towing LEXUS LS500 2021 Owners Manual

2TABLE OF CONTENTS
For your information ......................................6
Reading this manual .................................... 10
How to search ................................................. 11
Pictorial index ................................................. 12
1-1. For safe use Before driving .................................... 22
For safe driving.................................. 23
Seat belts ............................................. 24
SRS airbags ........................................ 29
Pop Up Hood ................................... 37
Front passenger occupant classifi- cation system ................................. 40
Exhaust gas precautions .............. 44
1-2. Child safety Riding with children........................ 45
Child restraint systems ................. 45
1-3. Lexus Enform Lexus Enform Safety Connect .. 58
1-4. Theft deterrent system Engine immobilizer system ......... 64
Alarm.................................................... 66
2-1. Instrument cluster Warning lights and indicators .... 70
Gauges and meters (except F SPORT models) ........................... 75
Gauges and meters (F SPORT models) ............................................. 78
Multi-information display............. 82
Head-up display .............................. 89
Fuel consumption information ... 933-1. Key information
Keys ...................................................... 98
3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors and trunk
Doors ................................................. 102
Trunk .................................................. 106
Smart access system with push-but- ton start ............................................ 113
3-3. Adjusting the seats Front seats.......................................... 121
Power rear seat ............................. 128
Driving position memory ........... 133
Rear seat position memory........ 137
Head restraints .............................. 138
3-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel ................................. 141
Inside rear view mirror ................ 142
Digital Rearview Mirror .............. 143
Outside rear view mirrors........... 151
3-5. Opening, closing the windows and moon roof
Power windows ............................. 153
Moon roof ........................................ 156
Panoramic moon roof ................. 158
4-1. Before driving Driving the vehicle........................ 164
Cargo and luggage...................... 170
Vehicle load limits.......................... 172
Trailer towing................................... 173
1For safety and security
2Vehicle status information and
indicators
3Before driving
4Driving

3TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Dinghy towing ................................173
4-2. Driving procedures Engine (ignition) switch .............. 174
Automatic transmission.............. 178
Turn signal lever............................. 185
Parking brake ................................. 186
Brake Hold....................................... 188
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers Headlight switch ............................ 190
AHB (Automatic High Beam) ............................................................ 193
Windshield wipers and washer ............................................................ 196
4-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap........ 200
4-5. Using the driving support systems Lexus Safety System + A........... 202
Lexus Safety System + 2.0 ....... 209
PCS (Pre-Collision System) (vehi- cles with Lexus Safety System +
A) ...................................................... 215
PCS (Pre-Collision System) (vehi- cles with Lexus Safety System +
2.0).................................................. 227
FCTA (Front Cross Traffic Alert) ........................................................... 235
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist)........ 238
RSA (Road Sign Assist) .............. 251
Dynamic radar crui se control with
full-speed range......................... 254
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) ....... 264
PKSA (Parking Support Alert) ............................................................ 271
Intuitive parking assist ................ 272
RCTA (Rear Cross Traffic Alert) function .......................................... 277RCD (Rear Camera Detection)
function........................................... 281
PKSB (Parking Support Brake) .......................................................... 284
Parking Support Brake function (static objects) ............................ 288
Parking Support Brake function (rear-crossing vehicles) ......... 293
Parking Support Brake function (rear pedestrians) ..................... 296
Driving mode select switch ..... 299
Electronically modulated air sus- pension ........................................... 301
Driving assist systems ................ 304
4-6. Driving tips Winter driving tips ....................... 309
5-1. Remote Touch/Display Remote Touch.................................314
Center Display............................... 316
Rear Multi Operation Panel .... 318
5-2. Lexus Climate Concierge Lexus Climate Concierge.......... 321
5-3. Using the air conditioning system and defogger
Front automatic air conditioning
system ............................................ 323
Rear automatic air conditioning system ............................................ 333
Hea t

ed steering wheel/seat heat-
ers/seat ventilators................... 336
5-4. Using the interior lights Interior lights list ........................... 340
5-5. Using the storage features List of storage features .............. 344
5Interior features

