service LEXUS RC F 2017 Owners Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS6
6-4. Using the other interior features
Other interior features ............ 455 • Sun visors ................................ 455
• Vanity mirrors ....................... 455
• Clock ........................................ 456
• Power outlet .......................... 456
• Armrest.................................... 457
•Trunk storage extension ................................. 458
• Assist grips ............................. 459
• Coat hooks............................. 459
Garage door opener ............... 460
Compass ....................................... 468
LEXUS Enform Safety Connect.......................................472
LEXUS Enform Remote ..........477
LEXUS Enform Service Connect...................................... 478
7-1. Maintenance and care Cleaning and protecting the vehicle exterior ................480
Cleaning and protecting the vehicle interior.................. 485
7-2. Maintenance Maintenance requirements ............................488
General mainte nance................491
Emission inspection and maintenance (I/M)
programs.................................... 494 7-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
Do-it-yourself service precautions ............................... 495
Hood ............................................... 497
Positioning a floor jack ............ 498
Engine compartment ................ 501
Tires ................................................... 517
Tire inflation pressure ................531
Wheels ........................................... 534
Air conditio ning filter ............... 536
Electronic key battery..............538
Checking and replacing fuses.............................................. 540
Light bulbs .................................... 543
8-1. Essential information Emergency flashers .................. 554
If your vehicle has to be stopped in an
emergency ................................ 555
7Maintenance and care
8When trouble arises

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Your Lexus is equipped with several sophisticated computers that will record certain
data, such as:• Engine speed
• Accelerator status
•Brake status
• Vehicle speed
•Shift position
The recorded data varies according to the ve hicle grade level and options with which it is
equipped. These computers do not record conversations or sounds, and only record
images outside of the vehicle in certain situations.
●Data Transmission
Your vehicle may transmit the data recorded in these computers to Lexus without noti-
fication to you.
●Data usage
Lexus may use the data recorded in these computers to diagnose malfunctions, con-
duct research and development, and improve quality.
Lexus will not disclose the recorded data to a third party except:
• With the consent of the vehicle owner or with the consent of the lessee if the vehicle is leased
• In response to an official request by the police, a court of law or a government
agency
• For use by Lexus in a law suit.
• For research purposes where the data is not tied to a specific vehicle or vehicle
owner
●Usage of data collected through Lexus Enform (U.S. mainland only)
If your Lexus has Lexus Enform and if you have subscribed to those services, please
refer to the Lexus Enform Telematics Subs cription Service Agreement for information
on data collected and its usage.
●To learn more about the vehicl e data collected, used and shar ed by Lexus, please visit
www.lexus.com/privacyvts/.
Vehicle data recording

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The SRS airbag and seat belt pretensioner devices in your Lexus contain explosive
chemicals. If the vehicle is scrapped with th e airbags and seat belt pretensioners left as
they are, this may cause an accident such as fire. Be sure to have the systems of the SRS
airbag and seat belt pretensioner removed and disposed of by a qualified service shop or
by your Lexus dealer before you scrap your vehicle.
Special handling may apply, See www.dt sc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate.
Your vehicle has components that may contain perchlorate. These components may
include airbag, seat belt pretensioners, and wireless remote control batteries.
Scrapping of your Lexus
Perchlorate Material
WARNING
■General precautions while driving
Driving under the influence: Never drive your vehicle when under the influence of
alcohol or drugs that have impaired your ability to operate your vehicle. Alcohol and
certain drugs delay reaction time, impair judgment and reduce coordination, which
could lead to an accident that could result in death or serious injury.
Defensive driving: Always driv e defensively. Anticipate mistakes that other drivers or
pedestrians might make and be ready to avoid accidents.
Driver distraction: Always give your full attention to driving. Anything that distracts the
driver, such as adjusting controls, talking on a cellular phone or reading can result in a
collision with resulting death or serious in jury to you, your occupants or others.
■General precaution regarding children’s safety
Never leave children unattended in the vehicl e, and never allow children to have or use
the key.
Children may be able to start the vehicle or sh ift the vehicle into neutral. There is also a
danger that children may injure themselves by playing with the windows, the moon
roof, or other features of the vehicle. In addition, heat build-up or extremely cold tem-
peratures inside the vehicle can be fatal to children.

