sensor LEXUS LS500 2021 User Guide

1113-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors and trunk
3
Before driving
minutes.
■Trunk easy closer
In the event that the trun k lid is left slightly
open, the trunk easy closer will automati-
cally close it to the fully closed position.
●The trunk easy closer will operate
regardless of the en gine switch mode.
●If the trunk easy closer does not operate,
open the trunk to the half open position
or more and then close it.
■Function to prevent the trunk being
locked with the electronic key inside
●When all doors are locked, closing the
trunk lid with the electr onic key left inside
the trunk will sound an alarm.
In this case, the trunk lid can be opened
pressing the trunk release button on the
trunk lid.
●If the spare electronic key is put in the
trunk with all the doors locked, the key
confinement prevention function is acti-
vated so the trunk can be opened. In
order to prevent theft, take all electronic
keys with you when leaving the vehicle.
●If the electronic key is put in the trunk with
all the doors locked, the key may not be
detected depending on the location of
the key and the surrounding radio wave
conditions. In this case, the key confine-
ment prevention function cannot be acti-
vated, causing the doors to lock when the
trunk is closed. Make sure to check
where the key is before closing the trunk.
●The key confinement prevention function
cannot be activated if any one of the
doors is unlocked. In this case, open the
trunk using the trunk opener.
■Overload protection function (vehicles
with power trunk opener and closer)
The trunk lid will not operate when exces-
sive load is present on the top of the trunk
lid.
■Fall-down protection function (vehicles
with power trunk opener and closer)
While the trunk lid is opening automatically,
applying excessive force to it will stop the
opening operation to prevent the trunk lid
from rapidly falling down.
■Jam protection function (vehicles with
power trunk opener and closer)
While the trunk lid is closing automatically,
the trunk lid will stop closing and open if
something gets caught.
■Internal trunk release lever
The trunk lid can be opened by pulling the
glow-in-the-dark lever located on the inside
of the trunk lid to the side.
The lever will continue to glow for some
time after the trunk lid is closed.
■Using the mechanical key
The trunk can be also opened using the
mechanical key. ( P.442)
If the trunk is unlocked using the mechani-
cal key, the power trunk lid and trunk easy
closer will not be operational. To return
them to an operational state, fully close the
trunk lid by hand.
■If the smart access system with
push-button start or the wireless remote
control does not operate properly
Use the mechanical key to unlock the trunk.
(  P.442)
Replace the key battery with a new one if it
is depleted.
■Hands Free Power Trunk Lid operating
conditions (if equipped)
●When the Hands Free Power Trunk Lid
(kick sensor) operatio n setting is turned
on and the engine switch is turned off
●When an electronic key is carried within
the operation range
■Situations in which the Hands Free
Power Trunk Lid may not operate prop-
erly (if equipped)
In the following situations, the Hands Free
Power Trunk Lid may not operate properly:

1123-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors and trunk
●When a foot remains under the rear
bumper
●If the rear bumper is strongly hit with a
foot or is touched for a while
If the rear bumper has been touched for a
while, wait for a short time before
attempting to operate the Hands Free
Power Trunk Lid again.
●When standing excessively close to the
rear bumper
●When an external radio wave source
interferes with the communication
between the electronic key and the vehi-
cle ( P.115)
●When the vehicle is parked near an elec-
trical noise source which affects the sen-
sitivity of the Hands Free Power Trunk Lid,
such as a pay parking spot, gas station,
electrically heated road, or fluorescent
light
●When the vehicle is near a TV tower,
electric power plant, radio station, large
display, airport or other facility that gen-
erates strong radio waves or electrical
noise
●When a large amount of water is applied
to the rear bumper, such as when the
vehicle is being washed or in heavy rain
●When mud, snow, ice, etc. is attached to
the rear bumper
●When the vehicle has been parked for a
while near objects that may move and
contact the rear bumper, such as plants
●When an accessory is installed to the rear
bumper
If an accessory has been installed, turn the
Hands Free Power Trunk Lid (kick sensor)
operation setting off.
■Preventing unintentional operation of
the Hands Free Power Trunk Lid (if
equipped)
When an electronic ke y is in the operation
detection area, the Ha nds Free Power Trunk
Lid may operate unintentionally, so be care-
ful in the following situations:
●When a large amount of water is applied
to the rear bumper, such as when the
vehicle is being washed or in heavy rain
●When dirt is wiped off the rear bumper
●When a small animal or small object, such
as a ball, moves under the rear bumper
●When an object is moved from under the
rear bumper
●If someone is swinging their legs while sit-
ting on the rear bumper
●If the legs or another part of someone’s
body contacts the rear bumper while
passing by the vehicle
●When the vehicle is parked near an elec-
trical noise source which affects the sen-
sitivity of the Hands Free Power Trunk Lid,
such as a pay parking spot, gas station,
electrically heated road, or fluorescent
light
●When the vehicle is near a TV tower,
electric power plant, radio station, large
display, airport or ot her facility that gen-
erates strong radio waves or electrical
noise
●When the vehicle is parked in a place
where objects such as plants are near the
rear bumper
●If luggage, etc. is set near the rear
bumper
●If accessories or a vehicle cover is
installed/removed ne ar the rear bumper
●When the vehicle is being towed
To prevent unintentiona l operation, turn the
Hands Free Power Trunk Lid (kick sensor)
operation setting off.
■Open door warning buzzer
 P.105
■Customization
Some functions can be customized.
(  P.476)
The trunk opener switch can be tem-
porarily disabled to protect luggage
stored in the trunk against theft.
Turn the main switch in the glove box
off to disable the trunk opener.
Luggage security system

