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3
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Before driving
.3-1. Key informationKeys ................................................. 106
3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Side doors ..................................... 109
Power back door......................... 113
Smart access system with push-button start ..................... 125
3-3. Adjusting the seats Front seats ...................................... 131
Rear seats ...................................... 132
Driving position memory ........ 142
Head restraints............................ 145
3-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel............................. 148
Inside rear view mirror............. 149
Outside rear view mirrors ...... 150
3-5. Opening, closing the windows and moon roof
Power windows........................... 153
Moon roof ..................................... 155
Panoramic moon roof .............. 158
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1113-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Before driving
mechanical key. (P.447)
■Customization
Some functions can be customized.
( P.480)
■Door lock switches (to
lock/unlock)
1 Locks all the doors
2 Unlocks all the doors
■Inside lock buttons (to lock)
Push down the inside lock button to
lock the door.
■Inside door handles (to unlock)
For the front doors
Pull the handle to unlock and open the
door.
When the door is unlo cked, the inside lock
button will pop up.
For the rear doors
Pull the handle to unlock the door. Pull
the handle a second time to open the
door.
WARNING
■To prevent an accident
Observe the following precautions while
driving the vehicle.
Failure to do so may result in a door
opening and an occupant falling out,
resulting in death or serious injury.
●Ensure that all doors are properly
closed and locked.
●Do not pull the inside handle of the
doors while driving.
Be especially careful for the front doors,
as the doors may be opened even if the
inside lock buttons are in locked position.
●Set the rear door ch ild-protector locks
when children are seated in the rear
seats.
■When opening or closing a door
Check the surroundings of the vehicle
such as whether the vehicle is on an
incline, whether ther e is enough space
for a door to open and whether a strong
wind is blowing. When opening or clos-
ing the door, hold the door handle tightly
to prepare for any unpredictable move-
ment.
Unlocking and locking the doors
from the inside
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1313-3. Adjusting the seats
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Before driving
3-3.Adjusting the seats
Seat position adjustment switch
Seat cushion (front) angle adjust-
ment switch
Vertical height adjustment switch
Seatback angle adjustment switch
Lumbar support firmness adjust-
ment switch
Lumbar support height adjustment
switch (if equipped)
Seat cushion length adjustment
switch (if equipped)
■Power easy access system
The driver’s seat (on some models) and
steering wheel move in accordance with
power switch mode and the driver’s seat
belt condition. ( P.142)
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.
Adjustment procedure
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
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1323-3. Adjusting the seats
Rear seats
WARNING
■When a rear seatback is folded
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
●Do not fold down the rear seatbacks
while driving.
●Stop the vehicle on level ground, apply
the parking brake and shift the shift
lever to P.
●Do not allow anyone to sit on a folded
rear seatback or in the luggage com-
partment while driving.
●Do not allow children to enter the lug-
gage compartment.
■When operating the rear seatback
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
●Make sure that passengers are clear of
the rear seatback before operating it.
●To prevent hands and other body parts
from being caught, keep them away
from the gaps in the seats and the mov-
ing parts of the seat s when operating a
rear seatback.
●Power seat: Do not let children oper-
ate the rear seatback. Other passen-
gers may get caught in the seat.
●Power seat: Make sure that all passen-
gers are clear of a seat before folding
it. Do not let passeng ers sit in the seat
while it is being folded.
■Seat adjustment
Second-row seats: To reduce the risk of
sliding under the lap belt during a colli-
sion, do not recline the seat more than
necessary.
If the seat is reclin ed excessively, 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 ri sk of death or seri-
ous injury in the event of an accident.
■After adjusting the rear seats
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
●Make sure that the rear seatback is
securely locked in position by lightly
pushing it back and forth.
●Check that the seat belts are not
twisted or caught between or behind
in the rear seatback.
●Arrange the seat belts in the proper
positions for ready use.
■Jam protection function (power seat)
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
●Never use any part of your body to
intentionally activa te the jam protec-
tion function.
●The jam protection function may not
operate if something is caught just
before the fully folded position. Be
careful so that finger s, etc. do not get
caught.
●The jam protection function may not
operate depending on the shape or
position of the obstruction. Be careful
so that fingers, etc. do not get caught.
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1333-3. Adjusting the seats
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Before drivingManual seatSeatback angle adjustment lever
Seat position adjustment lever
NOTICE
■Before folding a rear seat seatback
●Second-row seats: Make sure to stow
the center seat seat belt buckle and
armrest before folding the second-row
seat seatbacks. ( P.342)
●Third-row seats: Ma ke sure that the
third-row seats and trays are free of
obstructions before folding the seat-
backs. Otherwise the seat or tray may
be damaged.
Adjustment procedure (RX450h)
A
B
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1343-3. Adjusting the seats
Power seatSeatback angle adjustment switch
Seat position adjustment lever
■The rear seatbacks can be adjusted
when (power seat)
When the rear seatback is in a position
within the range shown in the illustra-
tion, the rear seat operation switch (rear
seat) can be used to adjust the rear seat-
back.
is where the rear seatback is at its most
upright position.
■Fully reclining the rear seatback (power
seat)
Operate the rear seat operation switch
(rear seat) to recline the rear seatback and
stop it partway. To se t the rear seatback to
the rearmost position, press the button
again.
A
B
A
B
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1353-3. Adjusting the seats
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Before driving
Second-row seatsSeatback angle adjustment lever
Seat position adjustment lever
Seatback folding lever
Third-row seatsRight seat fold switch ( P.140)
Right seat return switch ( P.141)
Left seat fold switch ( P.140)
Left seat return switch ( P.141)
Adjustment procedure (RX450hL)
A
B
C
A
B
C
D
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1363-3. Adjusting the seats
■Before folding the rear seatbacks
1 Stow the center seat seat belt
buckle.
2 Lower the rear seat head restraints
to the lowest position. ( P.145)
■Folding the rear seatbacks (manual
seat)
Using the seatback angle adjust-
ment lever
Pull the lever and fold the rear seat-
back.
Using the lever in the luggage com-
partment
Pull the lever and fold the rear seat-
back.
■Folding the rear seatbacks (power
seat)
Press and hold the fo ld switch until the
rear seatback begins to operate.
A buzzer will sound and then the operation
will start. When the operation is com-
pleted, the buzzer will sound again.
To stop the operation partway, press either
side of the switch for the operating seat.
Any rear seat operat ion switch for the
operating seat, regardless of location, can
be used to stop the operation. (A buzzer
may sound depending on the position that
the rear seatback is stopped.)
Using the seatback angle adjust-
ment switch
If the rear seatback is reclined, adjust it
to the most upright position and then
press the switch again.
Using the switch in the luggage
compartment
Folding the second-row seat
seatbacks (RX450h)