Seat Belts - Lexus RX350 Manual

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1-1. For safe use

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.
Wearing a seat belt
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Ensure that all passengers wear a seat
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belt.
Always wear a seat belt properly.
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● 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
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your arm.
Always wear your seat belt low and
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snug across your hips.
● RX350L: Do not let third-row seat
passengers to use second-row seat
seat belts.
Pregnant women
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Obtain medical advice and wear the seat
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belt in the proper way. (
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.
People suffering illness
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Obtain medical advice and wear the seat
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belt in the proper way. (
When children are in the vehicle
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