Lexus IS250 2009 Quick Guide

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Before DrivingBefore Driving
When DrivingWhen Driving
Rain and
Night Driving
Driving Comfort
Opening and Closing
What to do if ...
Customizing Yo u r L e x u s
IS_U (L/O_0808)
Dynamic Radar Cruise Control (If Equipped)
Indicator
Display
Distance switch
Cruise control switch
■ Cruise control display
Cruise control settings are shown on the multi-
information display.
Vehicle ahead indicator
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance
Preset speed
■ Vehicle-to-vehicle distance control mode
Press the ON-OFF button.
Accelerate or decelerate to the desired
speed, and then push the lever down.
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance can be adjusted using
the distance switch.
■ Constant speed control mode
Press the ON-OFF button.
Push the lever forward and hold for at least
one second.
Accelerate or decelerate to the desired
speed, and then push the lever down.
Dynamic radar cruise control supplements conventional cruise control with a vehicle-to-
vehicle distance control mode.
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■Canceling
To temporarily cancel the dynamic radar
cruise control, pull the lever toward you. To
resume the cruise control, push the lever up.
To turn the system off, press the ON-OFF but-
ton.
■ Adjusting the speed setting
To increase speed : push the lever up.
To decrease speed : push the lever down.
Release the lever when the desired speed is
reached.
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The vehicle-to-vehicle distance control mode maintains the preset cruising speed as long
as no vehicle is detected ahead.

Rain and Night DrivingTopic 4
Headlights............................................................... 33
Fog Lights ................................................................ 34
Windshield Wipers and Washer ...................... 35
Headlight Cleaner ............................................... 37
Rear Window and Outside Rear View
Mirror Defoggers................................................. 37
Instrument Panel Light Control ....................... 37

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Headlights
The instrument panel, side marker, parking, tail
and license plate lights turn on.
The headlights and all lights listed above turn on.
The headlights and parking lights turn on/off
automatically in accordance with ambient light
levels.
To engage the high beams, push the lever forward.
To flash the high beams, pull the lever and hold.
■ AFS (Adaptive Front-lighting System) (if equipped)
AFS improves visibility on curves by automatical ly adjusting the horizontal orientation of the
headlights in accordance with vehicle speed and the degree of the tire angle that are con-
trolled by steering input.
The system can be turned on an d off using the satellite switch. (→P. 2 5 )
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Before DrivingBefore Driving
When Driving
Rain and
Night DrivingRain and
Night Driving
Driving Comfort
Opening and Closing
What to do if ...
Customizing Yo u r L e x u s
IS_U (L/O_0808)
Fog Lights
The fog lights can be used only when the head-
lights (low beam) are on.

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Windshield Wipers and Washer
■Intermittent wiper with interval adjuster (if equipped)
Intermittent operation
Low speed
High speed
Single wipe
Intermittent operation: Wiper interval can be
adjusted by turning the band.
To spray washer fluid, pull the lever. The wipers
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Before DrivingBefore Driving
When Driving
Rain and
Night DrivingRain and
Night Driving
Driving Comfort
Opening and Closing
What to do if ...
Customizing Yo u r L e x u s
IS_U (L/O_0808)
■ Rain-sensing windshield wipers (if equipped)
Automatic operation
Low speed
High speed
Single wipe
Automatic operation: Sens itivity can be adjusted
by turning the band.
To spray washer fluid, pull the lever. The wipers
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Headlight Cleaner (If Equipped)
The headlight cleaner can be used only when the
“ENGINE START STOP” switch is in IGNITION
ON mode and the headlights are on.
Rear Window and Outside Rear View
Mirror Defoggers
To defog the rear window and the outside rear
view mirrors, press the button.
Press again to cancel.

Instrument Panel Light Control
To d i m : turn the dial counterclockwise.
To b r i g h t e n : turn the dial clockwise.
The system turns off automatically after 15 minutes.
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Driving ComfortTopic 5
Audio System ......................................................... 39
Air Conditioning System .................................... 42
Garage Door Opener ........................................ 43
Ashtrays................................................................... 45
Seat Heaters / Seat Heaters and
Ventilators .............................................................. 46
Console Boxes....................................................... 47
Glove Box ............................................................... 48
Cup Holders........................................................... 48
Interior Lights......................................................... 49
Rear Sunshade ...................................................... 49
Compass.................................................................. 50
Trunk Storage Extension.................................... 50
Luggage Mat........................................................... 51

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Audio System (without navigation system)
Owners of models equipped with a navigation system should refer to the “Navigation System
Owner's Manual”.
■ Basic operation
Sound quality modes
Listening position (if equipped)
Automatic Sound Levelizer (ASL)
Audio sources
Pow e r/ Vo l u m e
■Audio sources
AM⋅SAT: AM radio/Satellite Radio*
FM: FM radio
DISC
⋅AUX: CD player/Auxiliary audio device
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The optional Lexus genuine satellite tuner and antenna allows you to receive and play XM
® Satellite Radio broadcasts. (Subscription is required. For detailed information,
see the Owner’s Manual.)
■ Radio
Traffic information
Station presets
Te x t m e s s a g e s
Radio tuner
RDS genre select
Scan All radio stations: press
Preset radio stations: press and hold
Seek
■Entering station presets
Select the desired station by using the tune, the seek or the scan function. Press and hold one of the preset buttons (1-6) until you hear a beep, indicating that the
station is set.
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