2014 LEXUS LX570 Owners Manual

651-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
1
Before driving
LX570_OM_OM60L21U_(U) CAUTION■
Jam protection function
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause death or serious injury. ●
Never use any part of your body to intent ionally activate the jam protection func-
tion. ●
The jam protection function may not work if something gets caught just before
the back door fully closes. Be careful not to catch fingers or anything else. ●
The jam protection function may not work depending on the shape of the object
that is caught. Be careful not to catch fingers or anything else.
NOTICE■
Back door damper stays
The back door is equipped with damper stays that hold the back door in place.
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause damage to the back door damper stay, resulting in mal-
function. ●
Do not attach any foreign objects, such as
stickers, plastic sheets, or adhesives to the
damper stay rod. ●
Do not touch the damper stay rod with
gloves or other fabric items. ●
Do not attach any accessories other than
genuine Lexus parts to the back door. ●
Do not place your hand on the damper stay
or apply lateral forces to it.Damper stay

661-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
LX570_OM_OM60L21U_(U) NOTICE■
To prevent back door closer malfunction
Do not apply excessive force to the back d oor while the back door closer is operat-
ing. ■
To prevent damage to the power back door ●
Make sure that there is no ice between the back door and frame that would pre-
vent movement of the back door. Operating the power back door when exces-
sive load is present on the back door may cause a malfunction. ●
Do not apply excessive force to the back door while the power back door is oper-
ating. ●
Take care not to damage the sensors (installed on the right and left edges of the
power back door) with a knife or other sharp object. If the sensor is disconnected,
the power back door will not operate in automatic operation.

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Before driving
LX570_OM_OM60L21U_(U) 1-3. Adjustable components (sea ts, mirrors, steering wheel)
Front seats Seat position fore/aft control
switch
Seatback angle control
switch
Seat cushion (front) angle
control switch
Vertical height control switch
Lumbar support control
switch
Seat cushion length adjust-
ment switch (driver’s side
only)

681-3. Adjustable components (s eats, mirrors, steering wheel)
LX570_OM_OM60L21U_(U) Power easy access system
When the driver enters and exits the ve hicle, the driver ’s seat and steer-
ing wheel will automatically perform 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 “ENGINE START STOP”
switch has been turned off
• The driver 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 “ENGINE START STOP”
switch has been turned to ACCES-
SORY mode
• The driver seat belt has been fas-
tened

691-3. Adjustable components (s eats, mirrors, steering wheel)
1
Before driving
LX570_OM_OM60L21U_(U) Active head restraint
When the occupant’s lower back
presses against the seatback dur-
ing a rear-end collision, the head
restraint 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
operate when the driver exits the vehicle. ■
Active head restraint
Even small forces applied to the seatback may cause the head restraint to move.
Pushing up a locked head restraint forcibly may make the inner structure of the
head restraint appear. This does not indicate a problem.
During
rear-end
collision
Inner
structure

701-3. Adjustable components (s eats, mirrors, steering wheel)
LX570_OM_OM60L21U_(U) ■
Customization
The distance that the driver’s seat move s backward during the auto away function
can be changed. (Customizable features  P. 9 0 6 )
CAUTION■
Seat adjustment ●
Be careful that the seat does not hit passengers or luggage.●
Do not recline the seat more than necessary when the vehicle is in motion to
reduce the risk of slid ing under the lap belt.
If the seat is too reclined, during an accident the lap belt may slide past the hips
and apply restraint forces directly to th e abdomen or your neck may contact the
shoulder belt, increasing the ri sk of death or serious injury.
Adjustments should not be made while driving as the seat may unexpectedly
move and cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle.

7111-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Before driving
LX570_OM_OM60L21U_(U) Rear seats Second seat
Seatback angle adjustment
lever
Seat position adjustment
switch
Third seat

721-3. Adjustable components (s eats, mirrors, steering wheel)
LX570_OM_OM60L21U_(U) Tumbling the second seats and third seat entry
For easy access to the third se at, perform in “Tumbling the sec-
ond seats” (  P. 73).
■ Before tumbling the second seats
Stow the seat belt buckles and
lower the head restraints to the
lowest position.
Pass the outer seat belts through
the seat belt hangers and secure
the seat belt plates. This prevents the shoulder belt
from being damaged.
Make sure that the seat belts are
removed from the hangers before
using them. STEP 1
STEP 1
STEP 2