461-1. For safe use
■If the SRS airbags deploy (inflate)
●Slight abrasions, burns, bruising etc., may be sustained from SRS airbags, due to the
extremely high speed deployment (inflation) by hot gases.
●A loud noise and white powder will be emitted.
●Parts of the airbag module (steering wheel hub, airbag cover and inflator) as well as the
front seats, parts of the front and rear pillars, and roof side rails may be hot for several
minutes. The airbag itself may also be hot.
●The windshield may crack.
●For Lexus Enform Safety Connect subscribers, if the SRS airbags deploy or in the event
of a severe rear-end collision, the system is designed to send an emergency call to the
response center, notifying them of the vehicle’s location (without needing to push the
“SOS” button) and an agent will attempt to speak with the occupants to ascertain the
level of emergency and assistance required . If the occupants are unable to communi-
cate, the agent automatically treats the call as an emergency and helps to dispatch the
necessary emergency services. ( →P. 472)
WARNING
■Modification and disposal of SRS airbag system components
Do not dispose of your vehicle or perform any of the following modifications without
consulting your Lexus dealer. The SRS airb ags may malfunction or deploy (inflate)
accidentally, causing death or serious injury.
●Installation, removal, disassembly and repair of the SRS airbags
●Repairs, modifications, removal or replacement of the steering wheel, instrument
panel, dashboard, seats or seat upholstery, front, side and rear pilla rs or roof side rails
●Repairs or modifications of the front fender, front bumper, or side of the occupant
compartment
●Installation of a grille guard (bull bars, ka ngaroo bar, etc.), snow plows, winches or
roof luggage carrier
●Modifications to the vehicle’s suspension system
●Installation of electronic devices such as mobile two-way radios and CD players
●Modifications to your vehicle for a person with a physical disability

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Driving
4-6. Driving tips
●Use fluids that are appropriate to the prevailing outside temperatures.
•Engine oil
• Engine coolant
• Washer fluid
●Have a service technician inspect the condition of the battery.
●Have the vehicle fitted with four snow tires or purchase a set of tire chains for
the rear tires.
*
Ensure that all tires are the specified size and brand, and that chains match the size
of the tires.
*: Tire chains cannot be mounted on vehicles with front and rear tires of differing
sizes and vehicles with LDH and 19-inch tires.
●Use fluids that are appropriate to the prevailing outside temperatures.
•Engine oil
• Engine coolant
• Washer fluid
●Have a service technician inspect the condition of the battery.
●Have the vehicle fitted with four snow tires.
Ensure that all tires are th e specified size and brand.
Winter driving tips
Carry out the necessary preparations an d inspections before driving the vehi-
cle in winter. Always drive the vehicle in a manner appropriate to the prevail-
ing weather conditions.
Preparation for winter (RC350/RC300/RC200t)
Preparation for winter (RC F)

3655-4. Using the radio
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Lexus Display Audio system
HD Radio™ Technology is the digital evolution of analog AM/FM radio. Your
radio product has a special receiver which allows it to receive digital broadcasts
(where available) in addition to the analog broadcasts it already receives.
Digital broadcasts have better sound qua lity than analog broadcasts as digital
broadcasts provide free, crystal clear audio with no static or distortion. For more
information, and a guide to available radio stations and programming, refer to
www.hdradio.com
.
“HD Radio features included in Lexus radios:
Digital Sound - HD Radio broadcasts deliver crystal-clear, digital audio quality to
listeners.
HD2/HD3 Channels - FM stations can prov ide additional digital only audio pro-
gramming with expanded content and format choices on HD2/HD3 channels.
PSD - Program Service Data (PSD) gives you on-screen information such as art-
ist name and song title.
iTunes Tagging - Listeners can tag (store) songs they like for later review and pur-
chase through iTunes.
Artist Experience - Images related to the broadcast are displayed on the radio
screen, such as album cover art and station logos.”
HD Radio™ Technology
HD Radio Technology manufactured under license from iBiquity Digital Corpora-
tion. U.S. and Foreign Patents. HD Radio™ and the HD, HD Radio, and “Arc” logos
are proprietary trademarks of iBiquity Digital Corp.

3665-4. Using the radio
■HD Radio™ Technology troubleshooting guide
■Reception sensitivity
●Maintaining perfect radio reception at all times is difficult due to the continually chang-
ing position of the antenna, differences in si gnal strength and surrounding objects, such
as trains, transmitters, etc.
●The radio antenna is mounted inside the rear window. To maintain clear radio reception,
do not attach metallic window tinting or other metallic objects to the antenna wire
mounted inside the rear window.
ExperienceCauseAction
Mismatch of time align-
ment- a user may hear a
short period of program-
ming replayed or an echo,
stutter or skip.The radio stations analog
and digital volume are not
properly aligned or the sta-
tion is in ballgame mode.None, radio broadcast
issue. A user can contact
the radio station.
Sound fades, blending in
and out.Radio is shifting between
analog and digital audio.
Reception issue, may
clear-up as the vehicle
continues to be driven. Set
“HD Radio” to off, can
force radio in an analog
audio.
Audio mute condition
when an HD2/HD3 multi-
cast channel had been
playing.The radio does not have
access to digital signals at
the moment.
This is normal behavior,
wait until the digital signal
returns. If out of the cover-
age area, seek a new sta-
tion.
Audio mute delay when
selecting an HD2/HD3
multicast channel preset.
The digital multicast con-
tent is not available until
HD Radio™ broadcast can
be decoded and make the
audio available. This takes
up to 7 seconds.
This is normal behavior,
wait for the audio to
become available.
Text information does not
match the present song
audio.Data service issue at the
radio broadcaster.
Broadcaster should be
notified. Complete the
form: www.ibiquity.com/
automotive/report_ra-
dio_station_
experiences.
No text information shown
for the present selected
frequency.Data service issue by the
radio broadcaster.
Broadcaster should be
notified. Complete the
form: www.ibiquity.com/
automotive/report_ra-dio_station_
experiences.

