2001 Lexus ES300 Owner's Manuals (in English)

INTERIOR EQUIPMENT
96
NOTICE
In hot weather, inside of the vehicle becomes veryhot. Do not leave anything flammable ordeformable such as a lighter, the glasses, etc.inside.
AUXILIARY BOX
14E028±1
To use the box, pull on the handle.
CAUTION
To reduce the chance of injury in case of an accident or
a sudden stop, always keep the auxiliary box closed
while driving.

INTERIOR EQUIPMENT
97
FLOOR MAT
14E013±1
Use a floor mat of the correct size.
If the floor carpet and floor mat have a hole, then it is
designed for use with a locking clip. Fix the floor mat with
locking clip into the hole in the floor carpet.

INTERIOR EQUIPMENT
98
14E014±1
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.

INTERIOR EQUIPMENT
99
LUGGAGE STOWAGEPRECAUTIONS
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 package tray 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.

INTERIOR EQUIPMENT
100
NOTICE
Do not load the vehicle beyond the vehiclecapacity weight specified on the tire pressurelabel.

SECTION 1 ± 5
101
INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
Exterior equipment
Hood102
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Trunk lid 104
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Fuel tank cap 108
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Moon roof 111
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EXTERIOR EQUIPMENT
102
HOOD
15E016
1. To open the hood, pull the hood lock release lever
under the instrument panel. The hood will spring up
slightly.
15E023
2. Insert your fingers under the hood, push up the
auxiliary catch lever and lift the hood.

EXTERIOR EQUIPMENT
103
Before
closing the hood, check to see that you have not
forgotten any tools, rags, etc. Then lower the hood and
make sure it locks.
CAUTION
Before driving, be sure that the hood is securely locked.
Otherwise, the hood may open unexpectedly while
driving and an accident may occur.