Lexus ES300 1994 Comfort Adjustment

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The front part of the vehicle (shaded in the illustration) was
involved in an accident not of the extent to cause the SRS
airbags to inflate.

The pad section of the steering wheel or front passenger
airbag cover (shaded in the illustration) is scratched,
cracked, or otherwise damaged.
CHILD RESTRAINT
Child restraint precautions
Lexus strongly urges the use of child restraint system for
children small enough to use it.
The laws of all fifty states in the U.S.A. and Canada now
require the use of a child restraint system.
CAUTION:
For effective protection in automobile accidents and
sudden stops, children must be properly restrained.
Holding a child in your arms is not a substitute for a child
restraint system. In an accident, the child can be crushed
against the windshield, or between you and the vehicle’s
interior if you are unrestrained.
Child restraint system
A child restraint system for a small child or baby must
itself be restrained on the seat with either the lap belt or
the lap portion of the lap / shoulder belt.
The child restraint system should conform to the size of the
child and properly fit the vehicle seat. For greater safety, the
child restraint system should be installed in the rear seat.
According to accident statistics, children are safer when
properly restrained in the rear seat than in the front seat.
When installing a child restraint system, refer to the
instructions provided by its manufacturer and follow the
directions under the following illustrations.
CAUTION:
After installing the child restraint system, make sure it is
secured in place. If it is not restrained securely, it may
cause injury to the child in the event of a sudden stop or
accident.
When not using the child restraint system, keep it secured with
the seat belt or place it in the trunk or somewhere other than
in the vehicle. This will prevent it injuring passengers in the
event of a sudden stop or accident.

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68Top strap anchors and locations
Your vehicle has anchors for securing the top strap of a child
restraint system. Anchor nuts are welded beneath the sheet
metal to permit installation of an anchor bracket for a child
restraint system.
To install an anchor bracket, use an 8 mm x 30 mm x 1.25 mm
coarse thread metric bolt and a 15 mm (0.6 in.) spacer for the
outer anchors or a 10 mm (0.4 in.) spacer for the center anchor.
Note that the bolts accompanying many child restraint systems
are not metric. You can damage the anchor nuts on your
vehicle if you force bolts with different thread into the anchor
nuts.
If your child restraint system does not provide any of the
necessary parts, you can purchase the following items from
your Lexus dealer.

CRS installation kit (Part No. 04731-22012)
− contains 1 bolt, 3 types of spacer and 1 locking clip.

Bolt (Part No. 91511-60830)
60 (2.4)
60 (2.4)
145 (5.7)345 (13.6)
mm (in.)
1. Run your fingers across the trim of the filler panel to locate
the holes underneath it in the positions shown above.
2. Make a hole in the covering directly above the hole in the
filler panel.
Bolt
Anchor bracket
Spacer

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69 3. Insert a 15 mm (0.6 in.) spacer for either outside anchor or
a 10 mm (0.4 in.) spacer for the center anchor, and tighten
down the anchor bracket for your child restraint system with a
bolt. Torque the bolt to 16.5 − 24.7 N
.m (1.68 − 2.52 kgf.m, 12.2
− 18.2 ft.lb).
To comply with Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standards,
vehicles sold in Canada are provided with a bracket set in the
glovebox, designed for use with the center location shown in
the illustration. If you want to install the bracket set on either
outside anchor, replace the spacer (Part No. 90560-08064)
with one that is 15 mm (0.6 in.) thick. This can be puchased
from your Lexus dealer.
INSTALLATION ON CENTER REAR SEAT
When installing a rear-facing child restraint system, follow the
same procedure to install a forward-facing child restraint
system.
Fasten the center lap belt over the child restraint system
following the instructions provided by its manufacturer.
Make sure the belt is tight by pulling its free end while you firmly
push down the child restraint system.

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If your child restraint system requires the use of a top strap,
latch the hook onto the anchor bracket and tighten the top
strap.
CAUTION:
Push and pull the child restraint system in different
directions to be sure it is secure.
To remove the child restraint system, press the buckle release
button and unhook the top strap.
INSTALLATION ON OUTER REAR SEAT
When installing a rear-facing child restraint system, follow the
same procedure to install a forward-facing child restraint
system.

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Fasten the lap and shoulder belt over the child restraint system
following the instructions provided by its manufacturer. Keep
the lap portion of the belt tight.
Fully extend the shoulder belt to put it in the lock mode.
Place the shoulder belt between the vehicle seatback and the
child restraint system and allow it to retract. To hold the child
restraint system securely, let the shoulder belt retract as far as
it will go while firmly pushing down the child restraint system.
If your child restraint system requires the use of a top strap,
latch the hook onto the anchor bracket and tighten the top
strap.

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CAUTION:
Make sure the seat belt is securely locked. Also make sure
the child restraint system is secure by pushing and
pulling it in different directions.
To remove the child restraint system, press the buckle release
button and allow the belt to retract. Unhook the top strap.INSTALLATION ON FRONT SEAT
Far back
CAUTION:
Do not use a rear-facing child restraint system in the front
seat because the force of the rapid inflation of the
passenger airbag may cause severe injury to the child.
When using a forward-facing child restraint system, move
the seat as far back as possible.

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Fasten the lap and shoulder belt over the child restraint system
following the instructions provided by its manufacturer. Keep
the lap portion of the belt tight.
Fully extend the shoulder belt to put it in the lock mode.
Place the shoulder belt between the vehicle seatback and child
restraint system and allow it to retract. To hold the child
restraint system securely, let the shoulder belt retract as far as
it will go while firmly pushing down the child restraint system.
If your child restraint system requires the use of a top strap,
latch the hook onto the tab of the rear center seat belt and
tighten the top strap.

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CAUTION:
Make sure the seat belt is securely locked. Also make sure
the child restraint system is secure by pushing and
pulling it in different directions.
To remove the child restraint system, press the buckle release
button and allow the belt to retract. Unhook the top strap.