2008 Lexus ES350 door lock

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OverviewInstrument Panel
Headlight switch
Turn signal lev er
Fog li ght swit ch P.2 5
P.20
P.26
See P.5
Ins ide door lock b utt on
P. 41
Doo r lock switch P. 41
Power w indow switches

P.42
Hood lock release
lever
P.4 3
Parking brake pedal P.19
Tilt and telescopic steeri ng
control switch
P.15
M ulti-information
display
P.2 1
Audio remote control
switches
P. 31
Dr iving and seat positi on
me mory switches
∗ P.12
Window lock switch P.42
AFS OFF switch ∗
P.25

Topic 1
Ent ering and Exit ing
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Keys
■Electr onic key
Smart acces s system with push-butto n start
( → P.8, 17)
■ Mechanical key
● Locks and unlocks the doors
● Locks and unlocks the glo ve bo x
● Locks and unloc ks the a rmrest door
The mec hanica l k ey i s stored inside the electronic
k ey . T o e xtra ct the k ey, r elea se the la tch a nd pu ll.
■Wi reless remote cont rol
Locks the door s
Unl ocks the doors
Op ens the t runk
Sounds the alarm
Us e the alarm to at tract attention to the ve hi-
cl e in o rder to help deter br eak-ins.
(T o stop the alarm, push any butto n on the
wi reless re mote control.)1
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The wir ele ss remo te contr ol can also be used to ope n the windo ws and moon r oof (standar d
type).
To do so , simply pr ess and hold button.

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
Y our L exus
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.

Topic 1
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.

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
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.)

Topic 5
Driving Comfort
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Gar age Door Opener
The gar age door opener (Home Link Univ ersal T ransceiv er) is manufactured under license
fr om Ho meLi nk.
The HomeLink
 compatibl e transceiv er in your
ve hic le ha s 3 butt ons which can be programme d
to op erat e 3 d ifferen t devices.
■ Pr ogr amming HomeLink
Hold y our hand-h eld tr ansmitte r within 3
inch es of the Ho meLink buttons.
Pr ess and h old down the desir ed HomeL ink
button.
F or U .S.A. o wner s:
While pres sing the HomeLink
 but ton,
press and hold d own the button on the hand-
held transmitter until the indicato r light
changes from a slow to a rapid f lash.
Fo r Ca nadian owner s:
While pres sing the HomeLink
 but ton,
r epe atedly pr ess and release (cycle ) the but-
ton on the h and-held transmitter e very 2
seconds until the indicator light changes
fr om a slo w to a rapid flash.
If y our gar age doo r has the rolling code featur e:
Pr ess the training button on the motor -head unit
in y our gar age.
Pr ess and r elease the pr ogrammed
HomeLink
 button twice. The g arage d oor
may ope n.
If the door does not open, pr ess and r elease
the same but ton once again.
The gar age door opener can be pr ogrammed to oper ate gar age doors, ga tes, e ntry
door s, door locks , home lighti ng s ystem s, security s ystems, and ot her de vices.

Topic 6
Openin g and C losing
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Door Locks
■ Locking the v ehicle fr om inside
Inside lock button
Lo cks
Unloc ks
Door lock switch
Oper ates all door locks.
Lo cks
Unloc ks
■Locking the v ehicle fr om outside
Us ing the entry function or w ireles s r e mot e con trol (→ P.7, 8)
■ Re ar door child-pr otector lock
Set ting the s witch to the L OCK position pr eve nts
the r ear door s from being opened from the inside.
Alw ays set the child protector locks when chil-
dren are se ated in the rear s eat.
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Topic 6
Opening and Closi ng
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Entering and Exiting
Before DrivingBefore Driving
When Driving
Rain and
Night Dr iving
Drivin g Com for t
Ope ning and Clos ingOpening and Clos ing
What to do if ...
Customizin g
Y our L exus
Power Windows
Power window switches
To open: pr ess the s witch .
To close: pull the swi tch up .
Ful ly pulling up and r eleasing the switches
causes the windo ws to close fully . Fully
pr es sing down and releasin g the s witc hes
causes the windo ws to open fully .
Wi ndo w lock switch
Th e windo w lock switch disables the opera-
tion of al l windows other than the driv er’s
door windo w.
Trunk
■ Trun k op ener
To open the trunk from inside the cabin, simply
pr ess the t runk ope ner.
To d isable the trunk opener, turn OFF th e main
switch in the gl ove bo x.
ON
OFF
Wh en the trunk op ener is disabled , the tru nk can-
not b e op ened using the wi reless r emot e c ontr ol
or t he en try func tion.
■Entry f unction a nd wireless remote control
→ P.7, 8
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