Lexus GS 350 Owner's Manual page 57

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1-1. For safe use
WARNING
SRS airbag precautions
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Observe the following precautions regarding the SRS airbags.
Failure to do so may cause death or serious injury.
The driver and all passengers in the vehicle must wear their seat belts properly.
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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 seri-
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ous injury especially if the driver is very close to the airbag.
Since the risk zone for the driver's airbag is the first 50 - 75 mm (2 - 3 in.) of inflation,
placing yourself 250 mm (10 in.) 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 you sit less than 250 mm (10 in.) away now, you can change your
driving position in several ways:
• Move your seat to the rear as far as you can while still reaching the pedals com-
fortably.
• Slightly recline the back of the seat.
Although vehicle designs vary, many drivers can achieve the 250 mm (10 in.) dis-
tance, even with the driver seat all the way forward, simply by reclining the back of
the seat somewhat. If reclining the back of your seat makes it hard to see the road,
raise yourself by using a firm, non-slippery cushion, or raise the seat if your vehicle
has that feature.
• If your steering wheel is adjustable, tilt it downward. This points the airbag toward
your chest instead of your head and neck.
The seat should be adjusted as recommended above, while still maintaining control
of the foot pedals, steering wheel, and your view of the instrument panel controls.
The SRS front passenger airbag also deploys with considerable force, and can cause
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death or serious injury especially if the front passenger is very close to the airbag. The
front passenger seat should be as far from the airbag as possible with the seatback
adjusted, so the front passenger sits upright.
Except for Taiwan: Improperly seated and/or restrained infants and children can be
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killed or seriously injured by a deploying airbag. An infant or child who is too small to
use a seat belt should be properly secured using a child restraint system. Lexus
strongly recommends that all infants and children be placed in the rear seats of the
vehicle and properly restrained. The rear seats are safer for infants and children than
the front passenger seat. (P. 64)
For Taiwan: Improperly seated and/or restrained infants and children can be killed or
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seriously injured by a deploying airbag. An infant or child who is too small to use a
seat belt should be properly secured using a child restraint system. Ensure that all
infants and children are placed in the rear seats of the vehicle and properly restrained.
(P. 70)
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