2018 LEXUS NX300h warning

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For safety and security • Can help protect primarily the head of occupants in the outer seats
• Can help prevent the occupants from being thrown from the vehicle in the event of vehi-
cle rollover■
SRS airbag system components
Front passenger airbag
“AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG OFF” indicator lights
Side airbags
Curtain shield airbags
Side impact sensors (rear)
SRS warning light
Front passenger occupant classifi cation system (ECU and sensors)
Driver airbag
Side impact sensors (front door)
Driver’s seat belt pretensioner
Front passenger's seat belt pretensioner and force limiter
Passenger seat cushion airbag
Driver’s seat position sensor
Driver knee airbag
Driver’s seat belt buckle switch
Front passenger’s seat belt buckle switch
Front impact sensors
Airbag sensor assembly A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
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P
Q
R

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For safety and security WARNING■
SRS airbag precautions
Observe the following precautions
regarding the SRS airbags.
Failure to do so may cause death or seri-
ous injury. ●
The driver and all passengers in the
vehicle must wear their seat belts
properly.
The SRS airbags are supplemental
devices to be used with the seat belts. ●
The SRS driver airbag deploys with
considerable force, and can cause
death or serious injury especially if the
driver is very close to the airbag. The
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) advises:
Since the risk zone for the driver’s air-
bag is the first 2 - 3 in. (50 - 75 mm) of
inflation, placing yourself 10 in. (250
mm) from your driver airbag provides
you with a clear margin of safety. This
distance is measured from the center
of the steering wheel to your breast-
bone. If you sit less than 10 in. (250
mm) away now, you can change your
driving position in several ways:
• Move your seat to the rear as far as
you can while still reaching the pedals
comfortably.
• Slightly recline the back of the seat.
Although vehicle designs vary, many
drivers can achieve the 10 in. (250
mm) distance, even with the driver seat
all the way forward, simply by reclining
the back of the seat somewhat. If
reclining the back of your seat makes it
hard to see the road, raise yourself by
using a firm, non-slippery cushion, or
raise the seat if your vehicle has that
feature.
• If your steering wheel is adjustable, tilt
it downward. This points the airbag
toward your chest instead of your head
and neck.
The seat should be adjusted as recom-
mended by NHTSA above, while still
maintaining control of the foot pedals,
steering wheel, and your view of the
instrument panel controls.

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If the seat belt extender has been con-
nected to the front seat belt buckles
but the seat belt extender has not also
been fastened to the latch plate of the
seat belt, the SRS front airbags will
judge that the driver and front passen-
ger are wearing the seat belt even
though the seat belt has not been con-
nected. In this case, the SRS front air-
bags may not activate correctly in a
collision, 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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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 passen-
ger seat should be as far from the air-
bag as possible with the seatback
adjusted, so the front passenger sits
upright.
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Improperly seated and/or restrained
infants and children can be killed or
seriously 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 pas-
senger seat. ( → P.47) ●
Do not sit on the edge of the seat or
lean against the dashboard.
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Do not allow a child to stand in front of
the SRS front passenger airbag unit or
sit on the knees of a front passenger. ●
Do not allow the front seat occupants
to hold items on their knees.
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Do not lean against the door, the roof
side rail or the front, side and rear pil-
lars.
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Do not allow anyone to kneel on the
passenger seat toward the door or put
their head or hands outside the vehi-
cle.

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For safety and security WARNING●
Do not attach anything to or lean any-
thing against areas such as the dash-
board, steering wheel pad and lower
portion of the in strument panel.
These items can become projectiles
when the SRS driver, front passenger
and knee airbags deploy.
●
Do not attach anything to areas such
as a door, windshield glass, side door
glass, front or rear pillar, roof side rail
and assist grip.
●
Do not hang coat hangers or other
hard objects on the coat hooks. All of
these items could become projectiles
and may cause death or serious injury,
should the SRS curtain shield airbags
deploy.
●
If a vinyl cover is put on the area where
the SRS knee airbag will deploy, be
sure to remove it. ●
Do not use seat accessories which
cover the parts where the SRS side air-
bags and SRS seat cushion airbag
inflate as they may interfere with infla-
tion of the SRS airbags. Such accesso-
ries may prevent the side airbags and
SRS seat cushion airbag from activat-
ing correctly, disable the system or
cause the side airbags and SRS seat
cushion airbag to inflate accidentally,
resulting in death or serious injury. ●
Do not strike or apply significant levels
of force to the area of the SRS airbag
components.
Doing so can cause the SRS airbags to
malfunction. ●
Do not touch any of the component
parts immediately after the SRS air-
bags have deployed (inflated) as they
may be hot. ●
If breathing becomes difficult after the
SRS airbags have deployed, open a
door or window to allow fresh air in, or
leave the vehicle if it is safe to do so.
Wash off any residue as soon as possi-
ble to prevent skin irritation. ●
If the areas where the SRS airbags are
stored, such as the steering wheel pad
and front and rear pillar garnishes, are
damaged or cracked, have them
replaced by your Lexus dealer.
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Do not place anything, such as a cush-
ion, on the front passenger’s seat.
Doing so will disperse the passenger’s
weight, which prevents the sensor
from detecting the passenger’s weight
properly. As a result, the SRS front air-
bags for the front passenger may not
deploy in the event of a collision.

