seats LEXUS RX400H 2008 Owners Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTSIndex
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1-1. Hybrid system ............................... 24Hybrid system................................... 24
1-2. Key information ........................... 34 Keys ...................................................... 34
1-3. Opening, closing and locking the doors...................................... 36
Wireless remote control .............. 36
Side doors .......................................... 39
Back door ........................................... 44
1-4. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors,
steering wheel) .......................... 49
Front seats .......................................... 49
Rear seats ........................................... 52
Driving position memory ............. 55
Head restraints................................. 57
Seat belts ........................................... 58
Steering wheel (manually adjustable type) ....... 65
Steering wheel (power-adjustable type)............ 66
Anti-glare inside rear view mirror ................................................ 67
Outside rear view mirrors ........... 68
Roof luggage carrier ..................... 70 1-5. Opening and closing the
windows and moon roof .......... 72
Power windows................................ 72
Moon roof .......................................... 75
1-6. Refueling ........................................ 78 Opening the fuel tank cap........... 78
1-7. Theft deterrent system.............. 83 Hybrid vehicle immobilizer system ............................................... 83
Alarm................................................... 85
Theft prevention labels (U.S.A.) ............................................ 88
1-8. Safety information ...................... 89 Correct driving posture ............... 89
SRS airbags ........................................ 91
Front passenger occupant classification system .................. 103
Child restraint systems ............... 108
Installing child restraints ............... 112
2-1. Driving procedures................... 122 Driving the vehicle ........................ 122
Engine (ignition) switch ................ 131
Transmission ................................... 135
Turn signal lever............................. 136
Parking brake ................................. 137
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SRS side airbags P. 91
Pictorial indexInterior
Driver knee airbag
P. 91
Driver airbag P. 91
Floor mat P. 283
Front seats P. 49
Front passenger airbag
P. 91
Cup holders P. 269Cup holders P. 269
Armrest
Console box
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P. 282
P. 266
Armrest P. 282
Console box P. 266
Door pockets P. 271
Rear seats P. 52
Power window switches
P. 72
Head restraints P. 57
Seat belts P. 58

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1-1. Hybrid system .................. 24Hybrid system ............................ 24
1-2. Key information ............... 34 Keys ............................................... 34
1-3. Opening, closing and locking the doors ........... 36
Wireless remote control ......... 36
Side doors.................................... 39
Back door .................................... 44
1-4. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors,
steering wheel) .............. 49
Front seats ................................... 49
Rear seats .................................... 52
Driving position memory ........ 55
Head restraints .......................... 57
Seat belts .................................... 58
Steering wheel (manually adjustable type) ...................... 65
Steering wheel (power-adjustable type) ....... 66
Anti-glare inside rear view mirror ......................................... 67
Outside rear view mirrors ...... 68
Roof luggage carrier................ 70 1-5. Opening and closing the
windows and
moon roof ........................ 72
Power windows .......................... 72
Moon roof ................................... 75
1-6. Refueling .......................... 78 Opening the fuel tank cap ..... 78
1-7. Theft deterrent system ... 83 Hybrid vehicle immobilizer system ........................................ 83
Alarm............................................ 85
Theft prevention labels (U.S.A.)...................................... 88
1-8. Safety information........... 89 Correct driving posture ......... 89
SRS airbags ................................. 91
Front passenger occupant classification system............ 103
Child restraint systems ......... 108
Installing child restraints........ 112

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1-1. Hybrid system
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Hybrid battery air vent
There is an air intake vent under
the rear seats to cooling the hybrid
battery (traction battery). If the
vent becomes blocked, the hybrid
battery may overheat, leading to a
reduction in hybrid battery output.
Emergency shut off system
The emergency shut off system blocks off the high voltage current and
stops the fuel pump to minimize the r isk of electrocution and fuel leakage
when a certain level of impact is detected by the impact sensor. If the
emergency shut off system activates, your vehicle will not restart. To
restart the hybrid system, contact your Lexus dealer.
Energy monitor/consumption screen
You can view the status of your hybr id system on the multi-information
display ( →P. 143) and the navigation system screen. The following
images are examples only, and may vary slightly from actual conditions.
■ Energy monitor
● How to display on the navigation system screen:
Press INFO.
Touch on the Information screen.
If the Consumption screen is displayed, touch .
● How to display on the multi-information display:
Push the button several times to select the energy moni-
tor display.
STEP1
STEP2
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1-4. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Front seats
Flattening seatback■ Before flattening seatbacks
Slide the rear seats as far back as possible. ( →P. 5 2 )
Seat position switch
Seatback angle switch
Seat cushion (front) angle switch
Vertical height adjustment switch
Lumbar support switch

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Flattening seatbacks
Move the seat forward, raise the
seat, and remove the head-
restraint.
After returning the seat to its origi-
nal position, be certain to replace
the head restraint.
Move the seatback angle control
switch backward to flatten the
seatback.
Push the vertical height adjustment
switch downward.
STEP1
STEP2
STEP3

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1-4. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
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Before driving
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CAUTION
■Seat adjustment
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, the lap belt may slide past the hips and apply restraint
forces directly to the abdomen or your neck may contact the shoulder belt, increas-
ing the risk of death or serious injury in the event of an accident.
■While driving
●Do not allow passengers to ride on the flattened seat.
●Do not drive with the head restraints removed.

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1-4. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
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Rear seats
Folding down rear seatbacks■ Before folding down rear seatbacks
Stow the rear seat belt buckles.
Seat position lever
Seatback angle lever

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1-4. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
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Before driving
RX400h_UUse the seat belt hangers to pre-
vent the belts from being tangled.
■ Folding down rear seatbacks
Pulling the seatback angle lever
and fold them down until they lock.
When return the rear seatbacks to
their original positions, unlock the
seatbacks by pulling the seatback
angle lever and lift them up until
they lock.
■Folding down rear center seatback
Pulling the center seatback angle
lever behind the seatback and fold
it down.
When return the rear center
seatback to its original position, lift
it up until it locks.

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1-4. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
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CAUTION
■Seat adjustment
●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, 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.
●Be careful not to get hands or feet pinched between the rear console box and the
rear seat when folding down the rear seatback.
■When returning the seatback to the upright position
Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or serious
injury.
●Press forward and rearward on the top of the seatback.
●Check that the seat belts are not twisted or caught under the seat.
●Arrange the seat belts in the proper positions for ready use.
NOTICE
■Stowing the seatbelts
The seat belts and the buckles must be stowed before you fold down the rear
seatbacks.