2020 LEXUS RX350 display

1003-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
When the door is unlocked, the inside lock
button will pop up.
■Locking the doors from the outside with-
out a key
1 Push down the inside lock button.
2 Close the door.
The door cannot be locked if the engine
switch is in ACCESSORY or IGNITION
ON mode, or the electronic key is left
inside the vehicle. However, the key may not
be detected correctly and the door may be
locked.
■Open door warning buzzer
If the vehicle speed reaches 3 mph (5
km/h), the master warning light flashes and
a buzzer sounds to indicate that door(s) or
the hood in not fully closed.
The open door(s) or h ood is displayed on
the multi-information display.
The door cannot be opened from
inside the vehicle when the lock is set.
1 Unlock 2
Lock
These locks can be set to prevent children
from opening the rear doors. Push down
on each rear door switch to lock both rear
doors.
The following functions can be set or
canceled:
For instructions on customizing, refer to
P.470.
Rear door child-protector lock
Automatic door locking and
unlocking systems
FunctionOperation
Speed linked
door locking
function
All doors are automati-
cally locked when vehi-
cle speed is
approximately 12 mph
(20 km/h) or higher.
Shift position
linked door lock-
ing functionAll doors are automati-
cally locked when shift-
ing the shift lever out of
P.
Shift position
linked door
unlocking func-
tionAll doors are automati-
cally unlocked when
shifting the shift lever
to P.
Driver’s door
linked door
unlocking func-
tionAll doors are automati-
cally unlocked when
driver’s door is
opened.

1073-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
3
Before driving
If the rear bumper has been touched for a
while, wait for a short time before
attempting to operate the Hands Free
Power Back Door again.
●When standing excessively close to the
rear bumper
●When an external radio wave source
interferes with the communication
between the electronic key and the vehi-
cle ( P.114)
●When the vehicle is parked near metal, or
an external radio wave or electrical noise
source which affects the sensitivity of the
Hands Free Power Back Door, such as a
pay parking spot, gas station, electrically
heated road, fluorescent light, or metal
plate
●When the vehicle is near a TV tower,
electric power plant, radio station, large
display, airport or other facility that gen-
erates strong radio waves or electrical
noise
●When a large amount of water is applied
to the rear bumper, such as when the
vehicle is being washed or in heavy rain
●When mud, snow, ice, etc. is attached to
the rear bumper
●When the vehicle has been parked for a
while near objects that may move and
contact the rear bumper, such as plants
●When an accessory is installed to the rear
bumper
If an accessory has been installed, turn the
Hands Free Power Back Door (kick sen-
sor) operation setting off.
●RX350L: When a tire other than the
spare tire is stored in the spare tire stor-
age area
■Preventing unintentional operation of
the Hands Free Power Back Door (if
equipped)
When an electronic ke y is in the operation
detection area, the Ha nds Free Power Back
Door may operate unintentionally, so be
careful in the following situations:
●When a large amount of water is applied
to the rear bumper, such as when the
vehicle is being washed or in heavy rain
●When dirt is wiped off the rear bumper
●When a small animal or small object, such
as a ball, moves under the rear bumper
●When an object is moved from under the
rear bumper
●If someone is swinging their legs while sit-
ting on the rear bumper
●If the legs or another part of someone’s
body contacts the rear bumper while
passing by the vehicle
●When the vehicle is parked near an elec-
trical noise source which affects the sen-
sitivity of the Hands Free Power Back
Door, such as a pay parking spot, gas sta-
tion, electrically heated road, or fluores-
cent light
●When the vehicle is near a TV tower,
electric power plant, radio station, large
display, airport or ot her facility that gen-
erates strong radio waves or electrical
noise
●When the vehicle is parked in a place
where objects such as plants are near the
rear bumper
●If luggage, etc. is set near the rear
bumper
●If accessories or a vehicle cover is
installed/removed ne ar the rear bumper
●When the vehicle is being towed
To prevent unintentiona l operation, turn the
Hands Free Power Back Door (kick sensor)
operation setting off.
■When reconnecting the battery
To enable the power back door to operate
properly, close the power back door manu-
ally.
■Jam protection function
Sensors are installed in the right and left
sides of the power back door. When the
door is automatically closing and the sen-
sors are pushed due to an object being
caught, etc., the jam protection function will
operate.
From that position the door will automati-
cally move a little in the opposite direction
and then the function will stop.

