1994 Lexus ES300 seat adjustment

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Rear outside seat belts
Sit up straight and well back in the seat. To fasten your
belt, pull it out of the retractor and insert the tab into the
buckle.
You will hear a click when the tab locks into the buckle.
The seat belt length automatically adjusts to your size.
The retractor will lock the belt during a sudden stop or on
impact. It also may lock if you lean forward too quickly. A slow,
easy motion will allow the belt to extend, and you can move
around freely. When the shoulder belt is completely extended
and is then retracted even slightly, the belt is locked in that
position and cannot be extended. This feature is used to hold
the child restraint system securely. (For details, see “Child
restraint” on page 67.)
To free the belt again, fully retract the belt and then pull the belt
out once more.If the seat belt cannot be pulled out of the retractor, firmly pull
the belt and release it. You will then be able to smoothly pull the
belt out of the retractor.
CAUTION:
After inserting the tab, make sure the connection is secure
and that the belt is not twisted.
Take up slack
Too high
Keep as low on hip
bone as possible
Adjust the position of the lap and shoulder belts.
Position the lap belt as low as possible on your hips − not on
your waist, then adjust it to a snug fit by pulling the shoulder
portion upward through the latch plate.
CAUTION:

High-positioned lap belts and loose-fitting shoulder
belts both could increase the chance of injury due to
sliding under the lap belt during an accident.

For your safety, do not place the shoulder belt under
your arm.

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To release the belt, press the buckle release button and
allow the belt to retract.
If the belt does not retract smoothly, pull it out and check for
kinks or twists, Then make sure it remains untwisted as it
retracts.
Rear center seat belt
Lengthen
Sit up straight and well back in the seat. To fasten your
belt, insert the tab into the buckle.
You will hear a click when the tab locks into the buckle.
If the belt is not long enough for you, hold the tab at a right angle
to the belt and pull on the tab.
CAUTION:
After inserting the tab, make sure the connection is secure
and that the belt is not twisted.
Too high
Keep as low on hip bone as possible
Adjust to a snug fit
Remove excess length of the belt and adjust the belt
position.
To shorten the belt, pull the free end of the belt.
Position the lap belt as low as possible on your hips − not on
your waist, then adjust it to a snug fit.
CAUTION:
High-positioned lap belts could increase the chance of
injury due to sliding under the lap belt during an accident.

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To release the belt, press the buckle release button.
Seat belt extender
If your seat belt cannot be fastened securely because it is not
long enough, a personalized seat belt extender is available
from your Lexus dealer free of charge.
Please contact your local Lexus dealer so that the dealer can
order the proper required length for the extender. Bring the
heaviest coat you expect to wear for proper measurement and
selection of length. Additional ordering information is available
at your Lexus dealer.CAUTION:
When using the seat belt extender, observe the following.
Failure to follow these instructions could result in less
effectiveness of the seat belt restraint system in case of
vehicle accident, increasing the chance of personal injury.

Never use the seat belt extender if you can fasten the
seat belt without it.

Remember that the extender provided for you may not
be safe when used on a different vehicle, or for another
person and at different seating positions than
specified.
To connect the extender to the seat belt, insert the tab into
the seat belt buckle so that the “PRESS” signs on the
buckle release buttons of the extender and the seat belt
are both facing outward as shown.
You will hear a click when the tab locks into the buckle.

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button on the extender, not on the seat belt. This helps prevent
damage to the vehicle interior and extender itself.
When not in use, remove the extender and store in the vehicle
for future use.
CAUTION:
After inserting the tab, make sure the connection is secure
and that the seat belt extender is not twisted.
SRS AIRBAG
The SRS (Supplemental Restraint System) airbag is
designed to provide further protection to the driver and
front passenger when added to the protection provided by
the seat belts.
In response to a severe frontal impact, the airbags inflate
and reduce the likelihood of the driver and passenger’s
heads from directly hitting the steering wheel and
instrument panel.
The passenger airbag is activated together with the driver
airbag, even with no passenger in the front seat.

