LEXUS ES 350 (2019 year). Instruction - part 2

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Use only floor mats designed specifi-
cally for vehicles of the same model
and model year as your vehicle. Fix
them securely in place onto the carpet.

Insert the retaining hooks (clips)
into the floor mat eyelets.

Turn the upper knob of each retain-
ing hook (clip) to secure the floor
mats in place.

Always align the

marks

The shape of the retaining hooks (clips)

may differ from that shown in the illustra-

tion.

Before driving

Observe the following before start-
ing off in the vehicle to ensure
safety of driving.

Installing floor mats

WARNING

Observe the following precautions.

Failure to do so may cause the driver’s

floor mat to slip, possibly interfering with

the pedals while driving. An unexpect-

edly high speed may result or it may

become difficult to stop the vehicle. This

could lead to an accident, resulting in

death or serious injury.

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When installing the driver’s floor mat

●

Do not use floor mats designed for

other models or different model year

vehicles, even if they are Lexus Genu-

ine floor mats.

●

Only use floor mats designed for the

driver’s seat.

●

Always install the floor mat securely

using the retaining hooks (clips) pro-

vided.

●

Do not use two or more floor mats on

top of each other.

●

Do not place the floor mat bottom-

side up or upside-down.

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Before driving

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Check that the floor mat is securely

fixed in the correct place with all the

provided retaining hooks (clips). Be

especially careful to perform this

check after cleaning the floor.

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With the engine stopped and the shift

lever in P, fully depress each pedal to

the floor to make sure it does not inter-

fere with the floor mat.

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Adjust the angle of the seatback so
that you are sitting straight up and
so that you do not have to lean for-
ward to steer. (

P.107)

Adjust the seat so that you can
depress the pedals fully and so that
your arms bend slightly at the
elbow when gripping the steering
wheel. (

P.107)

Lock the head restraint in place
with the center of the head restraint
closest to the top of your ears.
(

P.111)

Wear the seat belt correctly.
(

P.25)

Make sure that all occupants are wear-
ing their seat belts before driving the
vehicle. (

P.25)

Use a child restraint system appropri-
ate for the child until the child becomes
large enough to properly wear the
vehicle’s seat belt. (

P.42)

Make sure that you can see backward
clearly by adjusting the inside and out-
side rear view mirrors properly.
(

P.114, 115)

For safe driving

For safe driving, adjust the seat and
mirror to an appropriate position
before driving.

Correct driving posture

WARNING

Observe the following precautions.

Failure to do so may result in death or

serious injury.

●

Do not adjust the position of the

driver’s seat while driving.

Doing so could cause the driver to lose

control of the vehicle.

●

Do not place a cushion between the

driver or passenger and the seatback.

A cushion may prevent correct pos-

ture from being achieved, and reduce

the effectiveness of the seat belt and

head restraint.

●

Do not place anything under the front

seats.

Objects placed under the front seats

may become jammed in the seat

tracks and stop the seat from locking in

place. This may lead to an accident

and the adjustment mechanism may

also be damaged.

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Always observe the legal speed limit

when driving on public roads.

●

When driving over long distances, take

regular breaks before you start to feel

tired.

Also, if you feel tired or sleepy while

driving, do not force yourself to con-

tinue driving and take a break immedi-

ately.

Correct use of the seat belts

Adjusting the mirrors

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Seat belts

Make sure that all occupants are
wearing their seat belts before driv-
ing the vehicle.

WARNING

Observe the following precautions to

reduce the risk of injury in the event of

sudden braking, sudden swerving or an

accident.

Failure to do so may cause death or seri-

ous injury.

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Wearing a seat belt

●

Ensure that all passengers wear a seat

belt.

●

Always wear a seat belt properly.

●

Each seat belt should be used by one

person only. Do not use a seat belt for

more than one person at once, includ-

ing children.

●

Lexus recommends that children be

seated in the rear seat and always use

a seat belt and/or an appropriate child

restraint system.

