light Lexus ES350 2009 Quick Guide

Entering and Exiti ng
Before Drivin g
Wh en Driv ing
Rain and
Ni gh t Driv ing
Driving Comfort
Ope nin g and C losing
What to do if ...
Customizin g
Yo ur Lexus
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Driving Comfort
Topic 5
Opening and Closing
Topic 6
What to do if ...
Customizing Your LexusResponding to warning/indicator lights
and other problems that may arise.
A list of features that can be customized.
Rain and Night Driving
Topic 4
●Headlig htsP.25
●Fo g L igh ts P.26
●W indshield Wipers a nd
Wa shers P.27
●Re ar W indow and Out side Rear
V ie w M irror Defoggers P.29
●Instrume nt Pane l Lig ht
Co ntro l P.29
●Co mpass P.39
●Seat Heaters an d Ventilators P.40
●Re ar S unshade P.40
●Tr unk Storage Extension P.41
●Lu gga ge Mat P.41
●D oor Lock sP.43
●Po wer W indows P.44
●Tr unk P.44
●Fu el Tank Cap P.45
●Hood P.45
●Moon R oofP.46
●Au dio System P.31
●Air Conditionin g S ystem P.34
●Garage Door O pener P.35
●As htrays P.37
●Gl ove Box P.37
●Au xiliar y Box P.37
●Con sole Bo xes P.38
●Inte rior Lig htsP.38
●Cup Holde rsP.39
Dependin g on specifications, the vehicle shown in t he i llustration may
d iffe r fr om your vehi cle in terms of color and equi pment.

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OverviewInstrument Panel
Ou tside rear v iew mirror sw itches P.14
Instrument pane l light
con trol d ial
P.29
Rea r sun shad e
switch
∗ P.40
Trun k open er P.44
∗ : If e quip ped
Type A
Type B
Fu
el filler d oor op ener P.45
Ou tside rear v iew mirror sw itches P.14
Instrument pane l light
con trol d ial
P.29
Rea r sun shad e
switch
∗ P.40
Au xiliary box P.37
Trun k open er P.44
Fuel filler
door opener
P.45
Au xiliary box P.37
Intu itive park ing
assist sw itch
∗ P.20

Topic 1
En teri ng an d Ex itin g
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Thef t Deter rent System
■Eng ine immo bilize r sy stem
The e ngine imm obilize r system pr event s the
engi ne fr om b eing st ar ted in the e ven t tha t a n
a ttemp t is ma de to sta rt the vehic le usin g an
unre gistered key.
The sec urit y in dicat or light flashes t o indicat e that
the system is set.
■ Al arm
The sy stem sounds t he alarm and f lashes lig hts w hen forcib le entry is detec ted.
To set th e ala rm: lock all t he doors from outside the v ehic le. The se curity indica tor lig ht
comes on to in dic ate that the ala rm is in its pr eparation state. Wh en the indicat or lig ht
begin s to flash, th e sy stem is armed.
To deactiva te or stop th e a larm: start the engine, or unloc k the door s or tr unk us ing the
elec tronic key or t he wir eles s remot e con trol.
■Steerin g lock
Th e st eering wheel lock s when the “E NGIN E
ST AR T S TOP” switch is i n O FF.
To release the steerin g wheel lock, gently t urn t he
whee l left or right w hile p ressin g th e “E NG INE
ST ART STOP” switch.
The thef t det errent system inclu des t he f ollow ing featur es to he lp protect your v ehicle f rom
th eft.

Topic 3
When Drivin g
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Starting
■Star ting the engine
Make sur e th e park ing brak e is en gaged and the
shif t lever is in P .
Depres s the b rake peda l.
Th e “E NGINE START STOP ” swi tch ind i-
ca tor lig ht turns gr een.
Pr ess the “E NGIN E STAR T STOP” switch.
■Stoppin g the engine
Enga ge t he park ing br ake and sh ift t h e sh ift le ve r to P .
P re ss the “ ENGINE STAR T STOP” switch.
■Chan ging po wer mo des
To chan ge po wer mode s w ith out tu rning on the en gine, pr ess t he “ ENG INE S TAR T ST OP”
switch without dep ressin g t he br ake ped al. The mo des can be chan ged in the follow ing
order :
With the electronic key on y our person, the e ngine can be sta rted by simply p ressing the
“E NG INE S TAR T STOP” switch, w hile depr essing the b rake pedal.
(The mechan ical key c ann ot be u sed t o st art t h e en gine.)
AC CESSORY mode IGNITIO
N O N mod e
(I ndic ator light: a mber)
OF
F
(I nd icat or light: off)

