Lexus IS250 2009 Specifications / LEXUS 2009 IS350/250 QUICK GUIDE (OM53689U) Owner's Guide

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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 d e c r e a s e s p e e d : 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 automatica lly adjusting the horizontal orientation of the
headlights in accordance with vehicle speed an d 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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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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■ 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 automa tically 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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Driving Comfort
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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
Po w 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 th e 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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■ CD player
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Playing an audio CD
Random playback Current CD: press
All CDs: press and hold
Repeat Current track: press
Current CD: press and hold
Text information
CD select
CD load
Scan All tracks in current disc: press
First track of each disc: press and hold
Eject
Track select/rewind/fast-forward
■Playing a CD with MP3/WMA files
Random playback Current folder: press
All folders: press and hold
Repeat Current file: press
All files in current folder: press and hold
Folder select
Text information
File select
CD select
CD load
Scan All files in current folder: press
First file of each folder: press and hold
Eject
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