3675-4. Using the radio
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Lexus Display Audio system
■XM Radio Services — Descriptions
●Radio and Entertainment
XM offers more than 170 satellite radio channels of commercial-free music and pre-
mier sports, news, talk, and entertainment. XM is broadcast via satellites to millions of
listeners across the continental United States. XM subscribers listen to XM on satellite
radio receivers for the car, home, and port able use. More information about XM is
available online at www.siriusxm.com
(U.S.A.) or www.siriusxm.ca (Canada).
●Satellite tuner
The tuner supports only Audio Services (Music and Talk) and the accompanying Text
Information of XM
® Satellite Radio.
■XM Radio Services — Subscription Instructions
For XM Services requiring a subscription (s uch as XM Radio), the following paragraph
shall be included.
Required XM Radio monthly subscriptions sold separately after trial period. Subscrip-
tion fee is consumer only. All fees and prog ramming subject to change. Subscriptions are
subject to the Customer Agreem ent available at www.siriusxm.com
(U.S.A.) or
www.siriusxm.ca
(Canada) XM service only availa ble in the 48 contiguous United
States and 10 Canadian provinces. © 2011 Sirius XM Radio Inc. Sirius, XM and all
related marks and logos are trademarks of Siri us XM Radio Inc. All other marks, channel
names and logos are the property of their respective owners.
For more information, program schedules, and to subscribe or extend subscription after
complimentary trial period; more information is available at:
U.S.A. Customers:
Visit www.siriusxm.com or call 1-877-447-0011
Canadian Customers:
Visit www.siriusxm.ca
or call 1-877-438-9677
●Radio ID
You will need the radio ID when activati ng XM service or reporting a problem. If
“Ch000” is selected using the “TUNE•SCROLL” knob, the ID code, which is 8 alpha-
numeric characters, will be disp layed. If another channel is selected, the ID code will no
longer be displayed. The channel (000) alte rnates between displaying the radio ID and
the specific radio code.
■XM Radio Services — Legal Disclaimers and Warnings
●Fees and Taxes — Subscription fee, taxes, one time activation fee, and other fees may
apply. Subscription fee is consumer only. All fees and programming subject to change.
Subscriptions subject to Customer Ag reement available at www.siriusxm.com
(U.S.A.)
or www.siriusxm.ca
(Canada) XM service only availa ble in the 48 contiguous United
States and Canada
*.
*: Canada — some deterioration of service may occur in extreme northern latitudes.
This is beyond the control of XM Satellite Radio.
Explicit Language Notice — Channels with frequent explicit language are indicated
with an “XL” preceding the channel name. Channel blocking is available for XM Satel-
lite Radio receivers by notifying XM at;
U.S.A. Customers:
Visit www.siriusxm.com or calling 1-877-447-0011
Canadian Customers:
Visit www.siriusxm.ca
or calling 1-877-438-9677

3735-5. Playing an audio CD and MP3/WMA/AAC discs
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Lexus Display Audio system
■The Gracenote® media database
●Music recognition technology and related data are provided by Gracenote®.
Gracenote is the industry standard in music recognition technology and related
content delivery. For more info rmation visit www.gracenote.com
.
●CD and music-related data from Graceno te, Inc., copyright © 2000 to present
Gracenote. Gracenote Software, copyri ght © 2000 to present Gracenote. One
or more patents owned by Gracenote appl y to this product and service. See the
Gracenote website for a non-exhaustive list of applicable Gracenote patents. Gra-
cenote, CDDB, MusicID, MediaVOCS, the Gracenote logo and logotype, and the
“Powered by Gracenote” logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of
Gracenote in the United Stat es and/or other countries.

4005-9. Bluetooth® Phone
You can transfer the phone numbers in a Bluetooth® phone to the system.
Operation methods differ between PBAP (Phone Book Access Profile) compat-
ible and PBAP incompatible Bluetooth
® phones. If the cellular phone does not
support either PBAP or OPP (Object Pu sh Profile) service, you cannot transfer
contacts.
Press the off-hook switch on the steering wheel.
If the phonebook is empty, a message will be displayed.
For a PBAP compatible Bluetooth® phone and “Automatic Transfer” is off
To enable automatic transfer of new contacts from a cellular phone every time
it is connected, select “Always”. ( →P. 410)
Select “Once” if you want to transf er new contacts from a cellular phone.
For a PBAP incompatible and OPP compatible Bluetooth® phone
Select “Transfer” and operate your ce llular phone to transfer new contacts
from a cellular phone.
Select “Add” if you want to add a new contact manually.
When the phonebook is empty
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