2021 LEXUS LS500 height adjustment

18Pictorial index
Phone switch*
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist) switch ..................................................................... P.238
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance switch .................................................................. P.257
Cruise control switches .......................................................................................P.254
Audio remote control switches
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Talk switch*
*
: Refer to “NAVIGATION AND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM OWNER’S MANUAL”.
Remote Touch
*1....................................................................................................... P.314
Seat switch ................................................................................................................ P.12 2
Heated steering wheel/seat he aters/seat ventilators switch
*2..............P.336
Rear sunshade switch
*2...................................................................................... P.358
Vehicle height adjustment switch
*2..................................................................P.301
P position switch ..................................................................................................... P.180
*1: Refer to “NAVIGATION AND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM OWNER’S MANUAL”.
*2: If equipped
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1213-3. Adjusting the seats
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Before driving
3-3.Adjusting the seats
■Seat adjustment switchesSeat position adjustment
Seatback angle adjustment
Head restraint height adjustment (if
equipped) ( P.138)
Seat cushion (front) angle adjust-
Front seats
WARNING
■When adjusting the seat position
●Take care when ad justing the seat
position to ensure that other passen-
gers are not injured by the moving
seat.
●Do not put your hands under the seat
or near the moving parts to avoid
injury.
Fingers or hands may become
jammed in the se at mechanism.
●Make sure to leave enough space
around the feet so they do not get
stuck.
■Seat adjustment
To reduce the risk of sliding under the lap
belt during a collision, do not recline the
seat more than necessary.
If the seat is too reclined, the lap belt may
slide past the hips and apply restraint
forces directly to the abdomen, or your
neck may contact the shoulder belt,
increasing the risk of death or serious
injury in the event of an accident.
Adjustments should not be made while
driving as the seat may unexpectedly
move and cause the driver to lose control
of the vehicle.
■Operating the front passenger’s seat
from the driver’s seat or rear seat
Do not operate the front passenger’s seat
when a passenger is seated in it. In addi-
tion, do not let anyone sit down in the
front passenger’s seat while the seat is
being operated or when the head
restraint is being folded. The front pas-
senger may catch their legs between the
instrument panel and seat, or the head
restraint may interfer e with their head,
resulting in injury.
■When the front passenger’s seat is
folded forward
If the outside rear view mirror is difficult
to see, due to the position of the front
passenger’s seat, mo ve the front passen-
ger’s seat to an appropriate position.
Doing so may lead to mishandling of the
vehicle and cause an accident, resulting
in death or serious injury.
NOTICE
■Operating the front passenger’s seat
from the driver’s seat or rear seat
Before operating the front passenger’s
seat, make sure that there is no luggage
or any other objects on the seat or in the
footwell that could prevent its operation.
Such items may result in excess force
being applied, causing damage to the
seat and/or the luggage.
Adjustment procedure
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1223-3. Adjusting the seats
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Vertical height adjustment
Lumbar support adjustment
Seat cushion length adjustment (if
equipped)
■Center Display
1 Press the seat switch.
2 Using the Remote Touch pad,
select “Driver Seat Adjustment” or
“Passenger Seat Adjustment”.
3 Select the button for the desired
adjustment.
Head restraint adjustment (if
equipped) ( P.138)
Shoulder bolster adjustment (if
equipped)
Lumbar support adjustment
Pelvic support adjustment
Seatback side bolster adjustment (if equipped)
Seat cushion side bolster adjust-
ment (if equipped)
Hip support adjustment (if
equipped)
4 Perform adjustment using the dis-
played buttons.
The seat will move while a button is
selected.
■When adjusting the front seats
While adjusting a front seat, to avoid con-
tact with the ceiling, instrument panel or
rear seats, the operation of the seat may be
restricted or parts of th e seat other than that
being adjusted may move.
■Operation after the engine switch is
turned off
After a certain time elapses after the engine
switch is turned off, the following parts of
the front seats will move to their neutral
positions.
●Shoulder bolster (if equipped)
●Lumbar support
●Pelvic support
●Seatback side bolster (if equipped)
●Seat cushion side bolster (if equipped)
●Hip support (if equipped)
■Automatic angle adjustment of the rear
displays (if equipped)
When a seat is adjusted, the angle of the
rear display will be adjusted automatically
to maintain an optimal viewing angle for the
rear display from the rear seat.
