2021 Lexus CT Owner’s Manual

2021 Lexus CT Owner’s Manual

The 2021 Lexus CT is a chic and small premium hybrid hatchback that boasts outstanding fuel economy in addition to a refined exterior. The CT provides a comfortable and environmentally responsible driving experience. It is well-known for its smooth ride and well-designed cabin. It is an appealing option for individuals looking to strike a balance between luxury, efficiency, and a lesser environmental impact because of its hybrid powertrain, which provides both power and environmental friendliness. The 2021 Lexus CT is a tiny vehicle that perfectly captures Lexus’s dedication to quality, style, and sustainability, whether you’re driving on a highway or through urban areas.

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SRS airbags

The SRS airbags inflate when the vehicle is subjected to certain types of severe impacts that may cause significant injury to the occupants. They work together with the seat belts to help reduce the risk of death or serious injury.

• SRS front airbags
  • SRS driver airbag/front passenger airbag
    Can help protect the head and chest of the driver and front passenger from impact with interior components
  • SRS knee airbags
    Can help provide driver and front passenger protection
• SRS side and curtain shield airbags
  • SRS side airbags
    Can help protect the torso of the front seat occupants
  • SRS curtain shield airbags
    Can help protect primarily the head of occupants in the outer seats

SRS airbag system components

1. Front passenger airbag
2. “PASSENGER AIR BAG” indicator
3. Side airbags
4. Curtain shield airbags
5. Side impact sensors (rear)
6. SRS warning light
7. Driver airbag
8. Side impact sensors (front)
9. Seat belt pretensioners and force limiters
10. Driver’s seat belt buckle switch
11. Driver’s seat position sensor
12. Knee airbags
13. Front impact sensors
14. Airbag sensor assembly
15. Airbag manual on-off switch

The main SRS airbag system components are shown above. The SRS airbag sys-tem is controlled by the airbag sensor assembly. As the airbags deploy, a chemi-cal reaction in the inflators quickly fills the airbags with non-toxic gas to help restrain the motion of the occupants.

WARNING

• SRS airbag precautions
  Observe the following precautions regarding the SRS airbags.
  Failure to do so may cause death or serious injury.
  • The driver and all passengers in the vehicle must wear their seat belts properly. The SRS airbags are supplemental devices to be used with the seat belts.
  • The SRS driver airbag deploys with considerable force and can cause death or serious injury especially if the driver is very close to the airbag. Since the risk zone for the driver’s airbag is the first 50 – 75 mm (2 – 3 in.) of inflation, placing yourself 250 mm (10 in.) from your driver airbag provides you with a clear margin of safety. This distance is measured from the centre of the steering wheel to your breastbone.
  • If you sit less than 250 mm (10 in.) away now, you can change your driving position in several ways:
    • Move your seat to the rear as far as you can while still reaching the pedals comfortably.
    • Slightly recline the back of the seat. Although vehicle designs vary, many drivers can achieve the 250 mm (10 in.) distance, even with the driver seat all the way forward, simply by reclining the back of the seat somewhat. If reclining the back of your seat makes it hard to see the road, raise yourself by using a firm, non-slippery cushion, or raise the seat if your vehicle has that feature.
    • If your steering wheel is adjustable, tilt it downward. This points the airbag toward your chest instead of your head and neck. The seat should be adjusted as recommended above, while still maintaining control of the foot pedals, steering wheel, and your view of the instrument panel controls.
  • The SRS front passenger airbag also deploys 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 seriously injured by a deploying airbag. An infant or child who is too small to use a seat belt should be properly secured using a child restraint system. Lexus strongly recom-mends that all infants and children be placed in the rear seats of the vehicle and properly restrained. The rear seats are safer for infants and children than the front passenger seat.
  • Do not sit on the edge of the seat or lean against the dashboard.
  • Do not allow a child to stand in front of the SRS front passenger airbag unit or sit on the knees of a front passenger.
  • Do not allow the front seat occupants to hold items on their knees
  • Do not lean against the door, the roof side rail or the front, side and rear pillars.
  • Do not allow anyone to kneel on the passen-ger seat toward the door or put their head or hands outside the vehicle.
  • Do not attach anything to or lean anything against areas such as the dashboard, steering wheel pad and lower portion of the instru-ment panel.  These items can become projectiles when the SRS driver, front passenger and knee airbags deploy.
  • Do not attach anything to areas such as a door, windshield glass, side door glass, front or rear pillar, roof side rail, and assist grip.
  • Do not hang coat hangers or other hard objects on the coat hooks. All of these items could become projectiles and may cause death or serious injury, should the SRS cur-tain shield airbags deploy.
  • If a vinyl cover is put on the area where the SRS knee airbag will deploy, be sure to remove it.
  • Do not use seat accessories which cover the parts where the SRS side airbags inflate as they may interfere with inflation of the SRS airbags. Such accessories may prevent the side airbags from activating correctly, disable the system or cause the side airbags to inflate accidentally, resulting in death or serious injury.
  • Do not strike or apply significant levels of force to the area of the SRS airbag compo-nents. so can cause the SRS airbags to malfunction.
  • Do not touch any of the component parts immediately after the SRS airbags have deployed (inflated) as they may be hot.
  • If breathing becomes difficult after the SRS airbags have deployed, open a door or window to allow fresh air in, or leave the vehicle if it is safe to do so. Wash off any resi-due as soon as possible to prevent skin irritation.
  • If the areas where the SRS airbags are stored, such as the steering wheel pad and front and rear pillar garnishes, are damaged or cracked, have them replaced by any authorized Lexus retailer or Lexus authorized repairer, or any reliable repairer.
  • Modification and disposal of SRS airbag system components
  • Do not dispose of your vehicle or perform any of the following modifications without consulting any authorized Lexus retailer or Lexus authorized repairer, or any reliable repairer. The SRS airbags may malfunction or deploy (inflate) accidentally, causing death or serious injury.
  • Installation, removal, disassembly and repair of the SRS airbags
  • Repairs, modifications, removal or replacement of the steering wheel, instrument panel, dashboard, seats or seat upholstery, front, side and rear pillars or roof side rails
  • Repairs or modifications of the front fender, front bumper, or side of the occupant compartment
  • Installation of a grille guard (bull bars, kangaroo bar, etc.), snow ploughs or winches
  • Modifications to the vehicle’s suspension system
  • Installation of electronic devices such as mobile two-way radios (transmitters) and CD players.

• Slight abrasions, burns, bruising etc., may be sustained from SRS airbags, due to the extremely high-speed deployment (inflation) by hot gases.
• A loud noise and white powder will be emitted.
• Parts of the airbag module (steering wheel hub, airbag cover and inflator) as well as the front 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.
• The windshield may crack.

SRS airbag deployment conditions (SRS front airbags)

• The SRS front airbags will deploy in the event of an impact that exceeds the set thresh-old level (the level of force corresponding to an approximately 20 – 30 km/h [12 – 18 mph] frontal collision with a fixed wall that does not move or deform).
  However, this threshold velocity will be considerably higher in the following situations:
   
  • 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
• Depending on the type of collision, it is possible that only the seat belt pretensioners will activate.

SRS airbag deployment conditions (SRS side and curtain shield airbags)

• 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 1500 kg [3300 lb.] vehicle colliding with the vehicle cabin from a direction perpendicular to the vehicle orientation at an approximate speed of 20 – 30 km/h [12 – 18 mph]).
• Both SRS curtain shield airbags may also deploy in the event of a severe frontal colli-sion.

Conditions under which the SRS airbags may deploy (inflate), other than a collision
The SRS front airbags and SRS curtain shield airbags may also deploy if a serious impact occurs to the underside of your vehicle.

Some examples are shown in the illustration.

• Hitting a curb, edge of pavement or hard surface
• Falling into or jumping over a deep hole
• Landing hard or falling

Types of collisions that may not deploy the SRS airbags (SRS front airbags)
The SRS front airbags do not generally 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.

• Collision from the side
• Collision from the rear
• Vehicle rollover

Types of collisions that may not deploy the SRS airbags  (SRS side and curtain shield airbags)
The SRS side and curtain shield airbags 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.

• Collision from the side to the vehicle body other than the passenger compartment
• Collision from the side at an angle

The SRS side airbags do not generally inflate if the vehicle is involved in a frontal or rear collision, if it rolls over, or if it is involved in a low-speed side collision.

• Collision from the front
• Collision from the rear
• Vehicle rollover

The SRS curtain shield airbags do not generally inflate if the vehicle is involved in a rear collision, if it rolls over, or if it is involved in a low-speed side or low-speed frontal collision.

• Collision from the rear
• Vehicle rollover

When to contact any authorized Lexus retailer or Lexus authorized repairer, or any reliable repairer
In the following cases, the vehicle will require inspection and/or repair. Contact any authorized Lexus retailer or Lexus authorized repairer, or any reliable repairer as soon as possible.

• Any of the SRS airbags have been inflated.
• The front of the vehicle is damaged or deformed or was involved in an accident that was not severe enough to cause the SRS front airbags to inflate.
• A portion of a door or its surrounding area is damaged or deformed, or the vehicle was involved in an accident that was not severe enough to cause the SRS side and curtain shield airbags to inflate.
• The pad section of the steering wheel, dashboard near the front passenger airbag or lower portion of the instrument panel is scratched, cracked, or otherwise damaged.
• The surface of the seats with the side airbag is scratched, cracked, or otherwise damaged.
• The portion of the front pillars, rear pillars or roof side rail garnishes (padding) containing the curtain shield airbags inside is scratched, cracked, or otherwise damaged.

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