2004 Lexus GX 470 User Guide 2 - Page 163

OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS D Do not allow anyone to lean his/her head or any part of his/her body against the door or the area of the seat, front pillar, rear pillar or roof side rail from which the SRS side airbag and curtain shield airbag deploy eve if he/she is a child seated in the child restraint system. It is dangerous if the SRS side airbag and curtain shield airbag inflate, and the impact of the deploying airbags could cause death or serious injury to the occupant. D Improperly seated and/or restrained infants and children can be killed or seriously injured by the deploying airbags. An infant or child who is too small to use a seat belt should be properly secured using a child restraint system. Lexus strongly recommends that all infants and children be placed in the second or third seats of the vehicle and properly restrained. The second or third seats are the safest for infants and children. For instructions concerning the installation of a child restraint system, see "Child restraint" on page 176. " 1 Collision from the side to the vehicle body other than the passenger compartment 2 Collision from the side at an angle The SRS side airbag and curtain shield airbag system may not activate if the vehicle is subjected to a collision from the side at certain angles, or a collision to the side of the vehicle body other than the passenger compartment as shown in the illustration. The SRS side airbags and curtain shield airbags are designed to inflate when the passenger compartment are suffers a severe impact from the side. Always wear your seat belts properly. 163