child restraint LEXUS NX300h 2015 Owners Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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NX300h_U_OM78007U For your information ................................... 8
Reading this manual................................... 14
How to search ..............................................15
Pictorial index ............................................... 16
1-1. For safe use
Before driving................................. 28
For safety drive............................... 30
Seat belts .......................................... 32
SRS airbags ..................................... 40
Front passenger occupant
classification system.................. 53
Safety information for
children .......................................... 59
Child restraint systems ............... 60
Exhaust gas precautions ............. 76
1-2. Hybrid system
Hybrid system features................ 77
Hybrid system precautions.........81
1-3. Theft deterrent system
Immobilizer system ...................... 86
Alarm .................................................88
Theft prevention labels
(for U.S.A.) .................................... 90 2. Instrument cluster
Warning lights and
indicators....................................... 92
Gauges and meters ......................97
Multi-information display ........ 102
Head-up display .......................... 106
Energy monitor/
consumption screen ...................111
3-1. Key information
Keys .................................................... 118
3-2. Opening, closing and locking
the doors
Side doors ....................................... 124
Back door ....................................... 129
Smart access system with
push-button start ..................... 140
3-3. Adjusting the seats
Front seats.......................................146
Rear seats........................................ 147
Driving position memory..........154
Head restraints ............................ 1581
For safety and security 2
Instrument cluster
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Operation of each
component

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For safety and security
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NX300h_U_OM78007U 1-1. For safe use
Before driving................................. 28
For safety drive............................... 30
Seat belts .......................................... 32
SRS airbags ..................................... 40
Front passenger occupant
classification system.................. 53
Safety information for
children .......................................... 59
Child restraint systems ............... 60
Exhaust gas precautions ............. 76
1-2. Hybrid system
Hybrid system features................77
Hybrid system precautions ........ 81
1-3. Theft deterrent system
Immobilizer system ...................... 86
Alarm .................................................88
Theft prevention labels
(for U.S.A.) .................................... 90

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NX300h_U_OM78007UFor safety drive Adjust the angle of the seatback so
that you are sitting straight up and so
that you do not have to lean forward
to steer. (  P. 1 4 6 )
Adjust the seat so that you can
depress the pedals fully and so that
your arms bend slightly at the elbow
when gripping the steering wheel.
(  P. 1 4 6 , 1 6 0 )
Lock the head restraint in place with th e center of the head restraint closest to
the top of your ears. (  P. 1 5 8 )
Wear the seat belt correctly. (  P. 3 2 )
Make sure that all occupants are wearing their seat belts before driving the vehi-
cle. (  P. 3 2 )
Use a child restraint system appropriate for the child until the child becomes
large enough to properly wear the vehicle’s seat belt. (  P. 6 0 )
Make sure that you can see the rear of the vehicle clearly, by adjusting the inside
and outside rear view mirrors properly. (  P. 161, 163)For safe driving, adjust the seat and mi rror to an appropriate position before
driving.
Correct driving posture 1
2
Correct use of the seat belts
Adjusting the mirrors 3
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Emergency locking retractor (ELR)
The retractor will lock the belt during a sudden stop or on impact. It may also lock if you
lean forward too quickly. A slow, easy motion w ill allow the belt to ex tend so that you can
move around fully. ■
Automatic locking retractor (ALR)
When a passenger’s shoulder belt is completely extended and then retracted even
slightly, the belt is locked in that position an d cannot be extended. This feature is used to
hold the child restraint system (CRS) firmly. To free the belt again, fully retract the belt
and then pull the belt out once more. ■
Child seat belt usage
The seat belts of your vehicle were princi pally designed for persons of adult size. ●
Use a child restraint system appropriate fo r the child, until the child becomes large
enough to properly wear the vehicle’s seat belt. (  P. 6 0 )●
When the child becomes large enough to prop erly wear the vehicle’s seat belt, follow
the instructions regardin g seat belt usage. (  P. 3 2 )■
Replacing the belt after the pretensioner has been activated
If the vehicle is involved in multiple collisio ns, the pretensioner will activate for the first
collision, but will not activate for th e second or subsequent collisions.■
Seat belt extender
If your seat belts canno t be fastened securely
because they are not long enough, a personal-
ized seat belt extender is available from your
Lexus dealer free of charge.

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NX300h_U_OM78007U WA R N I N G
Observe the following precautions to reduce the risk of injury in the event of sudden
braking, sudden swerving or an accident.
Failing to do so may caus e death or serious injury.■
Wearing a seat belt ●
Ensure that all passengers wear a seat belt. ●
Always wear a seat belt properly. ●
Each seat belt should be used by one person only. Do not use a seat belt for more
than one person at once, including children. ●
Lexus recommends that children be seated in the rear seat and always use a seat belt
and/or an appropriate child restraint system. ●
To achieve a proper seating position, do not recline the seat more than necessary. The
seat belt is most effective when the occupa nts are sitting up straight and well back in
the seats. ●
Do not wear the shoulder belt under your arm.●
Always wear your seat belt low and snug across your hips. ■
Pregnant women
Obtain medical advice and wear the seat belt
in the proper way. (  P. 3 2 )
Women who are pregnant should position the
lap belt as low as possib le over the hips in the
same manner as other occupants, extending
the shoulder belt completely over the shoulder
and avoiding belt contact with the rounding of
the abdominal area.
If the seat belt is not worn properly, not only the
pregnant woman, but also the fetus could suffer
death or serious injury as a result of sudden
braking or a collision.

