Lexus ES350 Service Manual page 42

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1-1. For safe use
Types of collisions that may not deploy the SRS airbags (SRS front airbags)
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The SRS front airbags do not generally inflate if the vehicle is involved in a side or rear
collision, if it rolls over, or if it is involved in a low-speed frontal collision. But, whenever a
collision of any type causes sufficient forward deceleration of the vehicle, deployment of
the SRS front airbags may occur.
Collision from the side
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Collision from the rear
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Vehicle rollover
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Types of collisions that may not deploy the SRS airbags (SRS side and curtain shield air-
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bags)
The SRS side and curtain shield airbags may not activate if the vehicle is subjected to a
collision from the side at certain angles, or a collision to the side of the vehicle body other
than the passenger compartment.
Collision from the side to the vehicle body
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other than the passenger compartment
Collision from the side at an angle
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The SRS side airbags do not generally inflate if the vehicle is involved in a rear collision, if
it rolls over, or if it is involved in a low-speed side or low-speed frontal collision.
Collision from the rear
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Vehicle rollover
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The SRS curtain shield airbags do not generally inflate if the vehicle is involved in a rear
collision, if it pitches end over end, or if it is involved in a low-speed side or low-speed
frontal collision.
Collision from the rear
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Pitching end over end
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