2009 Lexus ES350 Quick Guide

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Entering and Exiting
Before Driving
When Driving
Rain and
Night Driving
Driving Comfort
Opening and Closing
What to do if ...
Customizing Your Lexus*1 : If equipped*2 : With navigation system*3 : Without navigation system*4 : Turns on due to natural causes such as natural air leaks or tire inflation pressure changes
caused by temperature including the spare tire (excluding compact spare tire). Adjust
the tire inflation pressure.
Follow the correction procedure.
Open door warning lightFront passenger’s seat belt
reminder light
*2
Low fuel level warning light
(On the cen-
ter panel)
Front passenger’s seat belt
reminder light
*3
Driver’s seat belt
reminder light
(Illuminate no flashing)Tire pressure warning light*4
Rear light failure warning lightMaster warning light
See the Owner's Manual
Turn signal indicatorCruise control indicator
Headlight high beam indicatorAFS OFF indicator*1
Headlight indicator (USA)Slip indicator
Tail light indicator (Canada)SRS airbag on-off indicator*2
Front fog light indicatorSRS airbag on-off indicator*3
Shift position and shift range indicators
For further information, refer to the Owner's Manual.

What to do if .. .
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Spar e T ire and T ool Comp artm ent
■Jack, to ols, and spare tire
Ground spare tir e
Jack handle
Spa re t ire
Wr ench
Ja ck
Compac t spare tir e
Jack handle
Spa re t ire
Wr ench
Ja ck
■Taking out the spare ti re
Lift up t he lu ggag e mat , and r emo ve the sp are
wheel cover .
Loosen the c enter fastener and r emo ve the
spar e tire.
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2
3
4
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2
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Entering 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
If the electr onic k ey do es not operate
properly
■ Unlo cking and locking the d oors
To un lock or lock the vehi cle, use the mechan ical
ke y to r emo ve th e lock co ver on t he dr iver's door
han dle . The mechanical k ey is st ored i nside the
el ectronic key.
Locks
Unlocks
■ Star ting the engin e
Depre ss the b rak e peda l.
To uch the Lexu s emblem side of the ele ctronic
ke y to the “ENGINE START STOP” switch.
Press t he “ENGIN E S TAR T STOP” switch
wi thin 10 s econd s of t he buz zer , k eepin g the
brak e pedal de pressed.
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2
If the el ectronic key b atter y becomes dep leted , rep lac e it wi th a n ew batter y. Fo r instruc-
tion s on replacing the batter y, r efer to the O wner's Manual. If you need further a ssistance,
co ntac t y our L exu s d eale r.

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If the eng ine do esn't star t
Make sur e th at th e corr ect ope rat ing p rocedur es have been f ollo we d.
Mak e su re th at the b rake ped al is firmly
depres sed w hen attemptin g to sta rt th e e ngi ne.
( → P.17)
M ak e s ure that th e s teeri ng wh eel lock i s r ele ased .
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.
Brak e pedal
Stee ring wheel lock
If th e en gine st ill d oes not st art, see the Own er's Ma nual for mor e informat ion or conta ct
yo ur L exus d ealer .

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Entering 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
Electronic Key Alarm
Th e elect ron ic k ey alarm uses an alarm and warning mes sages to ind icat e that th e elect ronic
ke y has bee n u sed impr operly. Take appropriate measu re in respons e to any w arn ing mes-
sage s that ar e displa yed. In some case s, an alarm may sound wit hout an accompa nyin g
warn ing mes sage. If so , f o llo w t he corr ection procedu re in the table b elo w.
Al armSituati onCorrecti on proce dure
Exteri or alar m soun ds
once for 2 sec onds
Tried to lock th e doors
us ing the entr y fu nction
wh ile th e e lectr onic k ey is
still in side the pas senger
compar tmentRetrieve the electronic key
fr om t he pa ssenge r com-
par tme nt and lock the
doors ag ain.
Closed the trunk while the
elec tron ic k ey is still inside
the trunk and all d oors are
lockedRetrieve the electronic key
from the tru nk and close
th e tru nk lid.
Exteri or alar m soun ds
on ce f or 60 secon ds
Tried to e xit th e v ehicle
wi th the elec tronic key a nd
lock the doors w ithout first
turnin g the “E NGI NE
ST ART STOP” switch OFF
Turn th e “ ENG INE STAR T
STOP ” switch OFF a nd
lock t he doors again .
Exterior alar m soun ds
on ce f or 1 0 secon dsTried to lock th e v ehicle
us ing the entr y fu nction
wh ile a door is openClose all of th e doors and
lock t he doors again .
Exterior alar m soun ds
once for 3 sec onds and
in te rior alarm sounds con -
tin uously
Wh en the “EN GIN E S TART
ST OP ” swit ch is in ACCES -
SORY or IGNI TION ON
mod e, an att emp t was mad e
to open the door and e xit
th e v ehicle, an d the shift
le ve r w as no t in P
Shif t the shift le ver to P .
Inte rior alarm pin gs
contin uou sly
Tu rned t he “ ENGIN E
ST ART STOP” switch to
AC CESSORY mode
wh ile th e d river's door is
open (O pened th e driv er's
door wh en th e “E NGINE
STAR T STOP ” switch is in
AC CESSORY mode.)
Turn th e “ ENG INE STAR T
STOP ” switch OFF a nd
close t he driv er's d oor .
Turned the “E NGINE START
ST OP ” switch OFF w hile the
driv er's d oor is open
Close t he driver's d oor .

