2009 Lexus ES350 Quick Guide

Rain and Night DrivingTopic 4
Headlights............................................................... 25
Fo g L ights ................................................................ 26
Win dshie ld Wipe rs and Wa sher ...................... 27
Rea r W ind ow and Ou tsid e Rear View
Mirror Defogge rs................................................. 29
Instrum ent P anel Light Co ntrol ....................... 29

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Headlights
The in strument panel, t he side mark er, par king,
ta il and l icen se plate lights t urn on .
The headlight s and all lights list ed abo ve tu rn on .
The h eadlig hts and park ing light s turn on /off
aut omat ically in accor dan ce with ambien t light
le ve ls.
To engage t he h igh beams, push th e le ver forw ard.
To flash the high beams, pull the le ver an d hold.
■ AF S (A daptiv e Front -ligh ting Sy stem) (if equipped)
AF S impr oves visibility on cu rves b y au tomatical ly adjusting the horizontal orie ntation of the
headlig hts in acc ordance w ith ve hicle speed a nd the d egr ee of the tire an gle that are con -
tr olled b y stee ring in put.
To cance l the syste m, p res s th e A FS O FF button.
OF F
ON
Th e in dicato r come s on w hen th e s yst em is of f.
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Entering and Ex iting
Bef ore Drivin gBef ore Drivin g
Wh en Driv ing
Rain and
Ni gh t Driv ingRain and
Ni gh t Driv ing
Driving Comfort
Ope nin g and C losing
What to do if ...
Customizin g
Yo ur Lexus
Fo g Li ghts
The f og l ights can be used only wh en the head -
ligh ts (low beam) are on .

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Windshield Wipers and Washer
■ Intermitte nt wiper with in terval adju ster ( if equipped)
In te rmit tent opera tion
Lo w sp eed
High speed
Si ngle wipe
In termitte nt o perat ion: Wiper interval can b e
adjusted by tu rning th e band.
To spr ay w asher flu id, pull the le ver. The w ipers
w ill operate a utoma tic ally .1
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Entering and Ex iting
Bef ore Drivin gBef ore Drivin g
Wh en Driv ing
Rain and
Ni gh t Driv ingRain and
Ni gh t Driv ing
Driving Comfort
Ope nin g and C losing
What to do if ...
Customizin g
Yo ur Lexus
■ Ra in-sensi ng wind shield wiper s (if equ ipped)
Automatic operation
Low speed
High spee d
Si ngle wipe
Au tomatic operation: Sens itivity can be ad justed
by turn ing the band .
To spra y w asher fluid, pull t he le ver. Th e wi per s
w ill ope rate automatically .1
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Rear W indo w and Outsid e Rear V iew
Mirror Defoggers
Witho ut n avigat ion syst em
To defog the r ear win dow and the out side r ear
view mirr ors, pres s th e b utton.
Pr ess ag ain to ca nce l.
Wi th n avigation system

Instrument Panel Light Contr ol
To brighten: turn t he kno b u pwa rd.
To dim: turn t he knob downwa rd.
When the h eadligh t swi tch is t urn ed t o ON, the
brig htnes s will be r educed slight ly unles s the con-
tr ol d ial is tu rned fully on.
Th e system tu rns off a utomatica lly a fter 15 to 60 minutes. The op eration time cha nges
according to the ambient temper atur e a nd vehi cle sp eed .
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Driving ComfortTopic 5
Audio System......................................................... . 3 1
Air Con dition ing Sys tem.................................... 34
Garage Door Opener ........................................ 35
Ashtr ays ................................................................... 37
Glove Box ............................................................... 37
Auxiliar y Box.......................................................... 37
C on sole Boxe s....................................................... 38
Interi or Lights......................................................... 38
Cu p H olde rs........................................................... 39
C ompass.................................................................. 39
Seat Heater s and Ve ntilators ........................... 40
Re ar Sun shade ...................................................... 40
Trun k Stor age Exte nsion.................................... . 4 1
Lu ggage Mat.......................................................... . 41

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Driving Comfort
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Audi o S yste m
With n avigation system
Owners of m odels equipped with a navigation system should r efer to the “ Nav igation System
Own er's M anual”.
Wi tho ut n avigat ion syst em
■Bas ic ope rat ion
Po we r/Volume
Audi o so urces
Soun d qualit y mode s
Li sten ing posit ion
AS L (A utomatic S ound Le velizer)
■Audio so urces
AM⋅SAT: AM r adio/Sa tellite r adio*
FM : F M radio
DIS C
⋅AUX: CD play er/Aux iliary audio d evice
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The optiona l L exus gen uine satellite tun er and an ten na al lows you to receiv e and pl ay
XM Sa tellite Radi o br oadcasts . (Subscr iption is required. For detailed in formation ,
se e t he Own er’s Ma nual.)
■Ra dio
Scan
All radio station s: pr ess
Pres et radio st ations: p res s and h old
Stat ion presets
Te xt messages
Traffi c information
Tu ne
RD S ge nre select
See k
■Ente ring statio n presets
Se lect the desir ed sta tion b y u sing the tu ne, the se ek or th e sc an functi on.
Pr ess and hold one of the preset butt ons (1~6 ) un til you hear a b eep, ind icatin g that the
station is set.
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