Lexus ES350 2009 Quick Guide

Topic 5
Drivin g Co mfort
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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
Sea t He ater s and Ventilator s (If Equipped )
Seat he aters : turn th e d ial to ward .
Ve ntilators: turn the dial to ward .
Re ar Sun sha de (If E quip ped)
Type A
To raise t he r ear sun shade, p res s the swi tch.
Pr ess the s witch ag ain to lo wer it.
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The su nshade automatical ly lowe rs to en sure visibi lity w hen reve rsing.

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Driving Comfort
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Trunk Storage Extension
Pull do wn th e r ear armr est.
Un lock the armr est door u sing the mechan ical
ke y.
Lug gag e Ma t
Pull the le ver upward s when lifting th e luggage
mat u p.
Th e le ver ca n be h ooked on t he edg e of th e t runk.
Longe r i tem s can be loade d in t he v ehicle b y utilizing the tru nk spa ce and r ear seat ar ea.

Opening and ClosingTopic 6
Door Locks ............................................................. 43
P ow er W indo ws.................................................... 44
Trun k......................................................................... 44
Fue l Ta nk Cap ........................................................ 45
Hoo d......................................................................... 45
Moo n R oof .............................................................. 46

Topic 6
Opening and Clo sing
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Door Lock s
■Lockin g the vehicle f rom inside
Inside lo ck button
Lo cks
Unloc ks
Door lock switch
Operates all door lock s.
Lo cks
Unloc ks
■Lockin g the vehicle f rom outside
Usin g the e ntry function or wirele ss remote control ( →P.7, 8 )
■ Re ar do or child-pr otector lock
Setting the sw itch to the LO CK position prevents
the r ear doors from bei ng opened from the inside.
Al ways set the child pr otecto r locks when ch il-
dr en a re seat ed in the r ear seat .
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Topic 6
Openi ng and Closing
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En tering and Ex iting
Bef ore Drivin gBef ore Drivin g
Wh en Driv ing
Rain and
Ni gh t Driv ing
Driving Comfort
Ope nin g and C losingOpe nin g and C losing
What to do if ...
Customizin g
Yo ur Lexus
Po wer Windows
Powe r wi ndow switches
To open: press the s witch .
To close: pull t he s witch u p.
Fu lly p ulling u p and r eleasing th e sw itches
caus es the w indows to cl ose fu lly. F ully
pr essin g do wn and r eleasing the swit ches
ca uses t he w ind ow s to open fu lly .
Wi ndow lock sw itch
The win dow lock s witch disab les t he opera-
tion of all w indows other than th e driv er’s
d oor windo w.
Trunk
■ Trunk open er
To open the trunk from insid e th e cabin, simply
pr es s the trunk open er.
To disa ble the trun k opener, turn OFF the ma in
sw itch in th e glo ve b ox.
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When th e t run k open er is disab led, t he trun k can-
not be op ened using t he w ireless r emot e con trol
or the entr y fu nction .
■Entr y function an d w ireles s r emo te cont rol
→P.7, 8
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Topic 6
Opening and Clo sing
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Fuel Tank Cap
Press th e fu el filler door opener .
S lo wly r emo ve the cap b y t urn ing it cou nter-
clock wise.
Afte r the cap is remo ved, it can be hung on the
insid e of t he fuel filler door .
Hood
Pu ll th e ho od relea se le ver.
In sert your finger s un der t he h ood , pul l the
h ood catch u p a nd l ift t he hood.

Topic 6
Openi ng and Closing
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En tering and Ex iting
Bef ore Drivin gBef ore Drivin g
Wh en Driv ing
Rain and
Ni gh t Driv ing
Driving Comfort
Ope nin g and C losingOpe nin g and C losing
What to do if ...
Customizin g
Yo ur Lexus
Moo n R oof
■ Standa rd type
Open ing and closin g
Opens
The moon r oof sto ps slig htly befor e th e full y
opened position.
To fu lly open, p res s the s witch again.
Closes
T ilt up and do wn
T ilts up
T ilts down
■ Glas s type
Open ing and closin g
Opens
Closes (pr ess and hold)
The moon roof stops once.
To fu lly close, push and hold t he sw itch again .
T ilt up and do wn
T ilts up
T ilts down (press a nd hold)
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What to do if .. .
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Lis t of W arni ng/Indica tor Lig hts
The u nits used on th e s peedo meter, th e tac hometer gauge display, in dicato rs and w arning
li ghts may dif fer dependi ng on t he mo del / type.
St op th e v ehicle im mediately . Continuin g to driv e th e v ehicle m ay be danger ous.
(U SA)
(Canada )Brake system w arn ing lig ht
Stop th e v ehicle im media tely .
Char ging system warnin g light
(U SA)
(Canada )Malfunction
indicator lamp
Have the vehic le ins pected im mediately.
SRS w arni ng li ghtPre-collision sy stem
w arn ing l igh t*1
(U SA)
(Canada )ABS w arn ing lig ht(Flashing and
then co ntinu-
ous ly o n)Tir e pr essu re w arn ing light
For furth er i nformation , r e fer to the Owner's Manual.

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Entering and Exiting
Before Driving
When Driving
Rain and
Night Driving
Driving Comfort
Opening and Closing
What to do if ...
Customizing Your Lexus*1 : If equipped*2 : With navigation system*3 : Without navigation system*4 : Turns on due to natural causes such as natural air leaks or tire inflation pressure changes
caused by temperature including the spare tire (excluding compact spare tire). Adjust
the tire inflation pressure.
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
Driver’s seat belt
reminder light
(Illuminate no flashing)Tire pressure warning light*4
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
For further information, refer to the Owner's Manual.

What to do if .. .
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Spar e T ire and T ool Comp artm ent
■Jack, to ols, and spare tire
Ground spare tir e
Jack handle
Spa re t ire
Wr ench
Ja ck
Compac t spare tir e
Jack handle
Spa re t ire
Wr ench
Ja ck
■Taking out the spare ti re
Lift up t he lu ggag e mat , and r emo ve the sp are
wheel cover .
Loosen the c enter fastener and r emo ve the
spar e tire.
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