1163-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors and trunk
engine is started or engine switch modes
are changed.
●Do not leave the electronic key on top of
the instrument panel or near the door
pockets when exiting the vehicle.
Depending on the radio wave reception
conditions, it may be detected by the
antenna outside the cabin and the doors
will become lockable from the outside,
possibly trapping the electronic key
inside the vehicle.
●As long as the electron ic key is within the
effective range, the doors may be locked
or unlocked by anyone. However, only
the doors detecting the electronic key
can be used to unlock the vehicle.
●Even if the electronic key is not inside the
vehicle, it may be possible to start the
engine if the electronic key is near the
window.
●The doors may unlock or lock if a large
amount of water spla shes on the door
handle, such as in the rain or in a car
wash, when the electronic key is within
the effective range. (The doors will auto-
matically be locked after approximately
60 seconds if the d oors are not opened
and closed.)
●If the wireless remote control is used to
lock the doors when the electronic key is
near the vehicle, there is a possibility that
the door may not be unlocked by the
entry function. (Use the wireless remote
control to unlock the doors.)
●Touching the door lock sensor while
wearing gloves may delay or prevent lock
operation.
●When the lock operation is performed
using the lock sensor, recognition signals
will be shown up to two consecutive
times. After this, no recognition signals
will be given.
●If the door handle becomes wet while the
electronic key is within the effective
range, the door may lock and unlock
repeatedly. In this case, follow the follow-
ing correction procedures to wash the
vehicle:
• Place the electronic key in a location 6 ft. (2 m) or more away from the vehicle.
(Take care to ensure that the key is not stolen.)
• Set the electronic key to battery-saving mode to disable the smart access system
with push-button start. ( P.115)
●If the electronic key is inside the vehicle
and a door handle becomes wet during a
car wash, a message may be shown on
the multi-information display and a
buzzer will sound outside the vehicle. To
turn off the alarm, lock all the doors.
●The lock sensor may not work properly if
it comes into contact with ice, snow, mud,
etc. Clean the lock sensor and attempt to
operate it again.
●A sudden approach to the effective
range or door handle may prevent the
doors from being unlocked. In this case,
return the door handle to the original
position and check that the doors unlock
before pulling the door handle again.
●If there is another electronic key in the
detection area, it may take slightly longer
to unlock the doors after the door handle
is gripped.
■When the vehicle is not driven for
extended periods
●To prevent theft of the vehicle, do not
leave the electronic key within 6 ft. (2 m)
of the vehicle.
●The smart access system with push-but-
ton start can be deactivated in advance.
●Setting the electronic key to battery-sav-
ing mode helps to reduce key battery
depletion. ( P.115)
■To operate the system properly
●Make sure to carry the electronic key
when operating the system. Do not get
the electronic key too close to the vehicle
when operating the system from the out-
side of the vehicle.
Depending on the position and holding
condition of the electr onic key, the key may
not be detected correctly and the system
may not operate properly. (The alarm may
go off accidentally, or the door lock pre-
vention function may not operate.)
●Do not leave the electr onic key inside the
trunk.

