Lexus ES350 Service Manual page 157

Selecting gears in the S position
When the shift lever is in the S position, the shift lever can be operated as follows:
Upshifting
1
Downshifting
2
The selected shift range, from 1 to 6, will
be displayed in the meter.
The initial shift range in S mode is set
automatically to 5 or 4 according to
vehicle speed. But, the initial shift range
may be set to 3 if AI-SHIFT has oper-
ated while the shift lever was in the D
position. (P. 158)
Shift ranges and their functions
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Automatically selecting gears between 1 and 6 according to vehicle speed
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and driving conditions. But, the gear is limited according to selected shift
range.
You can choose from 6 levels of engine braking force.
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A lower shift range will provide greater engine braking force than a higher
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shift range, and the engine speed will also increase.
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