2018 LEXUS NX300h warning

128 3-3. Adjusting the seats
LEXUS NX300h Owners Manu-
al_USA_OM78212U 3-3.Adjusting the seats
1 Seat position adjustment switch
2 Seat cushion (front) angle adjust-
ment switch
3 Vertical height adjustment switch
4 Seatback angle adjustment switch
5 Lumbar support adjustment switch
(for driver’s side) ■
Power easy access system
The driver’s seat and steering wheel move
in accordance with power switch mode and
the driver’s seat belt condition. ( → P.134)Front seats The seats can be adjusted (longitu-
dinally, vertically, etc.). Adjust the
seat to ensure the correct driving
posture.
Adjustment procedure 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 seat mechanism. ■
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 rec lined, 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 driv er to lose control
of the vehicle.

1293-3. Adjusting the seats
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Before driving 
Manual seat
1 Reclining adjustment 
Power seat
1 Reclining adjustment ■
Operating conditions for reclining
adjustment (power seat)
When the following conditions are met,
switch operations are possible. ●
When the seatback position is within the
range in the following illustration from
the upright position.
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When the other operation switches for
the seat being operated are not pressed. ■
Reclining adjustment (power seat)
Stop the seatback part way. To set the seat-
back to the rearmost position, press the
button again.
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Power seat operations (if equipped)
If the seat has a cover or seat cushion, it may
not operate properly. Also, when folding
down the seat, check that there is nothing
on the rear seat that would interfere with
the operation.Rear seats Reclining adjustments and folding
the seat backs can be done with
either lever or switch operations.
Adjustment procedure
WARNING
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When operating the seatback
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause death or seri-
ous injury.
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Keep other passenger s from being hit
with the seatback. A

130 3-3. Adjusting the seats
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Before folding down the rear seat-
backs
1 Stow the rear center seat belt and
seat belt buckles. ( → P.30)
2 Lower the head restraint of the rear
seat. ( → P.137)■
Folding down rear seatbacks (man-
ual seat)
Pull the seatback angle adjustment
lever and fold down the seatback. ■
Folding down rear seatbacks
(power seat)
Press and hold the sw itch to fold down
the seatback. The buzzer sounds and operations start.
The buzzer sounds again when the opera-
tion is complete.
To stop the operation of a seat partway,
press either seat oper ation switch for that
seat, once more. Switches for that seat in
other locations can be used to stop the
operations. (buzzer sounds depending on
stopping position of the seatback) 
Instrument panel switchWARNING●
Do not bring your hands close to the
moving parts or between the seats, as
well as do not let any part of your body
get caught.●
Vehicles with power seat: Do not let
children operate the seatback as other
passengers may get caught in seat.●
Vehicles with power seat: Check that
there are no passengers sitting in the
seat before folding that seat forward.
Also, do let other passengers sit in the
seat while the seat is forward folding.■
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.
Folding down the rear seatbacks

1333-3. Adjusting the seats
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Before driving ■
Seatback jam protection function
(power seat)
When folding down th e seatback, if a for-
eign object is perceived between the seat-
back and seat cushion, the seatback will
reverse operations and then stops opera-
tions.
The buzzer sounds intermittently during
reverse operations and sounds continu-
ously when operations are stopped.
WARNING■
When folding the rear seatbacks
down and after folded
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury. ●
Do not fold the seatbacks down while
driving.●
Stop the vehicle on level ground, set
the parking brake and shift the shift
lever to P.●
Do not allow anyone to sit on a folded
seatback or in the luggage compart-
ment while driving.●
Do not allow children to enter the lug-
gage compartment.■
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 that the seatback is
securely locked in position by lightly
pushing it back and forth.
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Check that the seat belts are not
twisted or caught in the seatback.
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Jam protection function (vehicles
with power seat)
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause death or seri-
ous injury.
●
Never use any part of your body to
intentionally activate the jam protec-
tion function. ●
The jam protection function may not
work if something gets caught just
before the seatback is fully folded for-
ward. Be careful no t to get fingers
caught 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■
Stowing the seat belts
The seat belts and the buckles for the
rear center seat, as well as the armrest,
must be stowed before you fold down the
rear seatbacks. ( → P.30, 297)

