Lexus ES300h (2023 year). Manual in english — page 7

Front seats

The seats can be adjusted (longitu-
dinally, vertically, etc.). Adjust the
seat to ensure the correct driving
posture.

Adjustment procedure

WARNING

■

When adjusting the seat position

●

Take care when adjusting 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 seat 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 con-

trol of the vehicle.

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: If equipped

When all of the following have been
performed, the driver’s seat and steer-
ing wheel are automatically adjusted to
a position that allows the driver to
enter and exit the vehicle easily.



The shift lever has been shifted to P.



The power switch has been turned
off.



The driver’s seat belt has been
unfastened.

When any of the following has been
performed, the driver’s seat and steer-
ing wheel automatically return to their
original positions.



The power switch has been turned
to ACCESSORY mode or ON
mode.



The driver’s seat belt has been fas-
tened.

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Operation of the power easy access

system

●

When exiting the vehicle, the power easy

access system may not operate if the seat

is already in the rearmost or uppermost

position or close to the rear seat.

●

If the seat position is adjusted during

power easy access system operation, the

automatic operation will stop. (The seat

will change to manual operation.)

●

If the seat position is adjusted during or

after the power easy access system oper-

ation when the driver is exiting the vehi-

cle, the power easy access system will not

operate when entering the vehicle.

■

Customization

The seat movement amount settings of the

power easy access system can be custom-

ized. (Customizable features:

Check that the shift lever is in P.

Turn the power switch to ON
mode.

Adjust the driver’s seat, steering
wheel, outside rear view mirrors
and head-up display (if equipped)
to the desired positions.

While pressing the “SET” button, or
within 3 seconds after the “SET”

Driving position memory

This feature automatically adjusts
the positions of the driver’s seat,
steering wheel, outside rear view
mirrors and head-up display (if
equipped) to make entering and
exiting the vehicle easier or to suit
your preferences.
Up to 3 different driving positions
can be recorded.
Each electronic key (including a
card key) can be registered to
recall your preferred driving posi-
tion.

Power easy access system

Recording a driving position into
memory

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button is pressed, press button “1”,
“2” or “3” until the buzzer sounds.

If the selected button has already been

preset, the previously recorded position

will be overwritten.

■

Seat positions that can be memorized

(

P.120)

The positions adjusted by the following pro-

cedure can be recorded:

●

Seat position adjustment

●

Seatback angle adjustment

●

Seat cushion (front) angle adjustment

●

Vertical height adjustment

■

In order to correctly use the driving

position memory function

If a seat position is already in the furthest

possible position and the seat is operated in

the same direction, the recorded position

may be slightly different when it is recalled.

Check that the shift lever is in P.

Turn the power switch to ON
mode.

Press one of the buttons for the
driving position you want to recall
until the buzzer sounds.

■

To stop the position recall operation

part-way through

Perform any of the following:

●

Press the “SET” button.

●

Press button “1”, “2” or “3”.

●

Operate any of the seat adjustment

switches (only cancels seat position

recall).

●

Operate the tilt and telescopic steering

control switch (only cancels steering

wheel position recall).

●

Vehicles with the head-up display: Oper-

ate the meter control switches to adjust

the head-up display position (only can-

cels head-up display position recall).

■

Operating the driving position memory

after turning the power switch off

Recorded seat positions can be activated

up to 180 seconds after the driver’s door is

opened and another 60 seconds after it is

closed again.

■

When the recorded seat position can-

not be recalled

The seat position may not be recalled in

some situations when the seat position is

recorded in a certain range. For details,

contact your Lexus dealer.

WARNING

■

Seat adjustment caution

Take care during seat adjustment so that

the seat does not strike the rear passen-

ger or squeeze your body against the

steering wheel.

Recalling a driving position

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Registering procedure

Record your driving position to button
“1”, “2” or “3” before performing the
following:
Carry only the key you want to regis-
ter, and then close the driver’s door.
If 2 or more keys are in the vehicle, the
driving position cannot be recorded
properly.

Check that the shift lever is in P.

Turn the power switch to ON
mode.

Recall the driving position that you
want to record.