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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 in stalling a child restraint system because the
belt will not securely hold th e child restraint system, incr easing the risk of death or
serious injury in the event of an accident. ●
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 releasing a seat belt extender
Press on the buckle release button on the ex tender, not on the seat belt, then, release
the extender from the seat belt buckle. (  P. 4 4 )
This helps prevent damage to the vehicle interior and the extender itself.

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SRS airbag precautions
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The SRS front passenger airbag also deploy s with considerable force, and can cause
death or serious injury especially if the fron t passenger is very close to the airbag. The
front passenger seat should be as far from the airbag as possible with the seatback
adjusted, so the front passenger sits upright. ●
Improperly seated and/or re strained infants and childre n can be killed or seriously
injured by a deploying airbag. An infant or child who is too small to use a seat belt
should be properly secured using a child restraint system. Lexus strongly recom-
mends that all infants and children be placed in the rear seats of the vehicle and prop-
erly restrained. The rear seats are safe r for infants and children than the front
passenger seat. (  P. 6 0 )●
If the seat belt extender has been connected
to the front seat belt buckles but the seat belt
extender has not also been fastened to the
latch plate of the seat belt, the SRS front air-
bags will judge that the driver and front pas-
senger are wearing the seat belt even though
the seat belt has not been connected. In this
case, the SRS front airbags may not activate
correctly in a collision, resulting in death or
serious injury in the event of a collision. Be
sure to wear the seat belt with the seat belt
extender.

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Child restraint system with infant
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Unoccupied Indicator/
warning light “A I R B A G O N ” a n d “A I R B A G O F F ”
indicator lights “A I R B A G
OFF”
* 6
SRS warning light Off
Seat belt reminder light Off
* 2
or
flashing
* 3
Devices Front passenger airbag Deactivated
Side airbag on the front passenger seat
Activated
Curtain shield airbag in the front passenger side
Seat cushion airbag in the front passenger side Deactivated
Front passenger’s seat belt pretensioner and force
limiter Activated
Indicator/
warning light “A I R B A G O N ” a n d “A I R B A G O F F ”
indicator lights “A I R B A G
OFF”
SRS warning light
Off
Seat belt reminder light
Devices Front passenger airbag Deactivated
Side airbag on the front passenger seat
Activated
Curtain shield airbag in the front passenger side
Seat cushion airbag in the front passenger side Deactivated
Front passenger’s seat belt pretensioner and force
limiter Activated

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There is a malfunction in the system
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: The system judges a person of adult size as an adult. When a smaller adult sits in the
front passenger seat, the system may not recognize him/her as an adult depending on
his/her physique and posture.
* 2
: In the event the front passenger is wearing a seat belt.
* 3
: In the event the front passenger does not wear a seat belt.
* 4
: For some children, child in se at, child in booster seat or child in convertible seat, the
system may not recognize him/her as a child. Factors which may affect this can be the
physique or posture.
* 5
: Never install a rear-facing child restraint system on the front passenger seat. A for-
ward-facing child restraint system should on ly be installed on the front passenger seat
when it is unavoidable. (  P. 6 3 )
* 6
: In case the indicator light is not illuminated, consult this manual on how to install the
child restraint system properly. (  P. 6 0 )Indicator/
warning light “A I R B A G O N ” a n d “A I R B A G O F F ”
indicator lights “A I R B A G
OFF”
SRS warning light On
Seat belt reminder light Off
Devices Front passenger airbag Deactivated
Side airbag on the front passenger seat
Activated
Curtain shield airbag in the front passenger side
Seat cushion airbag in the front passenger side Deactivated
Front passenger’s seat belt pretensioner and force
limiter Activated

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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 light to be illuminated, whic h indicates that the
SRS airbags for the front passenger will not activate in the event of a severe accident.
If the seatback touches the rear seat, 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 effec-
tiveness of the seat belt system. ●
If an adult sits in the front passenger seat , the “AIR BAG ON” indicator light is illumi-
nated. 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 correctly. If
the “AIR BAG OFF” indicator still remains illuminated, either ask the passenger 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 a forward- facing child restraint system on the front
passenger seat, install the child restraint sy stem on the front passenger seat in the
proper order. (  P. 6 3 )●
Do not modify or remove the front seats. ●
Do not kick the front passenger seat or subj ect it to severe impact. Otherwise, the
SRS warning light may come on to indicat e a malfunction of the front passenger
occupant classification system. In this ca se, 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 cu shion and seat cover, that covers the seat
cushion surface. ●
Do not modify or replace the upholstery of the front seat.