2021 LEXUS RX350 equipped

912-1. Instrument cluster
2
Vehicle status information and indicators
( P.412)
: Information icon
Displayed when a suggestion/advice
pop-up display is displayed on the
multi-information display. ( P.86)
Displays the following items in the
appropriate situation:
■Warning/Message (if equipped)
Displays the following system warn-
ing/messages:
 PCS (Pre-Collision System)
( P.209)
 Parking Support Brake function (for
static objects) ( P.261)
 Dynamic radar cruise control with
full-speed range ( P.227)
 Brake Override System ( P.155)
 Drive-Start Control ( P.155)
Details of content displayed on the
head-up display may differ from that dis-
played on the multi-information display. For
details, refer to the explanation of each sys-
tem.
■Audio system operation status
Displayed when the audio system is
operated.
■Outside temperature
Displayed in the following situations:
 When the engine switch is turned to
IGNITION ON mode
 When the low outside temperature
indicator is flashing
Displayed content is the same as that displayed on the multi-information dis-
play. For details, refer to the explana-
tion of the outside temperature display
on the multi-information display.
(
P.79)
Displays the following items which are
linked to the navigation system:
■Street name
The name of the street that the vehicle
is currently driving on is displayed on
the bottom of the display area.
When the navigation system is per-
forming route guidance, the name of
the next street will be displayed on the
top of the display area.
■Street name display (vehicles with a nav-
igation system)
Only street names which are included in the
map data will be displayed.
Displays the following items which are
linked to the navigation system:
■Route guidance to destination
Displayed when the navigation system
is performing route guidance. When
approaching an intersection, an arrow
will be displayed to indicate the sug-
gested direction of travel.
■Compass
Displays the direction of travel.
Message display area
Navigation system-linked dis-
play area (if equipped)

973-1. Key information
3
Before driving
The electronic keys are equipped with
the following wireless remote control:Locks all the doors (
P.99)
Unlocks all the doors ( P.99)
Opens the windows
*2 and the
moon roof
*1, 2 or panoramic moon
roof
*1, 2 (  P.99)
Opens and closes the power back
door ( P.104)
Sounds the alarm
*1: If equipped
*2: These settings 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
NOTICE
■To prevent key damage
●Do not drop the keys, subject them to
strong shocks or bend them.
●Do not expose the keys to high tem-
peratures for long periods of time.
●Do not get the keys wet or wash them
in an ultrasonic washer, etc.
●Do not attach metallic or magnetic
materials to the keys or place the keys
close to such materials.
●Do not disassemb le the keys.
●Do not attach a sticker or anything else
to the surface of the electronic key.
●Do not place the keys near objects that
produce magnetic fields, such as TVs,
audio systems and induction cookers,
or medical electrical equipment, such
as low-frequency therapy equipment.
■Carrying the electronic key on your
person
Carry the electronic key 3.9 in. (10 cm)
or more away from electric appliances
that are turned on. Radio waves emitted
from electric applianc es within 3.9 in. (10
cm) of the electronic key may interfere
with the key, causing the key to not func-
tion properly.
■In case of a smart access system with
push-button start malfunction or
other key-related problems
 P.431
■When an electronic key is lost
 P.430
Wireless remote control
Using the mechanical key
A
B
C
D
E

993-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
3
Before driving
3-2.Opening, closing and locking the doors
■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 any passen-
ger 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 surface of the 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 3
seconds unlocks the other doors.
Press and hold to open the windows
*2 and
the moon roof
*1, 2 or panoramic moon
roof
*1, 2
*1
: If equipped
*2: 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 approxi-
mately 5 seconds while pressing 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 .)
Side doors
The vehicle can be locked and
unlocked using the entry function,
wireless remote control or door
lock switches.
Unlocking and locking the doors
from the outside

