2009 Lexus ES350 lights

Entering and Exiti ng
Before 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
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Driving Comfort
Topic 5
Opening and Closing
Topic 6
What to do if ...
Customizing Your LexusResponding to warning/indicator lights
and other problems that may arise.
A list of features that can be customized.
Rain and Night Driving
Topic 4
●Headlig htsP.25
●Fo g L igh ts P.26
●W indshield Wipers a nd
Wa shers P.27
●Re ar W indow and Out side Rear
V ie w M irror Defoggers P.29
●Instrume nt Pane l Lig ht
Co ntro l P.29
●Co mpass P.39
●Seat Heaters an d Ventilators P.40
●Re ar S unshade P.40
●Tr unk Storage Extension P.41
●Lu gga ge Mat P.41
●D oor Lock sP.43
●Po wer W indows P.44
●Tr unk P.44
●Fu el Tank Cap P.45
●Hood P.45
●Moon R oofP.46
●Au dio System P.31
●Air Conditionin g S ystem P.34
●Garage Door O pener P.35
●As htrays P.37
●Gl ove Box P.37
●Au xiliar y Box P.37
●Con sole Bo xes P.38
●Inte rior Lig htsP.38
●Cup Holde rsP.39
Dependin g on specifications, the vehicle shown in t he i llustration may
d iffe r fr om your vehi cle in terms of color and equi pment.

Topic 3
When Drivin g
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Parking Brake
To set the pa rking brake: f irmly depres s the park -
in g br ake pe dal.
To relea se the pa rking br ake: depr ess the park -
in g br ake pedal ag ain.
Emergenc y Fl asher Switch
Witho ut n avigat ion syst em
Engaging th e emer gency flashe r switch causes all
the turn sig nal lights to f lash.
The emergency flashers can be oper ated even
when th e “ENGINE START STOP” switch is O FF.
Wi th n avigation system

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

Topic 4
Rain an d N ight Drivin g
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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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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

Topic 5
Drivin g Co mfort
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Entering and Ex iting
Wh en D riving
Rain and
Night Drivin g
Driving ComfortDriving Comfort
Ope nin g and C losing
What to do if ...
Customizin g
Yo ur Lexus
Bef ore D riving
Console Bo xes
Front
To op en, pres s th e b utton.
To close , pu ll u p the le ver.
Over head c onsol e box
To open , pre ss the l id.
Interior Lig hts
Door position O N/OFF
Fr on t and r ear interior lig hts O N/OFF
Pr essing t he swit ch also turns the fr ont per-
son al lights on /of f.
There is a power outlet located in the fr ont console box.
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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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Customizing Your Lexus
■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
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