2010 Lexus HS250h steering

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1-4. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Active head restraints
When the occupant’s lower back
presses against the seatback dur -
ing a rear-end collision, the head
r

estraint 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
oper
ate when the driver exits the vehicle.
■Active head restraints
Even small forces applied to the seatback may cause the head restraint to move.
P
ushing up a locked head restraint forcibly may appear the head restraint inner
structure. These do not indicate problems.
■Customization
The distance that the driver’s seat moves backw
ard during the auto away function
can be changed. (Customizable features P. 5 7 2 )
Inner 
structure During
rear-end
collision

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1
Before driving
CAUTION
■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 serious injury in the event of an accident. 
Adjustments should not be made while driv ing as the seat may unexpectedly move
and cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle.

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1-4. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Driving position memory (driver’s seat)
: If equipped
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
Check that the shift position is in P.
Turn the “POWER” switch to ON mode.
Adjust the driver’s seat, steering wheel and outside r
ear view
mirrors to the desired positions.
While pressing and holding the
“
SET” button, or within 3 sec -
onds of pressing the “SET” but -
ton, 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
o
verwritten.
■ Recalling the memorized position
Check that the shift position is in P.
Turn the “POWER” switch to ON mode.
Press button 1, 2 or 3 until the
signal beeps to r
ecall the
desired position.

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1-4. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
1
Before driving
Linking driving position memory with door unlock operation
Record your driving position to button 1, 2 or 3 before performing the fol-
lowing:
Carry only the key (including the card k
ey) to which you want to link the
driving position. If 2 or more keys are in the vehi cle, the driving position
cannot be linked properly.
Shift the shift position to P and close the driv
er’s door. Turn the
“POWER” switch to ON mode.
Press the desired button (1, 2 or 3)
to r
ecall 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.

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■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.
■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.
■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 ba
ckward 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 ti
on will not be correctly recalled.
■Customization
If a seat position is memorized, the driv er seat will mo
ve back the set distance 
(  P. 5 7 2
) from that memorized position.
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.

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1-4. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Before driving
Head restraints
■Removing the head restraints
■Installing the head restraints
Head 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 restraint with the installation
holes and push it down to the lock position.
Press and hold the lock release button when
lowering the head restraint.
Lock
release
button

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1-4. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
■Adjusting the height of the head restraints (front seats)
■Adjusting the rear seat head restraints
Always raise the head restraint one level from the stowed position when using.
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 designed 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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1-4. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Before driving
Seat belts
Make sure that all occupants are wearing their seat belts before driving the
vehicle.
■Correct use of the seat belts
●Ex
tend 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.
● P
osition the lap belt as low as
possible over the hips.
● A
djust the position of the
seatback. Sit up straight and
well back in the seat.
● Do not twist the seat belt.
■ F
astening 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