headlights Lexus ES300 1999 Owner's Manuals (in English)

PE013a
PICTORIAL INDEX
xviii
EXTERIOR VIEW
Page
1 Rear window defogger 38
2 Trunk lid98
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3 Tire and wheel 397 . . . . . .
4 Windshield wiper and
washer 33, 432 . . . . . . . . . .
5 Hood 96
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6 Moon roof 103
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7 Outside rear view mirror .
11 9
8 Fuel filler door 100 . . . . . .
9 Door 21
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10 Headlights 28, 435 . . . . . . .
For detailed information, refer to the description givenin each section.

BE004
BE004
Parking, tail, license plate,
side marker and instrument
panel lights turn on.
Headlights turn of at full
intensity.
Automatic light control
Parking, tail, license plate,
side marker and instrument
panel lights turn on.
Headlights also turn on.
Automatic light control
BE005
BE006
High beam
Headlight flasher
Right or left turn
Lane change
(Right or left)
BASIC OPERATION ± QUICK REFERENCE
4
4. HEADLIGHT AND TURN
SIGNAL SWITCH

HEADLIGHT SWITCH
With the ignition OFF
With the engine started and parking
brake released

TURN SIGNAL SWITCH

SWITCHES
29
To turn the lights on, twist the knob on the end of the
lever.
FIRST CLICKSTOP: Only the parking, tail, license
plate, side marker and instrument panel lights turn on.
SECOND CLICKSTOP: Headlights also turn on.
THIRD CLICKSTOP (ºAUTOº): The headlights and all
other lights automatically turn on depending on the
darkness of the surroundings.
Vehicles sold in U.S.A.:
When the headlights are on,
the headlight indicator lights up in the instrument cluster.
Vehicles sold in Canada: When the tail lights are on,
the tail light indicator lights up in the instrument cluster.
Manually twist the knob to the second clickstop to
turn on the headlights if they are needed
immediately when entering a dark tunnel, parking
structure, etc. When
the headlight switch is turned to the first or second
clickstop, the brightness of the instrument cluster will be
reduced slightly unless the instrument panel light control
knob is turned fully on.
12E002

SWITCHES
30The automatic light control sensor is on top of the
driver's side instrument panel.
Do not place anything on the instrument panel, and/or do
not affix anything on the windshield to block this sensor.
When the headlights come on, the lights automatically
turn off about 30 seconds after any of the doors is
opened and closed with the ignition key turned to the
ºACCº or ºLOCKº position. To turn them on again, turn
the ignition key to the ºONº position, or turn the headlight
switch off
and then twist the knob until the first or second
clickstop. If you are going to park for over one week,
make sure the headlight switch is off.
When the headlight switch is on with all the doors locked,
pushing the ºLOCKº button on the wireless remote
control transmitter turns off the headlights.
Daytime Running Light System
The headlights turn on at reduced intensity when the
parking brake is released with the engine started, even
with the light switch in the ºOFFº position. They will not
go off until the ignition switch is turned off.
To turn on the other exterior lights and instrument panel
lights, twist the knob to the first clickstop.
Twist the knob to the second clickstop to turn on the
headlights to full intensity for driving at night.
When setting the knob to the third clickstop (ºAUTOº),
the headlights will automatically adjust to full intensity
and/or turn on the other lights depending on the darkness of the surroundings. Likewise, as the
surroundings be
come brighter, the headlights will turn to
reduced intensity, ultimately turning off the other lights.
NOTICE
To prevent the battery from being discharged, do not leave the lights on longer than necessarywhen the engine is not running.

SWITCHES
33
FOG LIGHT SWITCH
12E005±1
To turn on the fog lights, turn the switch to the ºONº
position. The fog lights come on only when the
headlights are on low beam.WINDSHIELD WIPER ANDWASHER SWITCH
12E006

COMFORT ADJUSTMENT
123
INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR
16E157

1Day 2Night
Adjust the mirror so that you can just see the rear of
your vehicle in the mirror.
When driving at night, pull the lever toward you to
reduce the glare from the headlights of vehicles
behind you.
Before adjusting the mirror to the position with most
clarity, push the day±night change lever forward
(daylight driving position).
Remember that by reducing glare you also lose some
rear view clarity.

THEFT DETERRENT
194
THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM
To deter theft of the vehicle, this system is designed
to give an alarm if any of the doors, trunk or hood is
forcibly unlocked or the battery terminal is
disconnected and then reconnected while the
vehicle is locked.
The alarm blows the horn intermittently and flashes the
headlights, tail lights and other exterior lights.
17E001±1
Setting the system
1. Turn the ignition key to the ºLOCKº position and
remove it.
The indicator light flashes by means of the engine
immobiliser system.
2. Close and lock all the doors, trunk and hood
using an ignition key or wireless remote control.

ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
430
64E014

Driver's side instrument panel
If the headlights or other electrical components do
not work and the blade type fuses are O.K., check
the cartridge type fuses. If any of the cartridge type
fuses are blown, they must be replaced.

ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
437
64E021
Light BulbsBulb No. W T
ype
1 Headlights (high beam) 9005 65
A
2 Headlights H7 55
B
(low and high beam)
3 Front turn signal and 1157NA 27/8
D
parking lights
4 Fog lights H3 55
C