stop start Lexus ES350 2008 Quick Guide

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.

Topic 3
When Driv ing
17
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
Night Dr iving
Drivin g Com for t
Ope ning and Clos ing
What to do if ...
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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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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 ...
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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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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
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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Customizing Your Lexus
■Multi-information display
ItemFunctionDefault
settingCustomized setting
LightsDaytime running lights system
(USA only)ONOFF
Intuitive parking
assist
Back sensor operation display
and buzzerONOFF
Buzzer volumeLevel 3Level 1 to 5
Distance which a sensor detects4.5 ft. (150 cm)1.8 ft. (60 cm)
Illumination
Time elapsed before lights turn
off15 seconds7.5 seconds
30 seconds
Operation when the doors are
unlockedONOFF
Operation after the “ENGINE
START STOP” switch turned
OFF
ONOFF
Front foot well lightingONOFF
Outer foot lightONOFF
Seat belt
reminderVehicle speed linked seat belt
reminder buzzerONOFF
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