2022 LEXUS RX450h Owners Manual

471-2. Child safety
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For safety and security
Installation methodPage
Seat belt attachmentP.50
Child restraint LATCH anchors attachmentP.54

481-2. Child safety
*: The third-row seats are not equipped with Child restraint LATCH anchors.
■When installing a child restraint
system to a front passenger seat
For the safety of a child, install child restraint systems to second-row seats.
When installing child restraint system
to a front passenger seat is unavoid-
able, adjust the seat as follows and
install the child restraint system.

Move the seat to the rearmost posi-
Anchor brackets (for top
tether strap) attachment
Second-row seats (RX450h):
P.57
Second-row seats (RX450hL):
Third-row seats (RX450hL)*:
Installation methodPage
When using a child restraint sys-
tem

491-2. Child safety
1
For safety and security
tion
 Raise the seatback as much as pos-
sible
 Raise the seat to the highest position
 If the head restraint interferes with
the installation of the child restraint
system, and the head restraint can
be removed, remove the head
restraint
If the head restrain t cannot be removed,
raise it to the uppermost position.
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 re ar-facing child
restraint system on the front passenger
seat even if the “AIR BAG OFF” indi-
cator light is illuminated. In the event of
an accident, the force of the rapid infla-
tion 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 passen-
ger seat.
●A forward-facing child restraint system
may be installed on the front passen-
ger seat only when it is unavoidable. A
child restraint system that requires a
top tether strap should not be used in
the front passenger se at since there is
no top tether strap anchor for the front
passenger seat.
●A forward-facing child restraint system
may be installed on the front passen-
ger seat only when it is unavoidable.
When installing a forward-facing child
restraint system on the front passenger
seat, raise the seatback as much as
possible, move the seat to the
rearmost position, and raise the seat to
the highest position, even if the “AIR
BAG OFF” indicator light is illumi-
nated.
If the head restraint interferes with the
installation of the ch ild restraint system,
and the head restraint can be removed,
remove the head restraint.
If the head restraint cannot be removed,
raise it to the uppermost position.

501-2. Child safety
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.
■Installing child restraint system
using a seat belt (child restraint
lock function 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 Adjust the rear seat
If there is a gap between the child seat and
the seatback, adjust the seatback angle
until good contact is achieved.
2Place the child restraint system on
the rear seat facing the rear of the
vehicle.
3 Run the seat belt through the child
restraint system and insert the plate
WARNING
●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 or rear pillars, or roof side rails
from which the SRS side airbags or
SRS curtain shield ai rbags deploy even
if the child is seated 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.
●When a booster seat is installed,
always ensure that th e shoulder belt is
positioned across the center of the
child’s shoulder. T he 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 sy stem suitable to
the age and size of the child and install
it to the rear seat.
●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
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For safety and security
into the buckle. Make sure that the
belt is not twisted.
4 Fully extend the shoulder belt and
allow it to retract to put it in lock
mode. In lock mode, the belt cannot
be extended.
5 While 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.
6After installing the child restraint
system, rock it back and forth to
ensure that it is installed securely.
( P.54)
■Forward-facing  Convertible
seat
1 Adjust the seat
When using the front passenger
seat
If installing the child restraint system to the
front passenger seat is unavoidable, refer
to P.48for the front passenger seat adjust-
ment.
When using the rear seat
If there is a gap between the child seat and
the seatback, adjust the seatback angle
until good contact is achieved.
2Remove the head restraint if it inter-
feres with your child restraint sys-
tem. ( P.143)
If the head restraint cannot be removed,
raise it to the uppermost position.

521-2. Child safety
3Place 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 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.
7
If the child restraint has a top tether
strap, follow the child restraint man-
ufacturer’s operation manual
regarding the installation, using the
top tether strap to latch onto the
top tether strap anchor. ( P.57)
8 After installing the child restraint
system, rock it back and forth to
ensure that it is installed securely.
( P.54)
■Booster seat
1 If installing the child restraint sys-
tem to the front passenger seat is
unavoidable, refer to P.48for the
front passenger seat adjustment.
2 High back type: Remove the head
restraint if it interferes with your
child restraint system. ( P.143)
If the head restraint cannot be removed,

531-2. Child safety
1
For safety and security
raise it to the uppermost position.
3Place 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.26)
■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 sp ring up due to the
rebound of the seat cushion. Release the
buckle while holding down the child
restraint system.
Since the seat belt auto matically reels itself,
slowly return it to the stowing position.
WARNING
■When installing a child restraint sys-
tem
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.

541-2. Child safety
■Child restraint LATCH anchors
LATCH anchors are provided for the
outboard second-row seats. (Buttons
displaying the location of the anchors
are attached to the seats.)
WARNING
●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. T he 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 securing some types of child
restraint systems in rear seats, it may
not be possible to properly use the
seat belts in position s next to the child
restraint without inte rfering with it or
affecting seat belt effectiveness. Be
sure your seat belt fits snugly across
your shoulder and low on your hips. If it
does not, or if it interferes with the
child restraint, move to a different posi-
tion. Failure to do so may result in
death or serious injury.
●When installing a child restraint system
in the rear center se at, adjust both seat
cushions to the same position and
align both seatbacks at the same
angle. The seatbacks must be adjusted
to the same angle. Otherwise, the
child restraint system cannot be
securely restrained and this may cause
death or serious injuries in the event of
sudden braking, sudden swerving or
an accident.
■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.28)
■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