1423-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
*:If equipped
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 is turned to IGNI-
TION 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
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1463-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
The icons will be displayed.
2Press the menu button repeatedly
and select .
The setting display will be displayed.
3Press or to enable
(“ON”)/disable (“OFF”) the auto-
matic anti-glare function.
The icons will disappear if a button is not
operated for approximately 5 seconds or
more.
■Adjusting the display (digital mirror
mode)
●If the displayed image is adjusted, it may
appear distorted. This is not a malfunc-
tion.
●If the brightness of the Digital Rearview
Mirror is set too high, it may cause eye
strain. Adjust the Di gital Rearview Mirror
to an appropriate brig htness. If your eyes
become tired, change to optical mirror
mode.
●The brightness of the Digital Rearview
Mirror will change automatically accord-
ing to the brightness of the area in front of
your vehicle.
■To prevent the light sensors from mal-
functioning
To prevent the light sensors from malfunc-
tioning, do not touch or cover them.
■Cleaning the mirror surface
If the mirror surface is dirty, the image
on the display may be difficult to see.
WARNING
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
■While driving
●Do not adjust the position of the Digital
Rearview Mirror or adjust the display
settings while driving.
Stop the vehicle and operate the Digi-
tal Rearview Mirror control switches.
Failure to do so may cause a steering
wheel operation error, resulting in an
unexpected accident.
●Always pay attention to the vehicle’s
surroundings.
The size of the vehicles and other objects
may look different when in digital mirror
mode and optical mirror mode.
When backing up, make sure to directly
check the safety of the area around your
vehicle, especially behind the vehicle.
Additionally, if a vehicle approaches from
the rear in the dark, such as at night, the
surrounding area may appear dim.
■To prevent causes of fire
If the driver contin ues using the Digital
Rearview Mirror while smoke or odor
comes from the mirror, it may result in
fire. Stop using the system immediately
and contact your Lexus dealer.
Cleaning the Digital Rearview
Mirror

1914-3. Operating the lights and wipers
4
Driving
and illuminate brighter than the parking
lights.
●To make your vehicle more visible to
other drivers during daytime driving, the
daytime running lights turn on automati-
cally when all of the following conditions
are met. (The daytime running lights are
not designed for use at night.)
• The engine is running
• The parking brake is released
• The headlight switch is in the or
* position
*: When the surroundings are bright
The daytime running lights remain on after
they illuminate, even if the parking brake is
set again.
●For the U.S.A.: Dayt ime running lights
can be turned off by operating the switch.
●Compared to turning on the headlights,
the daytime running light system offers
greater durability and consumes less
electricity, so it can help improve fuel
economy.
■Headlight control sensor
The sensor may not function properly if an
object is placed on th e sensor, or anything
that blocks the sensor is affixed to the wind-
shield.
Doing so interferes with the sensor detect-
ing the level of ambient light and may cause
the automatic headlight system to malfunc-
tion.
■Automatic light off system
●When the headlights are on: The head-
lights and tail lights turn off 30 seconds
after the driver’s door is opened and
closed if the engine switch is turned to
ACCESSORY mode or turned off. (The
lights turn off immediately if on the key is pressed after all the doors are
closed.)
●When only the tail lights are on: The tail
lights turn off automatically if the engine
switch is turned to ACCESSORY mode
or turned off and the driver’s door is
opened.
To turn the lights on again, turn the engine
switch to IGNITION ON mode, or turn the
light switch off once and then back to
or .
■Light reminder buzzer
A buzzer sounds when the engine switch is
turned off or turned to ACCESSORY
mode and the driver’s door is opened while
the lights are turned on.
■Automatic headlight leveling system
The level of the headlights is automatically
adjusted according to the number of pas-
sengers and the loadin g condition of the
vehicle to ensure that the headlights do not
interfere with other road users.
■Windshield wiper linked headlight illu-
mination
When driving during daytime with the
headlight switch turned to , if the wind-
shield wipers are used, the headlights will
turn on automatically after several seconds
to help enhance the visibility of your vehicle.
■Battery-saving function
In order to prevent the battery of the vehicle
from discharging, if the headlights and/or
tail lights are on when the engine switch is
turned off the battery saving function will
operate and automatically turn off all the
lights after approximately 20 minutes.
When the engine switch is turned to IGNI-
TION ON mode, the battery-saving func-
tion will be disabled.
When any of the following are performed,
the battery-saving function is canceled
once and then reactivated. All the lights will
turn off automatically 20 minutes after the
Battery-saving function has been reacti-
vated:
●When the headlight switch is operated

