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Before driving
HS250h_U_75033U(Canada)
CAUTION
■While driving
●Do not adjust the position of the driver’s seat.
Doing so could cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle.
●Do not place a cushion between the driver or passenger and the seatback.
A cushion may prevent correct posture from being achieved, and reduce the
effectiveness of the seat belt and head restraint, increasing the risk of death or
serious injury to the driver or passenger.
●Do not place anything under the front seats.
Objects placed under the front seats may become jammed in the seat tracks and
stop the seat from locking in place. This may lead to an accident, resulting in
death or serious injury. The adjustment mechanism may also be damaged.
■Adjusting the seat position
●Take care when adjusting the seat position to ensure that other passengers are
not injured by the moving seat.
●Do not put your hands under the seat or near the moving parts to avoid injury.
Fingers or hands may become jammed in the seat mechanism.
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■SRS airbag precautions
●The SRS front passenger airbag also deploys with considerable force, and can
cause 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 seri-
ously 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
recommends that all infants and children be placed in the rear seats of the vehicle
and properly restrained. The rear seats are safer for infants and children than the
front passenger seat. (→P. 121)
●If the seat belt extender has been con-
nected 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 driver airbag system will
judge that the driver is wearing the seat belt
even though the seat belt has not been
connected. In this case, the SRS driver
airbag may not activate correctly in a colli-
sion, resulting in death or serious injury in
the event of a collision. Be sure to wear the
seat belt with the seat belt extender.
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■Front passenger occupant classification system precautions
●Do not recline the front passenger seatback so far that it touches a rear seat. This
may cause the “AIR BAG OFF” indicator light to be illuminated, which indicates
that the passenger’s airbags will not deploy in the event of a severe accident. If the
seatback touches the rear seat, return the seatback to a position where it does
not touch the rear seat. Keep the front passenger seatback as upright as possible
when the vehicle is moving. Reclining the seatback excessively may lessen the
effectiveness of the seat belt system.
●If an adult sits in the front passenger seat, the “AIR BAG ON” indicator light is illu-
minated. If the “AIR BAG OFF” indicator is illuminated, ask the passenger to sit
up straight, well back in the seat, feet on the floor, and with the seat belt worn cor-
rectly. If the “AIR BAG OFF” indicator still remains illuminated, either ask the pas-
senger to move to the rear seat, or if that is not possible, move the front passenger
seat fully rearward.
●When it is unavoidable to install a forward-facing child restraint system on the
front passenger seat, install the child restraint system on the front passenger seat
in the proper order. (→P. 1 2 5 )
●Do not modify or remove the front seats.
●Do not kick the front passenger seat or subject it to severe impact. Otherwise,
the SRS warning light may come on to indicate a malfunction of the detection sys-
tem. In this case, contact your Lexus dealer immediately.
●Child restraint systems installed on the rear seat should not contact the front
seatbacks.
●Do not use a seat accessory, such as a cushion and seat cover, that covers the
seat cushion surface.
●Do not modify or replace the upholstery of the front seat.
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Alphabetical index
HS250h_U_75033U(Canada)
Automatic light control system ........183
AUX adapter ......................................... 307
Auxiliary box .......................................... 370
Back-up lightsReplacing light bulbs ....................... 470
Wattage .................................................558
Battery
Checking ............................................... 433
If the vehicle has a discharged 12-volt battery .................................. 536
Preparing and checking
before winter.....................................244
Bluetooth
®................................................ 311
Bottle holders ........................................ 369
Brake Fluid .......................................................... 556
Parking brake ........................................160
Brake assist ..............................................225
Break-in tips ............................................. 137
Brightness control Instrument panel light
control ...................................................163
Care Exterior ................................................... 402
Interior.....................................................406
Seat belts ............................................... 407
Cargo capacity ......................................243
CD changer ............................................ 273
CD player.................................................273
Chains........................................................245 Child restraint system
Booster seats, definition .................... 121
Booster seats, installation ................. 131
Convertible seats, definition............ 121
Convertible seats, installation ........129
Front passenger occupant
classification system ......................... 116
Infant seats, definition .......................... 121
Infant seats, installation ..................... 128
Installing CRS with LATCH
anchors..................................................126
Installing CRS with seat belts ........ 128
Installing CRS with top tether straps ......................................................132
Child safety Airbag precautions ................................ 111
Child restraint system ......................... 121
Child-protectors .................................. 58
How your child should wear the seat belt .......................................... 75
Installing child restraints................... 125
Moon roof precautions........................91
Power window lock switch ..............86
Power window precautions ........... 88
Removed electronic key battery precautions........................................454
Seat belt extender precautions...... 78
Seat belt precautions .......................... 76
Seat heater precautions..................376
Trunk precautions................................. 62
12-volt battery precautions ...........435
Child-protectors ......................................58
Cleaning Exterior....................................................402
Interior .................................................... 406
Seat belts ................................................407
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*: Refer to “Navigation System Owner’s Manual”.