2021 Lexus LC500h air condition

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Pictorial indexSearch by illustration
For safety
and securityMake sure to read through them
(Main topics: Child seat, theft deterrent system)
Vehicle status
information and
indicatorsReading driving-related information
(Main topics: Meters, multi-information display)
Before drivingOpening and closing the doors and windows,
adjustment before driving
(Main topics: Keys, doors, seats)
DrivingOperations and advice which are necessary for driving
(Main topics: Starting engine , refueling)
Interior featuresUsage of the interior features
(Main topics: Air conditioner, storage features)
Maintenance
and careCaring for your vehicle and maintenance procedures
(Main topics: Interior and exterior, light bulbs)
When trouble
arisesWhat to do in case of malfunction and emergency
(Main topics: Battery discharge, flat tire)
Vehicle
specificationsVehicle specifications, customizable features
(Main topics: Fuel, oil, tire inflation pressure)
For ownersReporting safety defects for U.S. owners, and seat belt,
SRS airbag and headlight aim instructions for Canadian
owners
IndexSearch by symptom
Search alphabetically

3TABLE OF CONTENTS
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4-1. Before drivingDriving the vehicle ........................ 142
Cargo and luggage ...................... 148
Vehicle load limits ......................... 150
Trailer towing ................................... 151
Dinghy towing ................................. 151
4-2. Driving procedures Engine (ignition) switch (LC500)............................................................ 152
Power (ignition) switch (LC500h) ............................................................ 156
EV drive mode (LC500h)........ 160
Automatic transmission (LC500) ............................................................ 162
Hybrid transmission (LC500h) ............................................................ 169
Turn signal lever............................. 175
Parking brake ................................. 176
Brake Hold....................................... 179
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers Headlight switch ............................. 181
Automatic High Beam ................ 184
Windshield wipers and washer 187
4-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap.......... 191
4-5. Using the driving support systems Lexus Safety System + ................ 194
PCS (Pre-Collision System).... 200
LKA (Lane-Keeping Assist) .... 207
Dynamic radar crui se control with
full-speed range.......................... 214
Driving mode select switch...... 224
Intuitive parking assist ................ 225BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) .........
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Active rear wing ........................... 240
Driving assist systems ................ 243
4-6. Driving tips Hybrid vehicle driving tips (LC500h).................................... 248
Winter driving tips ....................... 250
5-1. Remote Touch Remote Touch............................... 254
5-2. Lexus Climate Concierge Lexus Climate Concierge........ 258
5-3. Using the air conditioning system Automatic air conditioning system.......................................................... 260
Heated steering wheel/seat heat- ers/seat ventilators................... 268
5-4. Using the interior lights Interior lights list ............................. 271
5-5. Using the storage features List of storage features .............. 273
Trunk features ............................... 275
5-6. Using the other interior features Other interior features ............... 277
Garage door opener ................. 279
6-1. Maintenance and care Cleaning and protecting the vehi-cle exterior................................... 286
Cleaning and protecting the vehi- cle interior .................................... 289
4Driving
5Interior features
6Maintenance and care

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6-2. MaintenanceMaintenance requirements ..... 295
General maintenance ................ 296
Emission inspection and mainte- nance (I/M) programs ............ 299
6-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance Do-it-yourself service precautions........................................................... 300
Hood.................................................. 302
Positioning a floor jack............... 302
Engine compartment.................. 304
12-volt battery.................................. 311
Tires .................................................... 313
Replacing the tire .......................... 321
Tire inflation pressure ................. 325
Wheels.............................................. 327
Air conditioning filter..................328
Electronic key battery ................ 330
Checking and replacing fuses . 331
Headlight aim................................. 335
Light bulbs ....................................... 336
7-1. Essential information Emergency flashers..................... 338
If your vehicle has to be stopped in an emergency ............................. 338
If the vehicle is trapped in rising water............................................... 339
7-2. Steps to take in an emergency If your vehicle needs to be towed............................................................ 341
If you think something is wrong ........................................................... 345Fuel pump shut off system
(LC500) ...................................... 346
If a warning light turns on or a warn- ing buzzer sounds..................... 347
If a warning messa ge is displayed
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If you have a flat tire .................... 362
If the engine will not start (LC500) .......................................................... 363
If the hybrid syst em will not start
(LC500h).................................... 364
If you lose your keys.................... 366
If the fuel filler door cannot be opened .......................................... 366
If the electronic key does not oper- ate properly ................................. 367
If the 12-volt battery is discharged .......................................................... 369
If your vehicle overheats (LC500) .......................................................... 376
If your vehicle overheats (LC500h) .......................................................... 379
If the vehicle becomes stuck ... 382
8-1. Specifications Maintenance data (fuel, oil level, etc.) ................................................. 386
Fuel information............................ 395
Tire information ............................ 397
8-2. Customization Customizable features .

