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Head restraints
■Adjusting the height of the head restraints
■Adjusting the rear seat head restraints
Always raise the head restraint one level from the stowed position when using.
CAUTION
■Head restraint precautions
Observe the following precautions regarding the head restraints. Failure to do so
may result in death or serious injury.
●Use the head restraints designed for each respective seat.
●Adjust the head restraints to the correct position at all times.
●Do not drive with the head restraints removed.
Vertical adjustment
Push and hold the lock release
button when lowering the head
restraint.
Removal
Pull the head restraint up while
pushing the lock release button.
Lock
release
button
Make sure that the head restraints are
adjusted so that the center of the head
restraint is closest to the top of your ears.

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CAUTION
■Seat belt damage and wear
●Do not damage the seat belts by allowing the belt, plate, or buckle to be jammed
in the door.
●Inspect the seat belt system periodically. Check for cuts, fraying, and loose parts.
Do not use a damaged seat belt until it is replaced. Damaged seat belts cannot
protect an occupant from death or serious injury.
●Ensure that the belt and tab are locked and the belt is not twisted.
If the seat belt does not function correctly, immediately contact your Lexus
dealer.
●Replace the seat assembly, including the belts, if your vehicle has been involved in
a serious accident, even if there's no obvious damage.
●Do not attempt to install, remove, modify, disassemble or dispose of the seat belts.
Have any necessary repairs carried out by your Lexus dealer. Inappropriate han-
dling of the pretensioner may prevent it from operating properly resulting in
death or serious injury.
■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 injury in the event of a collision.
●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
■When driving the vehicle
Observe the following precautions while driving.
Failing to do so may result in loss of control of the vehicle and cause an accident,
resulting in death or serious injury.
●Do not adjust the mirrors while driving.
●Do not drive with the mirrors folded back.
●Both the driver and passenger side mirrors must be extended and properly
adjusted before driving.
■When the mirror defoggers are operating
Do not touch the surface of the mirror, as it may be hot.
NOTICE
■If the mirrors become iced up
In order to retain the rain-clearing properties of the mirror, do not attempt to scrape
the ice off. Instead, remove it by turning on the mirror defoggers or by applying
warm water.

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CAUTION
■Front passenger occupant classification system precautions
●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 remain 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 the 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. 9 8 )
●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
seatbacks.
●Do not use a seat accessory, such as a cushion or seat cover, that covers the seat
cushion surface.
●Do not modify or replace the upholstery of the front seat.

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Alphabetical index
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Bottle holders .......................................... 241
BrakeFluid ............................................................301
Parking brake ........................................ 129
Brake assist ............................................... 170
Care Exterior ....................................................274
Interior...................................................... 277
Seat belts ............................................... 278
Cargo capacity ....................................... 179
Cargo hooks ............................................ 261
CD changer ...............................................211
CD player....................................................211
Chains.........................................................183
Child restraint system Booster seats, definition.................... 95
Booster seats, installation ................. 99
Convertible seats, definition ........... 95
Convertible seats, installation ........ 99
Front passenger occupant classification system ........................ 90
Infant seats, definition ......................... 95
Infant seats, installation....................... 99
Installing CRS with lower anchorages ......................................... 102
Installing CRS with seatbelts .......... 99
Installing CRS with top straps .......103 Child safety
Airbag precautions ............................. 85
Battery precautions ............. 304, 399
Child restraint system .........................95
Child-protectors ...................................38
How your child should wear
the seatbelt............................................55
Installing child restraints.....................98
Moon roof precautions......................68
Power window lock switch .............. 64
Power window precautions ............65
Removed electronic key battery
precautions........................................326
Seat belt comfort guide ..................... 53
Seat belt extender precautions...... 57
Seat belt precautions ..........................56
Seat heater precautions......252, 254
Trunk precautions................................. 43
Child-protectors ......................................38
Cigarette lighter.................................... 249
Cleaning Exterior.................................................... 274
Interior ..................................................... 277
Seat belts ................................................278
Clock ......................................................... 244
Coat hooks ..............................................259
Compass .................................................. 269
Condenser ............................................... 301
Console box ........................................... 237
Cooling system Engine overheating.......................... 400
Cornering assist sensors .................... 164
Cruise control Cruise control....................................... 152
Dynamic radar cruise control....... 155
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