lock Lexus ES350 2009 Quick Guide

Entering and Exiti ng
Before Drivin g
Wh en Driv ing
Rain and
Ni gh t Driv ing
Driving Comfort
Ope nin g and C losing
What to do if ...
Customizin g
Yo ur Lexus
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Driving Comfort
Topic 5
Opening and Closing
Topic 6
What to do if ...
Customizing Your LexusResponding to warning/indicator lights
and other problems that may arise.
A list of features that can be customized.
Rain and Night Driving
Topic 4
●Headlig htsP.25
●Fo g L igh ts P.26
●W indshield Wipers a nd
Wa shers P.27
●Re ar W indow and Out side Rear
V ie w M irror Defoggers P.29
●Instrume nt Pane l Lig ht
Co ntro l P.29
●Co mpass P.39
●Seat Heaters an d Ventilators P.40
●Re ar S unshade P.40
●Tr unk Storage Extension P.41
●Lu gga ge Mat P.41
●D oor Lock sP.43
●Po wer W indows P.44
●Tr unk P.44
●Fu el Tank Cap P.45
●Hood P.45
●Moon R oofP.46
●Au dio System P.31
●Air Conditionin g S ystem P.34
●Garage Door O pener P.35
●As htrays P.37
●Gl ove Box P.37
●Au xiliar y Box P.37
●Con sole Bo xes P.38
●Inte rior Lig htsP.38
●Cup Holde rsP.39
Dependin g on specifications, the vehicle shown in t he i llustration may
d iffe r fr om your vehi cle in terms of color and equi pment.

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OverviewInstrument Panel
Headlig ht sw itch
Turn signal le ver
Fo g lig ht sw itch P.25
P.20
P.2 6
See P.5
Inside doo r lock but ton
P.43
Door lock sw itch P.43
Pow er w indow sw itches

P.44
Hood lock relea se
lever
P.45
Parkin g brake pe dal P.19
Tilt an d te lescopic stee ring
con trol swi tch
P.15
Multi-information
display
P.2 1
Audio re mote c ontrol
switches
P.33
Driving and sea t p osit ion
me mory sw itches
∗ P.12
Window lock switch P.44
AFS OFF s witch ∗
P.25

Topic 1
En teri ng an d Ex itin g
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Keys
■Electr onic key
Sm art a ccess s ystem with p ush-b utton sta rt
( → P.8, 17)
■ Mech anical key
● Lock s and unlocks t he d oor s
● Lock s and unlocks t he g love bo x
● Lock s and unlocks t he armr est door
Th e m echanical ke y is st ored inside t he elec tronic
key . To e xtr act the k ey, release the latch and pu ll.
■Wi reless remote con trol
Lock s the d oors
Un locks the d oors
Open s the tru nk
Sounds th e al arm
Use the alar m to a ttract attention to the v ehi-
cle in or der t o h elp det er br eak -ins.
(T o stop the alarm, p ush any butt on on the
wi rel ess re mote cont rol.)1
2
3
4
Th e wi reles s r em ote c ontro l can a lso b e used to open th e wi ndow s and moon roof ( standard
type) .
To do so , si mpl y p ress and hold button.

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 ...
Customizin g
Yo ur Lexus
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
Bef ore D riv ing
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En tering 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
What to do if ...
Customizin g
Yo ur Lexus
Driving a nd S eat Position Memory System (I f Equipp ed)
■Setti ng memor y po sitions
While holdin g do wn the S ET b utt on, pr ess and
hold on e of th e memory bu ttons (1 or 2) u ntil y ou
he ar a b eep.
The curr ent posit ion of t he seat, as w ell as t he
posit ion of the steering wheel and t he out side
re ar vie w mirr ors (f or the driv er's seat only) i s
re corded.
■ Re cal ling memo ry posit ions
Press one of the memor y bu ttons ( 1 or 2 ).
■Linkin g driving posit ion mem ory with door unlo ck oper ation (driv er's seat on ly)
While h oldin g do wn the desir ed mem ory but ton ,
pr es s a nd hold on the wire less re mote cont rol
unt il yo u hear a beep .
To pr even t t riggerin g of the alarm, open one of
the doors w ithin 60 seconds after the beep is
he ard.
The s eat s can be returned to a pr evio usly set posi tion b y si mply pressi ng a but ton.
Th e pos ition o f t h e st eeri ng wh eel and th e outside r ear view mirrors is adjus ted along wit h the
dri ver' s s eat .
Po sitions can be co nvenien tly re cor ded f or th e v ehicl e's primar y dri vers and passengers.
Linki ng dr iving po sition memory to the door unl ock o perat ion allow s t he me mory po sition
to be r ecalled automatically when the driver's door is op ened . (Th e li nked function does n ot
op erat e if the d riv er's d oor is un locked using the mecha nica l k ey or ma nual ly from in side
the v ehicle. )

Topic 5
Driving Comfort
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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.

Topic 5
Driving Comfort
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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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2
3

Topic 5
Driving Comfort
41
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