●

To achieve a proper seating position,

do not recline the seat more than nec-

essary. The seat belt is most effective

when the occupants are sitting up

straight and well back in the seats.

●

Do not wear the shoulder belt under

your arm.

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Always wear your seat belt low and

snug across your hips.

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Pregnant women

Obtain medical advice and wear the seat

belt in the proper way. (

P.25)

Women who are pregnant should posi-

tion the lap belt as low as possible over

the hips in the same manner as other

occupants, extending the shoulder belt

completely over the shoulder and avoid-

ing belt contact with the rounding of the

abdominal area.
If the seat belt is not worn properly, not

only the pregnant woman, but also the

fetus could suffer death or serious injury

as a result of sudden braking or a colli-

sion.

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People suffering illness

Obtain medical advice and wear the seat

belt in the proper way. (

P.25)

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When children are in the vehicle

P.42

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Seat belt damage and wear

●

Do not damage the seat belts by allow-

ing the belt, plate, or buckle to be

jammed in the door.

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Inspect the seat belt system periodi-

cally. Check for cuts, fraying, and loose

parts. Do not use a damaged seat belt

until it is replaced. Damaged seat belts

cannot protect an occupant from

death or serious injury.

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 Extend the shoulder belt so that it

comes fully over the shoulder, but
does not come into contact with the
neck or slide off the shoulder.

 Position the lap belt as low as possi-

ble over the hips.

 Adjust the position of the seatback.

Sit up straight and well back in the
seat.

 Do not twist the seat belt.

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Child seat belt usage

The seat belts of your vehicle were princi-

pally designed for persons of adult size.

●

Use a child restraint system appropriate

for the child, until the child becomes large

enough to properly wear the vehicle’s

seat belt. (

P.42)

●

When the child becomes large enough to

properly wear the vehicle’s seat belt, fol-

low the instructions regarding seat belt

usage. (

P.24)

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Seat belt extender

If your seat belts cannot be fastened

securely because they are not long enough,

a personalized seat belt extender is avail-

able from your Lexus dealer free of charge.

WARNING

●

Ensure that the belt and plate are

locked and the belt is not twisted.

If the seat belt does not function cor-

rectly, immediately contact your Lexus

dealer.

●

Replace the seat assembly, including

the belts, if your vehicle has been

involved in a serious accident, even if

there is no obvious damage.

●

Do not attempt to install, remove,

modify, disassemble or dispose of the

seat belts. Have any necessary repairs

carried out by your Lexus dealer. Inap-

propriate handling may lead to incor-

rect operation.

Correct use of the seat belts

WARNING

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Using a seat belt extender

Observe the following precautions to

reduce the risk of injury in the event of

sudden braking, sudden swerving or an

accident.

Failure to do so may cause death or seri-

ous injury.

●

Do not wear the seat belt extender if

you can fasten the seat belt without the

extender.

●

Do not use the seat belt extender

when installing a child restraint system

because the belt will not securely hold

the child restraint system, increasing

the risk of death or serious injury in the

event of an accident.

●

The personalized extender may not be

safe on another vehicle, when used by

another person, or at a different seat-

ing position other than the one origi-

nally intended.

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To fasten the seat belt, push the
plate into the buckle until a click
sound is heard.

To release the seat belt, press the
release button

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Emergency locking retractor (ELR)

The retractor will lock the belt during a sud-

den stop or on impact. It may also lock if you

lean forward too quickly. A slow, easy

motion will allow the belt to extend so that

you can move around fully.

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Automatic locking retractor (ALR)

When a passenger’s shoulder belt is com-

pletely extended and then retracted even

slightly, the belt is locked in that position and

cannot be extended. This feature is used to

hold a child restraint system (CRS) firmly. To

free the belt again, fully retract the belt and

then pull the belt out once more.

Push the seat belt shoulder anchor
down while pressing the release
button .

Push the seat belt shoulder anchor
up.

Move the height adjuster up and down as
needed until you hear a click.

