LEXUS LS430 2006 Owners Manual

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Before driving
CAUTION
■Child restraint precautions
●For effective protection in automobile accidents and sudden stops, a child must
be properly restrained, using a seat belt or child restraint system depending on
the age and size of the child. 
Holding a child in your arms is not a substitute for a child restraint system. In an
acc
ident, the child can be crushed against the windshield, or between you and
the vehicle’s interior.
●Lexus strongly urges use of a proper chil d restraint system which conforms to the
size of the child, installed on the rear seat. According to accident statistics, the
child is safer when properly restrained in the rear seat than in the front seat.
●Never install a rear-facing child restraint system on the front passenger seat. In
the event of an accident, the force of the rapid inflation of the front passenger air -
bag can cause death or serious injury to th e chi
ld, if the rear-facing child restraint
system is installed on the front passenger seat.
●A forward-facing child restraint system sh ould not be placed on the front passen-
ger seat except when it is unavoidable. Always move the front seat as far back as
possible
, because the front passenger airb ag could inflate by considerable speed
and force. Otherwise, the child may be killed or seriously injured.
●Do not use the seat belt extender when installing a child restraint system on the
front or rear passenger seat. If installing a child restraint system with the seat belt
extender connected to the seat belt, the seat belt will not securely hold the child
restraint system, which could cause death or serious injury to the child or other
passengers in the event of collision.
●Do not allow the child to lean his/her head or any part of his/her body against the
door or the area of the seat, front pillar or roof side rail from which the side air -
bags or curtain shield airbags deploy, even if the child is seated in the child
r
estraint system. It is dangerous if th e side airbags and curtain shield airbags
inflate, and the impact could cause death or serious injury to the child.
●Make sure you have complied with all inst allation instructions provided by the
child restraint manufacturer and that the sy stem is properly secured. If it is not
secured properly, it may cause death or serious injury to the child in the event of a
sudden stop or accident.

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Installing child restraints
Follow the child restraint system manufacture’s instructions. Firmly secure
child restraints using a seat belt or a child restraint lower anchorage into both
outboard rear seats. Attach the top strap when installing a child restraint.
Seat belts equipped with a child
restraint locking mechanism.
(ALR/ELR belts e
xcept driver’s
seat belt) ( P.36 )
Child restraint lower anchorage
To p s t r a p
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Installing child restraints using a seat belt
■Rear facing child seat–infant/convertible
Place an infant seat on the rear
seat facing the r
ear of the vehicle.
Run the seat belt through the infant
seat and inser
t the plate into the
buckle. Make sure that the belt is
not twisted.

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Fully extend the shoulder belt and
then allow it to retract slightly in
order to activate the ALR lock
mode.
Lock mode allows the seat belt to
retract only.
While pushing the child seat into
the rear seat, allow the shoulder
belt to retract until the child seat is
securely in place.
After the shoulder belt has
retracted to a point where there is
no slack in the belt, pull the belt to
check that it cannot be extended.

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■Forward facing–Convertible child seats
Place a child seat on the seat fac-
ing the front of the vehicle.
Run the seat belt through the child
seat and inser
t the plate into the
buckle. Make sure that the belt is
not twisted.
Fully extend the shoulder strap and
then allo

w it to retract slightly into
the ALR lock mode.
Lock mode allows the seat belt to
retract only.
While pushing the child seat into
the rear seat, allow the shoulder
belt to retract until the child seat is
securely in place.
After the shoulder belt has
retracted to a point where there is
no slack in the belt, pull the belt to
check that it cannot be extended.

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■Booster seats
Place a booster seat on the seat
facing the fr
ont of the vehicle.
Sit the child in the child seat. Fit the
seat belt to the booster seat
accor
ding to the child seat manu -
facture’s instructio ns and inser
t the
plate into the buckle. Make sure
that the belt is not twisted.
Check that the shoulder belt is cor -
rectly positioned over the child's
shoulder and that the lap belt is as
lo

w as possible. ( P.34 )
CAUTION
■When installing the booster seats
Do not fully extend the child’s shoulder belt, to prevent the belt from going to ALR
lo

ck mode:
• ALR mode causes the belt to tighten on ly
which could cause injury or discom-
fort to the child. ( P.36 )
• Do not allow the child to play with the seat belt or the child could be killed or seriously injur
ed.

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Before driving
CAUTION
■When installing the child restraint system
●When a booster seat is installed, always ensure that the shoulder belt is posi-
tioned across the center of the child’s shou lder
. The belt should be kept away from
the child’s neck, but not so that it could fall off the child's shoulder. Failing to do so
may result in death or serious injury in the event of an accident or sudden braking.
●Ensure that the belt and tab are securely locked and the seat belt is not twisted.
●Push and pull the child seat in different directions to be sure it is secure.
●Follow all installation instructions provid ed by the child restraint system manufac -
turer.
■Do not use the seat belt extender
If using the seat belt extender when inst al
ling a child seat, the seat belt will not
securely hold the child restraint system, which could cause death or serious injury
to the child or other passengers in the event of collision.
●If the driver’s seat position does not allow
sufficient space for safe installation on the
left-hand rear seat, install the child restraint
on the right-hand side seat.
●Only put a forward facing or booster child
seat on the front seat when unavoidable.
When installing a forward facing or
booster child restraint on the front passen-
ger seat, move the seat as far back as possi-
ble. 
Failing to do so may result in injury or even
death if the airbags deploy (inflate).

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Child restraint system with a top strap
Secure the child restraint using a
seat belt or the lower anchorages.
( P.76 )
Push the lid to open.
Latch the hook onto the anchor -
age bracket and tighten the top
str
ap.
Make sure the top strap is securely
latched.

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Installation with child restraint lower anchorages
Move the seat fully back* (and
head restraint to the lower most
position).
* If equipped with power seats
Ty p e A
Widen the gap between the seat
cushion and seatback slightly
.
Latch the hooks of the lower straps
onto the anchorages.

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Type B
Widen the gap between the seat
cushion and seatback slightly
.
Latch the buckles onto the anchor-
ages.
If the child restraint has a top strap, the top strap should be latched onto the
anchorages.
CAUTION
■To install correctly
When using the lower anchorages, be sure that there are no foreign objects around
the ancho

rages and that the seat belt is not caught behind the child seat. 
Make sure the restraint system is securely
attached, or it may cause death or seri-
ous injury to the child in the even t of
a sudden stop or accident.
■Child restraint systems that can be installed using the lower anchorages
Child restraint systems conforming to FM V
SS225 or CMVSS210.2 specifications
can be used. This vehicle is designed to confirm to the SAE J1819.