Lexus ES350 2009 Quick Guide
Manufacturer: LEXUS, Model Year: 2009, Model line: ES350, Model: Lexus ES350 2009Pages: 60, PDF Size: 1.71 MB
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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  
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Audi o S yste m
With n avigation  system
Owners  of m odels  equipped  with  a navigation  system should r efer  to the “ Nav igation  System
Own er's M anual”.
Wi tho ut n avigat ion syst em
■Bas ic ope rat ion
Po we r/Volume
Audi o so urces
Soun d qualit y mode s
Li sten ing posit ion
AS L (A utomatic S ound Le velizer)
■Audio so urces
AM⋅SAT:  AM r adio/Sa tellite r adio*
FM :  F M  radio
DIS C
⋅AUX: CD play er/Aux iliary audio d evice
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The optiona l L exus  gen uine satellite  tun er and an ten na al lows  you  to  receiv e and pl ay
XM Sa tellite  Radi o br oadcasts . (Subscr iption  is required.  For  detailed in formation ,
se e t he Own er’s Ma nual.)
■Ra dio
Scan
All radio station s: pr ess
Pres et radio st ations: p res s and h old
Stat ion presets
Te xt messages
Traffi c information
Tu ne
RD S ge nre select
See k
■Ente ring statio n presets
 Se lect  the  desir ed  sta tion b y u sing  the tu ne, the se ek or th e sc an functi on.
Pr ess and  hold one of  the preset  butt ons (1~6 ) un til you  hear a b eep, ind icatin g that  the
station is set. 
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Entering  and Ex iting
Wh en D riving
Rain  and 
Night  Drivin g
Driving  ComfortDriving  Comfort
Ope nin g and C losing
What to  do if ...
Customizin g
Yo ur Lexus
Bef ore D riving
■ CD  player
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Playi ng an aud io CD
Eject
CD load
Text information
CD selec t
Re peat 
Curren t t rack : press
Curren t C D: pr ess and h old
Tr ack  select /rev erse /fast -forw ard
Rand om playb ack 
Curren t C D: pr ess
A ll CDs: pr ess a nd hold
Scan All tra cks in cu rrent CD: p res s
First tra ck of e ach C D: pres s and hold
■Playi ng a C D with MP 3/WMA files
Eject
CD load
Text  information
Fo lder select
Fi le select
CD selec t
Re peat
Curr ent file: pr ess
Curren t f old ers: p res s and h old
Fi le sele ct/reverse/f ast-forward
Rand om playb ack
Curren t f o lder : press
Curren t C D: pr ess and h old
Scan All files in cu rrent folde r: p res s
F irst file of eac h folde r: pres s and hold
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■Loading a CD
 Pre ss the  LOAD  button.
WA IT is s how n on the displ ay.
 Inser t a CD w hen th e in dicator on  the slot turns f rom amber to g reen.
Th e d isplay  changes  from  WAIT to  LOAD.
■Lo ading m ultiple  CDs
 P re ss a nd hold  the L OAD b utt on u ntil y ou hear a b eep.
WA IT is s how n on the displ ay.
 Inser t a CD w hen th e in dicator on  the slot turns f rom amber to g reen.
Th e d isplay  changes  from  WAIT to  LOAD.
The  indicator on the slot turns to amb er w hen th e CD is in serted .
Insert  the n ext  CD w hen the in dicat or on the slot tu rns from a mber to g reen again.
Re peat  th e p rocedu re f or t he r emainin g CDs.
To  stop t he oper ation, press t he DIS C
⋅AUX button .
■Remote  control (steering wheel  audio switches)
Th e audio sy stem can be op erated u sing t he r emot e cont rol loc ated on  th e st eering w heel.
Powe r on/chang e mode: p res s
Powe r off: pr ess and h old
Vo lume
Audi o so urce
Ra dio: r adio tu ner
CD : disc/ track /file (M P3/W MA) select
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Entering  and Ex iting
Wh en D riving
Rain  and 
Night  Drivin g
Driving  ComfortDriving  Comfort
Ope nin g and C losing
What to  do if ...
Customizin g
Yo ur Lexus
Bef ore D riving
Ai r Cond itioning  System
Wi th n avigation system
Owne rs of models eq uipped  with  a navi gation sy stem sho uld r efer to th e “Navigation  System
Owner 's Man ual”.
Without  navigation system
■ Usi ng the  automa tic m ode
Pres s the  AUTO  button .
Adju st the te mp erat ure u sing  the  TE MP b ut-
ton.
■ Ad justin g the temp erature in DU AL mode
In DU AL mod e, driver and pas senger side t em-
perature  settin gs can be adju sted  sepa rately.
Pr ess the P ASS ENGER  TEMP but ton t o adjust  the
te mperat ure f or t he passen ger side.
To  cancel  the DU AL mode, pr ess t he DU AL but -
ton.
Driv er side t empe rature c ont rol
Wind shield  defog/defros t
Switch to a utomatic mode
OF F button
Out side air /recirculat ed air mode swit chPassen
ger side te mperat ure con trol
Dual mod e sw itch
F an  speed cont rols
Air  flow  contro ls
A/ C s witch1
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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.  
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Entering  and Ex iting
Wh en D riving
Rain  and 
Night  Drivin g
Driving  ComfortDriving  Comfort
Ope nin g and C losing
What to  do if ...
Customizin g
Yo ur Lexus
Bef ore D riving
■ Pro gramm ing other  devices
For U .S.A.  owne rs:
To  program an en try gat e, see t he Own er's  Manu al.
To  program other de vices, con tact  you r Lexus dealer .
Fo r C anadian  owne rs:
To  program all o ther de vice s, f ollow  th e s ame pr ocedu re  as f or gar age doo r pr ogr amm ing.
■Operati ng Ho meLin k
Press the a pprop riat e Hom eLink bu tton. 
The  indicator light sh ould come on.  
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Ashtr ays
To remo ve the  ashtray,  push  the  back  part  of the
lid  an d pu ll t h e a shtr ay u pward s.
Glove Bo x
Open : pres s th e b utton.
Lock
Un lock
The glo ve box can be lock ed an d unlocked usin g
th e mechanical k ey.
Auxiliary Bo x
To open, pr ess do wn th e k nob .
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Entering  and Ex iting
Wh en D riving
Rain  and 
Night  Drivin g
Driving  ComfortDriving  Comfort
Ope nin g and C losing
What to  do if ...
Customizin g
Yo ur Lexus
Bef ore D riving
Console Bo xes
Front
To op en, pres s th e b utton.
To  close , pu ll u p the le ver.
Over head c onsol e box
To  open , pre ss the l id.
Interior Lig hts
Door position O N/OFF
Fr on t and r ear interior lig hts O N/OFF
Pr essing t he swit ch also  turns the fr ont  per-
son al lights on /of f.
There  is a power  outlet  located  in the fr ont console  box. 
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Cup  Hold ers
Fro nt
To  open, pr ess do wn on th e fron t of t he li d.
Re ar
To  open, pull u p th e k nob .
Compa ss
To display the compas s, press and hold  the AUTO
bu tton for 3 or mor e seconds.
To cancel t he display , pr ess  and h old t he A UTO
bu tton  again  fo r 3 or mor e se con ds.