2020 LEXUS RC300 emergency towing

2967-2. Steps to take in an emergency
Stop the vehicle in a safe place on a
hard, flat surface.
 Set the parking brake.
 Shift the shift lever to P.
 Stop the engine.
 Turn on the emergency flashers.
( P.276)
Type A
Jack handle
Wheel nut wrench
Screwdriver
Towing eyelet
If you have a flat tire
Your vehicle is equipped with a
spare tire. The flat tire can be
replaced with the spare tire.
For details about tires: P.257
WARNING
■If you have a flat tire
Do not continue driving with a flat tire.
Driving even a short distance with a flat
tire can damage the tire and the wheel
beyond repair, which could result in an
accident.
Before jacking up the vehicle
Location of the spare tire, jack and tools
A
B
C
D

2977-2. Steps to take in an emergency
7
When trouble arises
Spare tire
Jack
Type BJack handle
Wheel nut wrench
Screwdriver
Towing eyelet
Spare tire
Jack
E
F
A
B
C
D
E
F
WARNING
■Using the tire jack
Observe the following precautions.
Improper use of the tire jack may cause
the vehicle to suddenly fall off the jack,
leading to death or serious injury.
●Do not use the tire jack for any pur-
pose other than replacing tires or
installing and removing tire chains.
●Only use the tire jack that comes with
this vehicle for replacing a flat tire.
Do not use it on other vehicles, and do
not use other tire jacks for replacing
tires on this vehicle.
●Put the jack properly in its jack point.
●Do not put any part of your body under
the vehicle while it is supported by the
jack.
●Do not start the engine or drive the
vehicle while the vehicle is supported
by the jack.

3157-2. Steps to take in an emergency
7
When trouble arises
1Stop the engine. Set the parking
brake and shift the shift lever to P.
2
Remove the mud, snow or sand
from around the rear wheels.
3
Place wood, stones or some other
material under the rear wheels to
help provide traction.
4
Restart the engine.
5
Shift the shift lever to D or R and
release the parking brake. Then,
while exercising caution, depress
the accelerator pedal.
■When it is difficult to free the vehicle
Press the switch to turn off TRAC.
If the vehicle becomes stuck
Carry out the following proce-
dures if the tires spin or the vehicle
becomes stuck in mud, dirt or snow:
Recovering procedure
WARNING
■When attempting to free a stuck vehi-
cle
If you choose to push the vehicle back
and forth to free it, make sure the sur-
rounding area is clear to avoid striking
other vehicles, objects or people. The
vehicle may also lunge forward or lunge
back suddenly as it becomes free. Use
extreme caution.
■When shifting the shift lever
Be careful not to shif t the shift lever with
the accelerator pedal depressed.
This may lead to un expected rapid accel-
eration of the vehicle that may cause an
accident resulting in death or serious
injury.
NOTICE
■To avoid damaging the transmission
and other components
●Avoid spinning the rear wheels and
depressing the accelerator pedal
more than necessary.
●If the vehicle remains stuck even after
these procedures are performed, the
vehicle may require towing to be freed.

384Alphabetical Index
Instrument panel light control switches............................................................................ 69
Light switches ................................................ 137
Moon roof switches .....................................112
“ODO TRIP” switch .................................... 68
Outside rear view mirror switches .... 108
Paddle shift switches ......................... 131, 132
PCS OFF switch ......................................... 158
Power door lock switch ............................88
Power window switches ........................... 110
Rear window and outside rear view mir- ror defoggers switch ............................ 207
Seat heater switches .................................. 214
Seat ventilator switches ............................ 214
Snow mode switch ...................................... 131
“SOS” button .................................................. 52
Tilt and telescopic steering control switch .......................................................................... 106
Tire pressure warning reset switch .. 262
Trunk opener main switch ....................... 92
Trunk opener switch ................................... 90
VSC OFF switch ........................................ 195
Window lock switch ..................................... 111
Windshield wiper and washer switch142
Windshield wiper de-icer switch ..........211
T
Tachometer....................................................... 64 Rev indicator ................................................... 67
Rev peak ........................................................... 67
Tail lights Light switch ..................................................... 137
Replacing light bulbs.................................272
Wattage.......................................................... 328
Theft deterrent system Alarm .................................................................. 57
Engine immobilizer system ..................... 56
Theft prevention labels...............................58
Tire inflation pressure Maintenance data...................................... 324
Tire inflation pressu re display function
.........................................................................260 Warning light .............................................. 289
Tire information ..............................................331 Glossary .........................................................335
Size ....................................................................333
Tire identification number...................... 332
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ............334
Tire infration pressure ...................................73
Tire pressure display ... ............................... 260
Tire pressure warning system Function ......................................................... 260
Initializing........................................................ 262
Installing tire pres sure warning valves
and transmitters.........................................261
Registering ID codes ...............................263
Warning light .............................................. 289
Tires Chains .............................................................. 199
Checking ....................................................... 257
If you have a flat tire ..................................296
Inflation pressure ........................................263
Information ..................................................... 331
Replacing .......................................................296
Rotating tires ................................................259
Size .................................................................... 324
Snow tires ....................................................... 198
Spare tire ........................................................296
Tire inflation pressure display function......................................................................... 260
Tire pressure warning system ............ 260
Warning light .............................................. 289
Tools.................................................................. 296
Top tether strap.........................................41, 49
Total load capacity ....................................... 318
Towing Dinghy towing ...............................................124
Emergency towing.................................... 279
Towing eyelet................................................ 281
Trailer towing .................................................124
TRAC (Traction Control) ..........................194
Traction Control (TRAC) ..........................194
Trailer towing .................................................. 124