
14Pictorial index
Parking brake switch ............................................................................................. P.143
Applying/releasing ........................................................................................................... P.143
Precautions for winter season .. ................................................................................... P.244
Warning buzzer/messages.......................................................................................... P.346
Turn signal lever ...................................................................................................... P.142
Headlight switch...................................................................................................... P.149
Headlights/parking lights/tail  lights/daytime running lights ........................... P.149
Windshield wiper and washer switch ................................................................ P.154
Usage...................................................................................................................................... P.154
Adding washer fluid .........................................................................................................P.3 02
Warning messages .......................................................................................................... P.346
Emergency flasher switch .................................................................................. P.328
Trunk opener .............................................................................................................. P.97
Hood lock release lever .......................................................................................P.293
Tilt and telescopic steering control switch
*1.................................................... P.113
Adjustment ..................................................................................................................... ........ P.113
Driving position memory
*1............................................................................................. P.108
Tilt and telescopic steeri ng lock release lever
*1............................................. P.113
Adjustment ..................................................................................................................... ........ P.113
Air conditioning system ...................................................................................... P.253
Usage..................................................................................................................................... P.253
Rear window defogger................................................................................................... P.253
Audio system
*2
Trunk opener main switch ..................................................................................... P.98
*1: If equipped
*2: Refer to “NAVIGATION AND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM OWNER’S MANUAL”.
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903-1. Key information
Locks the doors (P.92)
Unlocks the doors ( P.92)
Opens the windows and moon 
roof
* (  P.92)
Opens the trunk ( P.97)
Sounds the alarm
*: This setting must be customized at your  Lexus dealer.
■Theft deterrent panic mode
When   is pressed for longer than 
about one second, an alarm will sound  intermittently and the vehicle lights will flash 
to deter any person from trying to break 
into or damage your vehicle.
To stop the alarm, press any button on the 
electronic key.
To take out the mechanical key, push 
the release button and take the key out.
The mechanical key can 
only be inserted in 
one direction, as the key only has grooves 
on one side. If the key  cannot be inserted in 
a lock cylinder, turn it over and re-attempt 
to insert it.
After using the mechanical key, store it in 
the electronic key. Carry the mechanical 
key together with the electronic key. If the 
electronic key battery is depleted or the 
entry function does not operate properly, 
you will need the mechanical key. 
(  P.359)
NOTICE
●When installing the ba ttery, make sure 
to check the direction of the battery.
Installing the battery in the wrong 
direction may cause the battery to 
deplete rapidly.
●The surface of the card key may be 
damaged, or its coating may peel off in 
the following situations:
• The card key is carried together with  hard objects, such as coins and keys.
• The card key is scraped with a sharp  object, such as the  tip of a mechanical 
pencil.
• The surface of the card key is wiped  with thinner or benzene.
Wireless remote control
A
B
C
D
E
Using the mechanical key 

923-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors and trunk
3-2.Opening, closing and locking the doors and trunk
■Smart access system with 
push-button start
Carry the electronic key to enable this 
function.
1 Grip the driver’s door handle to 
unlock the door. Grip the passen-
ger’s front door handle to unlock all 
the doors.
*
Make sure to touch the sensor on the back 
of the handle.
The doors cannot be unlocked for 3 sec-
onds after the doors are locked.
*: The door unlock settings can be 
changed.
2 Touch the lock sensor (indentation 
on the upper part of the front door 
handle) to lock all the doors.
Check that the door is securely locked.
■Wireless remote control
1 Locks all the doors
Check that the door is securely locked.
2Unlocks all the doors
Pressing the button unlocks the driver’s 
door. Pressing the button again within 5 
seconds unlocks the other door.
Press and hold to open the windows and 
moon roof.
*
*
: This setting must be customized at your  Lexus dealer.
■Switching the door unlock function
It is possible to set which doors the entry 
function unlocks using the wireless remote 
control.
1 Turn the engine switch off.
2 When the indicator light on the key sur-
face is not on, press and hold  , 
 or   for approximately 5 
seconds while pre ssing and holding 
.
The setting changes each time an operation 
is performed, as shown below. (When 
changing the setting  continuously, release 
the buttons, wait for at least 5 seconds, and 
repeat step 2 .)
Doors
Unlocking and locking the doors 
from the outside 

933-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors and trunk
3
Before driving
To prevent unintended triggering of the 
alarm, unlock the doors using the wireless 
remote control and open and close a door 
once after the settings have been changed. 
(If a door is not opened within 60 seconds 
after   is pressed, the doors will be 
locked again and the alarm will automati-
cally be set.)
In a case that the alarm is triggered, imme-
diately stop the alarm. (P.62)
■Impact detection door lock release sys-
tem
In the event that the vehicle is subject to a 
strong impact, all the doors are unlocked. 
Depending on the force of the impact or the 
type of accident, however, the system may 
not operate.
■Operation signals
A buzzer sounds and the emergency flash-
ers flash to indicate that the doors have 
been locked/unlocked. (Locked: once; 
Unlocked: twice)
A buzzer sounds to indicate that the win-
dows and moon roof are operating.
■Security feature
If a door is not opened  within approximately 
60 seconds after the vehicle is unlocked,  the security feature automatically locks the 
vehicle again.
■Welcome light illumination control
The front position, tail and license plate 
lights automatically turn on at night when 
the doors are unlocked using the entry 
function or wireless remote control if the 
light switch is in the “AUTO” position.
■When the doors cannot be locked by the 
lock sensor on the upper part of the 
door handle
If the door will not lock even when the top-
side sensor area is  touched, try touching 
both the topside and underside sensor 
areas at the same time.
■Door lock buzzer
If an attempt to lock the doors is made when 
a door is not fully closed, a buzzer sounds 
continuously for 5 seconds. Fully close the 
door to stop the buzzer, and lock the vehi-
cle once more.
■Setting the alarm
Locking the doors will set the alarm system. 
(  P.62)
■Using the mechanical key
The doors can also be locked and unlocked 
with the mechanical key. ( P.359)
■Conditions affecting the operation of 
the smart access system with push-but-
ton start or wireless remote control
 P.100
■If the smart access system with 
push-button start or  the wireless remote 
control does not operate properly
Use the mechanical key to lock and unlock 
the doors. ( P.359)
Replace the key battery with a new one if it 
is depleted. ( P.316)
Multi-information 
display/BeepUnlocking function
Exterior: Beeps 3  times
Interior: Pings once
Holding the driver’s 
door handle unlocks 
only the driver’s 
door.
Holding the front 
passenger’s door 
handle unlocks all 
the doors.
Exterior: Beeps  twice
Interior: Pings once
Holding either front 
door handle unlocks 
all the doors. 

