rear seat Lexus GX470 2003 How To Use This Manual / LEXUS 2003 GX470 (OM60A45U) User Guide

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REAR SEATS
Rear seat precautions
CAUTION
Adjustment should not be made while the vehicle is
moving.
 When folding the seat, secure the seat by adjusting
the length of the anchorage strap to prevent the seat
from falling down.
 When returning the seat to its original position,
observe the following precautions in order to prevent
personal injury in a collision or sudden stop.
There is no person or luggage around the seat and
operate slowly by supporting the seat with your
hands.
The seat is securely locked by pushing forward and
rearward on the top of the seatback and by trying to
pull up the edge of the bottom cushion. Failure to do
so will prevent seat belt from operating properly.
The seat belts are not twisted or caught under the
seat and are arranged in their proper position and are
ready to use.
 When using the seat, make sure the seat is securely
locked.
NOTICE
Avoid putting heavy loads on the removed seat. The
metallic tips of the seat legs may be damaged and the
seat cannot be reinstalled.
Folding up or removing the seats will enlarge the luggage
compartment. See “Luggage stowage precautions” on page
81 for precautions when loading luggage.
Adjusting rear seats
 Second seat

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 Third seat
Lean forward and pull the lock release lever. Then lean
back to the desired angle and release the lever.
CAUTION
To reduce the risk of sliding under the lap belt during a
collision, avoid reclining the seatback any more than
needed. The seat belts provide maximum protection
when the passengers are sitting up straight and well
back in the seats. If you are reclined, the lap belt may
slide past your hips and apply restraint forces directly
to the abdomen. In the event of a frontal collision, the
more the seat is reclined, the greater the risk of personal
injury.
Folding up second seat (for third seat entry)
Vehicles with third seat: For easy access to the third seat,
fold up the second seat in accordance with the following
procedure.
Before folding up the second seat, stow the second seat
buckles as shown above.
This prevents the buckles from falling out when you fold up the
second seat.
Vehicles with rear seat audio system or rear seat
entertainment system: Before folding up the second seat,
close the headphone input jack lid.

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NOTICE
The seat belt buckles must be stowed before you fold
up the second seat.
 Vehicles with rear seat audio system or rear seat
entertainment system: The headphone input jack lid
must be closed before you fold up the second seat.
1. Lower the head restraints to the lowest position.
2. Fold down the seatbacks while pulling the lock release
levers and swing the whole seats up and forward until they
are locked.
To return the seats to the original positions, push the red
knobs and swing the whole seats down and swing the
seatback up.

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If you cannot raise the left side seatback because of the locked
seat belt, do not try it hard. Release the lock of the seat belt
in the following way.
1Push in the lower front edge of the seatback to slacken the
seat belt.
2Let the seat belt retract a little.
CAUTION
When returning the seats to their original position,
observe the following precautions in order to prevent
personal injury in a collision or sudden stop:
Be careful not get your hands or feet pinched in the
seat.
 Make sure the seats are securely locked by pushing
forward and rearward on the top of the seatbacks or
by trying to pull up the edge of the bottom cushions.
Failure to do so will prevent the seat belt from
operating properly.
 Make sure the seat belts are not twisted or caught
under the seat and are arranged in their proper
position and are ready to use.

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Folding up third seats
Stow the rear seat belt buckles as shown above.
 Seat belt hanger
For the outer seat belts, use the seat belt hangers to
prevent the belts from being tangled.
For the center seat belt, stow the seat belt tabs into the
cover of the roof as shown above.
Make sure the tabs are securely locked in the cover.
To release the concave end tab, see page 127 for instructions.

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CAUTION
When returning the seats to their original position,
observe the following precautions in order to prevent
personal injury in a collision or sudden stop:
Be careful not get your hands or feet pinched in the
seat.
 Make sure the seats are securely locked by pushing
forward and rearward on the top of the seatbacks or
by trying to pull up the edge of the bottom cushions.
Failure to do so will prevent the seat belt from
operating properly.
 Make sure the seat belts are not twisted or caught
under the seat and are arranged in their proper
position and are ready to use.
Removing third seats
Stow the rear seat belt buckles as shown above.

