Lexus ES350 User guide

Contents

The Quick Guide is not intended as a substitute for your

Owner’s

Manual

. We strongly encourage you to review the

Owner’s

Manual

and supplementary manuals so you will have a better

understanding of your vehicle’s capabilities and limitations.

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Air Conditioning System

Using the automatic mode........................................................................................................29

Adjusting the temperature in DUAL mode....................................................................... 29

Anti-glare Inside Rear View Mirror...............................................................................................12

Ashtrays................................................................................................................................................... 32

Audio System

Basic operation .............................................................................................................................. 26

Radio....................................................................................................................................................27

CD player..........................................................................................................................................27

Operating an iPod

®

....................................................................................................................28

Remote control (steering wheel audio switches) ............................................................28

Automatic Transmission.....................................................................................................................15

Auxiliary Box ......................................................................................................................................... 32

Compass................................................................................................................................................. 34

Console Boxes ..................................................................................................................................... 33

Cruise Control......................................................................................................................................20

Cup Holders.......................................................................................................................................... 34

Door Locks...............................................................................................................................................41

Driving and Seat Position Memory System................................................................................10

Dynamic Radar Cruise Control......................................................................................................21

Eco Driving Indicator...........................................................................................................................19

Emergency Flasher Switch................................................................................................................16

Fog Lights................................................................................................................................................ 23

Fuel Tank Cap....................................................................................................................................... 43

Garage Door Opener ......................................................................................................................30

Glove Box............................................................................................................................................... 32

Head Restraints....................................................................................................................................... 11

Headlights................................................................................................................................................22

Hood......................................................................................................................................................... 43

Instrument Panel Light Control..................................................................................................... 25

Interior Lights ........................................................................................................................................33

Intuitive Parking Assist ........................................................................................................................17

Keys.............................................................................................................................................................. 6

Lexus Enform with Safety Connect ............................................................................................. 39

Luggage Mat......................................................................................................................................... 36

Moon Roof ............................................................................................................................................. 44

Multi-information Display ..................................................................................................................18

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Outside Rear View Mirrors.............................................................................................................. 12

Parking Brake......................................................................................................................................... 16

Power Windows...................................................................................................................................42

Rear Sunshade ......................................................................................................................................35

Rear Window and Outside Rear View Mirror Defoggers ................................................25

Safety Connect .....................................................................................................................................37

Seat belts.....................................................................................................................................................11

Seat Heaters and Ventilators..........................................................................................................35

Seats .............................................................................................................................................................9

Smart Access System with Push-button Start ............................................................................ 7

Starting ...................................................................................................................................................... 14

Steering Wheel...................................................................................................................................... 13

Theft Deterrent System ........................................................................................................................8

Trunk..........................................................................................................................................................42

Trunk Storage Extension ..................................................................................................................36

Turn Signal Lever...................................................................................................................................17

Windshield Wipers and Washer...................................................................................................24

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Overview

Instrument Panel

Headlight switch

Turn signal lever

Fog light switch

P.22

P.17

P.23

See P.5

Inside door lock button

P.41

Door lock switch

P.41

Power window switches

P.42

Hood lock release

lever

P.43

Parking brake pedal

P.16

Tilt and telescopic steering

control switch

P.13

Multi-information

display

P.18

Audio remote control

switches

P.28

Driving and seat position

memory switches



P.10

Window lock switch

P.42

“AFS OFF”

switch



P.22

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Windshield wipers and washer switch

P.24

“ENGINE START STOP” switch

P.14

Air conditioning system

P.29

Emergency flasher switch

P.16

Rear window and outside rear

view mirror defoggers

P.25

Security indicator

P.8

Audio system

P.26

Trunk opener

main switch

P.42

Automatic transmission

shift lever

P.15

Distance switch 

P.21

 : If equipped

Glove box

P.32

Cruise control

switch

P.20, 21

Ashtrays

P.32

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Overview

Instrument Panel

Outside rear view mirror switches

P.12

Instrument panel light

control dial

P.25

Rear sunshade

switch



P.35

Trunk opener

P.42

 : If equipped

Type A

Type B

Fuel filler door opener

P.43

Outside rear view mirror switches

P.12

Instrument panel light

control dial

P.25

Rear sunshade

switch



P.35

Auxiliary box

P.32

Trunk opener

P.42

Fuel filler door opener

P.43

Auxiliary box

P.32

Intuitive parking

assist switch



P.17

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Keys

■ Electronic key

Smart access system with push-button start

(P.7, 14 )

■ Mechanical key

● Locks and unlocks the doors

● Locks and unlocks the glove box

● Locks and unlocks the armrest door

The mechanical key is stored inside the electronic

key. To extract the key, release the latch and pull.

