LEXUS LX570 2015 Repair Manual

611-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
1
Before driving
LX570_OM_OM60L96U_(U) CAUTION■
While driving ●
Keep the back door closed while driving.
If the back door is left open, it may hit near-by objects while driving or luggage
may be unexpectedly thrown out, causing an accident.
In addition, exhaust gases may enter the vehicle, causing death or a serious
health hazard. Make sure to clos e the back door before driving.●
Before driving the vehicle, make sure that the back door is fully closed. If the back
door is not fully closed, it may open unexpectedly while driving, causing an acci-
dent. ●
Never let anyone sit in the luggage compar tment. In the event of sudden braking,
sudden swerving or an acci dent, they are susceptible to death or serious injury.■
When children are in the vehicle
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or serious injury. ●
Do not allow children to play in the luggage compartment.
If a child is accidentally locked in the luggage compartment, they could have heat
exhaustion or other injuries. ●
Do not allow a child to open or close the back door.
Doing so may cause the back door to mo ve unexpectedly, or cause the child’s
hands, head, or neck to be ca ught by the closing back door.

621-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
LX570_OM_OM60L96U_(U) CAUTION■
Operating the back door
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause parts of the body to be caught, resulting in death or seri-
ous injury. ●
Remove any heavy loads, such as snow an d ice, from the back door before open-
ing it. Failure to do so may cause the back door to suddenly shut again after it is
opened. ●
When opening or closing th e back door, thoroughly check to make sure the sur-
rounding area is safe. ●
If anyone is in the vicinity, make sure they are safe and let them know that the
back door is about to open or close. ●
Use caution when opening or closing the back door in windy weather as it may
move abruptly in strong wind. ●
The back door may suddenly shut if it is not
opened fully. It is mo re difficult to open or
close the back door on an incline than on a
level surface, so beware of the back door
unexpectedly opening or closing by itself.
Make sure that the back door is fully open
and secure before using the luggage com-
partment. ●
When closing the back door, take extra
care to prevent your fingers etc. from
being caught. ●
When closing the back door, make sure to
press it lightly on its outer surface. If the
back door handle is used to fully close the
back door, it may result in hands or arms
being caught.

631-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
1
Before driving
LX570_OM_OM60L96U_(U) CAUTION ●
Do not pull on the back door damper stay to close the back door, and do not
hang on the back door damper stay.
Doing so may cause hands to be caught or the back door damper stay to break,
causing an accident. ●
If a bicycle carrier or similar heavy object is attached to the back door, it may sud-
denly shut again after being opened, caus ing someone’s hands, head or neck to
be caught and injured. When installing an accessory part to the back door, using
a genuine Lexus part is recommended.■
Back door closer
●
Use caution when using the back door clos er as it still operates when the power
back door system is cancelled. ●
In the event that the back door is left
slightly open, the back door closer will
automatically close it to the fully closed
position. It takes several seconds before
the back door closer begins to operate. Be
careful not to catch fingers or anything else
in the back door, as this may cause bone
fractures or other serious injuries.

641-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
LX570_OM_OM60L96U_(U) CAUTION■
Power back door
Observe the following precautions when operating the power back door.
Failure to do so may caus e death or serious injury.●
Check the safety of the surrounding area to make sure there are no obstacles or
anything that could cause any of your belongings to get caught. ●
If anyone is in the vicinity, make sure they are safe and let them know that the
back door is about to open or close. ●
If the power back door system is turned off with the main switch while the back
door is operating automatically, the automatic operation is stopped. The back
door then has to be operated manually. Take extra care when on an incline, as the
back door may open or close unexpectedly.●
If the operating conditions of the power back door are no longer met, a buzzer
may sound and the back door may stop opening or closing. The back door then
has to be operated manually. Take extra care when on an incline, as the back
door may open or close abruptly.●
On an incline, the back door may sudden ly shut after it opens. Make sure the
back door is fully open and secure. ●
In the following situations, the power ba ck door may detect an abnormality and
automatic operation may be stopped. In th is case, the back door has to be oper-
ated manually. Take extra care when on an incline, as the back door may open or
close abruptly.
• When the back door contacts an obstacle
• When the battery voltage suddenly drops, such as when the “ENGINE
START STOP” switch is turned to the IGNITION ON mode or the engine is
started during automatic operation