The pretensioners help the seat belts to
quickly restrain the occupants by
retracting the seat belts when the vehi-
cle is subjected to certain types of
severe frontal or side collision or a
vehicle rollover.

The pretensioners do not activate in the

NOTICE

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When using a seat belt extender

When releasing the seat belt, press on

the buckle release button on the

extender, not on the seat belt.

This helps prevent damage to the vehicle

interior and the extender itself.

Fastening and releasing the seat
belt

Adjusting the seat belt shoulder
anchor height (front seats)

WARNING

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Adjustable shoulder anchor

Always make sure the shoulder belt is

positioned across the center of your

shoulder. The belt should be kept away

from your neck, but not falling off your

shoulder. Failure to do so could reduce

the amount of protection in an accident

and cause death or serious injuries in the

event of a sudden stop, sudden swerve or

accident.

Seat belt pretensioners (front
and outboard rear seats)

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event of a minor frontal impact, a minor
side impact or a rear impact.

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Replacing the belt after the preten-

sioner has been activated

If the vehicle is involved in multiple colli-

sions, the pretensioner will activate for the

first collision, but will not activate for the

second or subsequent collisions.

WARNING

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Seat belt pretensioners

Observe the following precautions to

reduce the risk of injury in the event of

sudden braking, sudden swerving or an

accident.

Failure to do so may cause death or seri-

ous injury.

●

Do not place anything, such as a cush-

ion, on the front passenger’s seat.

Doing so will disperse the passenger’s

weight, which prevents the sensor

from detecting the passenger’s weight

properly. As a result, the seat belt pre-

tensioner for the front passenger’s seat

may not activate in the event of a colli-

sion.

●

If the pretensioner has activated, the

SRS warning light will come on. In that

case, the seat belt cannot be used

again and must be replaced at your

Lexus dealer.

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Location of the SRS airbags



SRS front airbags

SRS driver airbag/front passenger airbag
Can help protect the head and chest of the driver and front passenger from
impact with interior components

SRS knee airbags
Can help provide driver and front passenger protection



SRS side and curtain shield airbags

SRS front side airbags
Can help protect the torso of the front seat occupants

SRS rear side airbags
Can help protect the torso of occupants in the rear outer seats

SRS airbags

The SRS airbags inflate when the vehicle is subjected to certain types of severe
impacts that may cause significant injury to the occupants. They work together
with the seat belts to help reduce the risk of death or serious injury.

SRS airbag system

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SRS curtain shield airbags

• Can help protect primarily the head of occupants in the outer seats
• Can help prevent the occupants from being thrown from the vehicle in the event of vehi-

cle rollover

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SRS airbag system components

Front passenger occupant classification system (ECU and sensors)

Knee airbags

Front passenger airbag

Curtain shield airbags

Side impact sensors (front doors)

Seat belt pretensioners and force limiters

Side impact sensors (front)

Front side airbags

Side impact sensors (rear)

Rear side airbags

Driver airbag

SRS warning light

Driver’s seat position sensor

A
B
C
D

E
F

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Driver’s seat belt buckle switch

Airbag sensor assembly

“AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG OFF” indicator lights

Front passenger’s seat belt buckle switch

Front impact sensors

Your vehicle is equipped with ADVANCED AIRBAGS designed based on the US
motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS208). The airbag sensor assembly (ECU)
controls airbag deployment based on information obtained from the sensors etc.
shown in the system components diagram above. This information includes crash
severity and occupant information. As the airbags deploy, a chemical reaction in
the inflators quickly fills the airbags with non-toxic gas to help restrain the motion of
the occupants.

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If the SRS airbags deploy (inflate)

●

Slight abrasions, burns, bruising etc., may

be sustained from SRS airbags, due to the

extremely high speed deployment (infla-

tion) by hot gases.

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A loud noise and white powder will be

emitted.

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Parts of the airbag module (steering

wheel hub, airbag cover and inflator) as

well as the front seats, parts of the front

and rear pillars, and roof side rails may be

hot for several minutes. The airbag itself

may also be hot.

