key Lexus ES350 2008 Quick Guide

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Before Driving
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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
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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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Key s............................................................................. 7
Sm art Acc ess System with
Pus h-button Start ................ .................................... 8
Thef t Deterrent System ......................................... 9

Topic 1
Ent ering and Exit ing
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Keys
■Electr onic key
Smart acces s system with push-butto n start
( → P.8, 17)
■ Mechanical key
● Locks and unlocks the doors
● Locks and unlocks the glo ve bo x
● Locks and unloc ks the a rmrest door
The mec hanica l k ey i s stored inside the electronic
k ey . T o e xtra ct the k ey, r elea se the la tch a nd pu ll.
■Wi reless remote cont rol
Locks the door s
Unl ocks the doors
Op ens the t runk
Sounds the alarm
Us e the alarm to at tract attention to the ve hi-
cl e in o rder to help deter br eak-ins.
(T o stop the alarm, push any butto n on the
wi reless re mote control.)1
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The wir ele ss remo te contr ol can also be used to ope n the windo ws and moon r oof (standar d
type).
To do so , simply pr ess and hold button.

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Theft Deterrent S ystem
■ Engine immobiliz er system
The eng ine immobili zer s yst em p revents th e
eng ine from b eing sta rted in the e vent th at an
attempt is made to st art the v ehi cle using an
unregistered key.
The security indicator light flashes to indica te that
the system is s et.
■Alarm
Th e system sounds the alarm and f lashes lights when for cible entr y is de tected.
To se t the alarm: lock all the doors fr om outside the v ehic le. Th e securit y indicator li ght
com es on to indicate that the alarm is in it s preparat ion st ate. When t he indi cator light
beg ins t o fla sh, t he s yst em is arme d.
To deactivate or stop t he alarm: star t the engine, or unlock the doors or trunk using the
electr onic k ey or the w ireles s r emo te contr ol.
■ Steering lock
The ste ering wh eel locks when the “ ENGINE
ST AR T STOP ” switch is in OFF .
To r elease th e steering whee l lock, gently turn the
wheel l eft or right while pr essing the “ENGINE
ST ART STOP” s witch.
The theft dete rrent sy stem includes the follo wing f eatur es to help protect y our v ehicle from
theft.

Topic 2
Before Drivin g
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Driving and Seat Position Memory System (If Equipped)
■Setting memor y pos itions
While ho lding down the SET bu tton, press and
hold one of the mem ory bu ttons (1 or 2) until y ou
hear a beep .
Th e c urrent p osition of the se at, as w ell as th e
positi on of the ste ering wh eel and th e out side
rear v iew mirr ors ( for the dri ver's seat only) is
re co rded.
■ Recalling memory p ositions
Press one of the m emor y buttons (1 or 2).
■Linki ng d riving position memor y w ith door unlock op eration (driver's sea t only)
Wh ile holding down the desir ed m emo ry bu tton,
press and hold on the wir ele ss remote contr ol
until y ou hear a beep .
To pr event triggering of the alarm, open one of
th e doors wit hin 60 se conds afte r the beep is
hear d.
The seats can be returned to a previously set p osition by simply p ressing a button.
T he posit ion of the steering wheel and the ou tside rear vie w mirr ors is adjusted along with the
driv er's seat.
Po sitions can be conv eniently r ecorded for the v ehicle's primary drivers and pas sengers.
Linking driving posit ion memory t o the door unlock operatio n allows the mem ory pos ition
to be recalled automatically when t he driver's door is opened. (The linked function does not
operate if the driv er's door is unlocke d using t he mech anical key o r manually fr om in side
the v ehicle.)

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Starting
■Star ting the en gine
Make sure the parking br ake is engaged and the
shi ft le ver is in P .
Depr ess the b rak e p edal.
The “ENGI NE ST AR T S TOP ” switc h indi-
cator light turns gr een.
Pr ess the “ENGI NE S TAR T S TOP ” switc h.
■Stopping the en gine
Engage the parking br ake and shift the shift le ver to P.
P res s the “ENGI NE S TAR T S TOP ” switc h.
■Changing powe r modes
To change power modes wit hout tu rning on the engine, pr ess the “ENGINE S TART STOP”
sw itch wit hout de pressing the br ake pedal . T he modes can be changed i n t he f ollowing
order :
With th e electronic ke y on your person, th e engine c an be sta rted b y simply p ressing the
“ENGINE S TAR T STOP ” swi tch , wh ile de pressing the brake pedal .
(The me chanical key ca nnot be use d to sta rt the e ngine.)
ACCESSO RY mode IGNITION
ON mode
(Indicato r light: amber)
OF
F
(I ndi cator light: of f)

