Lexus ES 250 Owner's Manual page 77

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1-2. Child safety
dealer for the child restraint system
installation.
 Use a child restraint system appro-
priate for the child until the child
becomes large enough to properly
wear the vehicle's seat belt.
 Choose a child restraint system
appropriate to the age and size of
the child.
 Note that not all child restraint sys-
tems can fit in all vehicles.Before
using or purchasing a child restraint
system, check the compatibility of
the child restraint system with seat
positions. (P.76)
WARNING
When a child is riding
■
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
For effective protection in automobile
●
accidents and sudden stops, a child
must be properly restrained, using a
seat belt or child restraint system
depending on the age and size of the
child.
● Never install a child restraint system on
the front passenger seat. In the event
of an accident, the force of the rapid
inflation of the front passenger airbag
can cause death or serious injury to
the child if the child restraint system is
installed on the front passenger seat.
● Lexus strongly urges the use of a
proper child restraint system that con-
forms to the size of the child, installed
on the rear seat. According to acci-
dent statistics, the child is safer when
properly restrained in the rear seat
than in the front seat.
● Holding a child in your or someone
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
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
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-
●
tem, installation may be difficult or
impossible. In those cases, check
whether the child restraint system is
suitable for installment in the vehicle.
(P.81, 83) 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-
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
restraint system, remove it from the
vehicle or store it securely in the trunk.
Child restraint system
Install the available child restraint sys-
tem in vehicle upon confirming the fol-
lowing items.