1113-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
3
Before driving
The power back door system can be
enabled/disabled on the multi-informa-
tion display. (P.79)
1 Press or of the meter con-
trol switches and select .
2 Press or of the meter con-
trol switches, select the “Vehicle
Settings” and then press .
3 Press or of the meter con-
trol switches, select and
then press .
4 Press or of the meter con-
trol switches, and then select
“PBD”.
5 ON and OFF will be switched over
with presses of on the meter
control switches.
When OFF is selected and the operations
of the power back door is made to stop
from the of multi-information display,
unless it is set to ON , the operation of the
power back door will not return. (No
return in the engine switch operation)
NOTICE
●Keep the lower center part of the rear
bumper clean at all times.
If the lower center part of the rear
bumper is dirty or covered with snow, the
Hands Free Power Back Door may not
operate. In this situation, clean off the dirt
or snow, move the vehicle from the cur-
rent position and then check if the Hands
Free Power Back Door operates. If it
does not operate, have the vehicle
inspected by your Lexus dealer.
●Do not apply coatings that have a rain
clearing (hydrophilic ) effect, or other
coatings, to the lower center part of
the rear bumper.
●Do not park the vehicle near objects
that may move and contact the lower
center part of the rear bumper, such as
grass or trees.
If the vehicle has been parked for a while
near objects that may move and contact
the lower center part of the rear bumper,
such as grass or trees, the Hands Free
Power Back Door ma y not operate. In
this situation, move the vehicle from the
current position and then check if the
Hands Free Power Back Door operates.
If it does not operate, have the vehicle
inspected by your Lexus dealer.
●Do not subject the rear bumper or its
surrounding area to a strong impact.
If the rear bumper or its surrounding area
has been subjected to a strong impact,
the Hands Free Power Back Door may
not operate properly.
If the Hands Free Power Back Door does
not operate in the following situations,
have the vehicle inspected by your Lexus
dealer.
• The kick sensor or its surrounding area has been subjected to a strong impact.
• The lower center part of the rear bumper is scratched or damaged.
●Do not disassemble the rear bumper.
●Do not attach stickers to the rear
bumper.
●Do not paint the rear bumper.
●If a bicycle carrier or similar heavy
object is attached to the power back
door, disable the Hands Free Power
Back Door (kick sensor).
Canceling the power back door
system

1123-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
The Hands Free Power Back Door
(kick sensor) can be enabled/disabled
on the multi-information display.
( P.79)
1 Press or of the meter con-
trol switches and select .
2 Press or of the meter con-
trol switches, select the “Vehicle
Settings” and then press .
3 Press or of the meter con-
trol switches, select and
then press .
4 Press or of the meter con-
trol switches, and then select “Kick
Sensor”.
5 ON and OFF will be switched over
with presses of on the meter
control switches.
When OFF is selected and the operations
of the Hands Free Power Back Door is
made to stop from the of multi-infor-
mation display, unless it is set to ON, the
operation of the Hands Free Power Back
Door will not return. (No return in the
engine switch operation)
The open position of the power back-
door can be adjusted.
1 Stop the power back door at the
desired position. ( P.103) 2
Press and hold the switch on
the lower part of the power back
door for 2 seconds.
 When setting is complete, a buzzer
will sound 4 times.
 The next time the power back door
is opened, it will stop at that position.
■Returning the power back door opening
position to the default setting
Press and hold the switch on the
lower part of the power back door for 7
seconds.
A buzzer will sound twice. The next time
the power back door is opened, it will open
to the default position.
■Customization
The opening position can be set with the
navigation system or multimedia system.
Priority for the stop position is given to the
last position set by either the switch,
navigation system or multimedia system.
(Customizable features: P.470)
Canceling the Hands Free
Power Back Door (if equipped)
Adjusting the open position of
the power back door

