Lexus NX 300h 2020 Owner's Manual page 36

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1-1. For safe use
Front passenger's seat belt buckle switch
P
Front impact sensors
Q
Airbag sensor assembly
R
Your vehicle is equipped with ADVANCED AIRBAGS designed based on the US motor
vehicle safety standards (FMVSS208). The airbag sensor assembly (ECU) controls airbag
deployment based on information obtained from the sensors etc. shown in the system com-
ponents diagram above. This information includes crash severity and occupant information.
As the airbags deploy, a chemical reaction in the inflators quickly fills the airbags with non-
toxic gas to help restrain the motion of the occupants.
If the SRS airbags deploy (inflate)
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● Slight abrasions, burns, bruising, etc., may
be sustained from SRS airbags, due to the
extremely high speed deployment (infla-
tion) by hot gases.
● A loud noise and white powder will be
emitted.
Parts of the airbag module (steering
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wheel hub, airbag cover and inflator) as
well as the front seats, 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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● The hybrid system will be stopped and
fuel supply to the engine will be stopped.
(P.73)
All of the doors will be unlocked. (P.111)
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● For Lexus Enform Safety Connect sub-
scribers, if any of the following situations
occur, the system is designed to send an
emergency call to the response center,
notifying them of the vehicle's location
(without needing to push the "SOS" but-
ton) and an agent will attempt to speak
with the occupants to ascertain the level
of emergency and assistance required. If
the occupants are unable to communi-
cate, the agent automatically treats the
call as an emergency and helps to dis-
patch the necessary emergency services.
(P.60)
• An SRS airbag is deployed.
• A seat belt pretensioner is activated.
• The vehicle is involved in a severe rear-
end collision.
SRS airbag deployment conditions (SRS
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front airbags)
The SRS front airbags will deploy in the
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event of an impact that exceeds the set
threshold level (the level of force corre-
sponding to an approximately 12-18 mph
[20-30 km/h] frontal collision with a
fixed wall that does not move or deform).
However, this threshold velocity will be con-
siderably 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
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possible that only the seat belt
pretensioners will activate.
The SRS front airbags for the front pas-
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senger will not activate if there is no pas-
senger sitting in the front passenger seat.
However, the SRS front airbags for the
front passenger may deploy if luggage is
put in the seat, even if the seat is unoccu-
pied.
The SRS seat cushion airbag on the front
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passenger seat will not operate if the
occupant is not wearing a seat belt.
SRS airbag deployment conditions (SRS
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side and curtain shield airbags)
The SRS side and curtain shield airbags
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will deploy in the event of an impact that
exceeds the set threshold level (the level
of force corresponding to the impact
force produced by an approximately
3300 lb. [1500 kg] vehicle colliding with