child restraint Lexus ES300h 2015 Owner's Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS2
ES350_300h_OM_OM33B36U_(U)For your information ................................... 8
Reading this manual...................................14
How to search ..............................................15
Pictorial index ...............................................16
1-1. For safe use
Before driving................................. 28
For safety drive............................... 30
Seat belts .......................................... 32
SRS airbags ..................................... 38
Front passenger occupant classification system.................. 50
Safety information for children ....................................57
Child restraint systems ............... 58
Installing child restraints..............62
Exhaust gas precautions.............72
1-2. Hybrid system Hybrid system features (hybrid vehicles) ..........................73
Hybrid system precautions (hybrid vehicles) ..........................77
1-3. Theft deterrent system Engine immobilizer system (gasoline vehicles)..................... 84
Immobilizer system (hybrid vehicles) ......................... 86
Alarm .................................................88 2. Instrument cluster
Warning lights and indicators .............................. 92
Gauges and meters ......................97
Multi-information display ........ 102
Energy monitor/ consumption screen ................. 112
3-1. Key information Keys ................................................... 124
3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors and trunk
Smart access system with push-button start ............. 127
Wireless remote control ............ 141
Doors ................................................144
Trunk..................................................149
3-3. Adjusting the seats Front seats....................................... 157
Driving position memory..........159
Head restraints .............................165
3-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel ..............................169
Inside rear view mirror ............... 171
Outside rear view mirrors.........174
3-5. Opening, closing the windows and moon roof
Power windows ............................. 177
Moon roof ........................................ 181
1For safety and security
2Instrument cluster
3Operation of each
component

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For safety and security1
1-1. For safe useBefore driving................................. 28
For safety drive...............................30
Seat belts .......................................... 32
SRS airbags ..................................... 38
Front passenger occupant classification system..................50
Safety information for children.................................... 57
Child restraint systems ...............58
Installing child restraints ............. 62
Exhaust gas precautions .............72
1-2. Hybrid system Hybrid system features (hybrid vehicles) ......................... 73
Hybrid system precautions (hybrid vehicles) ..........................77
1-3. Theft deterrent system Engine immobilizer system (gasoline vehicles) ..................... 84
Immobilizer system (hybrid vehicles) ......................... 86
Alarm .................................................88

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For safety drive
Adjust the angle of the seatback
so that you are sitting straight up
and so that you do not have to
lean forward to steer. (→P. 1 5 7 )
Adjust the seat so that you can
depress the pedals fully and so
that your arms bend slightly at the
elbow when gripping the steering
wheel. ( →P. 1 5 7 )
Lock the head restraint in place with the center of the head restraint
closest to the top of your ears. ( →P. 165)
Wear the seat belt correctly. ( →P. 32)
Make sure that all occupants are we aring their seat belts before driving
the vehicle. ( →P. 32)
Use a child restraint system appropriate for the child until the child
becomes large enough to properly wear the vehicle’s seat belt. ( →P. 58)
For safe driving, adjust the seat and mirror to an appropriate position
before driving.
Correct driving posture
1
2
Correct use of the seat belts
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4

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If the system determines that a collision is unavoidable, the front seat belts
will retract before the collision. (→P. 321)
■Emergency locking retractor (ELR)
The retractor will lock the belt during a sudden stop or on impact. It may also lock if
you lean forward too quickly. A slow, easy motion will allow the belt to extend so that
you can move around fully.
■Automatic locking retractor (ALR)
When a passenger’s shoulder belt is completely extended and then retracted even
slightly, the belt is locked in that position and cannot be extended. This feature is used
to hold the child restraint system (CRS) firmly . To free the belt again, fully retract the
belt and then pull the belt out once more. ( →P. 6 2 )
■Child seat belt usage
The seat belts of your vehicle were principally designed for persons of adult size.
●Use a child restraint system appropriate for the child, until the child becomes large
enough to properly wear the vehicle’s seat belt. ( →P. 5 8 )
●When the child becomes large enough to properly wear the vehicle’s seat belt, fol-
low the instructions regarding seat belt usage. ( →P. 3 2 )
■Replacing the belt after the pretensioner has been activated
If the vehicle is involved in multiple collisions, the pretensioner will activate for the
first collision, but will not activate for the second or subsequent collisions.
■Seat belt extender
Pre-collision seat belts (front seat s of vehicles with pre-collision
system)
If your seat belts cannot be fastened securely
because they are not long enough, a person-
alized seat belt extender is available from
your Lexus dealer free of charge.

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CAUTION
Observe the following precautions to reduce the risk of injury in the event of sudden
braking, sudden swerving or an accident.
Failure to do so may cause death or serious injury.
■Wearing a seat belt
●Ensure that all passengers wear a seat belt.
●Always wear a seat belt properly.
●Each seat belt should be used by one person only. Do not use a seat belt for more
than one person at once, including children.
●Lexus recommends that children be seated in the rear seat and always use a seat
belt and/or an appropriate child restraint system.
●To achieve a proper seating position, do not recline the seat more than necessary.
The seat belt is most effective when the occupants are sitting up straight and well
back in the seats.
●Do not wear the shoulder belt under your arm.
●Always wear your seat belt low and snug across your hips.
■Pregnant women
Obtain medical advice and wear the seat
belt in the proper way. (→P. 3 2 )
Women who are pregnant should position
the lap belt as low as possible over the hips in
the same manner as other occupants,
extending the shoulder belt completely over
the shoulder and avoiding belt contact with
the rounding of the abdominal area.
If the seat belt is not worn properly, not only
the pregnant woman, but also the fetus could
suffer death or serious injury as a result of
sudden braking or a collision.

