engine Lexus ES350 2009 Quick Guide

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Windshield wipe rs an d w asher switch P. 27
“ENGINE START ST OP” swit ch P.17
Air cond itio ning syst em P.34
Eme rgency fl ashe r switch P.19
Re ar win dow and out side re ar
view mirror d efoggers
P. 29
Securit y indicator P.9
Audio system P.31
Tru nk open er
main sw itch
P.44
Automatic transmission
shift lever
P.18
Distan ce switch ∗ P. 23
∗ : If equ ippe d
Glove
box
P. 37
Cruise control
sw itch
P. 22, 2 3
Ashtrays P.37

Topic 1
En terin g a nd Ex iting
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En tering and Ex iting
Wh en Driv ing
Rain and
Ni gh t Driv ing
Driving Comfort
Ope nin g and C losing
What to do if ...
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Bef ore Drivin gBef ore Drivin g
Smar t Acces s System w ith P ush-b utton
St art
■Enteri ng the vehicle
To un lock the vehi cle, simply gr asp any of the
d oor handle s.
■Exit ing the v ehicle
To lock t he v ehicle, pr ess t he lock but ton on an y of
the door handles.
To clos e t he wi ndow s and t he m oon roo f ( sta nda rd
ty pe ), p ress and hold th e lo ck bu tton.
■Openi ng the trunk
To open the t runk, press an d hold t he tr unk
release button.
The sma rt access syste m w ith p ush-b utto n sta rt a llo ws y ou to enter a nd exit t he vehicle
or st art t h e en gine b y simpl y carr yin g t he elec tronic k ey in your pock et or bag .
For d etails on s tarting the engine , see p age 17.
Fo r d etail s on wh at to d o wh en the el ectroni c k ey b atter y b ecomes d ischa rged , see p age 50 .

Topic 1
En teri ng an d Ex itin g
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Thef t Deter rent System
■Eng ine immo bilize r sy stem
The e ngine imm obilize r system pr event s the
engi ne fr om b eing st ar ted in the e ven t tha t a n
a ttemp t is ma de to sta rt the vehic le usin g an
unre gistered key.
The sec urit y in dicat or light flashes t o indicat e that
the system is set.
■ Al arm
The sy stem sounds t he alarm and f lashes lig hts w hen forcib le entry is detec ted.
To set th e ala rm: lock all t he doors from outside the v ehic le. The se curity indica tor lig ht
comes on to in dic ate that the ala rm is in its pr eparation state. Wh en the indicat or lig ht
begin s to flash, th e sy stem is armed.
To deactiva te or stop th e a larm: start the engine, or unloc k the door s or tr unk us ing the
elec tronic key or t he wir eles s remot e con trol.
■Steerin g lock
Th e st eering wheel lock s when the “E NGIN E
ST AR T S TOP” switch is i n O FF.
To release the steerin g wheel lock, gently t urn t he
whee l left or right w hile p ressin g th e “E NG INE
ST ART STOP” switch.
The thef t det errent system inclu des t he f ollow ing featur es to he lp protect your v ehicle f rom
th eft.

Topic 2
Befo re Drivin g
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Steering Wheel
Up
Do wn
Aw ay f rom t he driv er
Tow ard th e d river1
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The steering wheel r etracts automatica lly wh en the “ENGINE S TAR T S TOP ” switch is
turned OFF to allo w fo r easy exit and entry. Th e s teering wheel retu rns auto matically to its
prev iously s et position wh en the “EN GINE STAR T S TOP ” switch is swit ched to ACC ES-
SORY or IG NITION ON mode.

Topic 3
When Drivin g
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Starting
■Star ting the engine
Make sur e th e park ing brak e is en gaged and the
shif t lever is in P .
Depres s the b rake peda l.
Th e “E NGINE START STOP ” swi tch ind i-
ca tor lig ht turns gr een.
Pr ess the “E NGIN E STAR T STOP” switch.
■Stoppin g the engine
Enga ge t he park ing br ake and sh ift t h e sh ift le ve r to P .
P re ss the “ ENGINE STAR T STOP” switch.
■Chan ging po wer mo des
To chan ge po wer mode s w ith out tu rning on the en gine, pr ess t he “ ENG INE S TAR T ST OP”
switch without dep ressin g t he br ake ped al. The mo des can be chan ged in the follow ing
order :
With the electronic key on y our person, the e ngine can be sta rted by simply p ressing the
“E NG INE S TAR T STOP” switch, w hile depr essing the b rake pedal.
(The mechan ical key c ann ot be u sed t o st art t h e en gine.)
AC CESSORY mode IGNITIO
N O N mod e
(I ndic ator light: a mber)
OF
F
(I nd icat or light: off)

Topic 3
When Driving
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Entering and Ex iting
Bef ore Drivin gBef ore Drivin g
Wh en Driv ingWhen Driv ing
Rain and
Ni gh t Driv ing
Driving Comfort
Ope nin g and C losing
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Aut omatic T ransmission
■Shif t pos itions
P Park
R Reverse
N Neutral ( driv e not en gaged)
D Drive
S S mode
The v ehicle can only be shifted ou t of P when
the “ENGINE START STOP” switch is in
IGN ITION ON mode and t he b rak e pedal i s
de pres se d.
■ S m ode
S mod e allo ws th e d riv er to select the shif t rang e manually b ased on driving condition s.
Sh ift the shift le ver to S .
To upshift: shift the sh ift le ve r to ward “+ ”.
To downshift: shift the shift le ver to ward “-”.
The selected shif t ra nge is displa yed o n t he
instru ment clu ster.

Topic 3
When Drivin g
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Parking Brake
To set the pa rking brake: f irmly depres s the park -
in g br ake pe dal.
To relea se the pa rking br ake: depr ess the park -
in g br ake pedal ag ain.
Emergenc y Fl asher Switch
Witho ut n avigat ion syst em
Engaging th e emer gency flashe r switch causes all
the turn sig nal lights to f lash.
The emergency flashers can be oper ated even
when th e “ENGINE START STOP” switch is O FF.
Wi th n avigation system

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Entering and Ex iting
Bef ore Drivin g
Wh en Driv ing
Rain and
Ni gh t Driv ing
Driving Comfort
Ope nin g and C losing
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If the electr onic k ey do es not operate
properly
■ Unlo cking and locking the d oors
To un lock or lock the vehi cle, use the mechan ical
ke y to r emo ve th e lock co ver on t he dr iver's door
han dle . The mechanical k ey is st ored i nside the
el ectronic key.
Locks
Unlocks
■ Star ting the engin e
Depre ss the b rak e peda l.
To uch the Lexu s emblem side of the ele ctronic
ke y to the “ENGINE START STOP” switch.
Press t he “ENGIN E S TAR T STOP” switch
wi thin 10 s econd s of t he buz zer , k eepin g the
brak e pedal de pressed.
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If the el ectronic key b atter y becomes dep leted , rep lac e it wi th a n ew batter y. Fo r instruc-
tion s on replacing the batter y, r efer to the O wner's Manual. If you need further a ssistance,
co ntac t y our L exu s d eale r.

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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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