●

The windshield may crack.

●

The interior lights will turn on automati-

cally. (

P.262)

●

The emergency flashers will turn on auto-

matically. (

P.340)

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For Lexus Enform Safety Connect sub-

scribers, if any of the following situations

occur, the system is designed to send an

emergency call to the response center,

notifying them of the vehicle’s location

(without needing to push the “SOS” but-

ton) and an agent will attempt to speak

with the occupants to ascertain the level

of emergency and assistance required. If

the occupants are unable to communi-

cate, the agent automatically treats the

call as an emergency and helps to dis-

patch the necessary emergency ser-

vices.(

P.289)

• An SRS airbag is deployed.

• A seat belt pretensioner is activated.

• The vehicle is involved in a severe rear-

end collision.

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SRS airbag deployment conditions (SRS

front airbags)

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The SRS front airbags will deploy in the

event of an impact that exceeds the set

threshold level (the level of force corre-

sponding to an approximately 12 - 18

mph [20 - 30 km/h] frontal collision with

a fixed wall that does not move or

deform).

However, this threshold velocity will be

considerably higher in the following situa-

tions:

• If the vehicle strikes an object, such as a

parked vehicle or sign pole, which can

move or deform on impact

• If the vehicle is involved in an underride

collision, such as a collision in which the

front of the vehicle underrides, or goes

under, the bed of a truck

●

Depending on the type of collision, it is

possible that only the seat belt preten-

sioners and SRS knee airbags will acti-

vate.

●

The SRS front airbags for the front pas-

senger will not activate if there is no pas-

senger sitting in the front passenger seat.

However, the SRS front airbags for the

front passenger may deploy if luggage is

N
O

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put in the seat, even if the seat is unoccu-

pied.

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SRS airbag deployment conditions (SRS

side and curtain shield airbags)

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The SRS side and curtain shield airbags

will deploy in the event of an impact that

exceeds the set threshold level (the level

of force corresponding to the impact

force produced by an approximately

3300 lb. [1500 kg] vehicle colliding with

the vehicle cabin from a direction per-

pendicular to the vehicle orientation at an

approximate speed of 12 - 18 mph [20 -

30 km/h]).

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Both SRS curtain shield airbags may

deploy in the event of a severe side colli-

sion.

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Both SRS curtain shield airbags will

deploy in the event of vehicle rollover.

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Both SRS curtain shield airbags may also

deploy in the event of a severe frontal col-

lision.

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Conditions under which the SRS air-

bags may deploy (inflate), other than a

collision

The SRS front airbags and SRS curtain

shield airbags may also deploy if a serious

impact occurs to the underside of your

vehicle. Some examples are shown in the

illustration.

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Hitting a curb, edge of pavement or hard

surface

●

Falling into or jumping over a deep hole

●

Landing hard or falling

The SRS curtain shield airbags may also

deploy under the situations shown in the

illustration.

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The angle of vehicle tip-up is marginal.

●

The vehicle skids and hits a curb stone.

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Types of collisions that may not deploy

the SRS airbags (SRS front airbags)

The SRS front airbags do not generally

inflate if the vehicle is involved in a side or

rear collision, if it rolls over, or if it is involved

in a low-speed frontal collision. But, when-

ever a collision of any type causes sufficient

forward deceleration of the vehicle, deploy-

ment of the SRS front airbags may occur.

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Collision from the side

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Collision from the rear

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Vehicle rollover

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Types of collisions that may not deploy

the SRS airbags (SRS side and curtain

shield airbags)

The SRS side and curtain shield airbags

may not activate if the vehicle is subjected

to a collision from the side at certain angles,

or a collision to the side of the vehicle body

other than the passenger compartment.

●

Collision from the side to the vehicle

body other than the passenger compart-

ment

●

Collision from the side at an angle

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The SRS side airbags do not generally

inflate if the vehicle is involved in a frontal or

rear collision, if it rolls over, or if it is involved

in a low-speed side collision.