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CAUTION
■Using a seat belt extender
●Do not wear the seat belt extender if you can fasten the seat belt without the
extender.
●Do not use the seat belt extender when installing a child restraint system because
the belt will not securely hold the child restraint system, increasing the risk of
death or serious injury in the event of an accident.
●The personalized extender may not be safe on another vehicle, when used by
another person, or at a different seating position other than the one originally
intended.
NOTICE
■When using a seat belt extender
When releasing the seat belt, press on the buckle release button on the extender,
not on the seat belt.
This helps prevent damage to the vehicle interior and the extender itself.

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CAUTION
■SRS airbag precautions
●The SRS front passenger airbag also deploys with considerable force, and can
cause death or serious injury especially if the front passenger is very close to the
airbag. The front passenger seat should be as far from the airbag as possible with
the seatback adjusted, so the front passenger sits upright.
●Improperly seated and/or restrained infants and children can be killed or seri-
ously injured by a deploying airbag. An infant or child who is too small to use a
seat belt should be properly secured using a child restraint system. Lexus strongly
recommends that all infants and children be placed in the rear seats of the vehicle
and properly restrained. The rear seats are safer for infants and children than the
front passenger seat. (→P. 5 8 )
●If the seat belt extender has been con-
nected to the front seat belt buckle but the
seat belt extender has not also been fas-
tened to the latch plate of the seat belt, the
SRS front airbags will judge that the driver
and front passenger are wearing the seat
belt even though the seat belt has not been
connected. In this case, the SRS front air-
bags may not activate correctly in a colli-
sion, resulting in death or serious injury in
the event of a collision. Be sure to wear the
seat belt with the seat belt extender.
●Do not sit on the edge of the seat or lean
against the dashboard.

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■Child restraint system with infant*4
■Unoccupied
Indicator/
warning light
“AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG OFF” indicator lights“A I R B A G OFF”
*5
SRS warning lightOff
Seat belt reminder lightFlashing*2
Devices
Front passenger airbagDeactivated
Side airbag
on the front passenger seat
ActivatedCurtain shield airbag
in the front passenger side
Front passenger knee airbagDeactivated
Front passenger’s seat belt pretensionerActivated
Indicator/
warning light
“AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG OFF” indicator lights“A I R B A G O F F ”
SRS warning light
Off
Seat belt reminder light
Devices
Front passenger airbagDeactivated
Side airbag
on the front passenger seat
ActivatedCurtain shield airbag
in the front passenger side
Front passenger knee airbagDeactivated
Front passenger’s seat belt pretensionerActivated

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*1: The system judges a person of adult size as an adult. When a smaller adult sitsin the front passenger seat, the system may not recognize him/her as an adult
depending on his/her physique and posture.
*2: In the event the front passenger does not wear a seat belt
*3: For some children, child in seat, child in booster seat or child in convertibleseat, the system may not recognize him/her as a child. Factors which may
affect this can be the physique or posture.
*4: Never install a rear-facing child restraint system on the front passenger seat. A
forward-facing child restraint system should only be installed on the front pas-
senger seat when it is unavoidable. ( →P. 5 8 )
*5: In case the indicator light is not illuminated, consult this manual on how to
install the child restraint system properly. ( →P. 6 2 )

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CAUTION
■Front passenger occupant classification system precautions
●Do not recline the front passenger seatback so far that it touches a rear seat. This
may cause the “AIR BAG OFF” indicator light to be illuminated, which indicates
that the passenger’s airbags will not deploy in the event of a severe accident. If the
seatback touches the rear seat, return the seatback to a position where it does
not touch the rear seat. Keep the front passenger seatback as upright as possible
when the vehicle is moving. Reclining the seatback excessively may lessen the
effectiveness of the seat belt system.
●If an adult sits in the front passenger seat, the “AIR BAG ON” indicator light is illu-
minated. If the “AIR BAG OFF” indicator is illuminated, ask the passenger to sit
up straight, well back in the seat, feet on the floor, and with the seat belt worn cor-
rectly. If the “AIR BAG OFF” indicator still remains illuminated, either ask the pas-
senger to move to the rear seat, or if that is not possible, move the front passenger
seat fully rearward.
●When it is unavoidable to install a forward-facing child restraint system on the
front passenger seat, install the child restraint system on the front passenger seat
in the proper order. (→P. 6 2 )
●Do not modify or remove the front seats.
●Do not kick the front passenger seat or subject it to severe impact. Otherwise,
the SRS warning light may come on to indicate a malfunction of the detection sys-
tem. In this case, contact your Lexus dealer immediately.
●Child restraint systems installed on the rear seat should not contact the front seat-
backs.
●Do not modify or replace the upholstery of the front seat.