2013 Lexus ES350 Quick Guide

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Automatic High Beam (if equipped)
■Activating the Automatic High Beam system
Push the lever away from you with the
headlight switch in or posi-
tion.
Press the Automatic High Beam
switch.
The Automatic High Beam indicator
will come on when the headlights are
turned on automatically to indicate
that the system is active.
The Automatic High Beam uses an in-vehicle camera sensor to assess the brightness of
streetlights, the lights of oncoming and preceding vehicles, etc., and automatically turns
high beam on or off as necessary.
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■Turning the high beam on/off manually
● Switching to low beam
Pull the lever to original position.The Automatic High Beam indicator will
turn off.
Push the lever away from you to activate
the Automatic High Beam system again.
● Switching to high beam
Press the Automatic High Beam switch.The Automatic High Beam indicator will
turn off and the high beam indicator will
turn on.
Press the switch to activate the Auto-
matic High Beam system again.

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Windshield Wipers and Washer
■Intermittent windshield wipers with interval adjuster
Temporary operation
Intermittent operation
Low speed operation
High speed operation
Wiper intervals can be adjusted when inter-
mittent operation is selected. Increases the intermittent windshield
wiper frequency
Decreases the intermittent windshield
wiper frequency
Washer/wiper dual operation
Wipers will automatically operate a
couple of times after the washer
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■Rain-sensing windshield wipers
Temporary operation
Rain-sensing wiper operation (AUTO)
Low speed operation
High speed operation
With AUTO selected, the wipers will
operate automatically when the sen-
sor detects falling rain. The system
automatically adjusts wiper timing in
accordance with rain volume and vehi-
cle speed.
The sensor sensitivity can be adjusted when
AUTO is selected.
Increases the sensitivity
Decreases the sensitivity
Washer/wiper dual operation
Wipers will automatically operate a
couple of times after the washer
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■Shifting the windshield wiper position
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To rest position
Raise the wiper in line with the windshield
until it locks. You can stand the wipers up for the rest
position.
★: More than 3.9 in. (10 cm)
■To retract position
Lower the wipers by pressing on the upper
part of the hook section.

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Cruise Control (if equipped)
Indicators
Cruise control switch
■Setting the vehicle speed
Press the “ON/OFF” button to activate
the cruise control.
Cruise control indicator will come on.
Press the button again to deactivate
the cruise control.
Accelerate or decelerate the vehicle to
the desired speed, and push the lever
down to set the speed.
“SET” indicator will come on.
The vehicle speed at the moment the
lever is released becomes the set
speed.
Use the cruise control to maintain a set speed without depressing the accelerator pedal.
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■Adjusting the set speed
Increases the speed
Decreases the speed
Fine adjustment: Momentarily move
the lever in the desired direction.
Large adjustment: Hold the lever in the
desired direction.
■Canceling and resuming the constant speed control
Pulling the lever toward you cancels
the constant speed control.
The speed setting is also canceled
when the brakes are applied.
Pushing the lever up resumes the con-
stant speed control.
Resuming is available when the vehicle
speed is more than approximately 25
mph (40 km/h).
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Dynamic Radar Cruise Control (if equipped)
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance button
Display
Set speed
Indicators
Cruise control switch
■Setting the vehicle speed (vehicle-to-vehicle distance control mode)
Press the “ON/OFF” button to activate
the cruise control.
Radar cruise control indicator will
come on.
Press the button again to deactivate
the cruise control.
Accelerate or decelerate the vehicle to
the desired speed, and push the lever
down to set the speed.
“SET” indicator will come on.
The vehicle speed at the moment the
lever is released becomes the set
speed.
Dynamic radar cruise control supplements conventional cruise control with a vehicle-to-
vehicle distance control. In vehicle-to-vehicle distance control mode, the vehicle automat-
ically accelerates or decelerates in order to maintain a set following distance from vehi-
cles ahead.
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