■ Wireless remote control

Locks the doors

Unlocks the doors

Opens the trunk

Sounds the alarm

Use the alarm to attract attention to the vehi-

cle in order to help deter break-ins.

(To stop the alarm, push any button on the

wireless remote control.)

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Smart Access System with Push-button

Start

■ Entering the vehicle

To unlock the vehicle, simply grasp any of the

door handles.

■ Exiting the vehicle

To lock the vehicle, press the lock button on any of

the door handles.

To close the windows and the moon roof (standard

type), press and hold the lock button.

■ Opening the trunk

To open the trunk, press and hold the trunk

release button.

The smart access system with push-button start allows you to enter and exit the vehicle

or start the engine by simply carrying the electronic key in your pocket or bag.

For details on starting the engine, see page 14.

For details on what to do when the electronic key battery becomes discharged, see page 48.

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Theft Deterrent System

■ Engine immobilizer system

The engine immobilizer system prevents the

engine from being started in the event that an

attempt is made to start the vehicle using an

unregistered key.

The security indicator light flashes to indicate that

the system is set.

■ Alarm

The system sounds the alarm and flashes lights when forcible entry is detected.

To set the alarm: lock all the doors from outside the vehicle. The security indicator light

comes on to indicate that the alarm is in its preparation state. When the indicator light

begins to flash, the system is armed.

To deactivate or stop the alarm: start the engine, or unlock the doors or trunk using the

electronic key or the wireless remote control.

■ Steering lock

The steering wheel locks when the “ENGINE

START STOP” switch is in OFF.

To release the steering wheel lock, gently turn the

wheel left or right while pressing the “ENGINE

START STOP” switch.

The theft deterrent system includes the following features to help protect your vehicle from

theft.

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Seats

■ Adjusting seat position

Moves the seat forward

Moves the seat backward

■ Adjusting seatback angle

Tilts the seatback forward

Reclines the seatback

■ Adjusting the seat cushion

Raises and lowers the front of the cushion

Raises and lowers the entire seat

■ Adjusting the lumbar support

Firmer

Softer

■ Adjusting the seat cushion length (if equipped)

Longer

Shorter

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Topic 2

Before Driving

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Driving and Seat Position Memory System (If Equipped)

■ Setting memory positions

Press the “SET” button, then within 3 seconds

press one of the memory buttons (1 or 2) until you

hear a beep.

The current position of the seat, as well as the

position of the steering wheel and the outside

rear view mirrors (for the driver's seat only) is

recorded.

■ Recalling memory positions

Press one of the memory buttons (1 or 2).

■ Linking driving position memory with door unlock operation (driver's seat only)

While holding down the desired memory button,

press and hold on the wireless remote control

until you hear a beep.

To prevent triggering of the alarm, open one of

the doors within 180 seconds after the beep is

heard.

The seats can be returned to a previously set position by simply pressing a button.

The position of the steering wheel and the outside rear view mirrors is adjusted along with the

driver's seat.

Positions can be conveniently recorded for the vehicle's primary drivers and passengers.

Linking driving position memory to the door unlock operation allows the memory position

to be recalled automatically when the driver's door is opened. (The linked function does not

operate if the driver's door is unlocked using the mechanical key or manually from inside

the vehicle.)

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Head Restraints

■ Height adjustment

To ra i s e: pull the head restraint upward.

To l ower : push the head restraint down while

pressing the lock release button.

Seat belts

■ Adjusting shoulder belt height (front seats only)

To ra i s e: pull the anchor upward.

To l ower : depress the button and push the anchor

down.

■ Seat belt comfort guides (outside rear seats only)

If the shoulder belt sits close to the neck, slide the

comfort guide forward.

Lock

release

button

Topic 2

Before Driving

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Outside Rear View Mirrors

To select the mirror you wish to adjust (L or R),

use the master switch.

To adjust mirror angle, use the control switch.

On some models, the mirrors will automatically

angle downwards when the vehicle is reversing.

To disable this function, set the master switch in

the neutral position (between L and R).

Anti-glare Inside Rear View Mirror

To turn AUTO mode ON/OFF, press the “AUTO”

button.

The indicator comes on when AUTO mode is

turned ON.

When the inside rear view mirror is switched to

AUTO mode, the outside rear view mirrors are

also switched to the AUTO mode automatically.

The anti-glare mirror uses a sensor to detect light from vehicles behind and automatically

reduces glare.

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Steering Wheel

Up

Down

Away from the driver

Toward the driver

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The steering wheel retracts automatically when the “ENGINE START STOP” switch is

turned OFF to allow for easy exit and entry. The steering wheel returns automatically to its

previously set position when the “ENGINE START STOP” switch is switched to ACCES-

SORY or IGNITION ON mode.