1063-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
sound and the power back door will begin
closing automatically. When the power
back door is closed, all of the doors will
lock simultaneously and operation signals
will indicate that all of the doors have been
locked.
If the switch is pr essed while the power
back door is closing, the operation will
stop.
Pressing the switch again will open the
power back door automatically.
■Closing the power back door using
the back door handle
Lower the power back door using the
back door handle, then a buzzer will
sound and the power back door will
automatically close.
■Hands Free Power Back Door (if
equipped)
1 While carrying an electronic key,
stand within the smart access sys-
tem with push-button start opera- tion range, approximately 19.7 to
23.6 in. (50 to 60 cm) from the
rear bumper.
Kick sensor
Hands Free Power Back Door
operation detection area
Smart access system with
push-button start operation detec-
tion area (
P.115)
2 Perform a kick operation by mov-
ing your foot to within approxi-
mately 3.9 in. (10 cm) of the rear
bumper and then pulling it back.
 Perform the entire kick operation
within 1 second.
 The Hands Free Power Back Door
will not start operating while a foot is
detected under the rear bumper.
 Operate the Hands Free Power
Back Door without contacting the
rear bumper with your foot.
 If another electronic key is in the
cabin or luggage compartment, it
may take slightly longer than normal
A
B
C

1073-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
3
Before driving
for the operation to occur.Kick sensor
Hands Free Power Back Door
operation detection area
3 When the kick sensor detects that
your foot is pulled back, a buzzer
will sound and the power back door
will automatically fully open/close.
If kick operation is performed again in the
middle of back door operating, the opera-
tion will stop.
■Hands free close & lock function*
(vehicles with Hands Free Power
Back Door)
*: This setting can be customized by your
Lexus dealer.
If the power back door is closed using a
Hands Free Power Back Door close
operation, all of the doors will be
locked at the same time.
A different buzzer than the normal one will
sound before the power back door begins
to close. The door lock operation signals
will operate to indicate that the power back
door has closed and all of the doors have
locked simultaneously.
If a Hands Free Power Back Door opera-
tion is performed while the power back
door is operating, the power back door will
stop.
If a Hands Free Power Back Door opera- tion is performed again, the power back
door will open.
■Luggage compartment lights
●The luggage compartment lights turn on
when the back door is opened.
●When the engine switch
is turned off, the
lights will go off automatically after 20
minutes.
■Power back door operating conditions
If the following conditions are met with the
power back door operation enabled, the
power back door can be opened and
closed automatically.
●When an electronic key is being carried
and the back door opener switch is
pressed
*
●When the wireless remote control is
used*
●When the engine swit ch is in IGNITION
ON mode, the vehicle speed must be
lower than 2 mph (3 km/h) and one of
the following conditions must be met in
addition to the above conditions:
• The parking brake is engaged.
• The brake pedal is depressed.
• The shift lever is in P.
*: When the operation of the power back
door when it is locked has been disabled
by a customized setting, operate the
power back door after it has been
unlocked.
■Close & lock function operating condi-
tions
This function can be operated when all of
the following conditions are met:
• An electronic key is not detected within the vehicle.
• All of the doors other than the power back door are closed.
• The engine switch is off.
■Hands Free Power Back Door operating
conditions (if equipped)
●The Hands Free Power Back Door (kick
sensor) setting is on.
A
B

