Lexus ES350 2008 Quick Guide

Before DrivingTopic 2
Sea ts . ......................................................................... . 11
Driving and Seat Position
Me mory System................... .................................. 12
H ea d R es traints ................... .................................. 13
S ea tbelts................................................................... 13
Ou tside Rear Vie w Mirro rs ............................... 14
An ti-glare Inside R ear V iew M irro r................. 14
Stee ring Wheel .................... .................................. 15

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Befo re Dr iving
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Seats
■Adjusting seat position
Mo ves the seat for war d
Mo ves the seat backw ard
■Adjusting seatback angle
Tilts t he sea tback f orward
Re clines the seatback
■Adjusting the seat cushion
Raises and lo wers the front o f the cushion
Ra ises and lo wers the enti re seat
■ Adju sting t he lum bar suppor t
Firmer
Softer
■Adjusti ng the seat cushion length (if equipp ed)
Longer
Shorter
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2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2

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Entering and Exiting
Before Driving
When Driving
Rain and
Night Dr iving
Drivin g Com for t
Ope ning and Clos ing
What to do if ...
Customizin 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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Befo re Dr iving
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Head R estr aints
■ Height ad justment
To raise : pull the head r estr aint up ward.
To lower : push the head r estr aint down while
pr essing the lock rele ase b utton.
Seatbelts
■Adjusti ng shoulder belt height (fr ont seats only)
To raise : pull t he anchor up ward.
To lower : depress the button and push the ancho r
down.
■ Sea tbelt comfort guides (outside r ear seats only )
If the shoulder b elt sit s close to the neck, slide the
comfor t guide for ward.
Lock
re lease
bu tton

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Before Drivin g
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Entering and Exiting
Before Driving
When 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
Outside R ear V iew Mirror s
To select the mirror you wish to adjust (L or R),
use the ma ster s witch .
To adjust mirr or angle, u se the contr ol s witch.
On some models, the mirr ors will automatically
ang le d own ward s when the v ehicle is reversi ng.
T o disable this functio n, s et the master switch in
th e ne utra l posit ion ( betwe en L and R ).
Anti-glare Inside R ear V iew M irror
To turn AUTO mode ON/OFF, press t he AUTO
button .
The indicator comes on when A UTO mode is
turne d ON.
Wh en the inside r ear view mirror is switched to
AUTO mode, the outside r ear vie w mirr ors ar e
al so swit ched to the AUTO mode automatically.
The an ti- gla re mirr or uses a sensor to det ect light fr om veh icles be hind an d automatically
r educes g lare.

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Befo re Dr iving
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Steering Wheel
Up
Down
Aw ay from t he driver
Toward the driver1
2
3
4
The steering wheel retr acts automatically when the “ENGINE STAR T S TOP” switch is
turned OFF to allow for easy exit and entr y. The steering wheel r eturns automatically to its
previously set p osition when the “ENGINE START S TOP” switch is s witched to A CCES-
SORY or IGNITION ON mo de.

When DrivingTopic 3
Starting ..................................................................... 17
Automa tic Tra nsm issio n...................................... 18
Pa rking B rak e ......................................................... 19
Em ergenc y Fla she r Sw itch................................. 19
Turn S igna l Le ver................................................. . 20
In tuitive Parkin g Assis t...................................... . 20
Multi-informa tio n Dis pla y................................... 21
Cr uise Control ..................................................... . 22
Dynamic Radar C ruise Control ...................... . 23

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When Driv ing
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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)

Topic 3
Whe n Dri vin g
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Ent ering and Exiting
Before DrivingBefore Driving
When DrivingWhen Driving
Rain and
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Drivin g Com for t
Ope ning and Clos ing
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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.

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When Driv ing
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Parking Br ake
To set the parking brake: firmly d epr es s the park-
ing brak e pe dal.
To re lease the pa rking brak e: de press the park-
ing brak e pedal ag ain.
Emergen cy Flasher S witch
Without navigation sy stem
Engaging the eme rgency fla sher switc h c auses all
th e t urn signa l ligh ts to f lash.
The eme rgency fl ashe rs can b e op erated even
when the “ENGINE S TAR T STOP ” swi tch is OFF .
Wi th navigation sy stem