Lexus IS350 AWD Owner's Manual page 43

Conditions under which the SRS airbags may deploy (inflate), other than a collision
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The SRS front airbags and SRS curtain shield airbags may also deploy if a serious impact
occurs to the underside of your vehicle. Some examples are shown in the illustration.
Hitting a curb, edge of pavement or hard sur-
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face
Falling into or jumping over a deep hole
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Landing hard or falling
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The SRS curtain shield airbags may also deploy under the situations shown in the illustra-
tion.
The angle of vehicle tip-up is marginal.
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The vehicle skids and hits a curb stone.
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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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IS350 AWD/IS350/IS300 AWD/IS300_U
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