Child Restraint Systems - Lexus NX300 Owner's Manual

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1-1. For safe use

Child restraint systems

Before installing a child restraint
system in the vehicle, there are pre-
cautions that need to be observed,
different types of child restraint sys-
tems, as well as installation meth-
ods, etc., written in this manual.
 Use a child restraint system when
riding with a small child that can-
not properly use a seat belt. For
the child's safety, install the child
restraint system to a rear seat. Be
sure to follow the installation
method that is in the operation
manual enclosed with the
restraint system.
Table of contents
Points to remember: →P.46
Child restraint system: →P.48
When using a child restraint system on
a passenger seat: →P.49
When using a child restraint system on
a rear seat: →P.50
Child restraint system installation
method
• Fixed with a seat belt: →P.50
• Fixed with a child restraint LATCH
anchor: →P.54
• Using an anchor bracket (for top
tether strap): →P.56
Points to remember
The laws of all 50 states of the U.S.A.
as well as Canada now require the use
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of child restraint systems.
 Prioritize and observe the warn-
ings, as well as the laws and regula-
tions for child restraint systems.
 Choose a child restraint system that
suits your vehicle and is appropriate
to the age and size of the child.
 Use a child restraint system appro-
priate for the child until the child
becomes large enough to properly
wear the vehicle's seat belt.
WARNING
■ When a child is riding
Observe the following precautions. Fail-
ure to do so may result in death or seri-
ous injury.
For effective protection in automobile
●
accidents and sudden stops, a child
must be properly restrained, using a
seat belt or child restraint system
depending on the age and size of the
child.
Lexus strongly urges the use of a
●
proper child restraint system that con-
forms to the size of the child, installed
on the rear seat. According to acci-
dent statistics, the child is safer when
properly restrained in the rear seat
than in the front seat.
● Holding a child in your or someone
else's arms is not a substitute for a child
restraint system. In an accident, the
child can be crushed against the wind-
shield or between the holder and the
interior of the vehicle.
● Place one child to a child restraint sys-
tem and then secure the child with the
harness of the child restraint system.