2021 LEXUS LX570 Owners Manual

571-2. Child safety
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For safety and security
Child restraint systems
Points to remember ............................................................................................................. .P. 57
Child restraint system ......................................................................................................... .P. 59
When using a child restraint system .................... .......................................................... P. 60
Child restraint system installation method • Fixed with a seat belt ...................................................................................................... P. 63
• Fixed with a child restraint LATCH anchor ..... ..................................................... P. 68
• Using an anchor bracket (for top tether strap) ..................................................... P. 71
The laws of all 50 states of the U.S.A. as well as Canada now require the use of
child restraint systems.
●Prioritize and observe the warnings, as well as the laws and regulations for
child restraint systems.
●Use a child restraint system until the child becomes large enough to properly
wear the vehicle’s seat belt.
●Choose a child restraint system that su its your vehicle and is appropriate to
the age and size of the child.
Before installing a child restraint system in the vehicle, there are precautions
that need to be observed, different type s of child restraint systems, as well as
installation methods, etc., written in this manual.
●Use a child restraint system when riding with a small child that cannot prop-
erly use a seat belt. For the child’s safety , install the child restraint system to a
rear seat. Be sure to follow the installa tion method that is in the operation
manual enclosed with the restraint system.
Table of contents
Points to remember

581-2. Child safety
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■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 installation details, refer to the operation manual enclosed with the child
restraint system. General inst allation instructions are provided in this manual.
●Lexus strongly urges the use of a proper ch ild restraint system that conforms to the
weight and size of the child, installed on the rear seat. According to accident statistics,
the child is safer when proper ly restrained in the rear seat than in the front seat.
●Holding a child in your or someone else’s ar ms is not a substitute for a child restraint
system. In an accident, the child can be crushed against the windshield or between
the holder and the interior of the vehicle.
■Handling the child restraint system
If the child restraint system is not properly fixed in place, the child or other passengers
may be seriously injured or even killed in th e event of sudden braking, sudden swerv-
ing, or an accident.
●If the vehicle were to receive a strong impact from an accident, etc., it is possible that
the child restraint system has da mage that is not readily visible. In such cases, do not
reuse the restraint system.
●Make sure you have complied with all installa tion instructions provided with the child
restraint system manufacturer and th at the system is properly secured.
●Keep the child restraint system properly secure d on the seat even if it is not in use. Do
not store the child restraint system un secured in the passenger compartment.
●If it is necessary to detach the child rest raint system, remove it from the vehicle or
store it securely in the luggage compartment.

591-2. Child safety
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For safety and security
■Types of child restraint system installation methods
Confirm with the operation manual encl osed with the child restraint system
about the installation of the child restraint system.
Child restraint system
Installation methodPage
Seat belt
attachment P. 63
Child restraint
LATCH
anchors
attachment P. 68
Anchor brack-
ets (for top
tether strap)
attachment
P. 71

601-2. Child safety
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■When installing a child restraint system to a front passenger seat
For the safety of a child, install a child restraint system to a rear seat. When
installing child restraint system to th e front passenger seat is unavoidable,
adjust the seat as follows and install the child restraint system.
●Raise the seatback as much as
possible
●Move the seat to the rearmost
position
●Lower the seat belt height to the
lowest position
●If the head restraint interferes
with the child restraint system
installation and the head restraint
can be removed, remove the
head restraint
When using a child restraint system

611-2. Child safety
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For safety and security
WARNING
■When using a child restraint system
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or serious injury.
●Never install a rear-facing ch ild restraint system on the front passenger seat even if
the “AIR BAG OFF” indicator lig ht 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 ch ild restraint system is installed on the front passenger
seat.
●A forward-facing child restraint system ma y be installed on the front passenger 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.
●When a booster seat is installed, always en sure that the 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 coul d fall off the child’s shoulder.
●A forward-facing child restraint system may
be installed on the front passenger seat only
when it is unavoidable. When installing a for-
ward-facing child restraint system on the front
passenger seat, move the seat as far back as
possible, even if the “AIR BAG OFF” indicator
light is illuminated.
If the head restraint in terferes with the child
restraint system installation and the head
restraint can be remo ved, remove the head
restraint.
●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, front, side and rear pillars,
or roof side rails from which the SRS side air-
bags or SRS curtain shield airbags deploy
even if the child is seat ed in the child restraint
system. It is dangerous if the SRS side airbags
and curtain shield airbags inflate, and the
impact could cause death or serious injury to
the child.

621-2. Child safety
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■When using a child restraint system
●Use a child restraint system suitable to the age and size of the child and install it to the
rear seat.
●Vehicles with third seats: Ch ild restraint system installed on the third seat should not
contact the second seatbacks.
●When installing a child restraint system on the second center seat, adjust both seat
cushions to the same position and align bo th seatbacks at the same angle. The seat-
backs must be adjusted to the same angle. Otherwise, the child restraint system can-
not be securely restrained an d this may cause death or serious injuries 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, atta ch 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.

631-2. Child safety
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For safety and security
A child restraint system for a small child or baby must itself be properly
restrained on the seat with the la p portion of the lap/shoulder belt.
◆Installing child restraint system using a seat belt (child restraint lock func-
tion belt)
Install the child restraint system in accordance to the operation manual
enclosed with the child restraint system.
■Rear-facing — Infant seat/convertible seat
Adjust the second seat or the th ird outboard seat (if equipped)
If there is a gap between the child se at and the seatback, adjust the seat-
back angle until good contact is achieved.
Place the child restraint system
on the second seat or the third
outboard seat (if equipped) fac-
ing 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.
Fully extend the shoulder belt and
allow it to retract to put it in lock
mode. In lock mode, the belt can-
not be extended.
Child restraint system fixed with a seat belt
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641-2. Child safety
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While pushing the child restraint
system down into the second seat
or the third outboard seat (if
equipped), 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.
After installing the child restraint system, rock it back and forth to ensure
that it is installed securely. (P. 67)
■Forward-facing — Convertible seat
Adjust the seat
When using the front passenger seat
If installing the child restraint system to the front passenger seat is unavoid-
able, refer to P. 60 for fron t passenger seat adjustment.
When using the second seat or the third outboard seat (if equipped)
If there is a gap between the child se at and the seatback, adjust the seat-
back angle until good contact is achieved.
If the head restraint interferes with th e child restraint system installation and
the head restraint can be removed, remove the head restraint. ( P. 161)
Place the child restraint system
on the seat facing the front of the
vehicle.
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