While pressing the recalled button,
press and hold the door lock switch
(either lock or unlock) until the
buzzer sounds.

If the button could not be registered, the

buzzer sounds continuously for approxi-

mately 3 seconds.

■

Cancelation procedure

Carry only the key you want to can-
cel and then close the driver’s door.

If 2 or more keys are in the vehicle, the

driving position cannot be canceled prop-

erly.

Check that the shift lever is in P.

Turn the power switch to ON
mode.

While pressing the “SET” button,
press and hold the door lock switch
(either lock or unlock) until the
buzzer sounds twice.

If the button could not be canceled, the

buzzer sounds continuously for approxi-

mately 3 seconds.

■

Recall procedure

Make sure that the doors are
locked before recalling the driving
position. Carry the electronic key
that has been registered to the driv-
ing position, and then unlock and
open the driver’s door using the
smart access system with push-but-
ton start or wireless remote control.

The driving position will move to the

recorded position (not including the steer-

ing wheel and head-up display [if

equipped]). However, the seat will move to

a position slightly behind the recorded

position in order to make entering the

vehicle easier.
If the driving position is in a position that

has already been recorded, the seat and

outside rear view mirrors will not move.

Turn the power switch to ACCES-
SORY mode or ON mode, or fas-
ten a seat belt.

The seat, steering wheel and head-up dis-

play (if equipped) will move to the

recorded position.

■

Recalling the driving position using the

memory recall function

●

Different driving positions can be regis-

tered for each electronic key. Therefore,

Registering/canceling/recall a
driving position to an electronic
key (including a card key) (mem-
ory recall function)

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the driving position that is recalled may

be different depending on the key being

carried.

●

If the a door other than the driver’s door

is unlocked with the smart access system

with push-button start, the driving posi-

tion cannot be recalled. In this case, press

the driving position button which has

been set.

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Customization

The unlock door settings of the memory

recall function can be changed.

(Customizable features:



Pull the head restraints up.

Down

Push the head restraint down while press-
ing the lock release button

■

Adjusting the height of the head

restraints (front seats)

Make sure that the head restraints are

Head restraints

Head restraints are provided for all
seats.

WARNING

■

Head restraint precautions

Observe the following precautions

regarding the head restraints. Failure to

do so may result in death or serious

injury.

●

Use the head restraints designed for

each respective seat.

●

Adjust the head restraints to the cor-

rect position at all times.

●

After adjusting the head restraints,

push down on them and make sure

they are locked in position.

●

Do not drive with the head restraints

removed.

Vertical adjustment

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adjusted so that the center of the head

restraint is closest to the top of your ears.

The position of the head restraint can
be adjusted forward in 4 stages.

If the head restraint is pulled forward from
the foremost position, it will return to the
rearmost position.

Pull the head restraint up while press-
ing the lock release button

Front seats: If the head restraint
touches the ceiling, making the
removal difficult, change the seat
height or angle. (



P.120)

Align the head restraint with the instal-
lation holes and push it down to the
lock position.
Press and hold the lock release button

when lowering the head restraint.

Horizontal adjustment (if
equipped)

Removing the head restraints

Installing the head restraints

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3-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors

3-4.Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors



Manual adjustment type

Hold the steering wheel and pull
the lever down.

Adjust to the ideal position by mov-
ing the steering wheel horizontally
and vertically.

After adjustment, pull the lever up to

secure the steering wheel.



Power adjustment type

Operating the switch moves the steer-
ing wheel in the following directions:

Down

Toward the driver

Away from the driver

■

The power adjustment type steering

wheel can be adjusted when

The power switch is in ACCESSORY or

ON mode.

■

Automatic adjustment of the steering

position (power adjustment type)

A desired steering position can be entered

to memory and recalled automatically by

the driving position memory system.

(

■

Power easy access system (vehicles

with power adjustment type steering

wheel)

The driver’s seat and steering wheel move

in accordance with power switch mode and

the driver’s seat belt condition. (

■

Customization

The steering wheel movement can be

changed. (Customizable features:

Steering wheel

Adjustment procedure

WARNING

■

Caution while driving

Do not adjust the steering wheel while

driving.

