Lexus RX 450h Owner's Manual page 104

102 1-2. Child safety
dealer for the child restraint system
installation.
 Use a child restraint system until the
child becomes large enough to
properly wear the vehicle's seat belt.
 Choose a child restraint system that
suits your vehicle and is appropriate
to the age and size of the child.
WARNING
When a child is riding
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Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
For effective protection in automobile
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accidents and sudden stops, a child
must be properly restrained, using a
seat belt or child restraint system
which is correctly installed. For installa-
tion details, refer to the operation man-
ual enclosed with the child restraint
system. General installation instruction
is provided in this manual.
Lexus strongly urges the use of a
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proper child restraint system that con-
forms to the weight and size of the
child, installed on the second-row seat.
According to accident statistics, the
child is safer when properly restrained
in the second-row seat than in the front
seat.
Child restraint system
Install the available child restraint system in vehicle upon confirming the following
items.
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Holding a child in your or someone
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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.
Handling the child restraint system
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If the child restraint system is not prop-
erly fixed in place, the child or other pas-
sengers may be seriously injured or even
killed in the event of sudden braking, sud-
den swerving, or an accident.
If the vehicle were to receive a strong
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impact from an accident, etc., it is pos-
sible that the child restraint system has
damage that is not readily visible. In
such cases, do not reuse the restraint
system.
Depending on the child restraint sys-
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tem, installation may be difficult or
impossible. In those cases, check
whether the child restraint system is
suitable for installment in the vehicle.
(P.107, 109) Be sure to install and
observe the usage rules after carefully
reading the child restraint system fixing
method in this manual, as well as the
operation manual enclosed with the
child restraint system.
Keep the child restraint system prop-
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erly secured on the seat even if it is not
in use. Do not store the child restraint
system unsecured in the passenger
compartment.
If it is necessary to detach the child
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restraint system, remove it from the
vehicle or store it securely in the lug-
gage compartment.