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Starting

■ Starting the engine

Make sure the parking brake is engaged and the

shift lever is in P.

Depress the brake pedal.

The “ENGINE START STOP” switch indi-

cator light turns green.

Press the “ENGINE START STOP” switch.

■ Stopping the engine

Engage the parking brake and shift the shift lever to P.

Press the “ENGINE START STOP” switch.

■ Changing power modes

To change power modes without turning on the engine, press the “ENGINE START STOP”

switch without depressing the brake pedal. The modes can be changed in the following

order:

With the electronic key on your person, the engine can be started by simply pressing the

“ENGINE START STOP” switch, while depressing the brake pedal.

(The mechanical key cannot be used to start the engine.)

ACCESSORY mode

IGNITION ON mode

(Indicator light: amber)

OFF

(Indicator light: off)

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Automatic Transmission

■ Shift positions

P Park

R Reverse

N Neutral (drive not engaged)

D Drive

S S mode

The vehicle can only be shifted out of P when

the “ENGINE START STOP” switch is in

IGNITION ON mode and the brake pedal is

depressed.

■ S mode

S mode allows the driver to select the shift range manually based on driving conditions.

Shift the shift lever to S.

To u ps hi ft: shift the shift lever toward “+”.

To d ow n s hi ft: shift the shift lever toward “-”.

The selected shift range is displayed on the

instrument cluster.

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Parking Brake

To set the parking brake: firmly depress the park-

ing brake pedal.

To release the parking brake: depress the park-

ing brake pedal again.

Emergency Flasher Switch

Without navigation system

Engaging the emergency flasher switch causes all

the turn signal lights to flash.

The emergency flashers can be operated even

when the “ENGINE START STOP” switch is OFF.

With navigation system

Engaging the emergency flasher switch causes all

the turn signal lights to flash.

The emergency flashers can be operated even

when the “ENGINE START STOP” switch is OFF.

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Turn Signal L ever

Right turn signal

Left turn signal

Intuitive Parking Assist (If Equipped)

■ Turning the system on and off

Press the switch.

When ON, an indicator on the switch comes on

to inform the driver that the function is opera-

tional.

■ Screen display

Sensors are used to detect obstacles near the

vehicle. The distance to a detected obstacle is

shown by the number of indicator bars.

Indicates obstacles detected by the corner

sensors

Indicates obstacles detected by the back sen-

sors

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To signal a lane change, move the lever partway and hold.

The system uses a screen display and buzzer to inform the driver of obstacles near the

vehicle when parking or driving at low speed.

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Multi-information Display

■ Display information

● Trip information

 Outside temperature

 Driving range

 Average fuel consumption

 Average fuel consumption after refueling

 Current fuel consumption

 Eco Driving Indicator Zone Display

 Eco Driving Indicator Light customization

 Average vehicle speed

 Elapsed time

● Dynamic radar cruise control settings

(if equipped)

● Intuitive parking assist information

(if equipped)

● Warning messages

The multi-information display shows information about your vehicle, including the items

shown below.

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■ Changing the display of trip information

Trip information items can be switched by press-

ing the “DISP” switch.

Eco Driving Indicator

Eco Driving Indicator Light

During environment-friendly acceleration

operation (Eco driving), Eco Driving Indicator

Light will turn on.

Eco Driving Indicator Zone Display

Suggests Zone of Eco driving with current Eco

driving ratio based on accelerator pedal oper-

ation.

Zone of Eco driving

Eco driving ratio based on accelerator pedal

operation

Vehicle to exceed the Zone of Eco driving, the

right of Eco Driving Indicator Zone Display

will blink and Eco Driving Indicator Light will

turn off.

Typ e B

Typ e A

Typ e C

■ When using the intuitive parking assist system or dynamic radar cruise control, the

appropriate display is shown on the screen.

■ In the event that a problem is detected in any of the vehicle's systems, a warning message is

shown on the multi-information display.

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Cruise Control (If Equipped)

■ Setting the speed

Press the “ON-OFF” button.

The system will turn on.

Accelerate or decelerate to the desired

speed, and then push the lever down.

This sets the speed in the cruise control

memory.

■ Canceling

To temporarily cancel the cruise control, pull

the lever toward you. To resume the cruise

control, push the lever up.

To turn the system off, press the “ON-OFF”

button.

■ Adjusting the speed setting

To i nc re as e s p e ed : push the lever up.

To decrease speed: push the lever down.

Release the lever when the desired speed is

reached.

Cruise control allows the driver to maintain a constant speed without having to operate the

accelerator pedal.

Use for highway driving or when traveling at a constant speed for long periods of time.

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