14Pictorial index
■Instrument panel
Engine switch ........................................................................................................... P.174
Starting the engine/changing the modes .................................................................P.174
Emergency stop of the engine ........................ ............................................................. P.418
When the engine will not start ..................................................................................... P.439
Warning messages .......................................................................................................... P.436
Shift lever................................................................................................................... P .178
Changing the shift position ............................................................................................ P.180
Precautions for towing .....................................................................................................P.42 1
Meters .................................................................................................................. P.75, 78
Reading the meters/adjusting the instru ment panel light............ P.75, 77, 78, 81
Warning lights/indicator lights ...................................................................................... P.70
When a warning light turns on .................................................................................... P.427
Multi-information display ...................................................................................... P.82
Display ........................................................................................................................ .............. P.82
When a warning message is displayed.................................................................... P.436
Parking brake switch ............................................................................................. P.186A
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521-2. Child safety
6If the child restraint has a top tether
strap, follow the child restraint man-
ufacturer’s operation manual
regarding the installation, using the
top tether strap to latch onto the
top tether strap anchor. ( P.55)
7 After installing the child restraint
system, rock it back and forth to
ensure that it is installed securely.
(P.53)
■Booster seat
1 If installing the child restraint sys-
tem to the front passenger seat is
unavoidable, refer to P.47for front
passenger seat adjustment.
2 Place the child restraint system on
the seat facing the front of the vehi-
cle.
Booster type
High back type 4
Sit the child in the child restraint
system. Fit the seat belt to the child
restraint system according to the
manufacturer’s in structions and
insert the plate into the buckle.
Make sure that the belt is not
twisted.
Check that the shoulder belt is correctly
positioned over the child’s shoulder and
that the lap belt is as low as possible.
(  P.24)
■Removing a child restraint system
installed with a seat belt
Press the buckle release button and
fully retract the seat belt.
When releasing the buckle, the child
restraint system may sp ring up due to the
rebound of the seat cushion. Release the
buckle while holding down the child
restraint system.
Since the seat belt auto matically reels itself,
slowly return it to the stowing position.

621-3. Lexus Enform
location.
■Stolen Vehicle Location
If your vehicle is stolen, Safety Connect
can work with local authorities to assist
them in locating and recovering the
vehicle. After filing a police report, call
the Safety Connect response center at
1-800-25-LEXUS
(1-800-255-3987) in the United
States, 1-877-539-8777 in Puerto
Rico or 1-800-265- 3987 in Canada,
and follow the prompts for Safety Con-
nect to initiate this service.
In addition to assisting law enforce-
ment with recovery of a stolen vehicle,
Safety-Connect-equipped vehicle
location data may, under certain cir-
cumstances, be shared with third par-
ties to locate your vehicle. Further
information is available at Lexus.com.
■Emergency Assistance Button
(“SOS”)
In the event of an emergency on the
road, push the “SOS” button to reach
the Safety Connect response center.
The answering agent will determine
your vehicle’s location, assess the
emergency, and dispatch the neces-
sary assistance required.
If you accidentally press the “SOS” button,
tell the response-center agent that you are
not experiencing an emergency.
■Enhanced Roadside Assistance
Enhanced Roadside Assistance adds
GPS data to the already included war-
ranty-based Lexus roadside service.
Subscribers can press the “SOS” but-
ton to reach a Safety Connect response-center agent, who can help
with a wide range of needs, such as:
towing, flat tire, fuel delivery, etc. For a
description of the Roadside Assistance
services and their limitations, please
see the Safety Connect Terms and
Conditions, which are available at
Lexus.com.
Important! Read this information about
exposure to radio frequency signals
before using Safety Connect;
The Safety Connect system installed in
your vehicle is a low-power radio trans-
mitter and receiver. It receives and also
sends out radio frequency (RF) signals.
In August 1996, the Federal Commu-
nications Commission (FCC) adopted
RF exposure guidelines with safety lev-
els for mobile wireless phones. Those
guidelines are consistent with the
safety standards previously set by the
following U.S. and international stan-
dards bodies.

ANSI (American National Stan-
dards Institute) C95.1 [1992]
 NCRP (National Council on Radia-
tion Protection and Measurement)
Report 86 [1986]
 ICNIRP (International Commission
on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protec-
tion) [1996]
Those standards were based on com-
prehensive and periodic evaluations of
the relevant scientific literature. Over
Safety information for Safety
Connect

1523-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
nor “R”.
To set the mirror angle used when the vehi-
cle is reversing, adjust the mirror angle at a
desired position with the shift position in R.
The adjusted angle will be memorized and
the mirror will automatically tilt to the mem-
orized 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, read-
just the angle in reversing.
■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 on
ce more will return
to manual mode.
■When disconnecting and reconnecting
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
Some functions can be customized.
(  P.476)
WARNING
■When the mirror defoggers are oper-
ating
Do not touch the rear view mirror sur-
faces, as they can become very hot and
burn you.
Folding and extending the mir-
rors
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.
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Driving
Driving
.4-1. Before drivingDriving the vehicle ..................... 164
Cargo and luggage ................... 170
Vehicle load limits ...................... 172
Trailer towing ............................... 173
Dinghy towing ............................. 173
4-2. Driving procedures Engine (ignition) switch ........... 174
Automatic transmission........... 178
Turn signal lever.......................... 185
Parking brake .............................. 186
Brake Hold.................................... 188
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers Headlight switch ......................... 190
AHB (Automatic High Beam) ......................................................... 193
Windshield wipers and washer ......................................................... 196
4-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap..... 200
4-5. Using the driving support sys- tems
Lexus Safety System + A........ 202
Lexus Safety System + 2.0 .... 209
PCS (Pre-Collision System) (vehi- cles with Lexus Safety System +
A) ................................................... 215
PCS (Pre-Collision System) (vehi- cles with Lexus Safety System +
2.0)............................................... 227FCTA (Front Cross Traffic Alert)
....................................................... 235
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist) .... 238
RSA (Road Sign Assist)........... 251
Dynamic radar cruise control with full-speed range...................... 254
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) .... 264
PKSA (Parking Support Alert) ......................................................... 271
Intuitive parking assist .............. 272
RCTA (Rear Cross Traffic Alert) function....................................... 277
RCD (Rear Camera Detection) function........................................ 281
PKSB (Parking Support Brake) ....................................................... 284
Parking Support Brake function (static objects) ......................... 288
Parking Support Brake function (rear-crossing vehicles) ...... 293
Parking Support Brake function (rear pedestrians) .................. 296
Driving mode select switch .. 299
Electronically modulated air sus- pension ........................................ 301
Driving assist systems.............. 304
4-6. Driving tips Winter driving tips .................... 309