651-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
1
Before driving
LX570_OM_OM60L96U_(U) CAUTION ●
If a bicycle carrier or similar heavy object is attached to the back door, the power
back door may not operate, causing itself to malfunction, or the back door may
suddenly shut again after being opened, causing someone’s hands, head or neck
to be caught and injured. When installi ng an accessory part to the back door,
using a genuine Lexus part is recommended. ●
In cases such as when replacing tires, ma ke sure to turn of f the power back door
main switch. Failure to do so may cause the back door to operate unintentionally
if the power back door switch is accidentally touched, resulting in hands and fin-
gers being caught and injured.■
Jam protection function
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may caus e death or serious injury.●
Never use any part of your body to intentionally activat e the jam protection func-
tion. ●
The jam protection function may not work if something gets caught just before
the back door fully closes. Be careful not to catch fingers or anything else. ●
The jam protection function may not work depending on the shape of the object
that is caught. Be careful not to catch fingers or anything else.

661-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
LX570_OM_OM60L96U_(U) NOTICE■
Back door damper stays
The back door is equipped with damper stays that hold the back door in place.
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause damage to the back door damper stay, resulting in mal-
function.
■
To prevent back door closer malfunction
Do not apply excessive force to the back door while the back door closer is operat-
ing. ■
To prevent damage to the power back door ●
Make sure that there is no ice between the back door and frame that would pre-
vent movement of the back door. Oper ating the power back door when exces-
sive load is present on the back door may cause a malfunction. ●
Do not apply excessive force to the ba ck door while the power back door is
operating. ●
Take care not to damage the sensors (installed on the right and left edges of the
power back door) with a knife or other shar p object. If the sensor is disconnected,
the power back door will not operate in automatic operation. ●
Do not attach any foreign objects, such as
stickers, plastic sheets, or adhesives to the
damper stay rod. ●
Do not touch the damper stay rod with
gloves or other fabric items. ●
Do not attach any accessories other than
genuine Lexus parts to the back door. ●
Do not place your hand on the damper stay
or apply lateral forces to it.Damper stay

671
Before driving
LX570_OM_OM60L96U_(U) 1-3. Adjustable components (sea ts, mirrors, steering wheel)
Front seats Seat position fore/aft control
switch
Seatback angle control
switch
Seat cushion (front) angle
control switch
Vertical height control switch
Lumbar support control
switch
Seat cushion length adjust-
ment switch (driver’s side
only)

681-3. Adjustable components (s eats, mirrors, steering wheel)
LX570_OM_OM60L96U_(U) Power easy access system
When the driver enters and exits the ve hicle, the driver ’s seat and steer-
ing wheel will automatically p erform the following operations:
Exiting the vehicle: When all of the
following actions have been per-
formed, the steering wheel will
move up and back to the point far-
thest away from the driver and the
seat will move backward (auto
away function): • The shift lever has been shifted to P
• The “ENGINE START STOP”
switch has been turned off
• The driver seat belt has been
unfastened
Entering the vehicle: When either
of the following actions has been
performed, the steering wheel will
move toward the driver and seat
will move forward (auto return
function): • The “ENGINE START STOP”
switch has been turned to
ACCESSORY mode
• The driver seat belt has been fas-
tened

691-3. Adjustable components (s eats, mirrors, steering wheel)
1
Before driving
LX570_OM_OM60L96U_(U) Active head restraint
When the occupant’s lower back
presses against the seatback dur-
ing a rear-end collision, the head
restraint moves slightly forward
and upward to help reduce the risk
of whiplash on the seat occupant.■
The auto away function for exiting the driver seat
If the seat is already close to the rearmost position, the auto away function may not
operate when the driver exits the vehicle. ■
Active head restraint
Even small forces applied to the seatback may cause the head restraint to move.
Pushing up a locked head restraint forcibly may make the inner structure of the
head restraint appear. This does not indicate a problem.
During
rear-end
collision
Inner
structure

701-3. Adjustable components (s eats, mirrors, steering wheel)
LX570_OM_OM60L96U_(U) ■
Customization
The distance that the driver’s seat move s backward during the auto away function
can be changed. (Customizable features  P. 912)
CAUTION■
Seat adjustment ●
Be careful that the seat does not hit passengers or luggage. ●
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, during an accident the lap belt may slide past the hips
and apply restraint forces di rectly to the abdomen or your neck may contact the
shoulder belt, increasing the ri sk of death or serious injury.
Adjustments should not be made while driving as the seat may unexpectedly
move and cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle.