child restraint LEXUS RX350 2015 Owners Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS Index
21-1. Key information
Keys ..................................................... 30
1-2. Opening, closing and locking
the doors
Smart access system with
push-button start .......................... 35
Wireless remote control .............. 49
Side doors .......................................... 52
Back door ........................................... 56
1-3. Adjustable components
(seats, mirrors,
steering wheel)
Front seats .......................................... 68
Rear seats ........................................... 72
Driving position memory ................ 76
Head restraints.................................. 81
Seat belts ........................................... 83
Steering wheel................................. 90
Anti-glare inside rear
view mirror ...................................... 92
Outside rear view mirrors ........... 95 1-4. Opening and closing the
windows and moon roof
Power windows................................ 98
Moon roof ......................................... 101
1-5. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank cap......... 105
1-6. Theft deterrent system
Engine immobilizer system ........ 110
Alarm.................................................... 112
Theft prevention labels ................. 116
1-7. Safety information
Correct driving posture ............... 117
SRS airbags ....................................... 119
Front passenger occupant
classification system .................. 132
Child restraint sy stems ............... 137
Installing child restraints ............... 1411
Before drivingFor vehicles with a navigation system, refer to the “Navigation System Owner’s
Manual” for information regarding the equipment listed below.
• Navigation system
• Air conditioning controls
• Windshield wiper de-icer
• Rear view monitor system • Intuitive parking assist
• Audio/video system
• Rear window and outside rear view
mirror defogging

Before driving
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291-1. Key information
Keys .............................................. 30
1-2. Opening, closing and
locking the doors
Smart access system with
push-button start .................... 35
Wireless remote control ......... 49
Side doors.................................... 52
Back door .................................... 56
1-3. Adjustable components
(seats, mirrors,
steering wheel)
Front seats ................................... 68
Rear seats .................................... 72
Driving position memory ........ 76
Head restraints ........................... 81
Seat belts .................................... 83
Steering wheel .......................... 90
Anti-glare inside rear view
mirror ......................................... 92
Outside rear view mirrors ...... 95 1-4. Opening and closing the
windows and moon roof
Power windows .......................... 98
Moon roof .................................. 101
1-5. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank
cap ............................................ 105
1-6. Theft deterrent system
Engine immobilizer
system....................................... 110
Alarm........................................... 112
Theft prevention labels ........... 116
1-7. Safety information
Correct driving posture ......... 117
SRS airbags ............................... 119
Front passenger occupant
classification system............ 132
Child restraint systems ......... 137
Installing child restraints........ 141

741-3. Adjustable components (s eats, mirrors, steering wheel)
■ Folding down the rear center seatback
Pull the center seatback angle
lever behind the seatback and fold
the seatback down. To return the rear center seatback
to its original position, lift it up until
it locks.
CAUTION■
When folding the rear seatbacks down
Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or serious
injury. ●
Do not fold the seatbacks down while driving.●
Do not fold seatbacks down while passenge rs are seated or luggage is placed on
the seats.●
Stop the vehicle on level ground, set the parking brake and shift the shift lever to
P.●
After folding the seatback, lightly move the seat back and forth to lock it in place.●
Do not allow anyone to sit on a folded seatback or in the luggage compartment
while driving.●
Do not allow children to en ter the luggage compartment.■
Seat adjustment ●
To reduce the risk of sliding under the lap belt during a collision, do not recline the
seat more than necessary.
If the seat is too reclined, the lap belt may slide past the hips and apply restraint
forces directly to the abdomen, or yo ur neck may contact the shoulder belt,
increasing the risk of death or seriou s injury in the event of an accident.
●
Adjustments should not be made while driving as the seat may unexpectedly
move and cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle.

851-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
1
Before driving Pre-collision seat belts (front seats of vehicles with a pre-collision system)
If the system determines that a collision is unavoidable, the front seat belts
will retract before the collision. (  P. 2 7 8 )■
Emergency locking retractor (ELR)
The retractor will lock the belt during a sudd en stop or on impact. It may also lock if
you lean forward too quickly. To allow the belt to extend, retract the belt and then
pull it slowly.■
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 and 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. (  P. 141)■
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 for the child, until the child becomes
large enough to properly wear the vehicle's seat belt. (  P. 1 3 7 )●
When the child becomes large enough to properly wear the vehicle's seat belt,
follow the instructions on P. 83 regarding seat belt usage.■
Replacing the belt after the pretensioner has been activated
If the vehicle is involved in multiple collisions, the pretensioner will activate for the
first collision, but will not activate for the second or subsequent collisions.

