2021 Lexus LC500C lexus LC500C 2021 Owner's Manual / LEXUS 2021 LC500 CONVERTIBLE OWNER'S MANUAL (OM11498U)

471-2. Child safety
1
For safety and security
child becomes large enough to
properly wear the vehicle’s seat
belt.
 Choose a child restraint system that
suits your vehicle and is appropriate
to the age and size of the child.
■Types of child restraint system
installation methods
Confirm with the operation manual
enclosed with the child restraint system
about the installation of the child
restraint system.
WARNING
■When a child is riding
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
●For effective protection in automobile
accidents and sudden stops, a child
must be properly restrained, using a
seat belt or child restraint system
which is correctly installed. For instal-
lation details, refer to the operation
manual enclosed with the child
restraint system. General installation
instruction is provided in this manual.
●Lexus strongly urges the use of a
proper child restraint system that con-
forms to the weight and size of the
child, installed on the rear seat.
According to accident statistics, the
child is safer when properly restrained
in the rear seat than in the front seat.
●Holding a child in your or someone
else’s arms is not a substitute for a child
restraint system. In an accident, the
child can be crushed against the wind-
shield or between the holder and the
interior of the vehicle.
■Handling the child restraint system
If the child restraint system is not prop-
erly fixed in place, the child or other pas-
sengers may be seriou sly injured or even
killed in the event of sudden braking,
sudden swerving, or an accident.
●This vehicle is not equipped with top
tether anchorages. A child restraint
system that needs to be fixed with a
top strap cannot be pr operly installed.
Use an appropriate child restraint sys-
tem.
●If the vehicle were to receive a strong
impact from an accident, etc., it is pos-
sible that the child restraint system has
damage that is not readily visible. In
such cases, do not reuse the restraint
system.
●Make sure you have complied with all
installation instructions provided with
the child restraint system manufac-
turer and that the system is properly
secured.
●Keep the child rest raint system prop-
erly secured on the seat even if it is not
in use. Do not store the child restraint
system unsecured in the passenger
compartment.
●If it is necessary to detach the child
restraint system, remove it from the
vehicle.
Child restraint system

481-2. Child safety
■When installing a child restraint
system to a front passenger seat
For the safety of a child, install child
restraint systems to a rear seats. When
installing child restraint system to a
front passenger seat is unavoidable,
adjust the seat as follows and install the
child restraint system.
 Raise the seatback as much as pos-
sible
 Move the seat to the rearmost posi-
tion
 Raise the seat to the highest position
 If the head restraint interferes with
the child restraint system installa-
tion, put the head restraint in the upper most position.
Installation methodPage
Seat belt attachmentP.50
Child restraint LATCH
anchors attachmentP.53
When using a child restraint sys-
tem
WARNING
■When installing a child restraint sys-
tem
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.

491-2. Child safety
1
For safety and security
WARNING
●Never install a rear-facing child
restraint system on the front passen-
ger seat even if the “AIR BAG OFF”
indicator light is illuminated. In the
event of an accident, the force of the
rapid inflation of the front passenger
airbag can cause death or serious
injury to the child if the rear-facing
child restraint system is installed on the
front passenger seat.
●When unavoidably installing a for-
ward-facing child restraint system on
the front passenger seat, make sure to
pass the seat belt th rough the seat belt
guide and fasten the button.
●A forward-facing child restraint sys-
tem may be installed on the front pas-
senger seat only when it is
unavoidable. A child restraint system
that requires a top tether strap should
not be used in the front passenger seat
since there is no top tether strap
anchor for the front passenger seat.
●A forward-facing child restraint sys-
tem may be installed on the front pas-
senger seat only when it is
unavoidable. When installing a for-
ward-facing child restraint system on
the front passenger seat, adjust the
seatback to the most upright position,
move the seat as fa r back as possible,
and raise the seat to the highest posi-
tion, even if the “AIR BAG OFF” indi-
cator light is illuminated.
If the head restraint interferes with the
installation of the child restraint sys-
tem, and the head restraint can be
removed, remove the head restraint.
Otherwise, put the head restraint in
the upper most position.
●Do not allow the child to lean his/her
head or any part of his/her body
against the door or the area of the seat
from which the SRS side airbags
deploy even if the child is seated in the
child restraint system. It is dangerous if
the SRS side airbags inflate, and the
impact could cause death or serious
injury to the child.
●When a booster seat is installed,
always ensure that th e shoulder belt is
positioned across the center of the
child’s shoulder. The belt should be
kept away from the child’s neck, but
not so that it could fall off the child’s
shoulder.
●Use child restraint system suitable to
the age and size of the child and install
it to the rear seat.