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Modification and disposal of SRS air-
bag system components
Do not dispose of your vehicle or per-
form any of the following modifications
without consulting your Lexus dealer.
The SRS airbags may malfunction or
deploy (inflate) accidentally, causing
death or serious injury. ●
Installation, remova l, disassembly and
repair of th e SRS airbags●
Repairs, modifications, removal or
replacement of the steering wheel,
instrument panel, da shboard, seats or
seat upholstery, front, side and rear pil-
lars or roof side rails●
Repairs or modifications of the front
fender, front bumper, or side of the
occupant compartment●
Installation of a grille guard (bull bars,
kangaroo bar, etc. ), snow plows,
winches or roof luggage carrier●
Modifications to the vehicle’s suspen-
sion system●
Installation of electronic devices such
as mobile two-way radios and CD
players
●
Modifications to your vehicle for a per-
son with a physical disability

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For safety and security
SRS warning light
Front passenger’s seat belt reminder light 
For the U.S.A.
“AIR BAG OFF” indicator light
“AIR BAG ON” indicator light 
For Canada
“AIR BAG OFF” indicator light
“AIR BAG ON” indicator lightFront passenger occupant classification system Your vehicle is equipped with a front passenger occupant classification sys-
tem. This system detects the conditions of the front passenger seat and acti-
vates or deactivates the devi ces for the front passenger.
System components
A
B
C
D
E
F

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Adult *1
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Child *4Condition and operation in the front passenger occupant classification
system Indicator/warning
light “AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG OFF” indica-
tor lights “AIR BAG ON”
SRS warning light Off
Front passenger’s seat belt reminder light Off *2
or flashing *3
Devices Front passenger airbag
ActivatedSide airbag on the front passenger seat
Curtain shield airbag in the front passenger
side
Seat cushion airbag in the front passenger
side Activated *2
or deac-
tivated *3
Front passenger’s seat belt pretensioner and
force limiter Activated
Indicator/warning
light “AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG OFF” indica-
tor lights “AIR BAG OFF” or
“AIR BAG ON” *4
SRS warning light Off
Front passenger’s seat belt reminder light Off *2
or flashing *3
Devices Front passenger airbag Deactivated or acti-
vated*4
Side airbag on the front passenger seat
Activated
Curtain shield airbag in the front passenger
side
Seat cushion airbag in the front passenger
side Deactivated or acti-
vated *2, 4
Front passenger’s seat belt pretensioner and
force limiter Activated

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Child restraint system with infant *5
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Unoccupied Indicator/warning
light “AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG OFF” indica-
tor lights “AIR BAG OFF” *6
SRS warning light Off
Front passenger’s seat belt reminder light Off *2
or flashing *3
Devices Front passenger airbag Deactivated
Side airbag on the front passenger seat
Activated
Curtain shield airbag in the front passenger
side
Seat cushion airbag in the front passenger
side Deactivated
Front passenger’s seat belt pretensioner and
force limiter Activated
Indicator/warning
light “AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG OFF” indica-
tor lights “AIR BAG OFF”
SRS warning light
Off
Front passenger’s seat belt reminder light
Devices Front passenger airbag Deactivated
Side airbag on the front passenger seat
Activated
Curtain shield airbag in the front passenger
side
Seat cushion airbag in the front passenger
side Deactivated
Front passenger’s seat belt pretensioner and
force limiter Activated