Lexus ES350 2008 Quick Guide

Opening and ClosingTopic 6
Door L ock s ............................ .................................. 41
Powe r Windo ws ................................................... . 42
Trunk ........................................................................ . 42
Fu el Ta nk Ca p....................................................... . 43
H oo d ........................................................................ . 43
Mo on Ro of ............................................................. . 44

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Door Locks
■ Locking the v ehicle fr om inside
Inside lock button
Lo cks
Unloc ks
Door lock switch
Oper ates all door locks.
Lo cks
Unloc ks
■Locking the v ehicle fr om outside
Us ing the entry function or w ireles s r e mot e con trol (→ P.7, 8)
■ Re ar door child-pr otector lock
Set ting the s witch to the L OCK position pr eve nts
the r ear door s from being opened from the inside.
Alw ays set the child protector locks when chil-
dren are se ated in the rear s eat.
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Entering and Exiting
Before DrivingBefore Driving
When Driving
Rain and
Night Dr iving
Drivin g Com for t
Ope ning and Clos ingOpening and Clos ing
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Power Windows
Power window switches
To open: pr ess the s witch .
To close: pull the swi tch up .
Ful ly pulling up and r eleasing the switches
causes the windo ws to close fully . Fully
pr es sing down and releasin g the s witc hes
causes the windo ws to open fully .
Wi ndo w lock switch
Th e windo w lock switch disables the opera-
tion of al l windows other than the driv er’s
door windo w.
Trunk
■ Trun k op ener
To open the trunk from inside the cabin, simply
pr ess the t runk ope ner.
To d isable the trunk opener, turn OFF th e main
switch in the gl ove bo x.
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OFF
Wh en the trunk op ener is disabled , the tru nk can-
not b e op ened using the wi reless r emot e c ontr ol
or t he en try func tion.
■Entry f unction a nd wireless remote control
→ P.7, 8
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Fu el Tank Cap
Press the fuel filler door opener .
Slo wly remo ve the cap by turning it counter-
cl oc kwise.
Afte r the cap i s removed, it c an be hung on the
inside o f t h e fuel filler doo r.
Hood
Pull the hood r elease le ver.
Insert your finge rs under the hood, pull the
ho od catch up and lift the hood.

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Entering and Exiting
Before DrivingBefore Driving
When Driving
Rain and
Night Dr iving
Drivin g Com for t
Ope ning and Clos ingOpening and Clos ing
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Moon R oof
■Standar d type
Opening and cl osing
Op ens
The moon roof stops slightly befor e the fully
opened position.
To fully open, press the swit ch again.
Clos es
Tilt up and do wn
T ilts up
T ilts do wn
■Glas s type
Opening and cl osing
Op ens
Clos es (p ress a nd h old)
The moo n r oof stops once.
T o f ully close, push and hol d th e swi tch agai n.
Tilt up and do wn
T ilts up
T ilts down (pr ess and hold)
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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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Entering and Exiting
Before Driving
When Driving
Rain and
Night Driving
Driving Comfort
Opening and Closing
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Customizing Your Lexus
Follow the correction procedure.
Open door warning lightFront passenger’s seat belt
reminder light
*2
Low fuel level warning light
(On the cen-
ter panel)
Front passenger’s seat belt
reminder light
*3
aDriver’s seat belt
reminder lightLow tire pressure warning
light
Rear light failure warning lightMaster warning light
See the Owner's Manual
Turn signal indicatorCruise control indicator
Headlight high beam indicatorAFS OFF indicator*1
Headlight indicator (USA)Slip indicator
Tail light indicator (Canada)SRS airbag on-off indicator*2
Front fog light indicatorSRS airbag on-off indicator*3
Shift position and shift range indicators
*1 : If equipped*2 : With navigation system*3 : Without navigation system
For further information, re fer to the Owner's Manual.

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Spare Tire and Tool Compartment
■ Jack, tools, and spar e tire
Grou nd spare t ire
Jack handle
Spare tir e
Wr ench
Jack
Compact spare tir e
Jack handle
Spare tir e
Wr ench
Jack
■ Takin g out the sp are tire
Lift up the lugg age m at, and r emo ve the s pare
wheel co ver.
Loose n the ce nter faste ner and r emo ve the
spar e tire.
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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
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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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If the engine doesn't star t
Make sur e th at the c orrec t operating procedur es have be en follo wed.
Mak e sur e that the br ake pedal is fi rmly
depresse d when at tempt ing to star t the eng ine.
( → P.17)
Mak e sur e that the steering wheel lock is r eleased.
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.
Brake pedal
Steering wheel lock
If the engine still does not star t, see the Owner's Manual for more information or contac t
yo ur L exus dealer.