as they can become very 

hot and burn you.

Folding and extending the mir-
rors

A

WARNING

■

When a mirror is moving

To avoid personal injury and mirror mal-

function, be careful not to get your hand 

caught by the moving mirror.

Linked mirror function when 
reversing

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To disable this function, select neither 
“L” nor “R”.

■

Adjusting the mirror angle when 
the vehicle is reversing

With the shift position in R, adjust the 
mirror angle at a desired position.
The adjusted angle will be memorized 
and the mirror will automatically tilt to 
the memorized angle whenever the 
shift position is shifted to R from next 
time.

The memorized downward tilt position of 
the mirror is linked to the normal position 
(angle adjusted with the shift position in 
other than R). Therefore, if the normal posi-
tion is changed after adjustment, the tilt 
position will also change.
When the normal position is changed, 
readjust the angle in reversing.

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3-5. Opening and closing the windows

3-5.Opening and closing the windows

The power windows can be opened 
and closed by one-touch operation of 
the switches.

1

Closing

2

One-touch closing

*

3

Opening

4

One-touch opening

*

*

: To stop the window partway, operate the 

switch in the opposite direction.

■

The power windows can be operated 

when

The engine switch <power switch> is in 

IGNITION ON mode <ON mode>.

■

Operating the power windows after 

turning the engine <hybrid system> off

The power windows can be operated for 

approximately 45 seconds after the engine 

switch <power switch> is turned to ACCES-

SORY mode or turned off. They cannot, 

however, be operated once either door is 

opened.

■

Jam protection function

If an object becomes jammed between the 

window and the window frame while the 

window is closing, window movement is 

stopped and the window is opened slightly.

■

Catch protection function

If an object becomes caught between the 

door and window while the window is open-

ing, window movement is stopped.

■

When the window cannot be opened or 

closed

When the jam protection function or catch 

protection function operates unusually and 

the door window cannot be opened or 

closed, perform the following operations 

with the power window switch of that door.

●

Stop the vehicle. With the engine switch 

<power switch> in IGNITION ON mode 

<ON mode>, within 4 seconds of the jam 

protection function or catch protection 

function activating, continuously operate 

the power window switch in the one-

touch closing direction or one-touch 

opening direction so that the door win-

dow can be opened and closed.

●

If the door window cannot be opened 

and closed even when performing the 

above operations, perform the following 

procedure for function initialization.

1

Close both side doors.

2

Turn the engine switch <power switch> 

to IGNITION ON mode <ON mode>.

3

Pull and hold the power window switch 

in the one-touch closing direction and 

completely close the door window.

4

Release the power window switch for a 

moment, resume pulling the switch in 

the one-touch closing direction, and 

hold it there for approximately 6 sec-

onds or more.

5

Press and hold the power window 

switch in the one-touch opening direc-

tion. After the door window is com-

pletely opened, continue holding the 

switch for an additional 1 second or 

more.

6

Release the power window switch for a 

moment, resume pushing the switch in 

the one-touch opening direction, and 

hold it there for approximately 4 sec-

onds or more.

7

Pull and hold the power window switch 

in the one-touch closing direction 

again. After the door window is com-

Power windows

Opening and closing the power 
windows

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pletely closed, continue holding the 

switch for a further 1 second or more.

If you release the switch while the window is 

moving, start again from the beginning. 

If the window reverses and cannot be fully 

closed or opened, have the vehicle 

inspected by your Lexus dealer.

■

Door lock linked window operation

●

The power windows can be opened and 
closed using the mechanical key.

*

 

(



P.367)

●

The power windows can be opened using 
the wireless remote control.

*

 (



P.110)

*

: These settings must be customized at 

your Lexus dealer.

■

Power windows open warning buzzer

The buzzer sounds and “Window Open” is 

shown on the multi-information display in 

the instrument cluster when the engine 

switch <power switch> is turned off and the 

driver’s door is opened with the power win-

dows open.

■

Customization

Settings (e.g. linked door lock operation) 

can be changed. 

(Customizable features: 



P.405)

This function can be used to prevent 
children from accidentally opening or 

WARNING

Observe the following precautions. 

Failure to do so may result in death or 

serious injury.

■

Closing the windows

●

The driver is responsible for all the 

power window operations, including 

the operation for the passengers. In 

order to prevent accidental operation, 

especially by a child, do not let a child 

operate the power windows. It is possi-

ble for children and other passengers 

to have body parts caught in the power 

window. Also, when riding with a child, 

it is recommended to use the window 

lock switch. (



P.139)

●

Check to make sure that all passen-

gers do not have any part of their body 

in a position where it could be caught 

when a window is being operated.

●

When using the wireless remote con-

trol or mechanical key and operating 

the power windows, operate the 

power window after checking to make 

sure that there is no possibility of any 

passenger having any of their body 

parts caught in the window. Also do 

not let a child operate window by the 

wireless remote control or mechanical 

key. It is possible for children and other 

passengers to get caught in the power 

window.

●

When exiting the vehicle, turn the 

engine switch <power switch> off, carry 

the key and exit the vehicle along with 

the child. There may be accidental 

operation, due to mischief, etc., that 

may possibly lead to an accident.

■

Jam protection function

●

Never use any part of your body to 

intentionally activate the jam protec-

tion function.

●

The jam protection function may not 

work if something gets jammed just 

before the window is fully closed. Be 

careful not to get any part of your body 

jammed in the window.

■

Catch protection function

●

Never use any part of your body or 

clothing to intentionally activate the 

catch protection function.

●

The catch protection function may not 

work if something gets caught just 

before the window is fully opened. Be 

careful not to get any part of your body 

or clothing caught in the window.

Preventing accidental operation 
(window lock switch)

140

3-5. Opening and closing the windows

closing a passenger window.
Press the switch.

The indicator 

 will come on and the 

passenger window will be locked.

■

The power windows can be operated 

when

The engine switch <power switch> is in 

IGNITION ON mode <ON mode>.

■

When the 12-volt battery is discon-

nected

The window lock switch is disabled. If nec-

essary, press the window lock switch after 

reconnecting the 12-volt battery.

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