Lexus RX (RX 350L, RX450h) 2016-2025 Owners Manual: Making a call

Once a Bluetooth phone is registered, you can make a call using the following procedure:

Dialing

1. Go to "Dial Pad": "MENU" button → "Phone" → "Dial Pad"
2. Input a phone number.
3. Press the off-hook switch on the steering wheel or select .

Dialing from the phonebook

You can dial a number from the phonebook data imported from your cellular phone. The system has one phonebook for each registered phone. Up to 2500 contacts may be stored in each phonebook.

1. Go to "Contacts": "MENU" button → "Phone" → "Contacts"
2. Choose the desired contact to call from the list.
3. Choose the number and then press the off-hook switch on the steering wheel or press the controller.

When the phonebook is empty

You can transfer the phone numbers in a Bluetooth phone to the system.

Operation methods differ between PBAP (Phone Book Access Profile) compatible and PBAP incompatible Bluetooth phones. If the cellular phone does not support either PBAP or OPP (Object Push Profile) service, you cannot transfer contacts.

1. Press the off-hook switch on the steering wheel.

If the phonebook is empty, a message will be displayed.

For a PBAP compatible Bluetooth phone and "Automatic Transfer" is off

2. To enable automatic transfer of new contacts from a cellular phone every time it is connected, select "Always".

Select "Once" if you want to transfer new contacts from a cellular phone.

For a PBAP incompatible and OPP compatible Bluetooth phone

2. Select "Transfer" and operate your cellular phone to transfer new contacts from a cellular phone.

Select "Add" if you want to add a new contact manually.

Dialing from favorites

You can make a call using numbers registered in the favorites.

1. Go to "Favorites": "MENU" button → "Phone" → "Favorites"

2. Choose the desired contact to call from the list.

3. Choose the number and then press the off-hook switch on the steering wheel or press the controller.

Dialing from history

You can make a call using the call history.

1. Go to "Call History": "MENU" button → "Phone" → "Call History"

2. Select the desired entry from the list.

3. Press the off-hook switch on the steering wheel or select .

■ Call history list

• If you make a call to or receive a call from a number registered in the phonebook, the name is displayed in the call history.
• If you make multiple calls to the same number, only the last call made is displayed in the call history.

■ International calls Depending on the mobile phone in use, you may not be able to make international calls.

■ Calling by using the latest call history entry

1. Press the off-hook switch on the steering wheel to display the phone top screen.

2. Press the switch again to display the "Call History" screen.

3. Press the switch again to select the latest call history entry.

Receiving a call

When a call is received, the following screen is displayed together with a sound.

To answer the phone

Press the off-hook switch on the steering wheel or select .

To refuse a call

Press the on-hook switch on the steering wheel or select .

■ International calls Depending on the cellular phone in use, received international calls may not be displayed correctly.