1133-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
3
Before driving
■Antenna locationAntennas outside the cabin
Antennas inside the cabin
Antenna outside the luggage compart-
ment
■Effective range (areas within which the
electronic key is detected)When locking or unlocking the doors
The system can be operated when the
electronic key is within about 2.3 ft. (0.7 m)
of an outside door handle. (Only the doors
detecting the key can be operated.)
When starting the engine or changing
engine switch modes
The system can be operated when the
electronic key is inside the vehicle.
■Alarms and warning messages
An alarm sounds and warning messages
are displayed on the multi-information dis-
play to protect against unexpected acci-
dents or theft of the vehicle resulting from
erroneous operation. When a warning mes-
sage is displayed, take appropriate mea-
sures based on the displayed message.
(  P.422)
When only an alarm sounds, circumstances
and correction procedures are as follows.
●When an exterior alarm sounds once for
5 seconds
●When an interior alarm sounds continu-
ously
Smart access system with
push-button start
The following operations can be
performed simply by carrying the
electronic key on your person, for
example in your pocket. The driver
should always carry the electronic
key.
 Locks and unlocks the doors
( P.97)
 Locks and unlocks the back door
( P.102)
 Starts and stops the engine
( P.176)
A
B
C
SituationCorrection
procedure
An attempt was made to
lock the vehicle while a
door was open.Close all of the
doors and lock
the doors
again.
A
B

1143-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
■If “Key Left inside Vehicle” is shown on
the multi-information display
An attempt was made to lock the doors
using the smart access system with
push-button start while the electronic key
was still inside the vehicle. Retrieve the elec-
tronic key from the vehicle and lock the
doors again.
■Battery-saving function
The battery-saving fu nction will be acti-
vated in order to prevent the electronic key
battery and the battery from being dis-
charged while the vehicl e is not in operation
for a long time.
●In the following situations, the smart
access system with pu sh-button start may
take some time to unlock the doors.
• The electronic key has been left in an
area of approximately 6 ft. (2 m) of the
outside of the vehicle for 10 minutes or
longer.
• The smart access system with push-but- ton start has not been used for 5 days or
longer.
●If the smart access system with push-but-
ton start has not been used for 14 days or
longer, the doors cannot be unlocked at
any doors except the driver’s door. In this
case, take hold of the driver’s door han-
dle, or use the wireless remote control or
the mechanical key, to unlock the doors.
■Turning an electronic key to bat-
tery-saving mode
When battery-saving mode is set, battery
depletion is minimized by stopping the elec-
tronic key from re ceiving radio waves. Press twice while pressing and holding
. Confirm that the electronic key indica-
tor flashes 4 times.
While the battery-saving mode is set, the
smart access system with push-button start
cannot be used. To cancel the function,
press any of the electronic key buttons.
■Conditions affecting operation
The smart access system with push-button
start, wireless remote control and engine
immobilizer system use weak radio waves.
In the following situations, the communica-
tion between the electronic key and the
vehicle may be affected, preventing the
smart access system with push-button start,
wireless remote control and engine immo-
bilizer system from operating properly.
(Ways of coping: P.441)
●When the electronic key battery is
depleted
●Near a TV tower, electric power plant,
gas station, radio stat ion, large display,
airport or other fac ility that generates
strong radio waves or electrical noise
●When the electronic key is in contact
with, or is covered by the following metal-
lic objects
• Cards to which aluminum foil is attached
• Cigarette boxes that have aluminum foil inside
• Metallic wallets or bags
•Coins
• Hand warmers made of metal
• Media such as CDs and DVDs
●When other wireless keys (that emit radio
waves) are being used nearby
●When carrying the electronic key
together with the following devices that
emit radio waves
• Portable radio, cellular phone, cordless
phone or other wireless communication
SituationCorrection
procedure
The engine switch was
turned to ACCESSORY
mode while the driver’s
door was open (The
driver’s door was opened
when the engine switch
was in ACCESSORY
mode).
Turn the engine
switch off and
close the
driver’s door.

