display Lexus ES350 2008 Quick Guide

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When Driving
Topic 3
Entering and Exiting
Topic 1
Before Driving
Topic 2
Overview
Contents
●StartingP.1 7
●Automatic Transmission P.1 8
●Parking BrakeP.1 9
●Emergency Flasher
Switch P.1 9
●Turn Signal Lever P. 2 0
●Intuitive Parking Assist P. 2 0
●Multi-information Display P. 2 1
●KeysP. 7
●Smart Access System with
Push-button Start P. 8
●Theft Deterrent System P.9
The Quick Guide is not intended as a substitute for your Owner’s
Manual. We strongly encourage you to review the Owner’s
Manual and supplementary manuals so you will have a better
understanding of your vehicle’s capabilities and limitations.
●Cruise Control P. 2 2
●Dynamic Radar Cruise
Control P. 2 3
●SeatsP.1 1
●Driving and Seat Position
Memory System P.1 2
●Head RestraintsP.1 3
●SeatbeltsP.1 3
●Outside Rear View Mirrors P.1 4
●Anti-glare Inside
Rear View Mirror P.1 4
●Steering WheelP.1 5
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Your Lexus dealer
Your Lexus dealer will provide quality maintenance and any other assistance
you may require.
If there is not a Lexus dealer near you, please call the following number:
■ U.S. OWNERS
● In the U.S. mainland or Canada:
Lexus Roadside Assistance
1-800-25-LEXUS or 1-800-255-3987 (Toll-Free)
● In Hawaii:
Servco Automotive Roadside Assistance/Customer Services
1-800-25-LEXUS or 1-800-255-3987 (Toll-Free)
■ CANADIAN OWNERS
● In Canada or the U.S. mainland:
Lexus Roadside Assistance/Customer Service
1-800-26-LEXUS or 1-800-265-3987 (Toll-Free)
Please access our websites for further information.
● The U.S. mainland: www.lexus.com
● Hawaii: www.servcolexus.com
● Canada : www.lexus.ca
©2008 TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced or copied, in whole or in part,
without the written permission of Toyota Motor Corporation.
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OverviewInstrument Panel
Headlight switch
Turn signal lev er
Fog li ght swit ch P.2 5
P.20
P.26
See P.5
Ins ide door lock b utt on
P. 41
Doo r lock switch P. 41
Power w indow switches

P.42
Hood lock release
lever
P.4 3
Parking brake pedal P.19
Tilt and telescopic steeri ng
control switch
P.15
M ulti-information
display
P.2 1
Audio remote control
switches
P. 31
Dr iving and seat positi on
me mory switches
∗ P.12
Window lock switch P.42
AFS OFF switch ∗
P.25

Topic 3
Whe n Dri vin g
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Ent ering and Exiting
Before DrivingBefore Driving
When DrivingWhen Driving
Rain and
Night Dr iving
Drivin g Com for t
Ope ning and Clos ing
What to do if ...
Customizin g
Y our L exus
Automatic T ransmission
■Sh ift positions
P Park
R Reverse
N Neutral (d rive not engage d)
D Drive
S S mode
Th e v ehic le can only be shifte d out of P when
the “ENGINE START STOP” switch is in
IG NITI ON ON mod e a nd t he br ake pe dal is
depressed .
■S mode
S mode allo ws the driver to select the shift r ange manual ly ba sed on driv ing cond itions.
Shift the sh ift le ver t o S.
To upshift: shift the sh ift le ver t oward "+ ".
To downshift: shift the shift le ver to ward "-".
Th e sele cted shift rang e is displayed on th e
instrument cl uster.

Topic 3
Whe n Dri vin g
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Ent ering and Exiting
Before DrivingBefore Driving
When DrivingWhen Driving
Rain and
Night Dr iving
Drivin g Com for t
Ope ning and Clos ing
What to do if ...
Customizin g
Y our L exus
Turn Signal Lever
Ri gh t turn s ignal
Lef t turn sig nal
Intuitiv e Parking Assist (If Equipped)
■Turn ing the system on and off
Press the swit ch.
When ON, an indica tor on the switch comes on
to inf orm t he dr iver th at the function is opera-
tiona l.
■Scr een display
Sensors are use d to detect obstacle s near the
ve hicle. The distance t o a det ected obsta cle is
sh own by the number of i ndicator bars.
Indica tes obst acles de tected b y the corne r
sens ors
Indicates obstacles dete cted b y the back sen -
so rs
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To signal a lane change, mo ve the lever p artwa y and hold.
The s yst em use s a scr een di spl ay and buzz er to inform the d river of ob stac les near t he
vehi cle wh en parki ng or driving at low sp eed.
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When Driv ing
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Multi-information D ispla y
■Displ ay information
●Trip info rmation
• Outsid e temperature
• Driving r ange
• Averag e fuel consump tion
• Averag e fuel consumpt ion after r efueling
• Curr ent fuel consumpti on
• Averag e vehicle speed
● Dyna mic rad ar cru ise control set tings
(if equ ipped)
● Intui tiv e parking assist infom ation
(if equ ipped)
● Wa rning messages
■Changing the displ ay of trip information
Trip inform ation items can be switched b y pr ess-
ing t he D ISP swit ch.
The mu lti-inform ation display sho ws information about y our vehicle, including the i tem s
sho wn belo w.
Type A
Type B
■ Wh en u sin g the in tuitive parki ng as sist s ystem or dynami c radar cruise con trol, th e
appr opriate displ ay i s sh own on the screen.
■ In the e vent that a pr oblem is dete cted in any of the v ehicle 's sy stems, a w arning m essa ge is
sho wn on th e multi-information display .

