2009 Lexus ES350 Quick Guide

Topic 1
En terin g a nd Ex iting
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En tering and Ex iting
Wh en Driv ing
Rain and
Ni gh t Driv ing
Driving Comfort
Ope nin g and C losing
What to do if ...
Customizin g
Yo ur Lexus
Bef ore Drivin gBef ore Drivin g
Smar t Acces s System w ith P ush-b utton
St art
■Enteri ng the vehicle
To un lock the vehi cle, simply gr asp any of the
d oor handle s.
■Exit ing the v ehicle
To lock t he v ehicle, pr ess t he lock but ton on an y of
the door handles.
To clos e t he wi ndow s and t he m oon roo f ( sta nda rd
ty pe ), p ress and hold th e lo ck bu tton.
■Openi ng the trunk
To open the t runk, press an d hold t he tr unk
release button.
The sma rt access syste m w ith p ush-b utto n sta rt a llo ws y ou to enter a nd exit t he vehicle
or st art t h e en gine b y simpl y carr yin g t he elec tronic k ey in your pock et or bag .
For d etails on s tarting the engine , see p age 17.
Fo r d etail s on wh at to d o wh en the el ectroni c k ey b atter y b ecomes d ischa rged , see p age 50 .

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En teri ng an d Ex itin g
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Thef t Deter rent System
■Eng ine immo bilize r sy stem
The e ngine imm obilize r system pr event s the
engi ne fr om b eing st ar ted in the e ven t tha t a n
a ttemp t is ma de to sta rt the vehic le usin g an
unre gistered key.
The sec urit y in dicat or light flashes t o indicat e that
the system is set.
■ Al arm
The sy stem sounds t he alarm and f lashes lig hts w hen forcib le entry is detec ted.
To set th e ala rm: lock all t he doors from outside the v ehic le. The se curity indica tor lig ht
comes on to in dic ate that the ala rm is in its pr eparation state. Wh en the indicat or lig ht
begin s to flash, th e sy stem is armed.
To deactiva te or stop th e a larm: start the engine, or unloc k the door s or tr unk us ing the
elec tronic key or t he wir eles s remot e con trol.
■Steerin g lock
Th e st eering wheel lock s when the “E NGIN E
ST AR T S TOP” switch is i n O FF.
To release the steerin g wheel lock, gently t urn t he
whee l left or right w hile p ressin g th e “E NG INE
ST ART STOP” switch.
The thef t det errent system inclu des t he f ollow ing featur es to he lp protect your v ehicle f rom
th eft.

Before DrivingTopic 2
Seats........................................................................... 11
Dr iving a nd Sea t Positio n
Memo ry System.................................................... . 12
He ad R estraint s.................................................... . 13
Seatbelts.................................................................. . 13
Ou tside Rear Vie w M irrors . ............................. . 14
Anti-glar e In side Rear Vie w Mir ror................ . 14
Ste ering W heel ..................................................... . 1 5

Topic 2
Befo re Drivin g
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Seats
■Ad justi ng seat posi tion
Mo ves th e seat for war d
Mo ves th e seat bac kwa rd
■Ad justi ng seatback angle
Tilts the seat back f orw ard
Re clin es th e sea tback
■ Ad justi ng the seat cushi on
Raises and lo wers th e fron t of t he c ushion
Ra ises and lo wers th e ent ire seat
■ Ad justi ng the lum bar suppo rt
Firm er
So fter
■ Ad justi ng the seat cushi on length (if equipped)
Longer
Shorter
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Topic 2
Bef ore D riv ing
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En tering and Ex iting
Bef ore Drivin g
Wh en Driv ing
Rain and
Ni gh t Driv ing
Driving Comfort
Ope nin g and C losing
What to do if ...
Customizin g
Yo ur Lexus
Driving a nd S eat Position Memory System (I f Equipp ed)
■Setti ng memor y po sitions
While holdin g do wn the S ET b utt on, pr ess and
hold on e of th e memory bu ttons (1 or 2) u ntil y ou
he ar a b eep.
The curr ent posit ion of t he seat, as w ell as t he
posit ion of the steering wheel and t he out side
re ar vie w mirr ors (f or the driv er's seat only) i s
re corded.
■ Re cal ling memo ry posit ions
Press one of the memor y bu ttons ( 1 or 2 ).
■Linkin g driving posit ion mem ory with door unlo ck oper ation (driv er's seat on ly)
While h oldin g do wn the desir ed mem ory but ton ,
pr es s a nd hold on the wire less re mote cont rol
unt il yo u hear a beep .
To pr even t t riggerin g of the alarm, open one of
the doors w ithin 60 seconds after the beep is
he ard.
The s eat s can be returned to a pr evio usly set posi tion b y si mply pressi ng a but ton.
Th e pos ition o f t h e st eeri ng wh eel and th e outside r ear view mirrors is adjus ted along wit h the
dri ver' s s eat .
Po sitions can be co nvenien tly re cor ded f or th e v ehicl e's primar y dri vers and passengers.
Linki ng dr iving po sition memory to the door unl ock o perat ion allow s t he me mory po sition
to be r ecalled automatically when the driver's door is op ened . (Th e li nked function does n ot
op erat e if the d riv er's d oor is un locked using the mecha nica l k ey or ma nual ly from in side
the v ehicle. )

Topic 2
Befo re Drivin g
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Head Restraints
■ Hei ght adjust ment
To raise : pu ll t he head restra int upward .
To lower : push the head r estr ain t do wn while
pressing th e loc k r elease b utton.
Seatbelts
■Adjust ing shou lder belt he ight (fro nt seats only)
To raise : pull t he anchor up ward.
To lower : depress the button and push the anchor
down .
■Seatbel t co mfor t gui des (out side r ear seats on ly)
If the should er belt sits close t o the ne ck, slide the
comfor t g uide forw ard.
Lo ck
re lease
bu tton

Topic 2
Bef ore D riv ing
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En tering and Ex iting
Bef ore Drivin g
Wh en Driv ing
Rain and
Ni gh t Driv ing
Driving Comfort
Ope nin g and C losing
What to do if ...
Customizin g
Yo ur Lexus
Outsid e Rear View Mirr ors
To select th e mirror y ou wish to adjust (L or R),
use th e master s witch .
T o adju st mirror angle , u se th e c ontr ol sw itch.
On som e models, t he m irrors will automaticall y
an gle do wnw ards wh en the vehi cle i s r eve rsing.
To d isable this fu nction, set the master switch in
th e n eut ral posit ion (b et ween L and R) .
Anti-glar e Inside Rear V iew Mirr or
To turn AUTO mode O N/O FF, pre ss the AUTO
bu tton.
The indicator c omes on wh en AUTO mode is
turn ed O N.
When t he inside r ear view mirr or is switched to
AUTO mode, the ou tside rea r view mirrors a re
also sw itched to the A UTO mode a utomatically.
The anti-glare mirror uses a sensor to det ect ligh t f rom vehicles beh ind and automati cally
r educes glare.

Topic 2
Befo re Drivin g
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Steering Wheel
Up
Do wn
Aw ay f rom t he driv er
Tow ard th e d river1
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The steering wheel r etracts automatica lly wh en the “ENGINE S TAR T S TOP ” switch is
turned OFF to allo w fo r easy exit and entry. Th e s teering wheel retu rns auto matically to its
prev iously s et position wh en the “EN GINE STAR T S TOP ” switch is swit ched to ACC ES-
SORY or IG NITION ON mode.