Doing so may cause the driver to mis-

handle the vehicle and cause an acci-

dent, resulting in death or serious injury.

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Press on or close to the

mark.

The height of the rear view mirror can
be adjusted to suit your driving pos-
ture.
Adjust the height of the rear view mir-
ror by moving it up and down.

Responding to the level of brightness
of the headlights of vehicles behind, the
reflected light is automatically
reduced.
Turn the automatic anti-glare function
mode on/off

WARNING

■

After adjusting the steering wheel

(manual adjustment type)

Make sure that the steering wheel is

securely locked.
Otherwise, the steering wheel may move

suddenly, possibly causing an accident,

and resulting in death or serious injury.

Also, the horn may not sound if the steer-

ing wheel is not securely locked.

Sounding the horn

Inside rear view mirror

The rear view mirror’s position can
be adjusted to enable sufficient
confirmation of the rear view.

Adjusting the height of rear view
mirror

WARNING

■

Caution while driving

Do not adjust the position of the mirror

while driving.

Doing so may lead to mishandling of the

vehicle and cause an accident, resulting

in death or serious injury.

Anti-glare function

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When the automatic anti-glare function is
in ON mode, the indicator

illuminates.

The function will set to ON mode each
time the power switch is turned to ON
mode.
Pressing the button turns the function to
OFF mode. (The indicator

also turns

off.)

■

To prevent sensor error

To ensure that the sensors operate prop-

erly, do not touch or cover them.

To select a mirror to adjust, press
the switch.

Left

Right

Outside rear view mirrors

The rear view mirror’s position can
be adjusted to enable sufficient
confirmation of the rear view.

WARNING

■

Important points while driving

Observe the following precautions while

driving.

Failure to do so may result in loss of con-

trol of the vehicle and cause an accident,

resulting in death or serious injury.

●

Do not adjust the mirrors while driving.

●

Do not drive with the mirrors folded.

●

Both the driver and passenger side

mirrors must be extended and prop-

erly adjusted before driving.

Adjustment procedure

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To adjust the mirror, press the
switch.

Right

Down

Left

■

Mirror angle can be adjusted when

The power switch is in ACCESSORY or

ON mode.

■

Defogging the mirrors

The outside rear view mirrors can be

cleared using the mirror defoggers. Turn on

the rear window defogger to turn on the

outside rear view mirror defoggers.

(



P.266)

■

Auto anti-glare function

When the anti-glare inside rear view mirror

is set to automatic mode, the driver’s side

outside rear view mirror will activate in con-

junction with the anti-glare inside rear view

mirror to reduce reflected light. (



P.127)

■

Automatic adjustment of the mirror

angle (vehicles with driving position

memory)

A desired mirror face angle can be entered

to memory and recalled automatically by

the driving position memory. (





Manual type

Push the mirror back in the direction of
the vehicle’s rear.



Power type

Folds the mirrors

Extends the mirrors

Putting the outside rear view mirror folding
switch in the neutral position sets the mir-
rors to automatic mode.
Automatic mode allows the folding or
extending of the mirrors to be linked to
locking/unlocking of the doors.

WARNING

■

When the outside rear view mirror

defoggers are operating

Do not touch the outside rear view mir-

ror surfaces, as they can become very

hot and burn you.

Folding and extending the mir-
rors

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■

Using automatic mode in cold weather

(power type)

When automatic mode is used in cold

weather, the door mirror could freeze up

and automatic stowing and return may not

be possible. In this case, remove any ice and

snow from the door mirror, then either

operate the mirror using manual mode or

move the mirror by hand.

■

Customization (power type)

The automatic mirror folding and extending

operation can be changed.

(Customizable features:



When the mirror select switch is in the
“L” or “R” position, the outside rear
view mirrors will automatically angle
downwards when the vehicle is revers-
ing in order to give a better view of the
ground.
To disable this function, move the mir-
ror select switch to the neutral position
(between “L” or “R”).

■

Adjusting the mirror angle when
the vehicle is reversing

With the shift lever in R, adjust the mir-
ror angle at a desired position. The
adjusted angle will be memorized and
the mirror will automatically tilt to the
memorized angle whenever the shift
lever is shifted to R from next time.