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When Driv ing
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Dynamic Radar Cruise Control (If E quipped)
■Cruise control display
Cruise control settings are shown on the m ulti-
inform ation display .
Ve hicle ahead in dicator
Ve hicle -to- vehic le distanc e
Preset speed
■Ve hicle-to- vehicle distance control mode
Pr ess the ON-OFF butt on.
Acc elerate or de celerat e to the desired
speed , and then push the le ver d own.
Fo llowin g d istan ce ca n b e adjusted using the
ve hic le-to- vehicle distan ce cont rol switch.
■ Convention al (constant sp eed) cruise contr ol mode
Pr ess the ON-OFF butt on.
P ush the le ver for war d and hold for at least
one second.
Acc elerate or de celerat e to the desired
speed , and then push the le ver down.
■Canceling
To te mpor arily canc el the dyn amic r ada r cruise
contr ol, pull the le ver.
To tu rn the system of f, press the ON-OFF bu tton.
■Adjusting the speed se tting
To incre ase spee d: push the le ver up .
To decrease speed : push t he le ver do wn.
Release the leve r when the d esired speed is
re ached.
Dynamic r adar cruise contr ol su pplements con ventional cruise control with a vehicle-to-
ve hicle distance contr ol mode.
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The v ehicle-to- vehicle distance contr ol mode maintains the preset cruising speed as long
as no vehicle is detected ahead.

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Driving Comfort
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■Loading a CD
P res s the L OAD b utton.
WA IT is sho wn on the display .
I nsert a CD whe n the ind icato r on the slot turns f rom amb er to g reen.
The display changes f rom W AIT to L OAD .
■Loadin g multiple CDs
Pres s a nd hold the L OAD butt on until you hear a be ep.
WA IT is sho wn on the display .
I nsert a CD whe n the ind icato r on the slot turns f rom amb er to g reen.
The display changes f rom W AIT to L OAD .
Th e indicator on the slot turns t o a mbe r when the CD is in serted .
Inse rt the ne xt CD when the indicator on the slot turns fr om am ber to g reen again.
Re peat the p rocedur e for the r emaining CDs.
To stop the op eration, pr ess the D ISC
⋅AUX button.
■ Re mote contr ol (steering wheel audio switches)
Th e audio system can be oper ated using the r emote control locate d on the st eering whe el.
Powe r on/change mode: pr ess
Powe r off: pr ess and ho ld
Vo lume
Audi o s ource
Ra dio: r adio tuner
CD: disc/ track /file (M P3/W MA) select
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Driving Comfort
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Cup Holders
Fr ont
To o pen, press down on the fr ont of t he lid .
Re ar
T o o pen, pull up the knob .
Compass
To display the compas s, pres s and h old th e A UT O
bu tton for 3 or mor e seconds.
T o cancel the display , pr ess and hold the AUTO
butt on again for 3 or mor e seconds.

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List of Warning/Indicator Lights
The units used o n the speedom eter, the tachome ter gauge display, in dicator s a nd w arni ng
ligh ts ma y differ dependi ng on the m odel / type .
Stop the vehicle immedia tely. Continuing to drive the vehicle may be da ngerous.
(USA)
(C anad a)Brake system w arning light
Stop the vehicle immediately.
Char ging system w arning light
(U SA)
(C anad a)Malfunction
indicator lam p
Have the v ehic le i nsp ected imme diately .
SRS warning lightPr e-coll ision s ystem
wa rning light*1
(USA)
(C anad a)ABS w arning li ght
For fur ther information, r efer to the Ow ner's Man ual.

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Customizing Your Lexus
■Multi-information display
ItemFunctionDefault
settingCustomized setting
LightsDaytime running lights system
(USA only)ONOFF
Intuitive parking
assist
Back sensor operation display
and buzzerONOFF
Buzzer volumeLevel 3Level 1 to 5
Distance which a sensor detects4.5 ft. (150 cm)1.8 ft. (60 cm)
Illumination
Time elapsed before lights turn
off15 seconds7.5 seconds
30 seconds
Operation when the doors are
unlockedONOFF
Operation after the “ENGINE
START STOP” switch turned
OFF
ONOFF
Front foot well lightingONOFF
Outer foot lightONOFF
Seat belt
reminderVehicle speed linked seat belt
reminder buzzerONOFF
CountryAvailable languages
CanadaEnglish and French