2006 Lexus GS430 ESP

OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS
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In the following cases, contact your Lexus dealer as soon as
possible.
The front of the vehicle (shaded in the illustration) was
involved in an accident that was not severe enough to cause
the seat belt pretensioners to operate.
 The seat belt pretensioner assembly or surrounding area is
scratched, cracked, or otherwise damaged.
SRS DRIVER AIRBAG AND FRONT
PASSENGER AIRBAG
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 1Driver airbag 2Front passenger airbag
3Front passenger knee airbag 4
Driver knee airbag
The SRS (Supplemental Restraint System) front airbags
are designed to provide further protection for the driver
and front passenger in addition to the primary safety
protection provided by the seat belts.
In response to a severe frontal impact, the SRS front airbags
work together with the seat be lts to help reduce injury by
inflating. The SRS front airbags help reduce injuries mainly to
the driver’s or front passenger’s head or chest or knees caused
by hitting the vehicle interior.

OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS
162The front airbag sensors constantly monitor the forward
deceleration of the vehicle. If an impact results in a forward
deceleration beyond the designed threshold level, the system
triggers
the airbag inflators. At this time a chemical reaction in
the inflators very quickly fills the airbags with non−toxic gas to
help restrain the forward motion of the occupants. The front
airbags then quickly deflate, so that there is no obstruction of
the driver’s vision should it be necessary to continue driving.
When the airbags inflate, they produce a loud noise and
release some smoke and residue along with non −toxic gas.
This does not indicate a fire. This smoke may remain inside
the vehicle for some time, and may cause some minor irritation
to the eyes, skin or breathing. Be sure to wash off any residue
as soon as possible to prevent any potential skin irritation with
soap and water. If you can safely exit from the vehicle, you
should do so immediately. Deployment of the
airbags happens in a fraction of a second,
so the airbags must inflate with considerable force. While the
system is designed to reduce serious injuries, primarily to the
head and chest, it may also cause other, less severe injuries
to the face, chest, arms and hands. These are usually in the
nature of minor burns or abrasions and swelling, but the force
of a deploying airbag can cause more serious injuries,
especially if an occupant’s hands, arms, chest or head is in
close proximity to the airbag module at the time of deployment.
This is why it is important for the occupant to; avoid placing any
object or part of the body between the occupant and the airbag
module; sit straight and well back into the seat; wear the
available seat belt properly; and sit as far as possible from the
airbag module, while still maintaining control of the vehicle.
Parts of the airbag module (steering wheel hub, lower portion
of instrument panel, dashboard and inflator) may be hot for
several minutes after deployment, so do not touch! The
airbags inflate only once. The windshield may be damaged by
absorbing some of the force of the inflating airbag.

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SRS SIDE AIRBAGS AND CURTAINSHIELD AIRBAGS
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 1Curtain shield airbag
2Front side airbag
3Rear side airbag (for some models)
The SRS (Supplemental Restraint System) side airbags
and curtain shield airbags are designed to provide further
protection for the driver, front passenger and rear
outboard passengers in addition to the primary safety
protection provided by the seat belts. In response to a severe side impact, the SRS side airbags and
curtain shield airbags work with the seat belts to help reduce
injury by inflating. The SRS front side airbags help reduce
injuries mainly
to the driver’s or front passenger’s chest. The
SRS curtain shield airbags help reduce injuries mainly to the
driver’s, front passenger’s or rear outboard passenger’s head.
The SRS front side airbag on the passenger seat will not
activate if there is no passenger sitting in the front passenger
seat. However, the front side airbag on the passenger seat
may deploy if luggage is put in the seat, or the seat belt is
buckled up, regardless of the presence of an occupant in the
seat.
The SRS curtain shield airbags may activate even when the
side airbags are not activated.
Always wear your seat belt properly.
Vehicles equipped with SRS rear side airbags—
The SRS rear side airbags help reduce injuries mainly to the
rear outboard passenger’s chest.
The SRS rear side airbags will activate regardless of the
presence of the occupant.