The memorized downward tilt position of
the mirror is linked to the normal position
(angle adjusted with the shift lever in other
than R). Therefore, if the normal position is
changed after adjustment, the tilt position
will also change.
When the normal position is changed,
readjust the angle in reversing.

WARNING

■

When a mirror is moving

To avoid personal injury and mirror mal-

function, be careful not to get your hand

caught by the moving mirror.

Linked mirror function when
reversing (vehicles with driving
position memory)

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3-5.Opening and closing the windows and moon roof

The power windows can be opened
and closed by one-touch operation of
the switches.

Closing

One-touch closing

Opening

One-touch opening

: To stop the window partway, operate

the switch in the opposite direction.

■

The power windows can be operated

when

The power switch is in ON mode.

■

Operating the power windows after

turning the hybrid system off

The power windows can be operated for

approximately 45 seconds after the power

switch is turned to ACCESSORY mode or

turned off. They cannot, however, be oper-

ated once the driver’s door is opened.

■

Jam protection function

If an object becomes jammed between the

window and the window frame while the

window is closing, window movement is

stopped and the window is opened slightly.

■

Catch protection function

If an object becomes caught between the

door and window while the window is open-

ing, window movement is stopped.

■

When the power window cannot be

opened or closed

When the jam protection function or catch

protection function operates unusually and

the door window cannot be opened or

closed, perform the following operations

with the power window switch of that door.

●

Stop the vehicle. With the power switch

in ON mode, within 4 seconds of the jam

protection function or catch protection

function activating, continuously operate

the power window switch in the one-

touch closing direction or one-touch

opening direction so that the door win-

dow can be opened and closed.

●

If the side window cannot be opened and

closed even when performing the above

operations, perform the following proce-

dure for function initialization.

Turn the power switch to ON mode.

Pull and hold the power window switch

in the one-touch closing direction and

completely close the side window.

Release the power window switch for a

moment, resume pulling the switch in

the one-touch closing direction, and

hold it there for approximately 6 sec-

onds or more.

Press and hold the power window

switch in the one-touch opening direc-

tion. After the side window is com-

pletely opened, continue holding the

switch for an additional 1 second or

more.

Release the power window switch for a

moment, resume pushing the switch in

the one-touch opening direction, and

hold it there for approximately 4 sec-

onds or more.

Pull and hold the power window switch

in the one-touch closing direction

again. After the door window is com-

pletely closed, continue holding the

switch for a further 1 second or more.

If you release the switch while the side win-

dow is moving, start again from the begin-

ning.

If the side window reverses and cannot be

fully closed or opened, have the vehicle

Power windows

Opening and closing the power
windows

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inspected by your Lexus dealer.

■

Door lock linked window operation

●

The power windows can be opened and
closed using the mechanical key.

(

P.386)

●

The power windows can be opened using
the wireless remote control.

(



P.104)

●

The alarm may be triggered if the alarm is

set and the power window is closed using

the door lock linked power window oper-

ation function. (



P.68)

: These settings must be customized at

your Lexus dealer.

■

Power windows open warning buzzer

The buzzer sounds and “Window Open” is

shown on the multi-information display

when the power switch is turned off and the

driver’s door is opened with the power win-

dows open.

■

Customization

Settings (e.g. linked door lock operation)

can be changed.

(Customizable features:



This function can be used to prevent
children from accidentally opening or
closing a passenger window.
Press the switch.

WARNING

Observe the following precautions.

Failure to do so may result in death or

serious injury.

■

Closing the windows

●

The driver is responsible for all the

power window operations, including

the operation for the passengers. In

order to prevent accidental operation,

especially by a child, do not let a child

operate the power windows. It is possi-

ble for children and other passengers

to have body parts caught in the power

window. Also, when riding with a child,

it is recommended to use the window

lock switch. (

P.132)

●

Check to make sure that all passen-

gers do not have any part of their body

in a position where it could be caught

when a window is being operated.

