Lexus NX350h 2022, Owner'S Manual

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The threshold level at which the SRS airbags will deploy will be higher than normal in
the in the following situations:
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When the vehicle collides with an object, such as a parked vehicle or sign pole,
which moves or deforms 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
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Depending on the type of collision, only the following may deploy:
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Seat belt pretensioners
● The SRS airbags for the front passenger's seat will not deploy if there is no passenger
in the front passenger seat. However, the SRS airbags for the front passenger's seat
may deploy, even if the seat is unoccupied, if luggage is put on the seat.
● The SRS seat cushion airbag for the front passenger’s seat will not deploy if the seat
belt of the front passenger’s seat is unfastened.
● In the event of an especially severe frontal collision, the left and right SRS curtain shield
airbags may also deploy.
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The SRS airbags deploy in a side impact when
● The following SRS airbags will deploy in the event of an impact that exceeds the
set threshold level (level of force corresponding to the impact force produced by an
approximately 3300 lb. [1500 kg] vehicle colliding with the passenger compartment
at a perpendicular angle at an approximate speed of 12 - 18 mph [20 - 30 km/h]):
• SRS side airbags
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SRS curtain shield airbags
● In the event of a side collision, regardless of the impacted side, both the left and right
SRS curtain shield airbags will deploy.
● If the vehicle is involved in a rollover, the following SRS airbags will deploy:
• Both left and right SRS curtain shield airbags
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The SRS airbags deploy in an underside impact when
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The following airbags may deploy if the underside
of the vehicle collides with a hard object:
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SRS front airbags
• SRS knee airbags
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SRS seat cushion airbags
• SRS side airbags
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SRS curtain shield airbags
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