■Pre-collision seatback s for the passen-
ger seats
 P.216, 228
■Customization
Some functions can be customized.
(  P.476)
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1443-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
1Digital mirror mode
Displays an image of the area behind the
vehicle.
will illuminate in this mode.
2Optical mirror mode
Turns off the display of the Digital Rearview
Mirror allows it to be used as an optical
mirror.
■Digital mirror mode operating condi-
tion
The engine switch is turned to IGNITION
ON mode.
When the engine switch is changed from
IGNITION ON mode to off or ACCES-
SORY mode, the image will disappear after
several seconds.
■When using the Digital Rearview Mir-
ror in digital mirror mode
●If it is difficult to see the displayed image
due to light reflected off the Digital Rear-
view Mirror, the camera being dirty, or if
lights of a vehicle behind your vehicle or
the displayed image are bothering you,
change to optical mirror mode.
●When the trunk is open, the Digital Rear-
view Mirror image may not display prop-
erly. Before driving, make sure the trunk
is closed.
●If the display is difficult to see due to
reflected light, close the sunshade for the
moon roof or the electronic sunshade for
the panoramic moon roof.
●Any of the following conditions may
occur when driving in the dark, such as at
night. None of them indicates that a mal- function has occurred.
• Colors of objects in the displayed image may differ from their actual color.
• Depending on the height of the lights of the vehicle behind, the area around the
vehicle may appear white and blurry.
• Automatic image adjustment for brighter surrounding image may cause flickering.
If it is difficult to see the displayed image or
flickering bothers you, change to optical
mirror mode.
●The Digital Rearview Mirror may
become hot while it is in digital mirror
mode.
This is not a malfunction.
●Depending on your physical condition or
age, it may take longer than usual to focus
on the displayed image. In this case,
change to optical mirror mode.
●Do not let passengers stare at the dis-
played image when the vehicle is being
driven, as doing so may cause motion
sickness.
■When the system malfunctions
If the symbol shown in the illustration is dis-
played when using the Digital Rearview
Mirror in digital mirror mode, the system
may be malfunctioning. The symbol will dis-
appear in a few second s. Operate the lever,
change to optical mirror mode and have the
vehicle inspected by your Lexus dealer.
■Adjusting the mirror height
The height of the rear view mirror can
be adjusted to suit your driving pos-
ture.
Change to optical mirror mode, adjust-
Adjusting the mirror

3014-5. Using the driving support systems
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Driving
*:If equipped
■Situations in which the vehicle height
control may not operate properly
●In the following situations, the vehicle
height may change slowly or may not
change to the correct height:
• When the vehicle comes into contact with snow, ice, stone, etc.
• When the ambient temperature is low
• When the accumulator tank pressure is low
●In the following situations, the vehicle
height may not change:
• If the hood or trunk is not fully closed
• If the brake pedal depressed and the
vehicle is stopped
• When the vehicle is on a significantly
uneven or undulating road
• When the vehicle is on a slanted road or a slope
■Operating sound of the air suspension
compressor and valves
In the following situations the air suspension
compressor and valves may operate and a
sound may be heard, but this does not indi-
cate a malfunction.
●When passengers enter or exit the vehi-
cle or cargo is loaded or unloaded, caus- ing the vehicle height to change
●When the height of the vehicle is
changed using the vehicle height adjust-
ment switch
●When the doors are opened/closed
●When the doors are locked/unlocked
■When the accumulator
tank pressure is
low
When the accumulator tank pressure is low,
the air suspension compressor and valves
may operate repeatedly even though the
vehicle height is not being changed. This
does not indicate a malfunction.
■When “Air Suspension System Malfunc-
tion Visit Your Dealer” is displayed on
the multi-information display
The system may not operate properly. Have
the vehicle inspected by your Lexus dealer.
■Customization
Some functions can be customized.
(  P.476)
Electronically modulated air
suspension*
The height of the vehicle when driv-
ing can be selected using the vehi-
cle height adjustment switch. The
selected height level will be main-
tained regardless of the number of
passengers or weight of cargo.
Additionally, setti ngs of the follow-
ing functions can be changed:
 Enabling/Disabling controls of
access mode
 Temporarily disabling vehicle
height control
WARNING
■Precautions for the electronically
modulated air suspension
●Even if the engine is not running, the
vehicle height may change through
vehicle height control. Be sure to keep
your hands and feet away from the
area underneath the vehicle and
between the tires and vehicle body.
