2019 Lexus ES350 Hands free trunk lid

943-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors and trunk
WARNING
●Vehicles without power trunk lid:
When closing the trunk lid, make sure
to press it lightly on its outer surface. If
the trunk grip is used to fully close the
trunk lid, it may result in hands or arms
being caught.
●Do not attach any accessories other
than genuine Lexus parts to the trunk
lid. Such additional weight on the trunk
lid may cause the lid to suddenly shut
again after it is opened.
■Trunk easy closer (vehicles with
power trunk lid)
In the event that the trun k lid is left slightly
open, the trunk easy closer will automati-
cally close it to the fully closed position. It
takes several seconds before the trunk
easy closer begins to operate. Be careful
not to catch fingers or anything else in
the trunk lid, as this may cause bone frac-
tures or other serious injuries.
■Power trunk lid (if equipped)
Observe the following precautions when
operating the power trunk lid.
Failure to do so may cause serious injury.
●Check the safety of the surrounding
area to make sure there are no obsta-
cles or anything that could cause any
of your belongings to get caught.
●If anyone is in the vicinity, make sure
they are safe and let them know that
the trunk is about to open or close.
●If the trunk closer switch is pressed
while the trunk lid is opening during
automatic operation, the trunk lid
stops opening. Take extra care when
on an incline, as the trunk lid may open
or close suddenly.
●On an incline, the trunk lid may sud-
denly shut after it opens automatically.
Make sure the trunk lid is fully open
and secure before using the trunk.
●In the following situations, the power
trunk lid may detect an abnormality
and automatic operation may be
stopped. In this case, the trunk lid has
to be operated manually. Take extra
care in this situat ion, as the stopped
trunk lid may suddenly shut, causing an
accident.
• When the trunk lid contacts an obsta- cle
• When the battery voltage suddenly drops, such as when the engine switch
is turned to IGNITION ON mode or
the engine is started during automatic
operation
●Do not attach any accessories other
than genuine Lexus parts to the trunk
lid. The power trunk lid may not oper-
ate, causing itself to malfunction, or the
trunk lid may suddenly shut again after
it is opened.
■Hands Free Power Trunk Lid (vehicles
with power trunk lid)
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause serious injury.
●Exhaust gases cause the exhaust pipes
to become quite hot. When operating
the Hands Free Power Trunk Lid, be
careful not to touch the exhaust pipe.
●Do not operate the Hands Free Power
Trunk Lid if there is little space under
the rear bumper.
■Jam protection function (vehicles
with power trunk lid)
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause serious injury.

963-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors and trunk
■Hands Free Power Trunk Lid (vehi-
cles with power trunk lid)
1 While carrying an electronic key,
stand within the smart access sys-
tem with push-button start opera-
tion range, approximately 11.8 to
19.7 in. (30 to 50 cm) from the rear
bumper.
Hands Free Power Trunk Lid sensor
Hands Free Power Trunk Lid opera-
tion detection area
Smart access system with push-
button start operation detection
area ( P.100)
2 Perform a kick operation by mov-
ing your foot to within approxi-
mately 3.9 in. (10 cm) of the rear
bumper and then pulling it back.
• Perform the entire kick operation within 1 second.
• The trunk lid will not start operating while a foot is detected under the
rear bumper.
• Operate the Hands Free Power Trunk Lid withou t contacting the
rear bumper with your foot.
• If another electronic key is in the cabin or trunk, it may take slightly
longer than normal for the opera-
tion to occur.
Hands Free Power Trunk Lid sensor
Hands Free Power Trunk Lid opera-
tion detection area
3 When the sensor detects that your
foot is pulled back, a buzzer will
sound and the trunk will automati-
cally fully open/close.
If a foot is moved under the rear bumper
while the trunk lid is opening, the trunk lid
will stop moving.
If a foot is moved under the rear bumper
while the trunk lid is closing, the trunk lid
will open.
■Trunk closer switch (vehicles with
power trunk lid)
Press the trunk closer switch.
A buzzer will sound and the trunk lid will
fully close.
Pressing the switch while the trunk lid is
closing opens the trunk lid again.
A
B
C
A
B

