LEXUS RX350 2021 Owners Manual

1213-3. Adjusting the seats
3
Before driving
3-3.Adjusting the seats
Seat position adjustment switch
Seat cushion (front) angle adjust-
ment switch
Vertical height adjustment switch
Seatback angle adjustment switch
Lumbar support firmness adjust-
ment switch
Lumbar support height adjustment
switch (if equipped)
Seat cushion length adjustment
switch (if equipped)
■Power easy access system
The driver’s seat (on some models) and
steering wheel move in accordance with
engine switch mode and the driver’s seat
belt condition. ( P.133)
Front seats
WARNING
■When adjusting the seat position
●Take care when ad justing the seat
position to ensure that other passen-
gers are not injured by the moving
seat.
●Do not put your hands under the seat
or near the moving parts to avoid
injury. Fingers or hands may become
jammed in the se at mechanism.
●Make sure to leave enough space
around the feet so they do not get
stuck.
■Seat adjustment
To reduce the risk of sliding under the lap
belt during a collision, do not recline the
seat more than necessary.
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,
increasing the risk of death or serious
injury in the event of an accident.
Adjustments should not be made while
driving as the seat may unexpectedly
move and cause the driver to lose control
of the vehicle.
Adjustment procedure
A
B
C
D
E
F
G

1223-3. Adjusting the seats
Rear seats
WARNING
■When a rear seatback is folded
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
●Do not fold down the rear seatbacks
while driving.
●Stop the vehicle on level ground, apply
the parking brake and shift the shift
lever to P.
●Do not allow anyone to sit on a folded
rear seatback or in the luggage com-
partment while driving.
●Do not allow children to enter the lug-
gage compartment.
■When operating the rear seatback
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
●Make sure that passengers are clear of
the rear seatback before operating it.
●To prevent hands and other body parts
from being caught, keep them away
from the gaps in the seats and the mov-
ing parts of the seat s when operating a
rear seatback.
●Power seat: Do not let children oper-
ate the rear seatback. Other passen-
gers may get caught in the seat.
●Power seat: Make sure that all passen-
gers are clear of a seat before folding
it. Do not let passeng ers sit in the seat
while it is being folded.
■Seat adjustment
Second-row seats: To reduce the risk of
sliding under the lap belt during a colli-
sion, do not recline the seat more than
necessary.
If the seat is reclin ed excessively, the lap
belt may slide past the hips and apply
restraint forces directly to the abdomen,
or your neck may contact the shoulder
belt, increasing the ri sk of death or seri-
ous injury in the event of an accident.
■After adjusting the rear seats
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
●Make sure that the rear seatback is
securely locked in position by lightly
pushing it back and forth.
●Check that the seat belts are not
twisted or caught between or behind
in the rear seatback.
●Arrange the seat belts in the proper
positions for ready use.
■Jam protection function (power seat)
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
●Never use any part of your body to
intentionally activa te the jam protec-
tion function.
●The jam protection function may not
operate if something is caught just
before the fully folded position. Be
careful so that finger s, etc. do not get
caught.
●The jam protection function may not
operate depending on the shape or
position of the obstruction. Be careful
so that fingers, etc. do not get caught.

1233-3. Adjusting the seats
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Before drivingManual seatSeatback angle adjustment lever
Seat position adjustment lever
NOTICE
■Before folding a rear seat seatback
●Second-row seats: Make sure to stow
the center seat seat belt buckle and
armrest before folding the second-row
seat seatbacks. ( P.330)
●Third-row seats: Ma ke sure that the
third-row seats and trays are free of
obstructions before folding the seat-
backs. Otherwise the seat or tray may
be damaged.
Adjustment procedure (RX350)
A
B

1243-3. Adjusting the seats
Power seatSeatback angle adjustment switch
Seat position adjustment lever
■The rear seatbacks can be adjusted
when (power seat)
When the rear seatback is in a position
within the range shown in the illustra-
tion, the rear seat operation switch (rear
seat) can be used to adjust the rear seat-
back.
is where the rear seatback is at its most
upright position.
■Fully reclining the rear seatback (power
seat)
Operate the rear seat operation switch
(rear seat) to recline the rear seatback and
stop it partway. To se t the rear seatback to
the rearmost position, press the button
again.
A
B
A
B

1253-3. Adjusting the seats
3
Before driving
Second-row seats (Separate seat)Seatback angle adjustment lever
Seat position adjustment lever
Seatback folding lever
Second-row seats (Bench seat)Seatback angle adjustment lever
Seat position adjustment lever
Seatback folding lever
Adjustment procedure (RX350L)
A
B
C
A
B
C

1263-3. Adjusting the seats
Third-row seatsRight seat fold switch ( P.132)
Right seat return switch ( P.132)
Left seat fold switch ( P.132)
Left seat return switch ( P.132)
■Before folding the rear seatbacks
1 Stow the center seat seat belt
buckle.
2 Lower the rear seat head restraints
to the lowest position. ( P.136)
■Folding the rear seatbacks (manual
seat)
Using the seatback angle adjust-
ment lever
Pull the lever and fold the rear seat-
back.
Using the lever in the luggage com-
partment
Pull the lever and fold the rear seat-
back.
A
B
C
D
Folding the second-row seat
seatbacks (RX350)

