LEXUS RX450h 2015 Owners Manual

911-4. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
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Before driving CAUTION■
When folding the rear seatbacks down
Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or serious
injury. ●
Do not fold the seatbacks down while driving.●
Do not fold seatbacks down while passenge rs are seated or luggage is placed on
the seats.●
Stop the vehicle on level ground, set the parking brake and shift the shift lever to
P.●
After folding the seatback, lightly move the seat back and forth to lock it in place.●
Do not allow anyone to sit on a folded seatback or in the luggage compartment
while driving.●
Do not allow children to en ter the luggage compartment.■
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 yo ur neck may contact the shoulder belt,
increasing the risk of death or seriou s 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.■
After returning the rear seatback to the upright position
Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or serious
injury. ●
Make sure the seatback is securely locked by pushing it forward and rearward on
the top.
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Check that the seat belts are not tw isted or caught in the seatback.

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NOTICE■
Stowing the center seat belt buckle
Before folding down the rear seatbacks, stow the center seat belt buckle to prevent
it from becoming caught in the seatbacks.

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Before driving Driving position memory Your preferred driving position (the po sition of the driver's seat, steering
wheel and outside rear view mirrors) can be memorized and recalled with
the touch of a button. It is also possible to set this function to activate auto-
matically when the doors are unlocked.
Three different driving positions can be entered into memory.
■ Entering a position to memory
Turn the “POWER” switch to ON mode.
Adjust the driver’s seat, steer ing wheel and outside rear view
mirrors to the desired positions.
Press the “SET” button, then
within 3 seconds press button
“1”, “2” or “3” until the signal
beeps. If the selected button has
already been preset, the previ-
ously recorded position will be
overwritten.
■ Recalling the memorized position
Check that the shift lever is set in P.
Turn the “POWER” switch to ON mode.
Press button “1”, “2” or “3” until
the signal beeps to recall the
desired position.STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
 : If equipped

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Linking driving position memory with door unlock operation
Record your driving position to butto n “1”, “2” or “3” before performing
the following:
Carry only the key (including the card key) to which you want to link the
driving position. If 2 or more keys ar e in the vehicle, the driving position
cannot be linked properly.
Shift the shift lever to P and cl ose the driver's door. Turn the
“POWER” switch to ON mode.
Press the desired button (“1”, “2” or
“3”) to recall the position. Then,
while keep pressing the button,
press the driver's door lock
switches (either lock or unlock)
until the signal beeps. The driving position is recalled
when the driver's door is unlocked
using the entry function or wireless
remote control and the driver's
door is opened. STEP 1
STEP 2

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Before driving Power easy access system
When the driver enters and exits the vehicle, the driver's seat and steer-
ing wheel will automatically perf orm 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 “POWER” switch has been
turned off
• The driver’s seat belt has been
unfastened
Entering the vehi cle: 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 “POWER” switch has been
turned to ACCESSORY mode
• The driver’s seat belt has been fas-
tened
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When driving position memory is li nked with door unlock operation
If the driver’s door is opened, the driver’s seat will move toward the memorized
position but stop slightly beforehand to allow easy access to the vehicle.
Turning the “POWER” switch to ACCESSORY mode or fastening the driver’s seat
belt moves the seat fully into the memorized position.

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Canceling the linked do or unlock operation
Turn the “POWER” switch to ON mode and close the driver's door.
While pressing the “SET” button, press the driver’s door lock switches
(either lock or unlock) until the signal beeps.■
Operating the driving position memory after turning the “POWER” switch off
Memorized positions (except for the steeri ng wheel position) can be activated up
to 180 seconds after the driver’s door is opened and another 60 seconds after it is
closed again, even after turning the “POWER” switch off.■
Stopping seat position op eration part-way through
Perform any of the following operations: ●
Press the “SET” button.●
Press button “1”, “2” or “3”.●
Adjust the seat using the switches (only cancels seat position recall).●
Adjust the steering wheel using the tilt and telescopic steering control switch
(only cancels steering wheel position recall).■
Correct seat position
When the seat is in the most forward or most backward position, and the seat is
being moved in those directions, the syst em may not correctly recognize the cur-
rent position and the memorized posi tion will not be correctly recalled.■
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.■
Customization
The distance that the driver’s seat move s backward during the auto away function
can be changed. (Customizable features  P. 825)
CAUTION
■
Seat adjustment caution
Take care during seat adjustment so that th e seat does not strike the rear passenger
or squeeze your body against the steering wheel. STEP 1
STEP 2

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Before driving Head restraints
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Removing the head restraints
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Installing the head restraintsHead restraints are provided for all seats.
Up Pull the head restraints up.
Down Push the head restraint down
while pressing the lock release
button.Lock release button
Pull the head restraint up while pressing the
lock release button.
Lock release button
Align the head restrain t with the installation
holes and push it down to the lock position.
Press and hold the lock release button when
lowering the head restraint.

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Adjusting the height of the head restraints (front seats)
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Adjusting the rear seat head restraints
Always raise the head restraints to th e uppermost lock position during use.
CAUTION■
Head restraint precautions
Observe the following precautions regarding the head restraints. Failure to do so
may result in death or serious injury. ●
Use the head restraints design ed for each respective seat.●
Adjust the head restraints to the correct position at all times.●
After adjusting the head restraints, push down on them and make sure they are
locked in position.●
Do not drive with the head restraints removed. Make sure that the head restraints are
adjusted so that the center of the head
restraint is closest to the top of your ears.

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Before driving Seat belts Make sure that all occupants are wearing their seat belts before driving the
vehicle.
■ Correct use of the seat belts
● Extend the shoulder belt so
that it comes fully over the
shoulder, but does not come
into contact with the neck or
slide off the shoulder.
● Position the lap belt as low as
possible over the hips.
● Adjust the position of the
seatback. Sit up straight and
well back in the seat.
● Do not twist the seat belt.
■ Fastening and releasing the seat belt
To fasten the seat belt, push
the plate into the buckle until
a click sound is heard.
To release the seat belt, press
the release button.
Release button

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Seat belt pretensioners (front and outside rear seats)
The pretensioner helps the seat
belt to quickly restrain the occu-
pant by retracting the seat belt
when the vehicl e is subjected to
certain types of severe frontal colli-
sion or a vehicle rollover. The pretensioner may not activate
in the event of a minor frontal
impact, a side impact or a rear
impact.
Pre-collision seat belts (front seats of vehicles with a pre-collision system)
If the system determines that a collision is unavoidable, the front seat belts
will retract before the collision. (  P. 2 7 8 )■ Adjusting the seat belt shoulder anchor height (front seats)
Push the seat belt shoulder
anchor down while pressing
the release button.
Push the seat belt shoulder
anchor up. Move the height adjuster up and
down as needed until you hear a
click.