2008 Lexus ES350 Quick Guide

Topic 1
Entering and Exiting
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Ent ering and Exiting
When Driving
Rain and
Night Dr iving
Drivin g Com for t
Ope ning and Clos ing
What to do if ...
Customizin g
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Before DrivingBefore Driving
Smart A ccess S ystem with Push- button
St art
■Ente ring t he vehicle
To unlock t he v ehicle, simpl y gr asp any of t he
door handl es.
■ Exitin g the vehicle
To lock the v ehi cle, pres s the lock but ton on any of
th e door h andles.
To close the windo ws and t he moon roof (sta ndard
t yp e), pr ess and hold the lock bu tton.
■Openin g the trunk
To ope n t he t runk, press and hold the trunk
re lease button.
The sma rt acce ss syste m with push-but ton start allo ws you t o e nter and exit th e vehicle
or sta rt the engine b y simply ca rrying th e electronic k ey in your pocket or bag.
For details on sta rting t he engine, see p age 17.
For details on what to do when the electronic k ey batte ry becomes dischar ged, see page 48.

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Ent ering and Exit ing
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Theft Deterrent S ystem
■ Engine immobiliz er system
The eng ine immobili zer s yst em p revents th e
eng ine from b eing sta rted in the e vent th at an
attempt is made to st art the v ehi cle using an
unregistered key.
The security indicator light flashes to indica te that
the system is s et.
■Alarm
Th e system sounds the alarm and f lashes lights when for cible entr y is de tected.
To se t the alarm: lock all the doors fr om outside the v ehic le. Th e securit y indicator li ght
com es on to indicate that the alarm is in it s preparat ion st ate. When t he indi cator light
beg ins t o fla sh, t he s yst em is arme d.
To deactivate or stop t he alarm: star t the engine, or unlock the doors or trunk using the
electr onic k ey or the w ireles s r emo te contr ol.
■ Steering lock
The ste ering wh eel locks when the “ ENGINE
ST AR T STOP ” switch is in OFF .
To r elease th e steering whee l lock, gently turn the
wheel l eft or right while pr essing the “ENGINE
ST ART STOP” s witch.
The theft dete rrent sy stem includes the follo wing f eatur es to help protect y our v ehicle from
theft.

Before DrivingTopic 2
Sea ts . ......................................................................... . 11
Driving and Seat Position
Me mory System................... .................................. 12
H ea d R es traints ................... .................................. 13
S ea tbelts................................................................... 13
Ou tside Rear Vie w Mirro rs ............................... 14
An ti-glare Inside R ear V iew M irro r................. 14
Stee ring Wheel .................... .................................. 15

Topic 2
Befo re Dr iving
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Seats
■Adjusting seat position
Mo ves the seat for war d
Mo ves the seat backw ard
■Adjusting seatback angle
Tilts t he sea tback f orward
Re clines the seatback
■Adjusting the seat cushion
Raises and lo wers the front o f the cushion
Ra ises and lo wers the enti re seat
■ Adju sting t he lum bar suppor t
Firmer
Softer
■Adjusti ng the seat cushion length (if equipp ed)
Longer
Shorter
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Before Drivin g
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Entering and Exiting
Before Driving
When Driving
Rain and
Night Dr iving
Drivin g Com for t
Ope ning and Clos ing
What to do if ...
Customizin g
Y our L exus
Driving and Seat Position Memory System (If Equipped)
■Setting memor y pos itions
While ho lding down the SET bu tton, press and
hold one of the mem ory bu ttons (1 or 2) until y ou
hear a beep .
Th e c urrent p osition of the se at, as w ell as th e
positi on of the ste ering wh eel and th e out side
rear v iew mirr ors ( for the dri ver's seat only) is
re co rded.
■ Recalling memory p ositions
Press one of the m emor y buttons (1 or 2).
■Linki ng d riving position memor y w ith door unlock op eration (driver's sea t only)
Wh ile holding down the desir ed m emo ry bu tton,
press and hold on the wir ele ss remote contr ol
until y ou hear a beep .
To pr event triggering of the alarm, open one of
th e doors wit hin 60 se conds afte r the beep is
hear d.
The seats can be returned to a previously set p osition by simply p ressing a button.
T he posit ion of the steering wheel and the ou tside rear vie w mirr ors is adjusted along with the
driv er's seat.
Po sitions can be conv eniently r ecorded for the v ehicle's primary drivers and pas sengers.
Linking driving posit ion memory t o the door unlock operatio n allows the mem ory pos ition
to be recalled automatically when t he driver's door is opened. (The linked function does not
operate if the driv er's door is unlocke d using t he mech anical key o r manually fr om in side
the v ehicle.)

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Head R estr aints
■ Height ad justment
To raise : pull the head r estr aint up ward.
To lower : push the head r estr aint down while
pr essing the lock rele ase b utton.
Seatbelts
■Adjusti ng shoulder belt height (fr ont seats only)
To raise : pull t he anchor up ward.
To lower : depress the button and push the ancho r
down.
■ Sea tbelt comfort guides (outside r ear seats only )
If the shoulder b elt sit s close to the neck, slide the
comfor t guide for ward.
Lock
re lease
bu tton

Topic 2
Before Drivin g
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Entering and Exiting
Before Driving
When Driving
Rain and
Night Dr iving
Drivin g Com for t
Ope ning and Clos ing
What to do if ...
Customizin g
Y our L exus
Outside R ear V iew Mirror s
To select the mirror you wish to adjust (L or R),
use the ma ster s witch .
To adjust mirr or angle, u se the contr ol s witch.
On some models, the mirr ors will automatically
ang le d own ward s when the v ehicle is reversi ng.
T o disable this functio n, s et the master switch in
th e ne utra l posit ion ( betwe en L and R ).
Anti-glare Inside R ear V iew M irror
To turn AUTO mode ON/OFF, press t he AUTO
button .
The indicator comes on when A UTO mode is
turne d ON.
Wh en the inside r ear view mirror is switched to
AUTO mode, the outside r ear vie w mirr ors ar e
al so swit ched to the AUTO mode automatically.
The an ti- gla re mirr or uses a sensor to det ect light fr om veh icles be hind an d automatically
r educes g lare.

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Befo re Dr iving
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Steering Wheel
Up
Down
Aw ay from t he driver
Toward the driver1
2
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4
The steering wheel retr acts automatically when the “ENGINE STAR T S TOP” switch is
turned OFF to allow for easy exit and entr y. The steering wheel r eturns automatically to its
previously set p osition when the “ENGINE START S TOP” switch is s witched to A CCES-
SORY or IGNITION ON mo de.