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In the following cases, contact your Lexus dealer as soon as
possible:
Any of the SRS side airbags and curtain shield airbags have
been inflated.
The portion of the doors (shaded in the illustration) were
involved in an accident that was not severe enough to cause
the SRS side airbags and curtain shield airbags to inflate.
The surface of the seats with the side airbags (shaded in the
illustration) is scratched, cracked, or otherwise damaged.
The portion of the front, center and rear pillar garnish, roof
interior containing the curtain shield airbags inside (shaded
in the illustration) is scratched, cracked, or otherwise
damaged.
NOTICE
Do not disconnect the battery cables before contacting
your Lexus dealer.
FRONT PASSENGER OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
Your vehicle is equipped with a front passenger occupant
classification system. This system detects the conditions
1. through 4. in the table on page 160 and based on these
conditions activates or deactivates the following
systems;
Front passenger airbag
Side airbag on the front passenger seat
Front passenger’s seat belt pretensioner
The system monitors the weight and load on the front
passenger seat, and the seat belt buckle switch to
determine conditions 1. through 4.
In order for the system to detect the conditions correctly,
do not do any of the following:
Apply a heavy load to the front passenger seat or equipment
(e.g. armrest).
Attach a commercial seatback table, etc. to the front
passenger seatback.
Put weight on the front pa ssenger seat by putting your
hands or feet on the seatback from the rear passenger seat.
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Condition and operation in the front passenger occupant classification system
Condition
detected by the
front passenger
occupant
classification
systemIndicator/ warning lightDevices
Front
passenger
occupant
classification
indicator light
SRS warning lightFront
passenger’s
seat belt
reminder lightFront
passenger
airbagSide airbag
on the front
passenger seatCurtain shieldairbag in the
front
passenger
sideFront
passenger’s
seat belt
pretensioner
1. Adult*1“ON”OffFlashing*4Activated
2. Child*2 or
child
restraint
system
*3
“OFF”OffFlashing*4Deactivated
Activated
Activated
3. UnoccupiedNot
illuminatedOffOffDeactivatedDeactivated
4. There is a malfunction
in the system“OFF”OnOffDeactivatedActivated
*1: The system judges a person of adult size as an adult. When a smaller adu\
lt sits in the front passenger seat, the system may
recognize him/her as a child depending on his/her physique and posture.
*2: When a larger child who has outgrown a child restraint system sits in the front\
passenger seat, the system may recognize him/heras an adult depending on his/her physique or posture.
*3: Never install a rear −facing child restraint system on the front passenger seat. A forward −facing child restraint system should only
be installed on the front passenger seat when it is unavoidable. (See “\
Child restraint” on page 162 as for installing the child restraint system.)
*4: When the front passenger does not wear a seat belt.