Topic 3
When Drivin g
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Parking Brake
To set the pa rking brake: f irmly depres s the park -
in g br ake pe dal.
To relea se the pa rking br ake: depr ess the park -
in g br ake pedal ag ain.
Emergenc y Fl asher Switch
Witho ut n avigat ion syst em
Engaging th e emer gency flashe r switch causes all
the turn sig nal lights to f lash.
The emergency flashers can be oper ated even
when th e “ENGINE START STOP” switch is O FF.
Wi th n avigation system

Rain and Night DrivingTopic 4
Headlights............................................................... 25
Fo g L ights ................................................................ 26
Win dshie ld Wipe rs and Wa sher ...................... 27
Rea r W ind ow and Ou tsid e Rear View
Mirror Defogge rs................................................. 29
Instrum ent P anel Light Co ntrol ....................... 29

Topic 4
Rain an d N ight Drivin g
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Headlights
The in strument panel, t he side mark er, par king,
ta il and l icen se plate lights t urn on .
The headlight s and all lights list ed abo ve tu rn on .
The h eadlig hts and park ing light s turn on /off
aut omat ically in accor dan ce with ambien t light
le ve ls.
To engage t he h igh beams, push th e le ver forw ard.
To flash the high beams, pull the le ver an d hold.
■ AF S (A daptiv e Front -ligh ting Sy stem) (if equipped)
AF S impr oves visibility on cu rves b y au tomatical ly adjusting the horizontal orie ntation of the
headlig hts in acc ordance w ith ve hicle speed a nd the d egr ee of the tire an gle that are con -
tr olled b y stee ring in put.
To cance l the syste m, p res s th e A FS O FF button.
OF F
ON
Th e in dicato r come s on w hen th e s yst em is of f.
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Topic 4
Rain an d N ight Drivin g
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Rear W indo w and Outsid e Rear V iew
Mirror Defoggers
Witho ut n avigat ion syst em
To defog the r ear win dow and the out side r ear
view mirr ors, pres s th e b utton.
Pr ess ag ain to ca nce l.
Wi th n avigation system

Instrument Panel Light Contr ol
To brighten: turn t he kno b u pwa rd.
To dim: turn t he knob downwa rd.
When the h eadligh t swi tch is t urn ed t o ON, the
brig htnes s will be r educed slight ly unles s the con-
tr ol d ial is tu rned fully on.
Th e system tu rns off a utomatica lly a fter 15 to 60 minutes. The op eration time cha nges
according to the ambient temper atur e a nd vehi cle sp eed .
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Driving ComfortTopic 5
Audio System......................................................... . 3 1
Air Con dition ing Sys tem.................................... 34
Garage Door Opener ........................................ 35
Ashtr ays ................................................................... 37
Glove Box ............................................................... 37
Auxiliar y Box.......................................................... 37
C on sole Boxe s....................................................... 38
Interi or Lights......................................................... 38
Cu p H olde rs........................................................... 39
C ompass.................................................................. 39
Seat Heater s and Ve ntilators ........................... 40
Re ar Sun shade ...................................................... 40
Trun k Stor age Exte nsion.................................... . 4 1
Lu ggage Mat.......................................................... . 41

Topic 5
Driving Comfort
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Gar age D oor Open er
The gar age door open er (HomeLin k Universal Transceiv er) is m anufact ured u nde r licen se
fr om Ho meLi nk.
The HomeLin k
 compatible t ran sce iver in your
vehicle has 3 buttons which c an be programmed
to oper ate 3 dif ferent devices.
■ Progra mming Home Link
Hold your hand-held transmitte r within 3
in ches of the HomeLin k buttons.
Pr ess and h old do wn the d esir ed HomeL ink
bu tton .
For U .S.A. owners:
Whil e pres sing t he Ho meLink
 button,
press an d hold do wn the butt on on t he h and-
held trans mitter u ntil th e i ndicato r light
chan ges from a slow to a rapid flash .
F or Canadian o wners:
Whil e pres sing t he Ho meLink
 button,
re peat edly pr ess and r elease (cycle) th e but -
to n on t he h and -held t ran sm itte r e ver y 2
secon ds un til the in dicator light change s
fr om a slo w to a ra pid flash .
If y our gara ge door is of the r olling code type:
Pre ss the tra inin g b utton on th e mot or-head unit
in your gar age.
Pr ess and hold t he v ehicle’s pr ogramm ed
Ho meLi nk
 button for 2 secon ds and r elease
it . R epeat th is s tep once again .
If t he door does n ot open, pr ess and r elease
th e same but ton once again .
The gar age door opener can be progr ammed t o ope rate g arage doors, gat es, en try
doors, door lock s, h ome li ghting s ystems, se curity systems, and other de vices.