fold seats Lexus IS250C 2010 Do-It-Yourself Maintenance / LEXUS 2010 IS350C IS250C OWNERS MANUAL (OM53A24U)

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Before driving
1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Front seats
Seat position switch
Seatback angle switch
Seat cushion (front) angle switch
Vertical height adjustment switch
Lumbar support switch
Seatback fold lever
Entering or exiting the rear seats
Ty p e A
Ty p e B

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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Entering/exiting the rear seats
Type A  Switch-operated “Front, Fold & Return” Seat
Moving the front seat forward or ba ckward using the switch enables
passengers to enter or exit the rear seats smoothly and easily.
■ When entering/exiting the rear seats
Press the fold switch once. The
seatback of the front seat will fold
and the seat will move forward.
For safety reasons, the seat will be
stopped at a position slightly
behind the most-forward position.
To move the seat further to the
most-forward position, press and
hold the switch again after the seat
is stopped.
■Returning the front seats to the original position
Press the return switch once. The
seatback of the front seat will
return to the upright position and
the seat will move backward.
For safety reasons, if the front seat
was originally positioned close to
the rear seat, the seat will be
stopped at a position slightly in
front of the original position. To
return the seat to its original posi-
tion, press the return switch again.
After the seat is returned to the
original position, pressing and
holding the return switch again
moves the seat further backward.

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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
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Before driving
Type B  Seat slide switches (passenger’s seat only)
Press and hold the switch to move
the seat forward.
Fold the seatback using either of
the seatback fold levers.
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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
■Switch-operated “Front, Fold & Return” Seat
●If any seat adjustment switch or driv ing position memory switch is operated
after the seat is moved to the forward and fold position using the “Front, Fold &
Return” seat switch, the seat cannot be returned using the “Front, Fold & Return”
seat switch. Use a switch other than the “Front, Fold & Return” seat switch to
return the seat.
●The switch-operated “Front, Fold & Return” seat cannot operate when:
• A person or item of luggage is on th e seat or the seat belt is fastened.
• The vehicle is moving.
●Operation of the Switch-operated “Front, Fold & Return” Seat will stop if:
• The “Front, Fold & Return” seat switch is pressed again.
• Any seat adjustment switch or drivin g position memory switch is pressed.
• A person enters the seat or an item of luggage is put on the seat (during for-
ward movement only).
• The vehicle starts off.
• The seat belt is fastened (during forward movement only).
■When the seatback is fully reclined
Do not use the seatback fold lever to rais e the front seat as this may prevent the
seatback from locking in place.
If the seatback will not lock, press and ho ld the seatback angle switch forward for a
few seconds to change the memorized seat position. Raise the seatback by hand
and check that it locks in position as normal.

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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
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Before driving
CAUTION
■Seat adjustment
Do not recline the seat more than necessary when the vehicle is in motion to reduce
the risk of sliding under the lap belt.
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, increas-
ing the risk of death or serious injury in the event of an accident.
■Retuning the folded seatback to the upright position
Pull the seatback up by hand.
If the seatback angle switch is used to return the seatback, the seat may not be
locked in position, resulting in an accident.
After returning the seat, rock the seat back and forth to ensure that it is securely
locked in position.
■When the vehicle is moving
Do not operate the seatback fold levers.
■Switch-operated “Front, Fold & Return” Seat
●Before operating the switch, ensure that no surrounding passengers or objects
are caught in the seat. Seat operation will not stop automatically, even if some-
thing becomes caught in the seat. This ma y result in death or serious injury.
●Do not operate the switch while the vehicle is moving.

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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Head restraints
Head restraints are provided for all seats.
Vertical adjustment (front seats)Up
Pull the head restraints up.
Down
Push the head restraint down
while pushing the lock release
button.
Folding operation (rear seats)
Pull the lever.
When reversing etc., folding
down the head restraints
enables a better view of the area
behind the vehicle.
To return the head restraints,
raise them by hand.
Lock release button

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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
CAUTION
Observe the following precauti ons when the head restraints are in use. Failure to do
so may result in deat h or serious injury.
■Front head restraints
●Use the head restraints design ed for each respective seat.
●Adjust the head restraints to the correct position at all times.
●After adjusting the head restraints, push down on them and make sure they are
locked in position.
●Do not drive with the head restraints removed.
■Rear head restraints
●Do not sit in the rear seats with the head restraints in the folded position.
●Do not fold the head restraints when passengers are seated in the rear seats.
●Do not allow passengers to sit on the folded head restraints.
NOTICE
■Rear head restraints
Do not press down excessively on the folded head restraints as doing so may cause
damage.

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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Before driving
Outside rear view mirrors
■The mirrors can be adjusted when
The “ENGINE START STOP” switch is in ACCESSORY or IGNITION ON mode.
■When the mirrors are fogged up
Turn on the mirror defoggers to defog the mirrors. (P. 2 3 8 )
■Folding back the mirrors
■One-touch adjustment of the mirror angle
(vehicles with driving position memory)
A desired mirror face angle can be entered to memory and adjusted automatically
by the driving position memory. ( P. 5 6 )
Mirror angle can be adjusted using the switch.
Select a mirror to adjust
(“L”: left or “R”: right)
Adjust the mirror up, down,
in, or out using the switch
Push back in the direction of the vehicle's
rear.

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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
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Before driving
CAUTION
■When driving the vehicle
Observe the following precautions while driving.
Failing to do so may result in loss of control 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 back.
●Both the driver and passenger side mirrors must be extended and properly
adjusted before driving.
■When the mirror defoggers are operating
Do not touch the rear view mirror surfaces, as they can become very hot and burn
you.
NOTICE
■If the mirrors become iced up
In order to retain the rain-clearing properties of the mirror, do not attempt to scrape
the ice off. Instead, remove it by turnin g on the mirror defoggers or by applying
warm water.