Seat Belt Pretensioners - Lexus LC500 2017 Owner's Manual

Vehicles with power type head

restraint
WARNING
When using the seat belt guide
■
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.
Always make sure that the belt is not
●
twisted, and runs freely through the
guide.
Regardless of whether the guide is
●
used or not, always secure the seat belt
guide button.
● Do not hang from or pull the guide
forcefully.

Seat belt pretensioners

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
event of a minor frontal impact, a minor
side impact or a rear impact.
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1-1. For safe use
Replacing the belt after the preten-
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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
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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