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Collision from the front

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Collision from the rear

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Vehicle rollover

The SRS curtain shield airbags do not gen-

erally inflate if the vehicle is involved in a

rear collision, if it pitches end over end, or if

it is involved in a low-speed side or low-

speed frontal collision.

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Collision from the rear

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Pitching end over end

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When to contact your Lexus dealer

In the following cases, the vehicle will

require inspection and/or repair. Contact

your Lexus dealer as soon as possible.

●

Any of the SRS airbags have been

inflated.

●

The front of the vehicle is damaged or

deformed, or was involved in an accident

that was not severe enough to cause the

SRS front airbags to inflate.

●

A portion of a door or its surrounding

area is damaged, deformed or has had a

hole made in it, or the vehicle was

involved in an accident that was not

severe enough to cause the SRS side and

curtain shield airbags to inflate.

●

The pad section of the steering wheel,

dashboard near the front passenger air-

bag or lower portion of the instrument

panel is scratched, cracked, or otherwise

damaged.

●

The surface of the seats with the SRS side

airbag is scratched, cracked, or other-

wise damaged.

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The portion of the front pillars, rear pillars

or roof side rail garnishes (padding) con-

taining the SRS curtain shield airbags

inside is scratched, cracked, or otherwise

damaged.

WARNING

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SRS airbag precautions

Observe the following precautions

regarding the SRS airbags.

Failure to do so may cause death or seri-

ous injury.

●

The driver and all passengers in the

vehicle must wear their seat belts

properly.

The SRS airbags are supplemental

devices to be used with the seat belts.

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The SRS driver airbag deploys with

considerable force, and can cause

death or serious injury especially if the

driver is very close to the airbag. The

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration (NHTSA) advises:

Since the risk zone for the driver’s air-

bag is the first 2 - 3 in. (50 - 75 mm) of

inflation, placing yourself 10 in. (250

mm) from your driver airbag provides

you with a clear margin of safety. This

distance is measured from the center

of the steering wheel to your breast-

bone. If you sit less than 10 in. (250

mm) away now, you can change your

driving position in several ways:

• Move your seat to the rear as far as

you can while still reaching the pedals

comfortably.

• Slightly recline the back of the seat.

Although vehicle designs vary, many

drivers can achieve the 10 in. (250

mm) distance, even with the driver seat

all the way forward, simply by reclining

the back of the seat somewhat. If

reclining the back of your seat makes it

hard to see the road, raise yourself by

using a firm, non-slippery cushion, or

raise the seat if your vehicle has that

feature.

• If your steering wheel is adjustable, tilt

it downward. This points the airbag

toward your chest instead of your head

and neck.

The seat should be adjusted as recom-

mended by NHTSA above, while still

maintaining control of the foot pedals,

steering wheel, and your view of the

instrument panel controls.

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WARNING

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If the seat belt extender has been con-

nected to the front seat belt buckles

but the seat belt extender has not also

been fastened to the latch plate of the

seat belt, the SRS front airbags will

judge that the driver and front passen-

ger are wearing the seat belt even

though the seat belt has not been con-

nected. In this case, the SRS front air-

bags may not activate correctly in a

collision, resulting in death or serious

injury in the event of a collision. Be

sure to wear the seat belt with the seat

belt extender.

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The SRS front passenger airbag also

deploys with considerable force, and

can cause death or serious injury

especially if the front passenger is very

close to the airbag. The front passen-

ger seat should be as far from the air-

bag as possible with the seatback

adjusted, so the front passenger sits

upright.

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Improperly seated and/or restrained

infants and children can be killed or

seriously injured by a deploying airbag.

An infant or child who is too small to

use a seat belt should be properly

secured using a child restraint system.

Lexus strongly recommends that all

infants and children be placed in the

rear seats of the vehicle and properly

restrained. The rear seats are safer for

infants and children than the front pas-

senger seat. (

P.42)

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Do not sit on the edge of the seat or

lean against the dashboard.

●

Do not allow a child to stand in front of

the SRS front passenger airbag unit or

sit on the knees of a front passenger.