973-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors and trunk
3
Before driving
Press the trunk opener switch.
■Smart access system with 
push-button start
While carrying the electronic key, 
press the button on the trunk lid.
When all the doors are unlocked with the 
power door lock system, the trunk can be 
opened without carrying the electronic 
key.
■Wireless remote control
Press and hold the switch. Using the trunk grip, lower the trunk 
without applying force to the side and 
push the trunk down from the outside 
to close it.
■Trunk light
The trunk light turns on  when the trunk is 
opened.
■Function to prevent the trunk being 
locked with the electronic key inside
●When all doors are locked, closing the 
trunk lid with the electronic key left inside 
the trunk will sound an alarm.
In this case, the trun k lid can be opened 
pressing the trunk release button on the 
trunk lid.
●If the spare electronic  key is put in the 
trunk with all the doors locked, the key 
confinement prevention function is acti-
vated so the trunk can be opened. In 
order to prevent theft, take all electronic 
keys with you when leaving the vehicle.
●If the electronic key is put in the trunk with 
all the doors locked, the key may not be 
Opening the trunk from inside 
the vehicle
Opening the trunk from outside 
the vehicle
When closing the trunk 

983-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors and trunk
detected depending on the location of 
the key and the surrounding radio wave 
conditions. In this case, the key confine-
ment prevention function cannot be acti-
vated, causing the doors to lock when the 
trunk is closed. Make sure to check 
where the key is before closing the trunk.
●The key confinement prevention function 
cannot be activated if any one of the 
doors is unlocked. In this case, open the 
trunk using the trunk opener.
■Internal trunk release lever
The trunk lid can be  opened by pulling the 
glow-in-the-dark lever located on the inside 
of the trunk lid to the side.
The lever will continue to glow for some 
time after the trunk lid is closed.
■Using the mechanical key
The trunk can be also opened using the 
mechanical key. ( P.360)
■If the smart access system with 
push-button start or the wireless remote 
control does not operate properly
Use the mechanical key  to unlock the trunk. 
(  P.360)
Replace the key battery with a new one if it 
is depleted. ( P.316)
■If a symbol indicating the trunk opens is 
shown on the multi-information display
 P.94
■Customization
Some functions can be customized. 
(  P.394)
To protect luggage stored in the trunk 
against theft, the luggage security sys- tem can be set to on.
1
Move the luggage security system 
levers to the lock position.
2 To disable the trunk opener, turn 
the main switch in the glove box off.
On
Off
When the main switch is off, the trunk lid 
cannot be opened even with the wireless 
remote control or entry function.
■When leaving a key to the vehicle with a 
parking attendant
 P.91
Luggage security system
A
B 

993-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors and trunk
3
Before driving
■Antenna location
Antennas outside the cabin
Antennas inside the cabin
Antenna inside the trunk
Antenna outside the trunk
■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 opening the trunk
The system can be operated when the 
electronic key is within  about 2.3 ft. (0.7 m) 
of the trunk release button.
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
A combination of exterior and interior 
alarms as well as warning messages shown 
on the multi-information display are used to 
prevent theft of the vehicle and accidents 
resulting from erroneous operation. Take 
appropriate measures in response to any 
warning message on the multi-information 
display. ( P.346)
When only an alarm sounds, circumstances 
and correction procedures are as follows.
●When an exterior alarm sounds once for 
5 seconds
Smart access system with 
push-button start
The following operations can be 
performed simply by carrying the 
electronic key (including the card 
key) on your person, for example in 
your pocket. The driver should 
always carry the electronic key.
 Locks and unlocks the doors 
( P.92)
 Opens the trunk ( P.97)
 Starts the engine ( P.134)
A
B
C
D
A
B
C 

1073-3. Adjusting the seats
3
Before driving
1Check that the luggage security 
system lever in the trunk is in the 
unlock position.
2 Pull the seatback lock release lever 
and fold the seatback down.
To return the rear seatbacks to their origi-
nal position, lift them up until they lock.
P.98
Rear seats
The rear seatbacks can be folded 
down.
WARNING
Observe the following precautions. Fail-
ure to do so may result in death or seri-
ous injury.
■When folding the rear seatbacks 
down
●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 trunk while driving.
●Do not allow children to enter the 
trunk.
■After returning the  rear seatback to 
the upright position
●Make sure that the seatback is 
securely locked in position by lightly 
pushing it back and forth.
If the seatback is  not securely locked, 
the red marking will be visible on the 
seatback lock release knob. Make sure 
that the red marking is not visible.
●Check that the seat belts are not 
twisted or caught in the seatback.
Folding down the rear seatbacks
Luggage security system