remove seats Lexus IS250 2009 Specifications / LEXUS 2009 IS350/250 OWNER'S MANUAL (OM53669U)

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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
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Before driving
■Removing the head restraints (outside rear seats)
■Adjusting the height of the head restraints
■When using the rear seat head restraints
Center rear seat: Always raise the head restraint one level from the stowed position
when using.
Outside rear seats: Make sure the head restraints are not in the stowed/folded
position while in use.
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 design ed for each respective seat.
●Adjust the head restraints to the correct position at all times.
●Do not drive with the head restraints removed.
Pull the head restraint up while pushing both
of the lock release buttons.
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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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
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Before driving
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 belt s, 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 seatin g 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 vehi cle interior and the extender itself.

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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
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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1-7. Safety information
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Before driving
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 ligh t 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 se at, return the seatback to a position where it does
not touch the rear seat. Keep the front pa ssenger 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 se at, 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 th at is not possible, move the front passenger
seat fully rearward.
●When it is unavoidable to install the forw ard-facing child restraint system on the
front passenger seat, install the child rest raint system on the front passenger seat
in the proper order. ( P. 1 0 4 )
●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 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
CareExterior ....................................................292
Interior..................................................... 295
Seat belts ............................................... 296
Cargo capacity ....................................... 196
Cargo hooks ...........................................278
CD changer ............................................229
CD player.................................................229
Chains ....................................................... 200
Child restraint system Booster seats, definition.................. 100
Booster seats, installation ................ 107
Convertible seats, definition ......... 100
Convertible seats, installation ....... 107
Front passenger occupant classification system ........................ 95
Infant seats, definition ....................... 100
Infant seats, installation...................... 107
Installing CRS with lower anchorages ........................................ 105
Installing CRS with seat belts ........ 107
Installing CRS with top straps ........ 110 Child safety
Airbag precautions ..............................90
Battery precautions .............. 323, 423
Child restraint system .......................100
Child-protectors ...................................40
How your child should wear the seat belt ..........................................59
Installing child restraints................... 104
Moon roof precautions...................... 73
Power window lock switch ..............69
Power window precautions ............ 70
Removed electronic key battery precautions........................................346
Seat belt comfort guide ..................... 57
Seat belt extender precautions........61
Seat belt precautions ..........................60
Seat heater precautions....... 268, 271
Trunk precautions................................. 45
Child-protectors ...................................... 40
Cigarette lighter.................................... 264
Cleaning Exterior.................................................... 292
Interior .....................................................295
Seat belts ................................................296
Clock .........................................................259
Coat hooks .............................................. 276
Compass .................................................. 287
Condenser ............................................... 319
Console box ........................................... 252
Cooling system Engine overheating........................... 424
Cornering assist sensors .................... 180C