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This indicator comes on when the ignition key is turned to the
“ACC” or “ON” position. It goes off after about 6 seconds. This
means the SRS airbags are operating properly.
The SRS airbag warning light system monitors the front airbag
sensors, center airbag sensor assembly, inflators, warning
light, interconnecting wiring and power sources.The SRS airbag system is designed to activate in response to
a severe frontal impact within the shaded area shown in the
illustration.
The SRS airbags do not work in the following cases.

Impact from the side or rear

Vehicle overturn

Frontal collision at low speeds
For your safety, be sure to always wear your seat belts.

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Front airbag sensorWarning lightFront airbag sensor
Passenger airbag module
(airbag and inflator)
Center airbag sensor assembly
Steering wheel
pad assembly
(airbag and
inflator)
The center airbag sensor assembly consists of a safing sensor
and center airbag sensor. In a severe frontal impact, a front
airbag sensor and safing sensor, or center airbag sensor and
safing sensor detect the shock and the center airbag sensor
assembly triggers the inflators. Then the inflators fill the
airbags to help restrain forward motion of the occupants.
When the SRS airbags operate, they produce an operating
noise and release a small amount of smoke-like gas. This gas
is harmless and does not indicate a fire.CAUTION:

The SRS airbag system is designed only as a
supplement to the conventional seat belt systems of
the driver and front passenger. The front seat
occupants are particularly susceptible to injury if they
do not wear their seat belts; when sudden braking or a
collision occurs, they may be thrown forward. To obtain
further protection in an accident, the driver and all
passengers in the vehicle should always wear their seat
belts when driving. For instructions and precautions
concerning the seat belt system, see “SEAT BELTS” on
page 55.

A baby or small child who is too small to use a seat belt
should be properly secured in a rear seat using a child
restraint system.

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Far back

Do not use a rear-facing child restraint system in the
front seat because the force of the rapid inflation of the
passenger airbag may cause severe injury to the child.
When using a forward-facing child restraint system in
the front seat, the seat must be moved as far back as
possible. For instructions concerning the installation
of a child restraint system, see “CHILD RESTRAINT” on
page 67.
Do not sit on the edge of the seat or lean over the
instrument panel when the vehicle is in use. The airbag
inflates with considerable speed and force; you may be
severely injured. Sit up straight and well back in the
seat, and always use your seat belt.

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The front part of the vehicle (shaded in the illustration) was
involved in an accident not of the extent to cause the SRS
airbags to inflate.

The pad section of the steering wheel or front passenger
airbag cover (shaded in the illustration) is scratched,
cracked, or otherwise damaged.
CHILD RESTRAINT
Child restraint precautions
Lexus strongly urges the use of child restraint system for
children small enough to use it.
The laws of all fifty states in the U.S.A. and Canada now
require the use of a child restraint system.
CAUTION:
For effective protection in automobile accidents and
sudden stops, children must be properly restrained.
Holding a child in your arms is not a substitute for a child
restraint system. In an accident, the child can be crushed
against the windshield, or between you and the vehicle’s
interior if you are unrestrained.
Child restraint system
A child restraint system for a small child or baby must
itself be restrained on the seat with either the lap belt or
the lap portion of the lap / shoulder belt.
The child restraint system should conform to the size of the
child and properly fit the vehicle seat. For greater safety, the
child restraint system should be installed in the rear seat.
According to accident statistics, children are safer when
properly restrained in the rear seat than in the front seat.
When installing a child restraint system, refer to the
instructions provided by its manufacturer and follow the
directions under the following illustrations.
CAUTION:
After installing the child restraint system, make sure it is
secured in place. If it is not restrained securely, it may
cause injury to the child in the event of a sudden stop or
accident.
When not using the child restraint system, keep it secured with
the seat belt or place it in the trunk or somewhere other than
in the vehicle. This will prevent it injuring passengers in the
event of a sudden stop or accident.