●

Do not allow the front seat occupants

to hold items on their knees.

●

Do not lean against the door, the roof

side rail or the front, side and rear pil-

lars.

●

Do not allow anyone to kneel on the

passenger seats toward the door or

put their head or hands outside the

vehicle.

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WARNING

●

Do not attach anything to or lean any-

thing against areas such as the dash-

board, steering wheel pad and lower

portion of the instrument panel.

These items can become projectiles

when the SRS driver, front passenger

and knee airbags deploy.

●

Do not attach anything to areas such

as a door, windshield, side window,

front or rear pillar, roof side rail and

assist grip.

●

Do not hang coat hangers or other

hard objects on the coat hooks. All of

these items could become projectiles

and may cause death or serious injury,

should the SRS curtain shield airbags

deploy.

●

If a vinyl cover is put on the area where

the SRS knee airbag will deploy, be

sure to remove it.

●

Do not use seat accessories which

cover the parts where the SRS side air-

bags inflate as they may interfere with

inflation of the SRS airbags. Such

accessories may prevent the side air-

bags from activating correctly, disable

the system or cause the side airbags to

inflate accidentally, resulting in death

or serious injury.

●

Do not strike or apply significant levels

of force to the area of the SRS airbag

components or the front doors.

Doing so can cause the SRS airbags to

malfunction.

●

Do not touch any of the component

parts immediately after the SRS air-

bags have deployed (inflated) as they

may be hot.

●

If breathing becomes difficult after the

SRS airbags have deployed, open a

door or window to allow fresh air in, or

leave the vehicle if it is safe to do so.

Wash off any residue as soon as possi-

ble to prevent skin irritation.

●

If the areas where the SRS airbags are

stored, such as the steering wheel pad

and front and rear pillar garnishes are

damaged or cracked, have them

replaced by your Lexus dealer.

●

Do not place anything, such as a cush-

ion, on the front passenger’s seat.

Doing so will disperse the passenger’s

weight, which prevents the sensor

from detecting the passenger’s weight

properly. As a result, the SRS front air-

bags for the front passenger may not

deploy in the event of a collision.

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Modification and disposal of SRS air-

bag system components

Do not dispose of your vehicle or per-

form any of the following modifications

without consulting your Lexus dealer.

The SRS airbags may malfunction or

deploy (inflate) accidentally, causing

death or serious injury.

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Installation, removal, disassembly and

repair of the SRS airbags

●

Repairs, modifications, removal or

replacement of the steering wheel,

instrument panel, dashboard, seats or

seat upholstery, front, side and rear pil-

lars, roof side rails, front door panels,

front door trims or front door speakers

●

Modifications to the front door panel

(such as making a hole in it)

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WARNING

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Repairs or modifications of the front

fender, front bumper, or side of the

occupant compartment

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Installation of a grille guard (bull bars,

kangaroo bar, etc.), snow plows,

winches or roof luggage carrier

●

Modifications to the vehicle’s suspen-

sion system

●

Installation of electronic devices such

as mobile two-way radios and CD

players

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Modifications to your vehicle for a per-

son with a physical disability

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Driver’s and front passenger’s seat belt reminder light

SRS warning light



For the U.S.A.

“AIR BAG ON” indicator light

“AIR BAG OFF” indicator light



For Canada

“AIR BAG ON” indicator light

“AIR BAG OFF” indicator light

Front passenger occupant classification system

Your vehicle is equipped with a front passenger occupant classification system.
This system detects the conditions of the front passenger seat and activates or
deactivates the front passenger airbag, and front passenger knee airbag.

System components

A
B

C
D

E
F

WARNING

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Front passenger occupant classifica-

tion system precautions

Observe the following precautions

regarding the front passenger occupant

classification system.

Failure to do so may cause death or seri-

ous injury.

●

Wear the seat belt properly.

●

Make sure the front passenger’s seat

belt plate has not been left inserted

into the buckle before someone sits in

the front passenger seat.

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