861-3. Adjustable components (s eats, mirrors, steering wheel)
■
Seat belt extender
CAUTION
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 cause 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 on ce, 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 occupants 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. If your seat belts cann ot be fastened securely
because they are not long enough, a person-
alized seat belt extender is available from
your Lexus dealer free of charge.

891-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
1
Before driving CAUTION■
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 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 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.

1281-7. Safety information
CAUTION■
SRS airbag precautions
●
The SRS front passenger airbag also depl oys with considerable force, and can
cause death or serious injury especially if the front 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 restrained infants and children can be killed or seri-
ously injured by a deploying airbag. An infant or child who is too small to use a
seat belt should be properly secured us ing a child restraint system. Lexus strongly
recommends that all infants and children be placed in the rear seats of the vehicle
and properly restrained. The rear seats ar e safer for infants and children than the
front passenger seat. (  P. 1 3 7 ) ●
If the seat belt extender has been con-
nected to the front seat belt buckles but the
seat belt extender has not also been fas-
tened to the latch plate of the seat belt, the
SRS front airbags will judge that the driver
and front passenger are wearing the seat
belt even though the seat belt has not been
connected. In this case, the SRS front air-
bags may not activate correctly in a colli-
sion, resulting in death or serious injury in
the event of a collision. Be sure to wear the
seat belt with the seat belt extender.

1331-7. Safety information
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Before driving Condition and operation in the front passenger occupant classification system
■ Adult *1
■ Child *3
or child restraint system *4Indicator/
warning light “AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG OFF”
indicator lights “A I R B A G
ON”
SRS warning light Off
Front passenger’s seat belt reminder light
Flashing *2
Devices Front passenger airbag
ActivatedSide airbag on the front
passenger seats
Curtain shield airbag in the front passenger
side
Front passenger knee airbag
Front passenger’s seat belt pretensioner
Indicator/
warning light “AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG OFF”
indicator lights “A I R B A G
OFF” *5
SRS warning light Off
Front passenger’s seat belt reminder light
Flashing *2
Devices Front passenger airbag Deactivated
Side airbag on the front
passenger seats
Activated
Curtain shield airbag in the front passenger
side
Front passenger knee airbag Deactivated
Front passenger’s seat belt pretensioner Activated

1351-7. Safety information
1
Before driving * 3
: When a larger child who has outgrow n a child restraint system sits in
the front passenger seat, the system may recognize him/her as an
adult depending on his/her physique or posture.
* 4
: Never install a rear-facing child re straint system on the front passen-
ger seat. A forward-facing child restraint system should only be
installed on the front passenger seat when it is unavoidable.
(  P. 137)
* 5
: If the indicator light is not illuminated, consult this manual on how to
install the child restraint system properly. (  P. 141)
* 6
: Activated only in cases of side impact CAUTION■
Front passenger occupant classi fication system precautions
Observe the following precautions regarding the front passenger occupant classifi-
cation system.
Failure to do so may cause death or serious injury. ●
Wear the seat belt properly.●
Make sure the front passenge r’s seat belt tab has not b een left inserted into the
buckle before someone sits in the front passenger seat.●
Make sure the “AIR BAG OFF” indicator light is not illuminated when using the
seat belt extender for the front passen ger seat. If the “AIR BAG OFF” indicator
light is illuminated, disconnect the extender tongue from the seat belt buckle,
then reconnect the seat belt. Reconnect the seat belt extender after making sure
the “AIR BAG ON” indicator light is illuminated. If you use the seat belt extender
while the “AIR BAG OFF” indicator light is illuminated, the SRS airbags for the
passenger may not activate correctly, which could cause death or serious injury
in the event of collision.
●
Do not apply a heavy load to the front passenger seat or equipment.
●
Do not put weight on the front passenger seat by putting your hands or feet on
the front passenger seat seatback from the rear passenger seat.
●
Do not let a rear passenger lift the front passenger seat with their feet or press on
the seatback with their legs.
●
Do not put objects under the front passenger seat.

1361-7. Safety information
CAUTION■
Front passenger occupant classi fication 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 illuminate d, 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 rema ins 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. 141)●
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.