2021 Lexus LC500C jump start

3337-2. Steps to take in an emergency
7
When trouble arises
remove the cover in the center of
the rear seat.
3
Insert the mechanical key into the
cylinder and turn it clockwise to
open. The glove box can be opened by per-
forming the following operations after
unlocking the doors.
If the glove box is locked, unlock it with the
mechanical key. (
P.246)
1Remove the cover using a flathead
screwdriver.
To prevent damage to the cover, cover the
tip of the screwdriver with a rag.
2Push the flathead screwdriver into
the part shown in the illustration to
open the glove box.
■After opening the glove box
The glove box can be opened normally by
closing the glove box after restarting the
engine.
If you have a set of jumper (or booster)
cables and a second vehicle with a bat-
WARNING
■After unlocking the trunk
Make sure to put back the cover to the
center of the rear seat. Failure to do so
may cause an accident.
NOTICE
■When installing the cover in the cen-
ter of the rear seat
Make sure that the seat belts are not
caught in the cover. Failure to do so may
cause damage to the cover installation
clip and make it impossible to install the
cover.
Opening the glove box
Restarting the engine

3347-2. Steps to take in an emergency
tery, you can jump start your vehicle
using the following procedure.
1Confirm that the electronic key
(including the card key) is being
carried.
When connecting the jumper (or booster)
cables, depending on the situation, the
alarm may activate and doors locked.
( P.66)
2 Open the hood ( P.272) and
open the fuse box cover.
Push the tab in and lift the lid off.
3 Open the exclusive jump starting
terminal cover.
4 Remove the engine cover.
5 Connect a positive jumper cable clamp to on your vehicle and connect the
clamp on the other end of the positive cable to on the second vehicle.
A
B

3357-2. Steps to take in an emergency
7
When trouble arises
Then, connect a negative cable clamp to on the second vehicle and con-
nect the clamp at the other end of the negative cable to .
Exclusive jump starting terminal (your vehicle)
Positive (+) battery terminal (second vehicle)
Negative (-) battery terminal (second vehicle)
Solid, stationary, unpainted metallic point away from the exclusive jump starting
terminal and any mo ving parts as shown in the illustration
6 Start the engine of the second vehi-
cle. Increase the engine speed
slightly and maintain at that level for
approximately 5 minutes to
recharge the battery of your vehi-
cle.
7 Open and close any of the door of
your vehicle with the engine switch
OFF.
8 Maintain the engine speed of the
second vehicle and start the engine
of your vehicle by turning the
engine switch to ON.
9 Once the vehicle’s engine has
started, remove the jumper cables
in the exact reverse order from
which they were connected. 10
Close the exclusive jump starting
terminal cover, and reinstall the
fuse box cover to its original posi-
tion.
Once the engine starts, have the vehicle
inspected at your Lexus dealer as soon as
possible.
■Starting the engine when the battery is
discharged
The engine cannot be started by push-start-
ing.
■To prevent battery discharge
●Turn off the headlights and the audio sys-
tem while the engine is stopped.
●Turn off any unnecessary electrical com-
ponents when the vehicle is running at a
low speed for an extended period, such
as in heavy traffic.
C
D
A
B
C
D

3387-2. Steps to take in an emergency
Two or more people are needed for
this procedure and some steps
requires a large force.
 There is a possibility to damage the
vehicle when applying a strong
force or removing the parts. Lexus
recommends contact ing your Lexus
dealer.
WARNING
■When exchanging the battery
After exchanging, securely attach the
exhaust hose and exhaust hole plug to
the exhaust hole of the exchanged bat-
tery. If not properly installed, gases
(hydrogen) may leak into the vehicle
interior, and there is the possible danger
of the gas igniting and exploding.
NOTICE
■When handling jumper cables
When connecting the jumper cables,
ensure that they do not become entan-
gled in the cooling fan or engine drive
belt.
■To prevent damaging the vehicle
The exclusive jump starting terminal is to
be used when charging the battery from
another vehicle in an emergency. It can-
not be used to jump start another vehicle.
If the soft top roof cannot be
c
losed
If the soft top roof cannot be closed
even though the roof switch is oper-
ated, check that all the operational
conditions are met. ( P.127)
If all the operational conditions are
met and the soft top roof cannot be
closed, there may be a malfunction.
Immediately have the vehicle
inspected by your Lexus dealer.
When “Opening Function Unavail-
able System Overheated” or
“Function Temporarily Unavailable
System Overheated” is displayed
on the multi-information display, do
not close the soft top roof manually.
If the soft top roof is closed manu-
ally, the roof switch may not prop-
erly operates next time.
In this case, the soft top roof can be
closed by the following procedure
as an emergency measure, how-
ever, Lexus does not recommend it
as this procedure requires special-
ized knowledge.
Before closing the soft top roof