2022 LEXUS ES350 trunk release

15Pictorial index
Parking brake switch ............................................................................................. P.154
Applying/releasing ........................................................................................................... P.154
Precautions against winter season ............................................................................ P.252
Warning buzzer/message ........................................................................P.155, 351, 362
Turn signal lever ......................................................................................................P.153
Headlight switch......................................................................................................P.158
Headlights/parking lights/tail lights/daytime running lights ........................... P.158
AHB (Automatic High Beam)........................................................................................ P.161
Windshield wiper and washer switch ................................................................ P.164
Usage.......................................................................................................................................P.164
Adding washer fluid .......................................................................................................... P. 319
Warning messages ................................................................................................ P.319, 362
Emergency flasher switch ...................................................................................P.344
Hood lock release lever........................................................................................P.310
Tilt and telescopic steering control switch
*1/tilt and telescopic steering lock
release lever
*1........................................................................................................... P.118
Adjustment ..................................................................................................................... ........P.118
Driving position memory
*1............................................................................................... P.113
Air conditioning system .......................................................................................P.262
Usage..................................................................................................................................... P.262
Rear window defogger................................................................................................... P.263
Audio system
*2
Trunk opener main switch .................................................................................... P.106
*1: If equipped
*2: Refer to “NAVIGATION AND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM OWNER’S MANUAL”.
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953-1. Key information
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Before driving
the release button and take the key out.
The mechanical key can only be inserted in
one direction, as the key only has grooves
on one side. If the key cannot be inserted in
a lock cylinder, turn it over and re-attempt
to insert it.
After using the mechanical key, store it in
the electronic key. Carry the mechanical
key together with the electronic key. If the
electronic key battery is depleted or the
entry function does not operate properly,
you will need the mechanical key.
( P.376)
■When required to leave the vehicle’s
key with a parking attendant
Turn the trunk opener main switch off
(  P.106), lock the glove box ( P.277)
and armrest door ( P.288) as circum-
stances demand.
Remove the mechanical key for your own
use and provide the attendant with the elec-
tronic key only.
■If you lose your mechanical keys
 P.375

963-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors and trunk
3-2.Op ening, clo sing and locking the do ors and trunk
■Smart access system with push-
button start
Carry the electronic key to enable this
function.
1 Grip the driver’s door handle to
unlock the door. Holding the
driver’s door handle for approxi-
mately 2 seconds unlocks all the
doors. Grip the passenger’s door
handle to unlock all the doors.
*
Make sure to touch the sensor on the back
of the handle.
The doors cannot be unlocked for 3 sec-
onds after the doors are locked.
*: The door unlock settings can be
changed.
2 Touch the lock sensor (the indenta-
tion on the upper part of the door
handle) to lock all the doors.
Check that the door is securely locked.
■Wireless remote control
1 Locks all the doors
Check that the door is securely locked.
2Unlocks all the doors
Pressing the button unlocks the driver’s
door. Pressing the button again within 5
seconds unlocks the other doors.
Press and hold to open the windows and
moon roof (if equipped) or panoramic
moon roof (if equipped).
*
*
: This setting must be customized at your Lexus dealer.
■Switching the door unlock function
It is possible to set which doors the entry
function unlocks using the wireless remote
control.
1 Turn the engine switch off.
2 When the indicator light on the key sur-
face is not on, press and hold ,
or for approximately 5
seconds while pressing and holding
.
The setting changes each time an operation
is performed, as shown below. (When
changing the setting continuously, release
the buttons, wait for at least 5 seconds, and
repeat step 2.)
Doors
Unlocking and locking the doors
from the outside

973-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors and trunk
3
Before driving
To prevent unintended triggering of the
alarm, unlock the doors using the wireless
remote control and open and close a door
once after the settings have been changed.
(If a door is not opened within 60 seconds
after is pressed, the doors will be
locked again and the alarm will automati-
cally be set.)
In a case that the alarm is triggered, imme-
diately stop the alarm. (P.60)
■Impact detection door lock release sys-
tem
In the event that the vehicle is subject to a
strong impact, all the doors are unlocked.
Depending on the force of the impact or the
type of accident, however, the system may
not operate.
■Operation signals
A buzzer sounds and the emergency flash-
ers flash to indicate that the doors have
been locked/unlocked. (Locked: once;
Unlocked: twice)
A buzzer sounds to indicate that the win-
dows and moon roof (if equipped) or pan-
oramic moon roof (if equipped) are
opening.
■Security feature
If a door is not opened within approximately
60 seconds after the vehicle is unlocked,
the security feature automatically locks the
vehicle again. (However, depending on the
location of the electronic key, the key may
be detected as being in the vehicle. In this
case, vehicle may be unlocked.)
■When the doors cannot be locked by
the lock sensor on the upper part of the
door handle
When the doors cannot be locked even if
the lock sensor on the surface of the door
handle is touched by a finger, touch the lock
sensor with the palm.
If you are wearing gloves, remove them.
■Door lock buzzer
If an attempt to lock the doors using the
smart access system with push-button start
is made when a door other than the door
you are locking is open, a buzzer sounds
continuously for 5 seconds. Fully close all
the doors, and lock the vehicle once more.
■Setting the alarm
Locking the doors will set the alarm system.
(  P.60)
■Conditions affectin g the operation of
the smart access system with push-but-
ton start or wirele ss remote control
 P.109
■If the smart access system with push-
button start or the wireless remote con-
trol does not operate properly
Use the mechanical key to lock and unlock
the doors. ( P.376)
Replace the key battery with a new one if it
is depleted. ( P.333)
■Rear seat reminder function
●In order to remind you not to forget lug-
Multi-information
display/BeepUnlocking function
Exterior: Beeps 3 times
Interior: Pings once
Holding the driver’s
door handle unlocks
only the driver’s door.
Holding a passenger’s
door handle unlocks all
the doors.
Exterior: Beeps twice
Interior: Pings onceHolding a door handle
unlocks all the doors.