1934-3. Operating the lights and wipers
4
Driving
1Press the Automatic High Beam
switch.
2 Turn the headlight switch to the
or position.
When the headlight swit ch lever is in the low beam position, the AHB system will be
enabled and the AHB indicator will illumi-
nate.
■Conditions to turn the high beams on/off
automatically
●When all of the follo
wing conditions are
met, the high beams will be turned on
automatically (after approximately 1 sec-
ond):
• The vehicle speed is approximately 21 mph (34 km/h) or more.
• The area ahead of the vehicle is dark.
• There are no vehicles ahead with head-
lights or tail lights turned on.
• There are few streetlights on the road
ahead.
●If any of the following conditions are met,
the high beams will turn off automatically:
• The vehicle speed is below approxi- mately 17 mph (27 km/h).
• The area ahead of the vehicle is not dark.
• Vehicles ahead have their headlights or
tail lights turned on.
• There are many streetlights on the road ahead.
■Camera sensor dete ction information
●The high beams may not be automatically
turned off in the following situations:
• When a vehicle suddenly appears from
around a curve
• When the vehicle is cut in front of by another vehicle
• When vehicles ahead cannot be
detected due to repeated curves, road
dividers or roadside trees
• When vehicles ahead appear in a far-
away lane on a wide road
• When the lights of vehicles ahead are not on
AHB (Automatic High
Beam)
The Automatic High Beam uses a
camera sensor located behind the
upper portion of the windshield to
assess the brightness of the lights of
vehicles ahead, streetlights, etc.,
and automatically turns the high
beams on or off as necessary.
WARNING
■Limitations of the Automatic High
Beam
Do not overly rely on the Automatic High
Beam. Always drive sa fely, taking care to
observe your surroundings and turning
the high beams on or off manually if nec-
essary.
■To prevent incorrect operation of the
Automatic High Beam system
Do not overload the vehicle.
Activating the Automatic High
Beam

1944-3. Operating the lights and wipers
●The high beams may be turned off if a
vehicle ahead that is using fog lights with-
out its headlights turned on is detected.
●House lights, street lights, traffic signals,
and illuminated billboards or signs and
other reflective objects may cause the
high beams to change to the low beams,
or the low beams to remain on.
●The following factors may affect the
amount of time taken for the high beams
to turn on or off:
• The brightness of the headlights, fog lights, and tail lights of vehicles ahead
• The movement and direction of vehicles ahead
• When a vehicle ahead only has opera-
tional lights on one side
• When a vehicle ahead is a two-wheeled vehicle
• The condition of the road (gradient, curve, condition of th e road surface, etc.)
• The number of passengers and amount of
luggage in the vehicle
●The high beams may turn on or off unex-
pectedly.
●Bicycles or similar vehicles may not be
detected.
●In the following situations the system may
not be able to correctly detect the sur-
rounding brightness le vel. This may cause
the low beams to remain on or the high
beams to flash or dazzle pedestrians or
vehicles ahead. In such a case, it is neces-
sary to manually switch between the high
and low beams.
• When driving in inclement weather
(heavy rain, snow, fog, sandstorms, etc.)
• When the windshield is obscured by fog, mist, ice, dirt, etc.
• When the windshield is cracked or dam-
aged
• When the camera sensor is deformed or dirty
• When the temperature of the camera sensor is extremely high
• When the surrounding brightness level is equal to that of head lights, tail lights or
fog lights
• When headlights or tail lights of vehicles ahead are turned off, dirty, changing
color, or not aimed properly
• When the vehicle is hit by water, snow, dust, etc. from a preceding vehicle
• When driving through an area of inter- mittently changing brightness and dark-
ness
• When frequently and repeatedly driving ascending/descending roads, or roads
with rough, bumpy or uneven surfaces
(such as stone-paved roads, gravel roads,
etc.)
• When frequently and repeatedly taking curves or driving on a winding road
• When there is a highly reflective object
ahead of the vehicle, such as a sign or
mirror
• When the back of a preceding vehicle is
highly reflective, such as a container on a
truck
• When the vehicle’s headlights are dam-
aged or dirty, or are not aimed properly
• When the vehicle is listing or titling due to a flat tire, a trailer being towed, etc.
• When the headlights are changed between the high beams and low beams
repeatedly in an abnormal manner
• When the driver believes that the high beams may be flashing or dazzling
pedestrians or other drivers
■Temporarily lowering sensor sensitivity
The sensitivity of the sensor can be tempo-
rarily lowered.
1 Turn the engine switch off while the fol-
lowing conditions are met.
●The headlight switch is in or .
●The headlight switch le ver is in low beam
position.
●Automatic High Beam switch is on.
2 Turn the engine switch to IGNITION
ON mode.
3 Within 60 seconds after step 2 , repeat
pushing the headlight switch lever to the
high beam position then pulling it to the
low beam position quickly 10 times,
then leave the leve r in the low beam
position.
4 If the sensitivity is changed, the AHB
indicator is turn on and off 3 times.

