2016 Lexus GS300h Owner's Manual

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Installing child restraints
Seat belts (An ELR belt requires a lock-
ing clip)
ISOFIX rigid anchors
Lower anchors are provided for the out-
board rear seats. (Buttons displaying the
location of the anchors are attached to
the seats.)
Anchor brackets (for top strap)
Anchor brackets are provided for the
outboard rear seats.
Follow the child restraint system manufacturer’s instructions. Firmly secure
child restraints to the seats using a seat belt or ISOFIX rigid anchors. Attach
the top strap when installing a child restraint.

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■Rear-facing  Baby seat/child seat
Place the child restraint system
on the rear seat facing the rear of
the vehicle.
Run the seat belt through the
child restraint system and insert
the plate into the buckle. Make
sure that the belt is not twisted.
Install a locking clip near the tab
of the lap and shoulder belt by
inserting the lap and shoulder
webbing through the recesses of
the locking clip. Buckle the belt
again. If the belt has any slack,
release the buckle and reinstall
the locking clip.
Installing child restraints using a seat belt
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■Forward-facing  Child seat
Remove the head restraint if it
interferes with your child restraint
system.
Place the child restraint system
on the seat facing the front of the
vehicle.
Run the seat belt through the
child restraint system and insert
the plate into the buckle. Make
sure that the belt is not twisted.
Install a locking clip near the tab
of the lap and shoulder belt by
inserting the lap and shoulder
webbing through the recesses of
the locking clip. Buckle the belt
again. If the belt has any slack,
release the buckle and reinstall
the locking clip.
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■Junior seatRemove the head restraint if it
interferes with your child restraint
system.
Place the child restraint system
on the seat facing the front of the
vehicle.
Sit the child in the child restraint
system. Fit the seat belt to the
child restraint system according
to the manufacturer’s instructions
and insert the plate into the
buckle. Make sure that the belt is
not twisted.
Check that the shoulder belt is cor-
rectly positioned over the child’s
shoulder and that the lap belt is as
low as possible. ( →P. 3 8 )
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Push the buckle release button and fully
retract the seat belt. Remove the head restraint if it inter-
feres with your child restraint system.
Widen the gap between the seat cushion and seatback slightly.
Latch the buckles onto the exclusive
fixing bars.
If the child restraint has a top strap, the
top strap should be latched onto the
anchor bracket.
Removing a child restraint installed with a seat belt
Installation with ISOFIX rigid anchor
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Remove the head restraint.
Secure the child restraint system
using the seat belt or ISOFIX rigid
anchors.
Open the anchor bracket cover,
latch the hook onto the anchor
bracket and tighten the top strap.
Make sure the top strap is securely
latched.
■When installing a child restraint system
You need a locking clip to install the child restraint system. Follow the instructions pro-
vided by the manufacturer of the system. If yo ur child restraint system does not provide a
locking clip, you can purchase the following item from any authorized Lexus dealer or
repairer, or another duly qualified and equipped professional:
Locking clip for child restraint system
(Part No. 73119-22010)
Child restraint systems with a top strap
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WA R N I N G
■When installing a child restraint system
Follow the directions given in the child restraint system installation manual and fix the
child restraint system securely in place.
If the child restraint system is not correctly fixed in place, the child or other passengers
may be seriously injured or even killed in the event of sudden braking, sudden swerving
or an accident.
●If the driver’s seat interferes with the child
restraint system and prevents it from being
attached correctly, attach the child restraint
system to the right-hand rear seat (left-hand
drive vehicles) or the left-hand rear seat
(right-hand drive vehicles).
●Adjust the front passenge r seat so that it does
not interfere with the child restraint system.
●Only put a forward-facing child restraint sys-
tem on the front seat when unavoidable.
When installing a forward-facing child
restraint system on the front passenger seat,
move the seat as far back as possible.
Failure to do so may result in death or serious
injury if the airbags deploy (inflate).

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WA R N I N G
■When installing a child restraint system
●Never use a rear-facing child restraint system
on the front passenger seat when the airbag
manual on-off switch is on. (→P. 5 3 )
The force of the rapid inflation of the front
passenger airbag can cause death or serious
injury to children in the event of an accident.
●There is a label(s) on the passenger side sun
visor, indicating it is forbidden to attach a rear-
facing child restraint system to the front pas-
senger seat.
Details of the label(s) are shown in the illustra-
tion below.