1997 Lexus ES300 Interior Equipment

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When a garage door opener is properly stored, you can
operate the opener by pushing the center panel of the cover.
If the center panel doea not contact with your garage door
opener switch, attach one of the torn±off spacers to proper
position behind the center panel to bring the spacer in
contact with your opener switch.
CAUTION!
To reduce the chance of injury in case of an
accident or a sudden stop, keep the garage door
opener box closed while driving.
Keep the remained spacers away from children.
The cover of the overhead console box and auxiliary
holder (stored in the glovebox) are interchangeable.
Removing the cover
Fully open the cover. Pinch each hinge and pull it out of its
pivot one by one as shown above.
Do not remove the cover forcibly.

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Installing the auxiliary holder
Align the hinges to the pivots, and press each hinge with a
thumb until you hear a click.
Make sure the holder opens and closes smoothly.
Auxiliary holder
To use the auxiliary holder, open it as shown above.
CAUTION!
To reduce the chance of injury in case of an accident
or sudden stop, always keep the auxiliary holer
closed while driving.
NOTICE
In hot weather, inside of the vehicle becomes very
hot. Do not leave anything flammable or deformable
such as a lighter, the glasses, etc. inside.

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AUXILIARY BOX
To use the box, pull on the handle.
CAUTION!
To reduce the chance of injury in case of an accident
or sudden stop, always keep the auxiliary holer
closed while driving.
FLOOR MAT
Use a floor mat of the correct size.
If the floor mat has a hole, then it is designed for use with a
locking clip. Fix the floor mat and locking clip into the hole in
the floor carpet.

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CAUTION!
Make sure the floor mat is properly placed on the
floor carpet. If the floor mat slips and interferes with
the movement of the pedals during driving, it may
cause an accident.
LUGGAGE STOWAGE
PRECAUTIONS
When stowing luggage or cargo in the vehicle, observe
the following:
Put luggage or cargo in the trunk when at all possible. Be
sure all items are secured in place.
Be careful to keep the vehicle level. Placing the weight as
far forward as possible helps maintain vehicle balance.
For better fuel economy, do not carry unnecessary
weight.
CAUTION!
Do not place anything on the filler panel behind
the rear seatback. Such items may be thrown
about and possibly injure people in the vehicle
during sudden braking or an accident.
Do not drive with objects left on top of the
instrument panel. They may interfere with the
driver 's field of view. Or they may move during
sharp vehicle acceleration or turning, and impair
the driver's control of the vehicle. In an accident
they may injure the vehicle occupants.
NOTICE
Do not load the vehicle beyond the vehicle capacity
weight specified on the tire pressure label.