1083-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
●When an electronic key is carried within
the operation range.
■Hands free close & lock function oper-
ating conditions (vehicles with Hands
Free Power Back Door)
This function can be operated when all of
the following conditions are met:
• The hands free close & lock function set- ting is on.
• The Hands Free Powe r Back Door oper-
ating conditions are met.
• An electronic key is not detected within the vehicle.
• All of the doors ot her than the power
back door are closed.
• The engine switch is off.
■Back door closer
In the event that the power back door is left
slightly open, the back door closer will auto-
matically close it to the fully closed position.
●The back door closer can function when
the engine switch is in any mode.
●The power back door can be opened
using the back door opener switch even if
the back door closer is operating.
■Operation of the power back door
●When the power back door begins to
operate, the emergency flashers will flash
and a buzzer will sound.
●When the power back door is disabled,
the power back door will not operate but
can be opened and closed manually.
●The power back door turns to manual
operation when the back door opener
switch is pressed while the power back
door is in an automatic opening/closing
operation.
●If anything obstructs the power back
door while opening, a buzzer will sound
and the power back door will stop imme-
diately. If anything obstructs the power
back door while closing, a buzzer will
sound and the power back door will auto-
matically move slightly in the opposite
direction and then stop.
■Back door reserve lock function
This function reserves the locking of the
power back door when the power back
door is open. If the following operations are
performed, all of th e doors except the
power back door will lock and then the
power back door will lock when it is com-
pletely closed.
1 Close all of the doors, except the power
back door.
2 Perform an automatic closing operation
of the power back door and lock the
doors using the wire less remote control
(  P.97) or smart access system with
push-button start ( P.99) while the
power back door is closing.
Also, if the back door does not fully close
due to the operation of the jam protection
function, etc., while the back door is auto-
matically closing after a reserve lock opera-
tion is performed, the reserve lock function
is canceled and all the doors will unlock.
■Situations in which the close & lock
function may not operate properly
In the following situations, the close & lock
function may not operate properly:
●If the switch on th e lower part of the
power back door ( P.105) is pressed by
a hand which is holding an electronic key
●If the switch on th e lower part of the
power back door ( P.105) is pressed
when the electronic key is in a bag, etc.
that is placed on the ground
●If the switch on th e lower part of the
power back door ( P.105) is pressed
with the electronic key not near the vehi-
cle.
■Situations in which the Hands Free
Power Back Door may not operate
properly (if equipped)
In the following situations, the Hands Free
Power Back Door may not operate prop-
erly:
●When a foot remain s under the rear
bumper
●If the rear bumper is strongly hit with a
foot or is touched for a while

1093-2. 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.116)
●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
WARNING
●If the operating conditions of the
power back door (P.107) are no lon-
ger met, a buzzer may sound and the
power back door may stop opening or
closing. The power back door must
then be operated manually. Take extra
care on an incline in this situation, as
the power back door may move sud-
denly.
●On an incline, the power back door
may suddenly shut af ter it opens. Make
sure the power back door is fully open
and secure.
●In the following situations, the power
back door may detect an abnormality
and automatic operation may be
stopped. In this case, the power back
door must then be operated manually.
Take extra care in this situation, as the
stopped power back door may sud-
denly open or close, causing an acci-
dent.
• When the power back door contacts an obstacle
• When the battery voltage suddenly drops, such as when the engine switch
is turned to IGNITION ON mode or
the engine is started during automatic
operation
●If a bicycle carrier or similar heavy
object is attached to the power back
door, the power back door may not
operate, causing a malfunction, or the
power back door may suddenly shut
again after being opened, causing
someone’s hands, arms, head or neck
to be caught and in jured. When install-
ing an accessory part to the power
back door, using a genuine Lexus part
is recommended.
■Jam protection function
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause death or seri-
ous injury.
●Never use any part of your body to
intentionally activa te the jam protec-
tion function.
●The jam protection function may not
work if something gets caught just
before the power back door fully
closes. Be careful not to get fingers
caught or anything else.
●The jam protection function may not
work depending on the shape of the
object that is caught. Be careful not to
catch fingers or anything else.
■Hands Free Power Back Door (if
equipped)
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause death or seri-
ous injury.
●Check the safety of the surrounding
area to make sure there are no obsta-
cles or anything that could cause any
of your belongings to get caught.
●Exhaust gasses cause the exhaust
pipes to become quite hot. When
operating the Hands Free Power Back
Door, be careful not to touch the
exhaust pipe.
●Do not operate the Hands Free Power
Back Door if there is little space under
the rear bumper.