2009 Lexus GX 470 Owners Manual - Page 80
2009 Lexus GX 470 Manual
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1-7. Safety information n Conditions under which the SRS airbags may deploy (inflate), other than a colli- sion 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. l Hitting a curb, edge of pavement or hard 1 surface Before driving l Falling into or jumping over a deep hole l Landing hard or vehicle falling The SRS curtain shield airbags may also deploy under the situations shown in the illustration. l The angle of vehicle tip-up is marginal. l The vehicle skids and hits a curb stone. n 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 collision. But, whenever a collision of any type causes sufficient forward deceleration of the vehicle, deployment of the SRS front airbags may occur. l Collision from the side l Collision from the rear l Vehicle rollover 81