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8-3. Items to initialize Items to initialize ............................. 417
7When trouble arises8Vehicle specifications

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Applying/releasing ............................................................................................................P.176
Precautions against winter season ................... .......................................................... P.251
Warning buzzer/message................................................................................ P.350, 357
Turn signal lever ...................................................................................................... P.175
Headlight switch....................................................................................................... P.181
Headlights/parking lights/tail lights/daytime running lights .............................P.181
Windshield wiper and washer switch ................................................................ P.187
Usage.......................................................................................................................... ............ P.187
Adding washer fluid .......................................................................................................... P. 310
Warning messages .......................................................................................................... P.357
Emergency flasher switch .................................................................................. P.338
Hood lock release lever ...................................................................................... P.302
Tilt and telescopic steering contro l switch................................ .................... ..P.133
Adjustment ..................................................................................................................... ...... P.133
Driving position memory ................................................................................................. P.127
Air conditioning system .......................................................................................P.260
Usage.......................................................................................................................... ........... P.260
Rear window defogger.....................................................................................................P.261
Audio system
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Trunk opener main switch ..................................................................................... P.117
*: Refer to “NAVIGATION SYSTEM OWNER’S MANUAL”.
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301-1. For safe use
Front passenger’s seat belt buckle switch
Front impact sensors
Your vehicle is equipped with ADVANCED AIRBAGS designed based on the US
motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS208). The airbag sensor assembly (ECU)
controls airbag deployment based on information obtained from the sensors etc.
shown in the system components diagram above. This information includes crash
severity and occupant information. As the airbags deploy, a chemical reaction in
the inflators quickly fills the airbags with no n-toxic gas to help restrain the motion of
the occupants.
■If the SRS airbags deploy (inflate)
●Slight abrasions, burns, bruising etc., may
be sustained from SRS airbags, due to the
extremely high speed deployment (infla-
tion) by hot gases.
●A loud noise and white powder will be
emitted.
●Parts of the airbag module (steering
wheel hub, airbag cover and inflator) as
well as the front seat s, parts of the front
and rear pillars, and r oof side rails may be
hot for several minutes. The airbag itself
may also be hot.
●The windshield may crack.
●LC500h: The hybrid system will be
stopped and fuel supply to the engine will
be stopped. ( P.68)
●All of the doors will be unlocked. ( P.111)
●The brakes and stop lights will be con-
trolled automatically. ( P.244)
●The interior lights will turn on automati-
cally. ( P.271)
●The emergency flashers will turn on auto-
matically. ( P.338)
●LC500: Fuel supply to the engine will be
stopped. ( P.346)
●For Lexus Enform Safety Connect sub-
scribers, if any of the following situations
occur, the system is designed to send an
emergency call to the response center,
notifying them of the vehicle’s location
(without needing to push the “SOS” but-
ton) and an agent will attempt to speak
with the occupants to ascertain the level
of emergency and assi stance required. If the occupants are unable to communi-
cate, the agent automatically treats the
call as an emergency and helps to dis-
patch the necessary emergency services.
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 P.55)
• An SRS airbag is deployed.
• A seat belt pretensioner is activated.
• The vehicle is involved in a severe rear- end collision.
■SRS airbag deployment conditions (SRS
front airbags)
●The SRS front airbags will deploy in the
event of an impact that exceeds the set
threshold level (the level of force corre-
sponding to an approximately 12 - 18
mph [20 - 30 km/h] frontal collision with
a fixed wall that does not move or
deform).
However, this threshold velocity will be
considerably higher in the following situa-
tions:
• If the vehicle strikes an object, such as a parked vehicle or sign pole, which can
move or deform on impact
• If the vehicle is involved in an underride collision, such as a collision in which the
front of the vehicle underrides, or goes
under, the bed of a truck
●Depending on the type of collision, it is
possible that only the seat belt preten-
sioners will activate.
●The SRS front airbags for the front pas-
senger will not activate if there is no pas-
senger sitting in the front passenger seat.
However, the SRS front airbags for the
front passenger may deploy if luggage is
put in the seat, even if the seat is unoccu-
pied.
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■SRS airbag deployment conditions (SRS
side and curtain shield airbags)
●The SRS side and curtain shield airbags
will deploy in the event of an impact that
exceeds the set thresh old level (the level
of force corresponding to the impact
force produced by an approximately
3300 lb. [1500 kg] vehicle colliding with
the vehicle cabin from a direction per-
pendicular to the vehi cle orientation at an
approximate speed of 12 - 18 mph [20 -
30 km/h]).
●Both SRS curtain shield airbags may
deploy in the event of a severe side colli-
sion.
●Both SRS curtain shield airbags will
deploy in the event of vehicle rollover.
●Both SRS curtain shield airbags may also
deploy in the event of a severe frontal col-
lision.
■Conditions under which the SRS air-
bags may deploy (inf late), other than a
collision
The SRS front airbags and SRS curtain
shield airbags may also deploy if a serious
impact occurs to the underside of your
vehicle. Some examples are shown in the
illustration.
●Hitting a curb, edge of pavement or hard
surface
●Falling into or jumping over a deep hole
●Landing hard or falling
The SRS curtain shield airbags may also
deploy under the situations shown in the
illustration.
●The angle of vehicle tip-up is marginal.
●The vehicle skids and hits a curb stone.
■Types of collisions that may not deploy
the SRS airbags (SRS front airbags)
The SRS front airbags do not generally
inflate if the vehicle is involved in a side or
rear collision, if it rolls over, or if it is involved
in a low-speed frontal collision. But, when-
ever a collision of any type causes sufficient
forward deceleration of the vehicle, deploy-
ment of the SRS fron t airbags may occur.
●Collision from the side
●Collision from the rear
●Vehicle rollover
■Types of collisions that may not deploy
the SRS airbags (SRS side and curtain
shield airbags)
The SRS side and curtain shield airbags
may not activate if the vehicle is subjected
to a collision from the side at certain angles,
or a collision to the side of the vehicle body
other than the passenger compartment.
●Collision from the side to the vehicle
body other than the passenger compart-
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●Collision from the side at an angle