1043-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors and trunk
while a foot is detected under the
rear bumper.
• Operate the Hands Free Power
Trunk Lid without 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.
Kick sensor
Hands Free Power Trunk Lid oper-
ation detection area
3 When the kick sensor detects that
your foot is pulled back, a buzzer
will sound and the trunk will auto-
matically 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.
■Trunk grip
Using the trunk grip, pull down the
trunk lid without applying sideways
force and push the trunk lid down from
the outside to close it.
■Trunk light
The trunk light turns on when the trunk is
opened.
■Trunk easy closer (vehicles with power
trunk lid)
In the event that the trunk lid is left slightly
open, the trunk easy closer will automati-
cally close it to the fully closed position.
●The trunk easy closer will operate
regardless of the engine switch mode.
●If the trunk easy closer does not operate,
open the trunk to the half open position
or more and then close it.
■Function to prevent the trunk being
locked with the electronic key inside
●When all doors are locked, closing the
trunk lid with the electronic key left inside
the trunk will sound an alarm.
In this case, the trunk lid can be opened
by pressing the trunk release button on
A
B

1053-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors and trunk
3
Before driving
the trunk lid.
●If the spare electronic key is put in the
trunk with all the doors locked, the key
confinement prevention function is acti-
vated so the trunk can be opened. In
order to prevent theft, take all electronic
keys with you when leaving the vehicle.
●If the electronic key is put in the trunk
with all the doors locked, the key may not
be detected depending on the location of
the key and the surrounding radio wave
conditions. In this case, the key confine-
ment prevention function cannot be acti-
vated, causing the doors to lock when the
trunk is closed. Make sure to check
where the key is before closing the trunk.
●The key confinement prevention function
cannot be activated if any one of the
doors is unlocked. In this case, open the
trunk using the trunk opener.
■Overload protection function (vehicles
with power trunk lid)
The trunk lid will not operate when exces-
sive load is present on the top of the trunk
lid.
■Fall-down protection function (vehicles
with power trunk lid)
While the trunk lid is opening automatically,
applying excessive force to it will stop the
opening operation to prevent the trunk lid
from rapidly falling down.
■Jam protection function (vehicles with
power trunk lid)
While the trunk lid is closing automatically,
the trunk lid will stop closing and open if
something gets caught.
■Internal trunk release lever
The trunk lid can be opened by pulling the
glow-in-the-dark lever located on the inside
of the trunk to the side. The lever will con-
tinue to glow for some time after the trunk
lid is closed.
■Using the mechanical key
The trunk can be also opened using the
mechanical key. ( P.376) 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.376)
Replace the key battery with a new one if it
is depleted. ( P.333)
■Hands Free Power Trunk Lid operating
conditions (vehicles 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 remains 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

1083-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors and trunk
■Effective range (areas within which the
electronic key is detected)When locking or un locking the doors
The system can be operated when the
electronic key is within about 2.3 ft. (0.7
m) of an outside door handle. (Only the
doors detecting the key can be oper-
ated.)
When opening the trunk
The system can be operated when the
electronic key is within about 2.3 ft. (0.7
m) of the trunk release button.
When starting the engine or changing
engine switch modes
The system can be operated when the
electronic key is inside the vehicle.
■If an alarm sounds or a warning message
is displayed
An alarm sounds and warning messages
are displayed on the multi-information dis-
play to protect against unexpected acci-
dents or theft of the vehicle resulting from
erroneous operation. When a warning
message is displayed, take appropriate
measures based on the displayed message.
When only an alarm sounds, circumstances
and correction procedures are as follows.
●When an exterior alarm sounds once for
5 seconds
●When an interior alarm sounds continu-
ously
■If “Key Detected in Vehicle” is shown on
the multi-information display
An attempt was made to lock the doors
using the smart access system with push-
button start while the electronic key was still
inside the vehicle. Retrieve the electronic
key from the vehicle and lock the doors
again.
A
B
C
SituationCorrection proce- dure
The trunk was
closed while the
electronic key was
still inside the trunk
and all the doors
were locked.
Retrieve the elec-
tronic key from the
trunk and close the
trunk lid.
An attempt was
made to lock the
vehicle while a door
was open.Close all of the
doors and lock the
doors again.
SituationCorrection proce-dure
The engine switch
was turned to
ACCESSORY
mode while the
driver’s door was
open (or the driver’s
door was opened
while the engine
switch was in
ACCESSORY
mode).
Turn the engine
switch off and close
the driver’s door.
The engine switch
was turned off while
the driver’s door
was open.
Close the driver’s
door.

2775-5. Using the storage features
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Interior features
1Open (press the glove box opener)
2 Unlock with the mechanical key
3 Lock with the mechanical key
■Glove box light
The glove box light turns on when the tail
lights are on.
■Trunk opener main switch
 P.106
Press a button to open the console
box.
The console box can be opened from
either side.
■Console box light
The console box light turns on when the tail
lights are on.
Front (type A)
To open, press down and release the
cup holder lid.
Front (type B)
Adjust the depth of the cup holder.
Shallow (press the button)
Glove box
Console box
WARNING
■Caution while driving
Keep the console box closed.
Injuries may result in the event of an acci-
dent or sudden braking.
NOTICE
■To prevent damage to the console
box
When the console box is open, do not
apply excessive force in the direction
that it was opened.
Cup holders
A