Lexus RX350 2023, Manual

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1-1. For safe use
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For safety and security
end vehicle rollovers, or low speed front
or side collisions:
• SRS curtain shield airbags
■ When to contact your Lexus dealer
In the following situations, the vehicle will
require inspection and/or repair. Contact
your Lexus dealer as soon as possible.
● When any of the SRS airbags have been
deployed
● When the front of the vehicle is damaged
or deformed, or was involved in a colli-
sion that was not severe enough to cause
any of the following SRS airbags to
deploy:
• SRS front airbags
• SRS knee airbags
• SRS seat cushion airbags
● When a door or its surrounding area is
damaged, deformed or has had a hole
made in it, or was involved in a collision
that was not severe enough to cause any
of the following SRS airbags to deploy:
• SRS side airbags
• SRS curtain shield airbags
● When the pad section of the steering
wheel, the dashboard near the front pas-
senger SRS airbag or the lower side of
the instrument panel is scratched,
cracked, or otherwise damaged.
● When the seat cushion surface is
scratched, cracked, or otherwise dam-
aged.
● When the surface of a seat with an SRS
side airbag is scratched, cracked, or oth-
erwise damaged.
● When the part of a front pillar, rear pillar
or roof side rail garnish (padding) which
covers a SRS curtain shield airbag is
scratched, cracked, or otherwise dam-
aged.
WARNING
■ SRS airbag precautions
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
● The driver and all passengers must
wear their seat belts correctly.
The SRS airbags are supplemental
devices to be used with the seat belts.
● 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 airbag
is the first 2 - 3 in. (50 - 75 mm) of infla-
tion, 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 breastbone. If your current
driving position places you less than 10
in. (250 mm) away from the driver air-
bag, you can change your driving posi-
tion in several ways:
• Move your seat to the rear as far as
possible while still being able to reach
the pedals comfortably.