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Driving Comfort
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Ashtrays
To remo ve th e ash tray, push the back part of th e
lid and p ull the a shtray up ward s.
Glove Bo x
Open: p ress the bu tton.
Lo ck
Unl ock
The glo ve bo x can be locked and unlocked usi ng
th e mechani cal key.
Auxiliar y Box
To o pen, press down the knob .
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If the electronic k ey does not oper ate
properly
■ Unlocking and locking the doors
To unlock or lock the ve hicle, use the mec hanica l
key to r emove the lock cover o n the driver's door
han dle. T he mechanical k ey is stored inside t he
ele ctronic key.
Locks
Unlocks
■ Startin g the engine
Depres s the b rak e pedal.
To uch the Lexu s emb lem si de of the ele ctronic
ke y to t he “ENGINE S TART STOP ” swit ch.
Pr ess the “ENGINE S TART STOP ” switch
within 1 0 seconds of the buzz er, k eeping the
brak e pe dal de pressed .
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If the electronic key batter y becomes depleted , repl ace it wit h a new bat tery. F or in struc-
tions on replacing the batter y, r efer to the Ow ner's Manual. If y ou need fur ther assistance,
cont act y our Lexus dealer .

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Electronic Key Alarm
The elec tronic key a larm uses an alarm and w arn ing me ssag es to indicat e th at the el ectronic
key has been use d imp roperly . Take appr opriate measure in r esponse to any w arning mes -
sages t hat are displ ayed. In some cases, an ala rm may sound without an accompa nying
wa rning mes sage. If so , foll ow the co rrection p rocedure in the table below.
AlarmSituatio nCorrection pr ocedur e
Exterior alarm sounds
once for 2 seconds
Tr ied to lock the do ors
using the e ntry func tion
while the electronic k ey is
still i nside the pas senger
compa rtmentRetrieve th e electronic key
from the pas senger com-
par tme nt and lock the
door s again .
Closed the trunk while t he
electr onic k ey is still insi de
the trunk and all doors ar e
lockedRetrieve th e electronic key
from the trunk a nd c lose
the trunk lid.
Ex terior alarm sounds
once for 60 seconds
Tr ied to e xit the v ehicle
with the electronic k ey and
lock the doors wi thout f irst
turning t he “ ENGI NE
ST ART STOP” switch OFF
Turn the “ENGINE S TART
ST OP ” switch OFF and
lock t he doors again .
Exterior alarm sounds
once for 1 0 secondsTrie d to lock t he v ehic le
using the e ntry func tion
while a door i s openClose all of the doo rs and
lock t he doors again .
Exterior alarm sounds
once for 3 seconds a nd
int erior alarm sounds con-
tin uously
Wh en the “E NGINE START
STOP” switch is in A CCE S-
SORY or IG NITI ON ON
mode, an atte mpt was made
to open the door and e xit
th e v ehi cle, and the shi ft
le ve r was not in P
Shi ft the sh ift le ver to P .
Interi or alarm pi ngs
continuously
Tu rned the “ENGINE
ST ART STOP” switch to
AC CESSORY mode
while the driver's door is
open (Opene d the d river's
door when t he “ ENGINE
ST AR T STOP ” switch is in
AC CESSORY mode.)
Turn the “ENGINE S TART
ST OP ” switch OFF and
clo se t he driv er's d oor.
Turned the “ENGINE START
ST OP ” s witch OFF while the
driv er's door is op en
Close the dr iver's door .

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ItemFunctionDefault
settingCustomized setting
Door lock
Unlocking using a key
Driver's door
unlocked in
one step, all
doors
unlocked in
two steps
All doors
locked in one
step
Speed-detecting automatic
door lock functionOFFON
Opening driver's door unlocks
all doors OFFON
Shifting gears to P unlocks all
doorsONOFF
Shifting gears to position other
than P locks all doorsONOFF
Power windows
Linked mechanical key
operationON
(Open and close)OFF
Open only
Close only
Wireless remote control linked
operationON
(Open only)OFF
Linked entry functionONOFF
Moon roof
(Standard type)
Linked mechanical key
operationON
(Open and close)OFF
Open only
Close only
Linked operation of components
when mechanical key is usedSlide onlyTilt only
Wireless remote control linked
operationON
(Open only)OFF
Linked operation of components
when wireless remote control
used
Slide onlyTilt only
Linked entry functionONOFF
Automatic light
control system
Light sensor sensitivityLevel 3Levels 1 to 5
Time elapsed before headlights
automatically turn off after
doors are closed
30 seconds
0 seconds
60 seconds
90 seconds