airbag Lexus GS250 2012 Owner's Manual

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GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)
For your information...................... 8
Reading this manual .................... 12
How to search .............................. 13
Pictorial index .............................. 14
1-1. For safe use
Before driving ..................... 34
For safety drive ................... 36
Seat belts ............................. 38
SRS airbags ......................... 44
Airbag manual on-off sys-
tem.....................................56
Safety information for chil-
dren...................................58
Child restraint systems ........ 59
Installing child restraints ..... 68
Exhaust gas precautions ...... 79
1-2. Theft deterrent system
Engine immobilizer system. 80
Double locking system ........ 85
Alarm .................................. 86
2. Instrument cluster
Warning lights and indica-
tors.......................................94
Gauges and meters .............. 98
Multi-information display . 101
Head-up display ................ 1093-1. Key information
Keys .................................. 118
3-2. Opening, closing and locking
the doors and trunk
Smart entry & start system 123
Wireless remote control .... 141
Doors ................................. 146
Trunk ................................. 150
3-3. Adjusting the seats
Front seats ......................... 157
Driving position memory .. 161
Head restraints................... 167
3-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and
mirrors
Steering wheel.................170
Inside rear view mirror ...... 171
Outside rear view mirrors . 174
3-5. Opening, closing the windows
and moon roof
Power windows ................. 178
Moon roof ......................... 181
1For safety and security
2Instrument cluster
3Operation of each compo-
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GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)
The installation of an RF-transmitter system in your vehicle could affect
electronic systems such as:
Multiport fuel injection system/sequential multiport fuel injection system
Dynamic radar cruise control system
Cruise control system
Anti-lock brake system
Vehicle dynamics integrated management
SRS airbag system
Seat belt pretensioner system
Be sure to check with any authorized Lexus dealer or repairer, or another
duly qualified and equipped professional for precautionary measures or spe-
cial instructions regarding installation of an RF-transmitter system.
Further information regarding frequency bands, power levels, antenna posi-
tions and installation provisions for the installation of RF-transmitters, is
available on request at any authorized Lexus dealer or repairer, or another
duly qualified and equipped professional.
Installation of an RF-transmitter system

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GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)
The SRS airbag and seat belt pretensioner devices in your Lexus contain
explosive chemicals. If the vehicle is scrapped with the airbags and seat belt
pretensioners left as they are, this may cause an accident such as fire. Be sure
to have the systems of the SRS airbag and seat belt pretensioner removed and
disposed of by a qualified service shop or by any authorized Lexus dealer or
repairer, or another duly qualified and equipped professional before you
scrap your vehicle.
Scrapping of your Lexus
Your vehicle contains batteries and/or accumulators. Do not discard them
into the environment but cooperate with separate collection
(Directive 2006/66/EC).

22Pictorial index
GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)
Interior (Left-hand drive vehicles)
SRS airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 44
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 34
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 157
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 167
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 38
Console box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 617
Inside lock buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 146
Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 618
Auxiliary boxes
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Ashtrays
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GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)
Interior (Right-hand drive vehicles)
SRS airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 44
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 34
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 157
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 167
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 38
Console box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 617
Inside lock buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 146
Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 618
Auxiliary boxes
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 620
Ashtrays
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 626
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1For safety and security
GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)
1-1. For safe use
Before driving ..................... 34
For safety drive ................... 36
Seat belts ............................. 38
SRS airbags......................... 44
Airbag manual on-off
system ............................... 56
Safety information
for children ....................... 58
Child restraint systems........ 59
Installing child restraints .... 68
Exhaust gas precautions...... 79
1-2. Theft deterrent system
Engine immobilizer system 80
Double locking system ....... 85
Alarm .................................. 86

441-1. For safe use
GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)
SRS airbags
SRS front airbags
SRS driver airbag/front passenger airbag
Can help protect the head and chest of the driver and front pas-
senger from impact with interior components
SRS knee airbags
Can help provide driver and front passenger protection
An SRS knee airbag for the front passenger’s seat is built into the glove
box door.
The SRS airbags inflate when the vehicle is subjected to certain
types of severe impacts that may cause significant injury to the
occupants. They work together with the seat belts to help reduce
the risk of death or serious injury.
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GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)
SRS side and curtain shield airbags
SRS front side airbags
Can help protect the torso of the front seat occupants
SRS rear side airbags
Can help protect the torso of occupants in the rear outer seats
SRS curtain shield airbags
Can help protect primarily the head of occupants in the outer
seats
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GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)
SRS airbag system components
Knee airbags
Airbag manual on-off switch
Front passenger airbag
Curtain shield airbags
“PASSENGER AIR BAG”
indicator lights
Seat belt pretensioners and
force limiters
Side impact sensors (front)
Front side airbagsSRS warning light
Driver airbag
Rear side airbags
Side impact sensors (rear)
Driver’s seat position sensor
Driver’s seat belt buckle
switch
Airbag sensor assembly
Front impact sensors1
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GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)The main SRS airbag system components are shown above. The
SRS airbag system is controlled by the airbag sensor assembly. As
the airbags deploy, a chemical reaction in the inflators quickly fills
the airbags with non-toxic gas to help restrain the motion of the
occupants.
CAUTION
SRS airbag precautions
Observe the following precautions regarding the SRS airbags.
Failure to do so may cause death or serious injury.
The driver and all passengers in the vehicle must wear their seat belts
properly.
The SRS airbags are supplemental devices to be used with the seat belts.
The SRS driver airbag deploys with considerable force, and can cause
death or serious injury especially if the driver is very close to the airbag.
Since the risk zone for the driver’s airbag is the first 50 - 75 mm (2 - 3 in.)
of inflation, placing yourself 250 mm (10 in.) from your driver airbag
provides you with a clear margin of safety. This distance is measured
from the center of the steering wheel to your breastbone. If you sit less
than 250 mm (10 in.) away now, you can change your driving position in
several ways:
• Move your seat to the rear as far as you can while still reaching the ped-
als comfortably.
• Slightly recline the back of the seat.
Although vehicle designs vary, many drivers can achieve the 250 mm
(10 in.) distance, even with the driver seat all the way forward, simply
by reclining the back of the seat somewhat. If reclining the back of your
seat makes it hard to see the road, raise yourself by using a firm, non-
slippery cushion, or raise the seat if your vehicle has that feature.
• If your steering wheel is adjustable, tilt it downward. This points the
airbag toward your chest instead of your head and neck.
The seat should be adjusted as recommended above, while still maintain-
ing control of the foot pedals, steering wheel, and your view of the instru-
ment panel controls.