1273-3. Adjusting the seats
3
Before driving
■Folding the rear seatbacks (power
seat)
Press and hold the fold switch until the
rear seatback begins to operate.
A buzzer will sound and then the operation
will start. When th e operation is com-
pleted, the buzzer will sound again.
To stop the operation partway, press either
side of the switch fo r the operating seat.
Any rear seat operation switch for the
operating seat, regardless of location, can
be used to stop the operation. (A buzzer
may sound depending on the position that
the rear seatback is stopped.)
Using the seatback angle adjust-
ment switch
If the rear seatback is reclined, adjust it
to the most upright position and then
press the switch again.
Using the switch in the luggage
compartment
■Returning the rear seatbacks
(manual seat)
1 Lift the rear seatback until it locks in
position.
2 Check that the plate of the seat belt
is on the front side of the seatback.
■Returning the rear seatbacks
(power seat)
1 Press and hold the return switch
until the rear seatback begins to
operate.

1283-3. Adjusting the seats
A buzzer will sound and then the operation
will start. When the operation is com-
pleted, the buzzer will sound twice again.
To stop the operation partway, press either
side of the switch fo r the operating seat.
Any rear seat operation switch for the
operating seat, regardless of location, can
be used to stop the operation. (A buzzer
may sound depending on the position that
the rear seatback is stopped.)
Using the seatback angle adjust-
ment switch
Using the switch in the luggage
compartment
2 Check that the plate of the seat belt
is on the front side of the seatback.
■Folding the rear center seatback
only
Pull the lock release lever on the back
side of the seatback and fold the center
seatback.
To return the rear center seatback to its
original position, lift it until it locks in posi-
tion.
■Engine switch mode conditions under
which the rear seatbacks can be folded
down or raised (power seat)
The rear seatbacks can be folded down or
raised when the engine sw itch is in either of
the following modes:
●When the engine switch is turned off or in
ACCESSORY mode
●When the engine swit ch is in IGNITION
ON mode and any of the following con-
ditions are met:
• The parking brake is engaged.
• The brake pedal is depressed.
• The shift lever is in P.
■The rear seatbacks can be folded down
when (power seat)
When all of the following conditions are
met, a rear seat operation switch can be
used to fold down the rear seatback:
●When using the rear seat operation
switch (rear seat): The rear seatback is in
a position within the range shown in
the illustration with th e rear door nearest
to the seat to be operated open ( is
where the rear seatback is at its most
upright position)
●When using the rear seat operation
A
C

1293-3. Adjusting the seats
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Before driving
switch (luggage compartment): The rear
seatback is in a position within the range shown in the illustration with the back
door open
●The other seat operation switch for the
seat to be operated is not being pressed.
■The rear seatbacks can be raised when
(power seat)
When all of the following conditions are
met, a rear seat operation switch can be
used to return the rear seatback:
●When using the rear seat operation
switch (rear seat): The rear seatback is in
a position within the range shown in
the illustration with the back door open
( is where the rear seatback is at its
most upright position)
●When using the rear seat operation
switch (rear seat): The rear door nearest
to the seat to be operated is open
●The other seat operation switch for the
seat to be operated is not being pressed.
■Precautions for power seats (if
equipped)
If a seat cover or seat cushion is used on a
power seat, the power seat may not operate
properly.
Before folding the seat back of a power seat,
make sure that the seat and area around the
seat is free of obstru ctions which may inter-
fere the operation.
■Rear seatback jam protection function
(power seat)
When folding or return ing the seatback of a
power seat, if an object is detected between
the seatback and seat cushion or behind the
seatback, the seatback may stop or move in
the opposite direction slightly.
A buzzer will sound continuously when the
seatback stops and in termittently when
moving in the opposite direction.
■Before folding the second-row seat
seatbacks
1 To prevent the seat belt from being
damaged, hook it to the seat belt
hanger.
2 Stow the center seat seat belt
buckle.
3 Lower the second-row seat head
restraints to the lowest position.
(P.136)
B
A
B
Folding the second-row seat
seatbacks (RX350L)

1303-3. Adjusting the seats
■Folding the second-row seat seat-
backs
Separate seat
1 Pull the seatback angle adjustment
lever and tilt the seatback forward.
2 Pull the seatback folding lever and
fold the seatback.
Bench seat
1 Pull the seatback angle adjustment
lever and tilt the seatback forward. 2
Pull the seatback folding lever and
fold the seatback.
■Returning the second-row seat
seatbacks
Lift the second-row seat seatback until
it locks in position.
Remove the secured se at belts from the
seat belt hangers.
■Folding the second-row center
seatback only (Bench seat)
Pull the lock release lever on the back
side of the seatback and fold the center
seatback.
To return the second-row center seatback
to its original position, lift it until it locks in
position.