2008 Lexus ES 350 Owners Manual - Page 123
2008 Lexus ES 350 Manual
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1-7. Safety information
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1-7. Safety information
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Operating conditions (side and curtain shield airbags)
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The SRS side airbags and curtain shield airbags are designed to inflate when the
passenger compartment is subjected to a severe impact from the side.
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The SRS side airbag on the passenger seat will not activate if there is no passen-
ger sitting in the front passenger seat. However, the side airbag on the passen-
ger seat may deploy if luggage is put in the seat, even if the seat is unoccupied.
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Conditions under which the SRS airbags may deploy (inflate), other than a colli-
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The SRS front airbags may also deploy if a serious impact occurs to the underside of
your vehicle. Some examples are shown in the illustration.
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Types of collisions that may not deploy the SRS airbag (front airbags)
The SRS front airbags are generally not designed to inflate if the vehicle is involved
in a side or rear collision, if it rolls over, or if it is involved in a low-speed frontal colli-
sion. But, whenever a collision of any type causes sufficient forward deceleration of
the vehicle, deployment of the SRS front airbags may occur.
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Hitting a curb, edge of pavement or hard
surface
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Falling into or jumping over a deep hole
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Landing hard or vehicle falling
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Collision from the rear
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Collision from the side
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Vehicle rollover