983-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors and trunk
■Using the mechanical key
The trunk can be also opened using the
mechanical key. ( P.372) If the trunk is
unlocked using the mechanical key, the
power trunk lid and trunk easy closer will
not be operational. To return them to an
operational state, fully close the trunk lid by
hand.
■If the smart access system with push-
button start or the wireless remote con-
trol does not operate properly
Use the mechanical key to unlock the trunk.
(  P.372)
Replace the key battery with a new one if it
is depleted. ( P.330)
■Hands Free Power Trunk Lid operating
conditions (vehicle s with power trunk
lid)
●When the Hands Free Power Trunk Lid
(kick sensor) operation setting is turned
on and the engine sw itch is turned off
●When an electronic key is carried within
the operation range
■Situations in which the Hands Free
Power Trunk Lid may not operate prop-
erly (vehicles with power trunk lid)
In the following situations, the Hands Free
Power Trunk Lid may not operate properly:
●When a foot remain s under the rear
bumper
●If the rear bumper is strongly hit with a
foot or is touched for a while
If the rear bumper has been touched for a
while, wait for a short time before
attempting to operate the Hands Free
Power Trunk Lid again.
●When operated while a person is too
close to the rear bumper
●When an external radio wave source
interferes with the communication between the electronic key and the vehi-
cle (
P.101)
●When the vehicle is parked near an elec-
trical noise source which affects the sen-
sitivity of the Hands Free Power Trunk Lid,
such as a pay parking spot, gas station,
electrically heated road, or fluorescent
light
●When the vehicle is near a TV tower,
electric power plant, radio station, large
display, airport or ot her facility that gen-
erates strong radio waves or electrical
noise
●When a large amount of water is applied
to the rear bumper, such as when the
vehicle is being washed or in heavy rain
●When mud, snow, ice, etc. is attached to
the rear bumper
●When the vehicle has been parked for a
while near objects that may move and
contact the rear bumper, such as plants
●When an accessory is installed to the rear
bumper
If an accessory has been installed, turn
the Hands Free Power Trunk Lid (kick
sensor) operation setting off.
■Preventing unintentional operation of
the Hands Free Power Trunk Lid (vehi-
cles with power trunk lid)
When an electronic key is in the operation
range, the Hands Free Power Trunk Lid may
operate unintentionally, so be careful in the
following situations.
●When a large amount of water is applied
to the rear bumper, such as when the
vehicle is being washed or in heavy rain
●When dirt is wiped off the rear bumper
●When a small animal or small object, such
as a ball, moves under the rear bumper
●When an object is moved from under the
rear bumper
●If someone is swinging their legs while sit-
ting on the rear bumper
●If the legs or another part of someone’s
body contacts the rear bumper while
passing by the vehicle
●When the vehicle is parked near an elec-
trical noise source which affects the sen-

993-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors and trunk
3
Before driving
sitivity of the Hands Free Power Trunk Lid,
such as a pay parking spot, gas station,
electrically heated road, or fluorescent
light
●When the vehicle is near a TV tower,
electric power plant, radio station, large
display, airport or other facility that gen-
erates strong radio waves or electrical
noise
●When the vehicle is parked in a place
where objects such as plants are near the
rear bumper
●If luggage, etc. is set near the rear
bumper
●If accessories or a vehicle cover is
installed/removed near the rear bumper
●When the vehicle is being towed
To prevent unintentional operation, turn the
Hands Free Power Trun k Lid (kick sensor)
operation setting off.
■Open door warning buzzer
 P.92
■Customization
Some functions can be customized. (Cus-
tomizable features: P.400)
The trunk opener switch can be tem-
porarily disabled to protect luggage
stored in the trunk against theft.
Turn the trunk opener main switch in
the glove box off to disable the trunk
opener. On
Off
When the trunk opener main switch is off,
the trunk lid cannot be opened even with
the wireless remote control, entry function
or Hands Free Power Trunk Lid.
■When leaving a key to the vehicle with a
parking attendant
 P.88
Protecting luggage against theft
A
B

4048-2. Customization
■Trunk (P.93)
*:If equipped
■Driving position memory* ( P.108)
*:If equipped
■Power windows, and moon roof* or panoramic moon roof* ( P.118, 120, 123)
Trunk unlocking operationPress and hold
(short)
One short press
O
Push twice
Press and hold (long)
Off
Theft deterrent panic modeOnOffO
Reservation lockOnOffOO
FunctionDefault settingCustomized setting
Hands Free Power Trunk Lid (kick
sensor)
*OnOffO
FunctionDefault settingCustomized setting
Selecting doors linked to the mem-
ory recall functionDriver’s doorAll doorsO
Driver’s seat slide movement when
exiting the vehicle
*FullOffOOPartial
Steering wheel movement*Tilt only
Off
OOTelescopic only
Tilt and telescopic
FunctionDefault settingCustomized setting
Mechanical key linked operationOffOnO
FunctionDefault settingCustomized settingABC
ABC
ABC
ABC