Otherwise part of your body may get
caught, possibly causing an injury.
●In situations such as the following,
make sure to disable all functions of
the vehicle height control of the elec-
tronically modulated air suspension.
Otherwise, the vehicle height may
change and part or your body may be
caught under the vehicle, possibly
causing injury.
• When the vehicle is parked on a curb
• If any of the wheels is not touching the ground

3024-5. Using the driving support systems
To adjust the vehicle height to one
appropriate for road and driving con-
ditions, press the vehicle height adjust-
ment switch.
Turns high mode on/off.
When high mode is enabled, the high
mode indicator on the meter will illuminate.
The vehicle height will increase by approxi-
mately 0.8 in. (20 mm) from its normal
position.
When the vehicle height is increased by a
control of access mo de press the vehicle height adjustment switch twice to
enable/disable high mode.
■The vehicle height adjustment switch
can be used to change the mode when
The engine switch is in IGNITION ON
mode.
■System protection function
If the vehicle height is repeatedly increased
and decreased using the vehicle height
adjustment switch, etc., the system may not
operate temporarily.
In order to improve the ease of enter-
ing and exiting the vehicle, the vehicle
height will automatically increase when
the P shift position is selected and a
door is opened.
When any of the following conditions
are met, the vehicle will return to its
WARNING
• If the vehicle needs to be jacked up
• If the vehicle is to be tied down
• If the vehicle is to be towed
NOTICE
■Parking precaution
●If the vehicle is parked for a long time,
the vehicle height may change due to
changes in the ambient temperature.
When parking the vehicle, make sure
that the area above and below the
vehicle is clear, so that the vehicle will
not contact anything if its height
changes.
●Be careful when parking the vehicle in
an area with a low ceiling or near low
hanging objects, as the vehicle height
will increase when passengers exit the
vehicle and exit control of access
mode operates.
●When the doors are closed or locked,
the vehicle height may decrease.
When parking in a parking lot with a
device which raises to contact the bot-
tom of the vehicle, make sure to dis-
able the vehicle height control.
Selecting the vehicle height
WARNING
■When operating the vehicle height
adjustment switch
When operating the vehicle height
adjustment switch, make sure to check
the safety of the area around the vehicle,
as the vehicle height may change and
part of someone’s body may be caught
under the vehicle, possibly causing injury.
Vehicle height control when
entering/exiting the vehicle
(“Access Mode”)

3034-5. Using the driving support systems
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Driving
previous height:
A certain amount of time has
elapsed since the doors were closed
 The vehicle speed reaches approxi-
mately 3 mph (5 km/h)
 The doors are locked using the
smart access system with push-but-
ton start or wireless remote control
■Enabling/Disabling access mode
1 Press the or meter control
switch to select .
2 Press the or meter control
switch to select “Vehicle Settings”
and then press .
3 Press the or meter control
switch to select and then
press .
4 Press the or meter control
switch to select “Access Mode” and
then press .
The setting will change between
enabled/disabled each time the
meter control switch is pressed.
■When the vehicle height has been
increased by a control of access mode
Press the vehicle height adjustment switch
with the engine switch in any mode to return
the vehicle to its previous vehicle height.
■Access mode operation
●Access mode will not operate if the vehi-
cle is not parked on a level road surface.
●Depending on the current vehicle height,
access mode may not operate.
●After the doors are unlocked, if access
mode operates, the vehicle height will increase by approximately 0.8 in. (20
mm) from its normal position. After the
vehicle has been driven, if access mode
operates, the vehicle height will increase
by approximately 0.4 in. (10 mm) from its
normal position.
●If the doors are opened and closed
repeatedly, the system may not operate
temporarily.
Vehicle height control can be tempo-
rarily disabled using the meter control
switches. (
P.83)
When to temporarily disable vehicle height
control: P.301
1Press or to select .
2 Press or to select “Vehicle
Settings” and then press .
3 Press or to select
and then press .
4 Press or to select “Height
Control” and then press .
This setting is memorized even if the
engine switch is turned off.
Even if the vehicle height control func-
tions are disabled, they will be enabled
automatically when the vehicle speed
reaches approximately 19 mph (30
km/h).
Temporarily disabling vehicle
height control