501-2. Child safety
■Installing child restraint system
using a seat belt (child restraint
lock function belt)
A child restraint system for a small
child or baby must itself be properly
restrained on the seat with the lap por-
tion of the lap/shoulder belt.
Install the child restraint system in
accordance to the operation manual
enclosed with the child restraint sys-
tem.
■Rear-facing  Infant seat/con-
vertible seat
1
Place the child restraint system on
the rear seat facing the rear of the
vehicle.
2
Run the seat belt through the child
restraint system and insert the plate
into the buckle. Make sure that the
belt is not twisted.
3
Fully extend the shoulder belt and
allow it to retract to put it in lock
mode. In lock mode, the belt cannot
be extended.
WARNING
●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.
●Adjust the front passenger seat so that
it does not interfere with the child
restraint system.
Child restraint system fixed with
a seat belt

511-2. Child safety
1
For safety and security
4While pushing the child restraint
system down into the rear seat,
allow the shoulder belt to retract
until the child restraint system is
securely in place.
After the shoulder belt has retracted to a
point where there is no slack in the belt,
pull the belt to check that it cannot be
extended.
5After installing the child restraint
system, rock it back and forth to
ensure that it is installed securely.
(P.53)
■Forward-facing  Convertible
seat
1 If installing the child restraint sys-
tem to the front passenger seat is
unavoidable, refer to P.48 for front
passenger seat adjustment.
2 If the head restraint interferes with
the child restraint system installa-
tion, put the head restraint in the
upper most position. ( P.116) 3
Place the child restraint system on
the seat facing the front of the vehi-
cle.
4 Run the seat belt through the child
restraint system and insert the plate
into the buckle. Make sure that the
belt is not twisted.
5 Fully extend the shoulder belt and
allow it to retract to put it in lock
mode. In lock mode, the belt cannot
be extended.
6 While pushing the child restraint
system into the rear seat, allow the
shoulder belt to retract until the

521-2. Child safety
child restraint system is securely in
place.
After the shoulder belt has retracted to a
point where there is no slack in the belt,
pull the belt to check that it cannot be
extended.
7After installing the child restraint
system, rock it back and forth to
ensure that it is installed securely.
(P.53)
■Booster seat
1 If installing the child restraint sys-
tem to the front passenger seat is
unavoidable, refer to P.48 for front
passenger seat adjustment.
2 High back type: If the head restraint
interferes with the child restraint
system installation, put the head
restraint in the upper most position.
(P.116)
3 Place the child restraint system on
the seat facing the front of the vehi-
cle.
Booster type
High back type
4 Sit the child in the child restraint
system. Fit the seat belt to the child
restraint system according to the
manufacturer’s in structions and
insert the plate into the buckle.
Make sure that the belt is not
twisted.
Check that the shoulder belt is correctly
positioned over the child’s shoulder and
that the lap belt is as low as possible.
(  P.25)

531-2. Child safety
1
For safety and security
■Removing a child restraint system
installed with a seat belt
Press the buckle release button and
fully retract the seat belt.
When releasing the buckle, the child
restraint system may spring up due to the
rebound of the seat cushion. Release the
buckle while holding down the child
restraint system.
Since the seat belt automatically reels itself,
slowly return it to the stowing position.
■Child restraint LATCH anchors
LATCH anchors are provided for the
each rear seat. (Buttons displaying the
location of the anchors are attached to
the seats.)
WARNING
■When installing a child restraint sys-
tem
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
●Do not allow children to play with the
seat belt. If the seat belt becomes
twisted around a child’s neck, it may
lead to choking or other serious inju-
ries that could result in death. If this
occurs and the buckle cannot be
unfastened, scissors should be used to
cut the belt.
●Ensure that the belt and plate are
securely locked and the seat belt is not
twisted.
●Shake the child restraint system left
and right, and forward and backward
to ensure that it has been securely
installed.
●After securing a child restraint system,
never adjust the seat.
●When a booster seat is installed,
always ensure that th e shoulder belt is
positioned across the center of the
child’s shoulder. The belt should be
kept away from the child’s neck, but
not so that it could fall off the child’s
shoulder.
●Follow all installation instructions pro-
vided by the child restraint system
manufacturer.
■When installing a booster seat
To prevent the belt from going into ALR
lock mode, do not fully extend the shoul-
der belt. ALR mode causes the belt to
tighten only. This could cause injury or
discomfort to the child. ( P.26)
■Do not use a seat belt extender
If a seat belt extender is used when
installing a child restra int system, the seat
belt will not securely hold the child
restraint system, which could cause
death or serious injury to the child or
other passengers in the event of sudden
braking, sudden swerving or an accident.
Child restraint system fixed with
a child restraint LATCH anchor

541-2. Child safety
■When installing in the rear seats
Install the child restraint system in
accordance to the operation manual
enclosed with the child restraint sys-
tem.
With flexible lower attachments
1 Latch the hooks of the lower
attachments onto the LATCH
anchors.
For owners in Canada:
The symbol on a child restraint sys-
tem indicates the presence of a
lower connector system.
With rigid lower attachments
1 Latch the buckles onto the LATCH
anchors.
For owners in Canada:
The symbol on a child restraint sys-
tem indicates the presence of a
lower connector system.
2 After installing the child restraint
system, rock it back and forth to
ensure that it is installed securely.
(P.53)
■Laws and regulations pertaining to
anchors
The LATCH system conforms to
FMVSS225 or CMVSS210.2.
Child restraint systems conforming to
FMVSS213 or CMVSS213 specifications
can be used.
This vehicle is designed to conform to SAE
J1819.
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