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■Pop Up Hood operational conditions
The Pop Up Hood will operate when the
vehicle detects an impact such as the fol-
lowing:
●The front bumper detects a frontal impact
equivalent to or grea ter than that of a
pedestrian while the vehicle being driven
within the operational speed range of
approximately 16 to 34 mph (25 to 55
km/h). (The system is operated by an
impact of threshold le vel or greater, even
in the case of a minor collision that may
not leave a trace on the front bumper.
Also, depending on the impact condi-
tions or vehicle speed, the system may
operate by a collision with a light or small
object or a small animal.)
●In other situations such as the following,
the system may operate when an impact
is applied to the lowe r part of the vehicle
or front bumper:
• Colliding with a curb
• Falling into a deep hole
•Landing hard
• Hitting the slope of a parking lot, an undulating road, a protruding object or
falling object
■Conditions under which the Pop Up
Hood may not operate properly
●If a pedestrian collides with the right or
left corner of the front bumper or the side
of the vehicle. As such impacts may be
difficult to detect, the system may not
operate.
●If the vehicle speed is not detected cor-
rectly, such as if the vehicle is sliding side-
ways, the system may not operate
properly.
■Conditions under which the Pop Up
Hood will not operate
The Pop Up Hood will not operate in the
following situations:
●Colliding with a lying person
●A frontal impact applied to the front
bumper while driving at speeds outside
of the operational speed range
●A side impact or rear impact
●A vehicle rollover (In some accident situ-
ations, the Pop Up Hood may operate.)
WARNING
■When the Pop Up Hood is operated
●Do not pull the hood lock release lever.
Doing so after the Pop Up Hood has
operated will further raise the hood
and may cause an injury. Do not drive
with the hood raised, as doing so may
block the driver’s vision, possibly caus-
ing an accident.
●Do not forcibly push down the hood.
As the popped up hood cannot be
lowered by hand, doing so may deform
the hood or cause an injury.
●If the Pop Up Hood has operated, have
it replaced by your Lexus dealer. If the
Pop Up Hood has operated, stop the
vehicle in a safe place and contact
your Lexus dealer.
●Do not touch the lifters immediately
after the Pop Up Hood has operated,
as the lifters may be hot and burn you.
NOTICE
■Pop Up Hood precautions
●Make sure to close the hood before
driving, as the system may not operate
properly if the hood is not fully closed.
●Make sure that all 4 tires are of the
specified size and inflated to the speci-
fied tire pressure. If tires of a different
size are used, the system may not
operate properly.
●If something has hit the area around
the front bumper, the sensors may be
damaged even if the Pop Up Hood has
not operated. Have the vehicle
inspected by your Lexus dealer.
●Do not remove or repair the parts or
wiring of the Pop Up Hood, as doing
so may cause accidental operation or
prevent the system from operating
properly. If repair or replacement is
necessary, contact your Lexus dealer.

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Driver’s and front passenger’s seat belt reminder light
SRS warning light
For the U.S.A. “AIR BAG OFF” indicator light
“AIR BAG ON” indicator light
For Canada“AIR BAG OFF” indicator light
“AIR BAG ON” indicator light
Front passenger occupant classification system
Your vehicle is equipped with a front pa ssenger occupant classification system.
This system detects the conditions of th e front passenger seat and activates or
deactivates the front passenger airb ag and front passenger knee airbag.
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WARNING
■Front passenger occupant classifica-
tion system precautions
Observe the following precautions
regarding the front passenger occupant
classification system.
Failure to do so may cause death or seri-
ous injury.
●Wear the seat belt properly.
●Make sure the front passenger’s seat
belt plate has not been left inserted
into the buckle before someone sits in
the front passenger seat.