2009 Lexus ES350 stop start

Topic 1
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.

Topic 3
When Drivin g
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Starting
■Star ting the engine
Make sur e th e park ing brak e is en gaged and the
shif t lever is in P .
Depres s the b rake peda l.
Th e “E NGINE START STOP ” swi tch ind i-
ca tor lig ht turns gr een.
Pr ess the “E NGIN E STAR T STOP” switch.
■Stoppin g the engine
Enga ge t he park ing br ake and sh ift t h e sh ift le ve r to P .
P re ss the “ ENGINE STAR T STOP” switch.
■Chan ging po wer mo des
To chan ge po wer mode s w ith out tu rning on the en gine, pr ess t he “ ENG INE S TAR T ST OP”
switch without dep ressin g t he br ake ped al. The mo des can be chan ged in the follow ing
order :
With the electronic key on y our person, the e ngine can be sta rted by simply p ressing the
“E NG INE S TAR T STOP” switch, w hile depr essing the b rake pedal.
(The mechan ical key c ann ot be u sed t o st art t h e en gine.)
AC CESSORY mode IGNITIO
N O N mod e
(I ndic ator light: a mber)
OF
F
(I nd icat or light: off)

Topic 3
When Driving
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Entering and Ex iting
Bef ore Drivin gBef ore Drivin g
Wh en Driv ingWhen Driv ing
Rain and
Ni gh t Driv ing
Driving Comfort
Ope nin g and C losing
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Aut omatic T ransmission
■Shif t pos itions
P Park
R Reverse
N Neutral ( driv e not en gaged)
D Drive
S S mode
The v ehicle can only be shifted ou t of P when
the “ENGINE START STOP” switch is in
IGN ITION ON mode and t he b rak e pedal i s
de pres se d.
■ S m ode
S mod e allo ws th e d riv er to select the shif t rang e manually b ased on driving condition s.
Sh ift the shift le ver to S .
To upshift: shift the sh ift le ve r to ward “+ ”.
To downshift: shift the shift le ver to ward “-”.
The selected shif t ra nge is displa yed o n t he
instru ment clu ster.

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

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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
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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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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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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 ...
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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 .

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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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