1153-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
3
Before driving
devices
• Another vehicle’s electronic key, another electronic key of your vehicle, or a wire-
less key that emits radio waves
• Personal computers or personal digital assistants (PDAs)
• Digital audio players
• Portable game systems
●If window tint with a metallic content or
metallic objects are attached to the rear
window
●When the electronic key is placed near a
battery charger or electronic devices
●When the vehicle is parked in a pay park-
ing spot where radio waves are emitted
■Note for the entry function
●Even when the electronic key is within the
effective range (detection areas), the sys-
tem may not operate properly in the fol-
lowing cases:
• The electronic key is too close to the win-
dow or outside door handle, near the
ground, or in a high place when the doors
are locked or unlocked.
• The electronic key is near the ground or in a high place, or too close to the rear
bumper center when the back door is
opened.
• The electronic key is on the instrument panel, luggage compar tment, floor, or in
the door pockets or glove box when the
engine is started or engine switch modes
are changed.
●Do not leave the electronic key on top of
the instrument panel or near the door
pockets when exiting the vehicle.
Depending on the radio wave reception
conditions, it may be detected by the
antenna outside the cabin and the door
will become lockable from the outside,
possibly trapping the electronic key
inside the vehicle.
●As long as the electron ic key is within the
effective range, the doors may be locked
or unlocked by anyone.
●Even if the electronic key is not inside the
vehicle, it may be possible to start the
engine if the electronic key is near the
window.
●The doors may unlock if a large amount of water splashes on the door handle,
such as in the rain or in a car wash when
the electronic key is
within the effective
range. (The door will automatically be
locked after approximately 60 seconds if
the doors are not opened and closed.)
●If the wireless remote control is used to
lock the doors when the electronic key is
near the vehicle, there is a possibility that
the door may not be unlocked by the
entry function. (Use the wireless remote
control to unlock the doors.)
●Touching the door lock sensor while
wearing gloves may delay or prevent lock
operation. Remove the gloves and touch
the lock sensor again.
●When the lock operation is performed
using the lock sensor, recognition signals
will be shown up to two consecutive
times. After this, no recognition signals
will be given.
●If the door handle becomes wet while the
electronic key is within the effective
range, the door may lock and unlock
repeatedly. In that case, follow the follow-
ing correction procedures to wash the
vehicle:
• Place the electronic key in a location 6 ft. (2 m) or more away from the vehicle.
(Take care to ensure that the key is not
stolen.)
• Set the electronic key to battery-saving
mode to disable the smart access system
with push-button start. ( P.114)
●If the electronic key is inside the vehicle
and a door handle becomes wet during a
car wash, a message may be shown on
the multi-information display and a
buzzer will sound outside the vehicle. To
turn off the alarm, lock all the doors.
●The lock sensor may not work properly if
it comes into contact with ice, snow, mud,
etc. Clean the lock sensor and attempt to
operate it again.
●A sudden approach to the effective
range or door handle may prevent the
doors from being unlocked. In this case,
return the door handle to the original
position and check that the doors unlock
before pulling the door handle again.
●If there is another electronic key in the

1343-3. Adjusting the seats
procedure with two people.)
1Check that the seat is free of obstruc-
tions.
2 Press and hold the side switch of
the luggage compartment side switch
for the seat which the buzzer is sound-
ing.
3 Within 10 seconds of the performing
the above step, press the side
switch of the seat side switch 5 times.
4 When a buzzer sounds 3 times, release
the luggage compartment side switch.
5 Press the side switch of the seat
side switch until the seatback is folded
completely.
A buzzer will sound twice when the opera-
tion is complete.
If the buzzer does not stop sounding even
though the above procedure has been per-
formed, have the vehicle inspected by your
Lexus dealer.
*: If equipped
The seat and steering wheel are auto-
matically adjusted to allow the driver to
enter and exit the vehicle easily.
When all of the following have been
performed, the seat and steering
wheel are automatically adjusted to a
position that allows driver to enter and
exit the vehicle easily.
• The shift lever has been shifted to P.
• The engine switch has been turned off.
WARNING
■Precautions for third-row seat
When operating a third-row seat, make
sure to press and hold the switch until the
third-row seat seatba ck is completely
folded/upright. Do not use a third-row
seat in a position other than the com-
pletely upright position, as doing so may
lead to death or serious injury in an acci-
dent. (If the switch is released while the
seatback is still moving, a buzzer will
sound continuously until the seatback is
completely folded/upright.)
NOTICE
■Before returning th e third-row seat
seatbacks to the upright position
If the luggage cover is installed in the lug-
gage compartment, make sure to
remove it before re turning the third-row
seat seatbacks. ( P.323) Otherwise,
the luggage cover may be damaged.
Driving position memory*
This feature automatically adjusts
the driver’s seat (on some models),
steering wheel, outside rear view
mirrors and head-up display (if
equipped) to make entering and
exiting the vehicle easier or to suit
your preferences.
Up to 3 different driving positions
can be recorded.
Each electronic key can be regis-
tered to recall your preferred driv-
ing position.
Power easy access system
(driver’s side only)