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NOTICE
Avoid putting heavy loads on the removed seats. The
metallic tips of the seat legs may be damaged and the
seats cannot be reinstalled.
To return them to the original positions, reverse the steps
above.
CAUTION
When removing or reinstalling the seats, observe the
following to prevent personal injury:
Do not remove or reinstall the seats while the vehicle
is moving.
 Be careful not to get your hands or feet pinched in the
seats.
 Be careful not to hit the removed seats against a
person or drop it on yourself.
 Do not try to sit on or place anything on the removed
seat.
To prevent personal injury in a collision or sudden stop:
Do not sit on or place anything on the folded seatback
while driving.
 Do not leave the removed seat loose in the vehicle.
 After reinstalling the seats, make sure the seats are
securely locked by pushing forward and rearward on
the top of the seatbacks or by trying to pull up the
edge of the bottom cushions. Failure to do so will
prevent the seat belt from operating properly.
 Install each seat in the same position from which it
was removed. Failure to do so will prevent third seat
occupants from using seat belts properly.
 Make sure the seat belts are not twisted or caught
under the seat and are arranged in their proper
position and are ready to use.

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HEAD RESTRAINTS
Front seat
To raise the head restraint, pull it up. To lower it, press the
lock release button and push the head restraint down. To
move the head restraint forward or rearward, pull or push
the base of the head restraint.
The head restraint is most effective when it is close to your
head. Therefore, using a cushion on the seatback is not
recommended.
CAUTION
Adjust the center of the head restraint so that it is
closest to the top of your ears.
 After adjusting the head restraint, make sure it is
locked in position.
 Do not drive with the head restraints removed.

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SEAT BELTS
Seat belt precautions
Lexus strongly urges that the driver and passengers in the
vehicle be properly restrained at all times with the seat belts
provided. Failure to do so could increase the chance of injury
and/or the severity of injury in accidents.
The seat belts provided for your vehicle are designed for
people of adult size, large enough to properly wear them.
Child. Use a child restraint system appropriate for the child
until the child becomes large enough to properly wear the
vehicle’s seat belts. See “Child restraint” on page 150 for
details.
If a child is too large for a child restraint system, the child should
sit in the rear seat and must be restrained using the vehicle’s
seat belt. According to accident statistics, the child is safer
when properly restrained in the rear seat than in the front seat.
If a child must sit in the front seat, the seat belts should be worn
properly. Do not let the child sit on your lap. It does not provide
sufficient restraint. If an accident occurs and the seat belts are
not worn properly, the force of the rapid inflation of the airbag
may cause severe injury to the child.
Do not allow the child to stand up or kneel on either rear or front
seats. An unrestrained child could suffer serious injury or
death during emergency braking or a collision.
Pregnant woman. Lexus recommends the use of a seat belt.
Ask your doctor for specific recommendations. The lap belt
should be worn securely and as low as possible over the hips
and not on the waist. Injured person. Lexus recommends the use of a seat belt.
Depending on
the injury, first check with your doctor for specific
recommendations.CAUTION
Persons should ride in their seats properly wearing
their seat belts whenever the vehicle is moving.
Otherwise, they are much more likely to suffer serious
bodily injury or death in the event of sudden braking or
a collision.
When using the seat belts, observe the following:
 Use the belt for only one person at a time. Do not use
a single belt for two or more people even children.
 Avoid reclining the seatbacks too much. The seat
belts provide maximum protection when the
seatbacks are in the upright position. (See
“Adjusting seatback angle” on page 98.)
 Be careful not to damage the belt webbing or
hardware. Take care that they do not get caught or
pinched in the seat or doors.
 Inspect the belt system periodically. Check for cuts,
fraying, and loose parts. Damaged parts should be
replaced. Do not disassemble or modify the system.
 Keep the belts clean and dry. If they need cleaning,
use a mild soap solution or lukewarm water. Never
use bleach, dye, or abrasive cleaners they may
severely weaken the belts. (See “Cleaning the
interior” on page 463 for instructions.)

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is above the designed threshold level, comparable to an
approximate 25
km/h (15 mph) collision when the vehicle has
the impact straight into a fixed barrier that does not move or
deform.
However, this threshold velocity will be considerably higher if
the vehicle strikes an object, such as a parked vehicle or sign
pole, which can move or deform on impact, or if the vehicle is
involved in an underride collision (e.g. a collision in which the
front of the vehicle “underrides”, or goes under, the bed of a
truck, etc.).
It is possible that in some collisions where the forward
deceleration of the vehicle is very close to the designed
threshold level, the SRS front airbags and the seat belt
pretensioners may not activate together.
For the safety of all occupants, always wear your seat belts
properly.
 1 Collision from the side

2 Collision from the rear

3 Vehicle rollover
The SRS front airbags are generally not designed to inflate
if the vehicle is involved in a side or rear collision, if it rolls
over, or if it is involved in a lowspeed frontal collision.
But, whenever a collision of any type causes sufficient
forward deceleration of the vehicle, deployment of the
front airbags may occur.