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CAUTION
SRS side airbags and curtain shield airbags inflate with
considerable force. To reduce the possibility of death
or serious injury when they inflate, the driver, front
passenger and rear outboard passengers must:
Wear their seat belts properly.
 Remain properly seated with their backs upright and
against the seats at all times.
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Do not allow anyone to lean against the door when
the vehicle is in use, since the side airbag and curtain
shield airbag could inflate with considerable speed
and force. Otherwise, he/she may be killed or
seriously injured. Special care should be taken
especially when you have a small child in the vehicle.
 Sit up straight and well back in the seat, distributing
your weight evenly in the seat. Do not apply
excessive weight to the outer side of the seats with a
side airbag, and to the front pillar, rear pillar and roof
side rail with a curtain shield airbag.

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Do not allow anyone to get his/her head close to the
area where the side airbag and curtain shield airbag
inflate, since these airbags could inflate with
considerable speed and force. Otherwise, he/she
may be killed or seriously injured. Special care
should be taken especially when you have a small
child in the vehicle.
 Do not allow anyone to kneel on the front passenger
(and outboard rear )seat, facing the front passenger’s
side (and rear outboard passenger’s side) door, since
the side airbag and curtain shield airbag could inflate
with considerable speed and force. Otherwise,
he/she may be killed or seriously injured. Special
care should be taken especially when you have a
small child in the vehicle.
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 Do not allow anyone to get his/her head or hands out
of windows since the curtain shield airbags could
inflate with considerable speed and force.
Otherwise, he/she may be killed or seriously injured.
Special care should be taken especially when you
have a small child in the vehicle.

STEERING WHEEL AND MIRRORS
210When the outside air temperature is low, it may take a little
longer for the mirror to darken in response to the detection of
headlights.
CAUTION
Do not adjust the mirror while the vehicle is moving.
Doing so may cause the
driver to mishandle the vehicle
and an accident may occur resulting in death or serious
injuries.
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To ensure correct functioning of antiglare mirror sensors
located on both sides of the mirror, do not touch or cover
the sensors with your finger or a piece of cloth, etc.
Compass
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The compass indicates the direction in which the vehicle
is heading. The illustration shown above indicates the
vehicle is heading north.
Displays
Directions
N
NE E
SE S
SW W
NWNorth
Northeast East
Southeast South
Southwest West
Northwest

TOUCH SCREEN
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Initial screen
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When you select the engine switch in “ACC” or “IG −ON” mode,
the initial screen appears and the system begins operating.
After a few seconds, the initial screen disappears.
CAUTION
When the vehicle is stopped with the engine running,
always apply the parking brake for safety.
Touch switch operation
This system is operated mainly by the switches on the screen.
To prevent damage to the screen, lightly touch switches on the
screen with your finger. When you touch a switch on the
screen, a beep sounds.
Do not use objects other than your finger to touch the screen.
INFORMATION
 If the system does not respond to a touch of a switch,
move your finger away from the screen and then
touch it again.
 You cannot operate dimmed switches.
 Wipe off fingerprints on the surface of the display
using a glass cleaning cloth.
 The displayed image may become darker and moving
images may be slightly distorted when the display is
cold.

TOUCH SCREEN
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1Indicates a condition of Bluetooth connection.
“Blue” indicates excellent condition of Bluetooth connection.
“Yellow” indicates the condition easy to disconnect the
Bluetooth, causing a deterioration in voice.
Not displayed: no connection to the Bluetooth.
2 Indicates the receiving area.
“Rm” is displayed when receiving in Roaming area.
“Hm” is displayed when receiving in Home area.
3
Indicates the level of reception.

Too bad Excellent
The level of reception does not always correspond with the one
of your cellular phone.
4 “A” is displayed when calling in analogue.
“D” is displayed when calling in digital.
Nothing is displayed when the system can get no information
from your cellular phone.
INFORMATION
This system supports the following service.
 HFP (Hands Free Profile) Ver. 1.0
 OPP (Object Push Profile) Ver. 1.1
If your cellular phone does not support HFP, you cannot
enter the Bluetooth phone, and take OPP service indi-
vidually.