Steering Pad Switch Circuit [06/2018 - 09/2022]: Description
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2022 Lexus ES 300h, 2021 Lexus ES 300h, 2020 Lexus ES 300h, and 2019 Lexus ES 300h. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
This circuit sends an operation signal from the steering pad switch assembly to the radio receiver assembly.
If there is an open in the circuit, the audio system cannot be operated using the steering pad switch assembly.
If there is a short in the circuit, the same condition as when a switch is continuously depressed occurs.
Therefore, the radio receiver assembly cannot be operated using the steering pad switch assembly, and the radio receiver assembly itself will not function.