Lexus GS 350 Owner's Manual page 60

WARNING
Modification and disposal of SRS airbag system components
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Do not dispose of your vehicle or perform any of the following modifications without
consulting your Lexus dealer. The SRS airbags may malfunction or deploy (inflate)
accidentally, causing death or serious injury.
Installation, removal, disassembly and repair of the SRS airbags
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Repairs, modifications, removal or replacement of the steering wheel, instrument
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panel, dashboard, glove box, seats or seat upholstery, front, side and rear pillars or
roof side rails
Repairs or modifications of the front fender, front bumper, or side of the occupant
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compartment
Installation of a grille guard (bull bars, kangaroo bar, etc.), snow plows or winches
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Modifications to the vehicle's suspension system
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Installation of electronic devices such as mobile two-way radios (RF-transmitter) and
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CD players
Modifications to your vehicle for a person with a physical disability
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If the SRS airbags deploy (inflate)
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Slight abrasions, burns, bruising etc., may be sustained from SRS airbags, due to the
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extremely high speed deployment (inflation) by hot gases.
A loud noise and white powder will be emitted.
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Parts of the airbag module (steering wheel hub, airbag cover and inflator) as well as the
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seats, the glove box, parts of the front and rear pillars, and roof side rails may be hot for
several minutes. The airbag itself may also be hot.
The windshield may crack.
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SRS airbag deployment conditions (SRS front airbags)
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The SRS front airbags will deploy in the event of an impact that exceeds the set thresh-
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old level (the level of force corresponding to an approximately 20 - 30 km/h [12 - 18
mph] frontal collision with a fixed wall that does not move or deform).
However, this threshold velocity will be considerably higher in the following situations:
• If the vehicle strikes an object, such as a parked vehicle or sign pole, which can move
or deform on impact
• If the vehicle is involved in an underride collision, such as a collision in which the
front of the vehicle "underrides", or goes under, the bed of a truck
Depending on the type of collision, it is possible that only the seat belt pretensioners will
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activate.
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