Lexus IS350 AWD Owner's Manual page 39

WARNING
SRS airbag precautions
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If the seat belt extender has been connected
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to the driver's seat belt buckle but the seat
belt extender has not also been fastened to
the latch plate of the driver's seat belt, the SRS
front airbags for the driver will judge that the
driver is wearing the seat belt even though the
seat belt has not been connected. In this case,
the SRS front airbags for the driver may not
activate correctly in a collision, resulting in
death or serious injury in the event of a colli-
sion. Be sure to wear the seat belt with the
seat belt extender.
The SRS front passenger airbag also deploys with considerable force, and can cause
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death or serious injury especially if the front passenger is very close to the airbag. The
front passenger seat should be as far from the airbag as possible with the seatback
adjusted, so the front passenger sits upright.
Improperly seated and/or restrained infants and children can be killed or seriously
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injured by a deploying airbag. An infant or child who is too small to use a seat belt
should be properly secured using a child restraint system. Lexus strongly recom-
mends that all infants and children be placed in the rear seats of the vehicle and prop-
erly restrained. The rear seats are safer for infants and children than the front
passenger seat. (P. 53)
Do not sit on the edge of the seat or lean
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against the dashboard.
Do not allow a child to stand in front of the
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SRS front passenger airbag unit or sit on the
knees of a front passenger.
Do not allow the front seat occupants to hold
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items on their knees.
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