Lexus ES300 1999 Owner's Manuals (in English)

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16L146

Move seat fully back
A forward±facing child restraint system should
be allowed to put on the front seat only when it
is unavoidable. Always move the seat as far
back as possible, because the force of a
deploying airbag could cause death or serious
injury to the child. Do not allow the child to lean
against the front door or around the front door
even if the child is seated in a child restraint
system. It is dangerous if the side airbag
inflates, and the impact could cause death or
serious injury to the child. For instructions
concerning the installation of a child restraint
system, see ºChild restraintº on page 161.

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16E028
Do not sit on the edge of the seat or lean over
the dashboard when the vehicle is in use. The
airbags inflate with considerable speed and
force; you may be killed or seriously injured.
Sit up straight and well back in the seat, and
always use your seat belt.

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16E126
Do not lean against the front door when the
vehicle is in use. The side airbag inflates with
considerable speed and force; you may be
killed or seriously injured.
 Do not apply excessive weight to the outer side
of the front seats on vehicles with side airbags.
 The child head should not be leaned against
the vicinity of the part where the side airbag
activates.

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16E029
Do not allow a child to stand up, or to kneel on
the front passenger seat. The airbag inflates
with considerable speed and force; the child
may be killed or seriously injured.
 Do not hold a child on your lap or in your arms.
Use a child restraint system in the rear seat.
For instructions concerning the installation of
a child restraint system, see ºChild restraintº
on page 161.

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16E030
Do not put objects or your pets on or in front of
the dashboard or steering wheel pad that
houses the driver and front passenger airbag
system. They might restrict inflation or cause
death or serious injury as they are projected
rearward by the force of the deploying airbags.
Likewise, the driver and front passenger
should not hold things in their arms or on their
knees.

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16E127
Do not attach a cup holder or any other device
on or around the door. When the side airbag
inflates, the cup holder or any other device will
be thrown with great force, or the side airbag
may not activate correctly, resulting in death or
serious injury. Likewise, the driver and front
passenger should not hold things in their arms
or on their knees.

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Do not use accessories for the seats which
cover the parts where the side airbags should
inflate. Such accessories may prevent the side
airbags from activating correctly, causing
death or serious injury.
 Do not modify or remove any wiring. Do not
modify, remove, strike or open any
components, such as the steering wheel pad,
steering wheel, column cover, front passenger
airbag cover, front seats, airbag sensor
assembly or seat belt assemblies. Doing any of
these may cause sudden SRS operation or
disable the system, which could result in death
or serious injury.
 Do not modify or replace the seats or surface of
the front seats with side airbags. Such
changes may disable the system or cause the
side airbags to inflate, resulting in death or
serious injury. Consult your Lexus dealer.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in
death or serious injuries.NOTICE
Do not perform any of the following changes without consulting your Lexus dealer. Suchchanges can interfere with proper operation of the
SRS in some cases.
Installation of electronic items such as a mobile two±way radio, cassette tape player orcompact disc player.
Modification of the suspension system.
Modification of the front end structure and sidestructure of the passenger compartment.
Attachment of a grille guard (bull bar, k angaroo
bar, etc.), snow plow, winches or any other equipment to the front end.
Repairs made on or near the front fenders, front
end structure, console, steering column, steering wheel, dashboard near the frontpassenger airbag, front seats or seat belt
assembly.

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16E022
This SRS has an indicator to inform the driver of
operating problems. If either of the following conditions
occurs, this indicates a malfunction of the airbags and/or
seat belt pretensioners. Even if the seat belt
pretensioners should fail, the seat belts will operate
conventionally. Contact your Lexus dealer as soon as
possible to service the vehicle.
 The light does not come on as described above.
 The light stays on or flashes.
 The light comes on or starts flashing while driving.
If the light stays on, it indicates that the driver and front
passenger airbags fail. If the light flashes, the side
airbags and/or seat belt pretensioners fail.

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16E128±1

COMFORT ADJUSTMENT
160In the following cases, contact your Lexus dealer as
soon as possible:

Any of the SRS airbags have been inflated.
 If either front seat belt does not retract or cannot be
pulled out due to a malfunction or activation of the
pretensioner. 
The front seat belt retractor assembly or surrounding
area has been damaged.
 The front part of the vehicle and portion of the doors
(shaded in the illustration) were involved in an
accident that did not cause the SRS to work.
 The surface of the seats with the side airbags or the
pad section of the steering wheel or front passenger
airbag cover (shaded in the illustration) is scratched,
cracked, or otherwise damaged.