433What to do if... (Troubleshooting)Alphabetical index433
Fuses ...................................................................331
G
Garage door opener ...................................281
Gauges ....................................................... 64, 67
Gear Position....................................................75
G-force................................................................75
Glove box ....................................................... 266
Glove box light ............................................. 266
Grocery bag hooks .................................... 268
H
Hands Free Power Trunk Lid .................... 96
Headlights ....................................................... 150Adaptive Front-lighting System (AFS)...........................................................................152
Automatic High Beam system..............153
Light switch .................................................... 150
Replacing light bulbs................................ 335
Headlights aim .............................................. 333
Head restraints ..................................................111
Head-up display.............................................. 78 Driving information display area........... 78
Driving support system display area ..80
Eco Driving Indicator ...................................81
HUD (Head-up display) switch............ 79
Navigation system-linked display ........ 78
Pop-up display...............................................80
Settings .............................................................. 79
Heated steering wheel .............................. 258
Heaters Air conditioning system............................251
Heated steering wheel............................258
Outside rear view mirrors .................... 252
Seat heaters ..................................................258
High mounted stoplight Replacing light bulbs................................ 335
Hill-start assist control ............................... 236
Hood .................................................................308 Open .............................................................. 308 Hooks
Cargo hooks............................................... 268
Coat hooks .................................................. 280
Grocery bag hooks................................. 268
Retaining hooks (floor mat) ..................... 22
Horn ..................................................................... 114
HUD (Head-up display) switch .................79
I
I/M test ............................................................305
Identification Engine............................................................. 383
Vehicle ............................................................382
Ignition switch (engine switch)................. 137 Auto power off function........................... 139
Changing the engine switch modes . 139
If your vehicle has to be stopped in an emergency ................................................ 340
Starting the engine ......................................137
Immobilizer system........................................ 54
Indicators ........................................................... 62
Initialization Items to initialize .......................................... 410
Maintenance........................................ 301, 312
Power windows ............................................. 118
Tire pressure warning system ...............321
Inside rear view mirror ................................. 114
Instrument panel light control ........... 66, 70
Interior lights.................................................. 262
Intuitive parking assist.................... 204, 205 Function ......................................................... 205
Warning message .................................... 208
J
JackPositioning a floor jack ........................... 308
Vehicle-equipped jack ...........................363
Jack handle .................................................... 363
Jam protection function Electronic roof sunshade .........................124
Moon roof ........................................................ 121

439What to do if... (Troubleshooting)Alphabetical index439
Tire inflation pressure ................................ 325Maintenance data...................................... 387
Tire inflation pressu re display function
...........................................................................319
Warning light ............................................... 352
Tire information ..............................................391 Glossary.........................................................395
Size.................................................................... 393
Tire identification number ..................... 393
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............ 394
Tire pressure warning system ..................319 Function ............................................................319
Initializing ......................................................... 321
Installing tire pressure warning valves and transmitters ........................................ 321
Registering ID codes ............................... 323
Warning light ............................................... 352
Tires.....................................................................316 Chains ............................................................... 241
Checking .........................................................316
If you have a flat tire .................................. 362
Inflation pressure........................................ 325
Information ......................................................391
Replacing ....................................................... 362
Rotating tires ................................................. 318
Size.................................................................... 387
Snow tires ...................................................... 240
Spare tire........................................................ 362
Tire inflation pressu re display function
...........................................................................319
Tire pressure warning system ...............319
Warning light ............................................... 352
Tools.................................................................. 363
Top tether strap.................................................51
Total load capacity ....... ............................... 382
Towing Dinghy towing ...............................................136
Emergency towing ................................... 343
Towing eyelet .............................................. 345
Trailer towing .................................................135
TRAC (Traction Control) ........................ 236
Traction Control (TRAC) ........................ 236 Trailer towing ..................................................135
Transmission
Automatic transmission ............................. 141
Driving Mode Select switch .................202
Paddle shift switches ....................... 143, 144
S mode ..............................................................144
Trip meters ................................................ 65, 70
Trunk .................................................................... 93 Hands Free Power Trunk Lid................. 96
Internal trunk release lever....................... 97
Power trunk lid ............................................... 93
Smart access system with push-button start ...................................................................95
Trunk closer switch ......................................96
Trunk easy closer.......................................... 97
Trunk features ............................................. 268
Trunk grip ......................................................... 97
Trunk light ......................................................... 97
Trunk opener main switch........................ 99
Trunk opener switch ...................................95
Trunk storage extension......................... 279
Wireless remote control ...........................95
Trunk light ...........................................................97
Turn signal lights ............................................145 Replacing light bulbs ................... 335, 335
Turn signal lever .......................................... 145
U
USB charging ports.................................... 270
V
Vanity lights.................................................... 269
Vanity mirrors ............................................... 269
Vehicle data recordings ..................................6
Vehicle identification number ................ 382
Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) ........... 236
Ventilators (seat ventilators)................... 258
VSC (Vehicle Stability Control) ........... 236