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Before driving will be overwritten.
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Seat positions that can be memorized
( → P.128)
The adjusted positions other than the posi-
tion adjusted by lumbar support switch can
be recorded. ■
In order to correctly use the driving
position memory function
If a seat position is already in the furthest
possible position and the seat is operated in
the same direction, the recorded position
may be slightly differen t when it is recalled.
1 Check that the shift lever is in P.
2 Turn the power switch to ON
mode. 3 Press one of the buttons for the
driving position you want to recall
until the buzzer sounds.
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To stop the position recall operation
part-way through
Perform any of the following: ●
Press the “SET” button. ●
Press button “1”, “2” or “3”. ●
Operate any of the seat adjustment
switches (only cancels seat position
recall). ●
Operate the tilt and telescopic steering
control switch (onl y cancels steering
wheel position recall). ■
Operating the driving position memory
after turning the power switch off
Recorded seat positions can be activated
up to 180 seconds after the driver’s door is
opened and another 60 seconds after it is
closed again.
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Registering procedure
Record your driving position to button
“1”, “2” or “3” before performing the
following:
Carry only the key yo u want to register,
and then close the driver’s door.
If 2 or more keys are in the vehicle, the WARNING■
Seat adjustment caution
Take care during seat adjustment so that
the seat does not strike the rear passen-
ger or squeeze your body against the
steering wheel.
Recalling a driving position
Registering/canceling/recall a
driving position to an electronic
key (memory recall function)

1373-3. Adjusting the seats
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Before driving
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Front seats
1 UpPull the head restraints up.
2 DownPush the head restraint down while press-
ing the lock release button . ■
Rear seats
1 Up Pull the head restraints up.
2 Down Push the head restra int down while press-
ing the lock release button .
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Adjusting the heig ht of the head
restraints
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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Adjusting the center rear seat head
restraint
Always raise the head restraint one level
from the stowed position when using.
Pull the head restraint up while press-
ing the lock release button .
If the head restraint touches the ceiling,
making the removal difficult, change
the seat height or angle. ( → P.128, 129)Head restraints Head restraints are provided for all
seats. WARNING■
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 cor-
rect 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.
Vertical adjustment
ARemoving the head restraints A
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140 3-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
LEXUS NX300h Owners Manu-
al_USA_OM78212U To sound the horn, press on or close to
the mark. The height of the rear view mirror can
be adjusted to suit your driving pos-
ture.
Adjust the height of the rear view mir-
ror by moving it up and down.
Responding to the level of brightness
of the headlights of vehicles behind, the
reflected light is automatically
reduced. 
Type A
Changing automatic anti-glare func-
tion mode on/offWARNING■
Caution while driving
Do not adjust the steering wheel while
driving.
Doing so may cause the driver to mis-
handle the vehicle and cause an acci-
dent, resulting in death or serious injury. ■
After adjusting the steering wheel
(manual type)
Make sure that the steering wheel is
securely locked.
Otherwise, the steering wheel may move
suddenly, possibly causing an accident,
and resulting in deat h or serious injury.
Sounding the horn Inside rear view mirror The rear view mirror’s position can
be adjusted to enable sufficient
confirmation of the rear view.
Adjusting the heig ht of rear view
mirror
WARNING■
Caution while driving
Do not adjust the position of the mirror
while driving.
Doing so may lead to mishandling of the
vehicle and cause an accident, resulting
in death or serious injury.
Anti-glare function

142 3-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
LEXUS NX300h Owners Manu-
al_USA_OM78212U 1 To select a mirror to adjust, press
the switch.
Left
Right 2 To adjust the mirror, press the
switch.
Up
Right
Down
Left ■
Mirror angle can be adjusted when
The power switch is in ACCESSORY or
ON mode. ■
Defogging the mirrors
The outside rear view mirrors can be
cleared using the mirror defoggers. Turn on
the rear window defogger to turn on the
outside rear view mirror defoggers.
( → P.269) ■
Auto anti-glare function
When the anti-glare inside rear view mirror
is set to automatic mode, the outside rear
view mirrors will activate in conjunction with
the anti-glare inside rear view mirror to
reduce reflec ted light. ( → P.140)
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Automatic adjustment of the mirror
angle (vehicles with driving position
memory)
A desired mirror face angle can be entered
to memory and recalled automatically by
the driving position memory. ( → P.134)
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Linked mirror function when reversing
(vehicles with driving position memory)
When the mirror select switch is in the “L”
or “R” position, the outside rear view mir-
rors will automatically angle downwards
when the vehicle is re versing in order to Outside rear view mirrors For safe driving, adjust the mirror
angles to secure visibility before
driving. WARNING■
When driving the vehicle
Observe the following precautions while
driving.
Failing to do so may result in loss of con-
trol of the vehicle and cause an accident,
resulting in death or serious injury. ●
Do not adjust the mirrors while driving.●
Do not drive with the mirrors folded.●
Both the driver and passenger side
mirrors must be extended and prop-
erly adjusted before driving.■
When the mirror defoggers are oper-
ating
Do not touch the rear view mirror sur-
faces, as they can become very hot and
burn you.
Adjustment procedure
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