●

When using the wireless remote con-

trol or mechanical key and operating

the power windows, operate the

power window after checking to make

sure that there is no possibility of any

passenger having any of their body

parts caught in the window. Also do

not let a child operate window by the

wireless remote control or mechanical

key. It is possible for children and other

passengers to get caught in the power

window.

●

When exiting the vehicle, turn the

power switch off, carry the key and exit

the vehicle along with the child. There

may be accidental operation, due to

mischief, etc., that may possibly lead to

an accident.

■

Jam protection function

●

Never use any part of your body to

intentionally activate the jam protec-

tion function.

●

The jam protection function may not

work if something gets jammed just

before the window is fully closed. Be

careful not to get any part of your body

jammed in the window.

■

Catch protection function

●

Never use any part of your body or

clothing to intentionally activate the

catch protection function.

●

The catch protection function may not

work if something gets caught just

before the window is fully opened. Be

careful not to get any part of your body

or clothing caught in the window.

Preventing accidental opera-
tion (window lock switch)

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The indicator

will come on and the

passenger windows will be locked.

■

The power windows can be operated

when

The power switch is in ON mode.

■

When the 12-volt battery is discon-

nected

The window lock switch is disabled. If nec-

essary, press the window lock switch after

reconnecting the 12-volt battery.

■

Opening and closing

Opens the moon roof

The moon roof stops slightly before the
fully open position to reduce wind noise.
Press the switch again to fully open the
moon roof.

Closes the moon roof

: Lightly press either way of the moon roof

switch to stop the moon roof partway.

■

Tilting up and down

Tilts the moon roof up

Tilts the moon roof down

Moon roof

Use the overhead switches to open
and close the moon roof and tilt it
up and down.

Operating the moon roof

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: Lightly press either way of the moon roof

switch to stop the moon roof partway.

■

The moon roof can be operated when

The power switch is in ON mode.

■

Operating the moon roof after turning

the hybrid system off

The moon roof can be operated for approx-

imately 45 seconds after the power switch

is turned to ACCESSORY mode or turned

off. It cannot, however, be operated once

either front door is opened.

■

Jam protection function

If an object is detected between the moon

roof and the frame while the moon roof is

closing or tilting down, travel is stopped and

the moon roof opens slightly.

■

Sunshade

The sunshade can be opened and closed

manually. However, the sunshade will open

automatically when the moon roof is

opened.

■

Door lock linked moon roof operation

●

The moon roof can be opened and
closed using the mechanical key.

(

P.386)

●

The moon roof can be opened using the
wireless remote control.

(

P.104)

●

The alarm may be triggered if the alarm is

set and the moon roof is closed using the

door lock linked moon roof operation

function. (



P.68)

: These settings must be customized at

your Lexus dealer.

■

When the moon roof does not close nor-

mally

Perform the following procedure:

Stop the vehicle.

Press and hold the “CLOSE” switch.

The moon roof will close, reopen and pause

for approximately 10 seconds. Then it will

close again and stop at the completely

closed position.

Check to make sure that the moon roof

is completely closed and then release

the switch.

: If the switch is released at the incorrect

time, the procedure will have to be per-
formed again from the beginning.

If the moon roof does not fully close even

after performing the above procedure cor-

rectly, have the vehicle inspected by your

Lexus dealer.

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If the moon roof does not move normally

If the moon roof does not open or close

normally or the automatic opening function

does not operate, perform the following ini-

tialization procedure.

Stop the vehicle.

Press and hold the “DOWN” switch.

The moon roof will stop at the tilt-up posi-

tion. After that, it will open, close, tilt up, tilt

down, and stop at the fully closed position.

Confirm that the moon roof has com-

pletely stopped and release the switch.

: If you release the switch while the moon

roof is moving, perform the procedure
again from the beginning.

If, after performing the above procedures

correctly, the moon roof still does not open

or close normally or the automatic opening

function does not operate, have the vehicle

inspected by your Lexus dealer.

■

Moon roof open warning buzzer

A buzzer sounds and a message is shown

on the multi-information display when the

power switch is turned off and the driver’s

door is opened with the moon roof open.

■

Customization

Settings (e.g. linked door lock operation)

can be changed. (Customizable fea-

tures:

