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1-1. For safe use

Your vehicle is equipped with ADVANCED AIRBAGS designed based on the US 
motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS208). The airbag sensor assembly (ECU) 
controls airbag deployment based on information obtained from the sensors etc. 
shown in the system components diagram above. This information includes crash 
severity and occupant information. As the airbags deploy, a chemical reaction in 
the inflators quickly fills the airbags with non-toxic gas to help restrain the motion of 
the occupants.

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If the SRS airbags deploy (inflate)

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Slight abrasions, burns, bruising etc., may 

be sustained from SRS airbags, due to the 

extremely high speed deployment (infla-

tion) by hot gases.

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A loud noise and white powder will be 

emitted.

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Parts of the airbag module (steering 

wheel hub, airbag cover and inflator) as 

well as the seats, parts of the front and 

rear pillars, and roof side rails may be hot 

for several minutes. The airbag itself may 

also be hot.

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The windshield may crack.

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All of the doors will be unlocked. (

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P.91)

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The brakes and stop lights will be con-

trolled automatically. (



P.230)

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The interior lights will turn on automati-

cally. (

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P.254)

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The emergency flashers will turn on auto-

matically. (

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P.320)

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Fuel supply to the engine will be stopped. 

(

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P.328)

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For Lexus Enform Safety Connect sub-

scribers, if any of the following situations 

occur, the system is designed to send an 

emergency call to the response center, 

notifying them of the vehicle’s location 

(without needing to push the “SOS” but-

ton) and an agent will attempt to speak 

with the occupants to ascertain the level 

of emergency and assistance required. If 

the occupants are unable to communi-

cate, the agent automatically treats the 

call as an emergency and helps to dis-

patch the necessary emergency services. 

(

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P.54)

• An SRS airbag is deployed.

• A seat belt pretensioner is activated.

• The vehicle is involved in a severe 

rear-end collision.

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SRS airbag deployment conditions (SRS 

front airbags)

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The SRS front airbags will deploy in the 

event of an impact that exceeds the set 

threshold level (the level of force corre-

sponding to an approximately 12 - 18 

mph [20 - 30 km/h] frontal collision with 

a fixed wall that does not move or 

deform).

However, this threshold velocity will be 
considerably higher in the following situa-
tions:
• If the vehicle strikes an object, such as a 

parked vehicle or sign pole, which can 

move or deform on impact

• If the vehicle is involved in an underride 

collision, such as a collision in which the 

front of the vehicle “underrides”, or goes 

under, the bed of a truck

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Depending on the type of collision, it is 

possible that only the seat belt preten-

sioners will activate.

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The SRS front airbags for the front pas-

senger will not activate if there is no pas-

senger sitting in the front passenger seat. 

However, the SRS front airbags for the 

front passenger may deploy if luggage is 

put in the seat, even if the seat is unoccu-

pied.

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SRS airbag deployment conditions (SRS 

side and curtain shield airbags)

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The SRS side and curtain shield airbags 

will deploy in the event of an impact that 

exceeds the set threshold level (the level 

of force corresponding to the impact 

force produced by an approximately 

3300 lb. [1500 kg] vehicle colliding with 

the vehicle cabin from a direction per-