1964-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Operating the lever operates
the wipers or washer as follows. When is selected, the wipers will operate
automatically when the sensor detects
falling rain. The system automatically
adjusts wiper timing in accordance
with rain volume and vehicle speed. 1
(U.S.A.) or (Canada)
Off
2 Rain-sensing wiper operation
The wipers will operate automatically when
the sensor detects fa lling rain. The system
automatically adjusts wiper timing in
accordance with rain volume and vehicle
speed.
3 (U.S.A.) or (Canada)
Low speed wiper operation
4 (U.S.A.) or (Canada)
High speed wiper operation
5 (U.S.A.) or (Canada)
Temporary operation
When is selected, the sensor sen-
sitivity can be adjusted by turning the
switch ring.
6 Increases the sensitivity
7 Decreases the sensitivity
Windshield wipers and
washer
Operating the lever can switch
between automatic operation and
manual operation, or can use the
washer.
NOTICE
■When the windshield is dry
Do not use the wipers, as they may dam-
age the windshield.
Operating the wiper lever

1974-3. Operating the lights and wipers
4
Driving
8 Windshield washer/wiper
dual operation
Pulling the lever operates the windshield
wipers and washer.
(After operating severa l times, the wipers
operate once more time after a short delay
to prevent dripping. However, the dripping
prevention does not operate while the
vehicle is moving.)
Vehicles with headlight cleaners:
When the engine switch is in IGNITION
ON mode and the headlights are on, if the
lever is pulled, the headlight cleaners will
operate once. After this, the headlight
cleaners will operate every 5th time the
lever is pulled.
9* Rear camera washer opera-
tion
Pushing the lever operates the rear cam-
era washer and cleans the rear camera and
the camera for the Digital Rearview Mirror.
*: Vehicles with Digital Rearview Mirror
■The windshield wiper and washer can be
operated when
The engine switch is in IGNITION ON
mode.
■Effects of vehicle speed on wiper opera-
tion
Even when the wipers are not in AUTO
mode, vehicle speed affects the time until
the drip prevention wiper sweep occurs.
With low speed windshield wiper operation
selected, wiper operat ion will be switched
from low speed to intermittent wiper opera-
tion only when the vehicle is stationary.
(However, when the sensor sensitivity is
adjusted to the highest level, the mode can-
not be switched.)
■Raindrop sensor
●The raindrop sensor judges the amount
of raindrops.
An optical sensor is adopted. It may not
operate properly when sunlight from the rising or setting of
the sun intermittently
strikes the windshield, or if bugs etc. are
present on the windshield.
●If the wiper is turned to AUTO mode
while the engine swit ch is in IGNITION
ON mode, the wipers will operate once
to show that AUTO mode is activated.
●If the temperature of the raindrop sensor
is 185°F (85°C) or higher, or 5°F
(-15°C) or lower, automatic operation
may not occur. In this case, operate the
wipers in any mode other than AUTO
mode.
■If no washer fluid sprays
Check that the washer nozzles are not
blocked if there is wash er fluid in the washer
fluid reservoir.
■Front door opening linked windshield
wiper stop function
When is selected and the windshield
wipers are operating, if a front door is
opened while the vehicle is stopped and the
P shift position is sele cted, operation of the
windshield wipers will be stopped to pre-
vent anyone near th e vehicle from being
sprayed by water from the wipers. When
the front door is closed, wiper operation will
resume.
■When stopping the engine in an emer-
gency while driving
If the windshield wipe rs are operating when