Lexus ES 250 Owner's Manual page 54

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: If equipped
When installing a child restraint
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system to a reclining type rear seat
(if equipped)
When using a child restraint system in
an outer rear seat, adjust the seat as
follows and install the child restraint
system:
 Adjust the seatback angle to the
most upright position.
When installing a forward-facing child
seat, if there is a gap between the child seat
and the seatback, adjust the seatback
angle until good contact is achieved.
 If the head restraint interferes with
the child restraint system installa-
tion and the head restraint can be
removed, remove the head restraint.
Otherwise, put the head restraint in
the upper most position.
1-2. Child safety
WARNING
When using a child restraint system
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Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
● Vehicles without an airbag manual on-
off switch: Never use a rear-facing
child restraint system on the front pas-
senger seat.
The force of the rapid inflation of the
front passenger airbag can cause
death or serious injury to children in
the event of an accident.
Vehicles with an airbag manual on-off
●
switch: Never use a rear-facing child
restraint system on the front passenger
seat when the airbag manual on-off
switch is on. (P.49)
The force of the rapid inflation of the
front passenger airbag can cause
death or serious injury to children in
the event of an accident.
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