1714-1. Before driving
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Driving
gage load capacity calculated in Step
4.
(6) If your vehicle will be towing a
trailer, load from your trailer will be
transferred to your vehicle. Consult
this manual to determine how this
reduces the available cargo and lug-
gage load capacity of your vehicle.
( P.172)
Lexus does not recommend towing a
trailer with your vehicle. Your vehicle is not
designed for trailer towing.
Cargo capacity
Total load capacity (vehicle capac-
ity weight) ( P.456)
When 2 people with the combined
weight of A lb. (kg) are riding in your
vehicle, which has a total load capacity
(vehicle capacity weight) of B lb. (kg),
the available amount of cargo and lug-
gage load capacity will be C lb. (kg) as
follows:
B
*2 lb. (kg) - A*1 lb. (kg) = C*3 lb. (kg)
*1: A =Weight of people
*2: B =Total load capacity
*3: C =Available cargo and luggage load
In this condition, if 3 more passengers with
the combined weight of D lb. (kg) get on,
the available cargo and luggage load will
be reduced E lb. (kg) as follows:
C lb. (kg) - D*4 lb. (kg) = E*5 lb. (kg)
*4: D =Additional weight of people
*5: E =Available cargo and luggage load
As shown in the example above, if the
number of occupant s increases, the
cargo and luggage load will be
reduced by an amount that equals the
increased weight due to the additional
occupants. In other words, if an
increase in the number of occupants
causes an excess of the total load
capacity (combined weight of occu-
pants plus cargo and luggage load),
you must reduce the cargo and lug-
gage on your vehicle.
Calculation formula for your
vehicle
A
B
WARNING
■Things that must not be carried in the
trunk
The following things may cause a fire if
loaded in the trunk:
●Receptacles containing gasoline
●Aerosol cans
■Storage precautions
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may prevent the pedals
from being depressed properly, may
block the driver’s vision, or may result in
items hitting the driver or passengers,
possibly causing an accident.
●Stow cargo and luggage in the trunk
whenever possible.

1724-1. Before driving
■Total load capacity and seating capacity
These details are also described on the tire
and loading information label. ( P.406)
WARNING
●Do not place cargo or luggage in or on
the following locations.
• At the feet of the driver
• On the front passenger or rear seats (when stacking items)
• On the package tray
• On the instrument panel
•On the dashboard
• In front of the Center Display
●Secure all items in the occupant com-
partment.
■Capacity and distribution
●Do not exceed the maximum axle
weight rating or the total vehicle
weight rating.
●Even if the total load of occupant’s
weight and the cargo load is less than
the total load capacity, do not apply the
load unevenly. Improper loading may
cause deterioration of steering or
braking control which may cause
death or serious injury.
Vehicle load limits
Vehicle load limits include total
load capacity, seating capacity,
towing capacity and cargo capac-
ity.
 Total load capacity (vehicle
capacity weight): P.456
Total load capacity means the com-
bined weight of occupants, cargo
and luggage.
 Seating capacity: P.456
Seating capacity means the maxi-
mum number of occupants whose
estimated average weight is 150 lb.
(68 kg) per person.
 Towing capacity
Lexus does not recommend towing
a trailer with your vehicle.
 Cargo capacity
Cargo capacity may increase or
decrease depending on the weight
and the number of occupants.
WARNING
■Overloading the vehicle
Do not overload the vehicle.
It may not only cause damage to the tires,
but also degrade steering and braking
ability, resulting in an accident.

1734-1. Before driving
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Driving
Trailer towing
Lexus does not recommend towing
a trailer with your vehicle. Lexus
also does not recommend the
installation of a tow hitch or the use
of a tow hitch carrier for a wheel-
chair, scooter, bicycle, etc. Your
vehicle is not designed for trailer
towing or for the use of tow hitch
mounted carriers.
Dinghy towing
Your vehicle is not designed to be
dinghy towed (with 4 wheels on the
ground) behind a motor home.
NOTICE
■To avoid serious damage to your vehi-
cle
Do not tow your vehicle with the four
wheels on the ground.