Customizing Your Lexus
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Your vehicle includes a variety of electronic features that can be personalized to your
preferences. Programming these preferences requires specialized equipment and may
be performed by an authorized Lexus dealership.
Some function settings are changed simultaneously with other functions being customized.
Contact your Lexus dealer for further details.
ItemFunctionDefault settingCustomized setting
Smart access
system with
push-button start
Smart access system with
push-button startONOFF
Operation signal
(Emergency flashers)ONOFF
Operation signal
(Buzzer)ONOFF
Wireless remote
control
Wireless remote controlONOFF
Unlocking operation
Driver's door unlocked in one step, all doors
unlocked in two steps
All doors
unlocked in one step
Automatic door lock function
to be activated if door is not
opened after being unlocked
ONOFF
Time elapsed before auto-
matic door lock function is acti-
vated if door is not opened
after being unlocked
60 seconds
30 seconds
120 seconds
Operation signal
(Emergency flashers)ONOFF
Operation signal
(Buzzer volume)Level 8Level 1 to 8
Door lock buzzerONOFF
Trunk unlocking functionONOFF
Trunk unlocking operationPush and hold Push twice
One push
Panic functionONOFF

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Entering and Exiting
Before Driving
When Driving
Rain and
Night Driving
Driving Comfort
Opening and Closing
What to do if ...
Customizing Your Lexus
ItemFunctionDefault
settingCustomized setting
Door lock
Unlocking using a key
Driver's door
unlocked in
one step, all
doors
unlocked in
two steps
All doors
locked in one
step
Speed-detecting automatic
door lock functionOFFON
Opening driver's door unlocks
all doors OFFON
Shifting gears to P unlocks all
doorsONOFF
Shifting gears to position other
than P locks all doorsONOFF
Power windows
Linked mechanical key
operationON
(Open and close)OFF
Open only
Close only
Wireless remote control linked
operationON
(Open only)OFF
Linked entry functionONOFF
Moon roof
(Standard type)
Linked mechanical key
operationON
(Open and close)OFF
Open only
Close only
Linked operation of components
when mechanical key is usedSlide onlyTilt only
Wireless remote control linked
operationON
(Open only)OFF
Linked operation of components
when wireless remote control
used
Slide onlyTilt only
Linked entry functionONOFF
Automatic light
control system
Light sensor sensitivityLevel 3Levels 1 to 5
Time elapsed before headlights
automatically turn off after
doors are closed
30 seconds
0 seconds
60 seconds
90 seconds

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■Multi-information display
ItemFunctionDefault
settingCustomized setting
LightsDaytime running lights system
(USA only)ONOFF
Intuitive parking
assist
Back sensor operation display
and buzzerONOFF
Buzzer volumeLevel 3Level 1 to 5
Distance which a sensor detects4.5 ft. (150 cm)1.8 ft. (60 cm)
Illumination
Time elapsed before lights turn
off15 seconds7.5 seconds
30 seconds
Operation when the doors are
unlockedONOFF
Operation after the “ENGINE
START STOP” switch turned
OFF
ONOFF
Front foot well lightingONOFF
Outer foot lightONOFF
Seat belt
reminderVehicle speed linked seat belt
reminder buzzerONOFF
CountryAvailable languages
CanadaEnglish and French