SAFETY
The RX 350's advanced safety features help you keep control under difficult
conditions. In 2010, the RX received the United States Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety's highest safety rating.
Stay in control with advanced safety systems
The
Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management (VDIM)
system combines engine output, braking, traction control, Vehicle
Stability Control and steering to assist you in challenging driving
situations. In an emergency, VDIM determines the most effective
combination of preventative measures to help you maintain control
of the vehicle. When cornering on slippery surfaces, Active
Torque Control All Wheel Drive balances the driving effort to the
front and rear wheels, helping to reduce understeer or oversteer.
Active Cruise Control keeps your distance
In addition to conventional cruise control, the RX 350 Sports and
Sports Luxury feature a vehicle-to-vehicle distance technology
known as
Active Cruise Control (ACC)
1. Pre-set your
preferred cruising speed and this speed will be maintained until
the radar detects another vehicle in your path. ACC will reduce
speed accordingly, and will even apply the brakes if necessary.
Your nominated speed is resumed once a safe following distance can
be maintained.
Active headrests
To help support your head in rear end collisions, the driver and
front passenger seat headrests have been designed to move up and
forward, providing effective head support and reducing the
effects of whiplash injuries.
Pre-collision safety
The Lexus Pre-Collision safety System (PCS)2 in the
Sports and Sports Luxury models helps reduce injury and damage
where an impact is unavoidable. PCS is assisted by a radar sensor
embedded in the front grille, which monitors the distance of the
vehicle from objects ahead. If the PCS determines a collision is
imminent, it will alert the driver via a visual indicator and
buzzer sound. If the driver brakes, brake assist will operate to
supplement braking force. If the driver does not brake and PCS
determines a collision is unavoidable, pre-crash seatbelts will be
activated retracting the driver and front passenger seat belts. If
the driver still does not brake, pre-crash braking will
automatically apply the brakes in an effort to reduce collision
speed.
Ten SRS airbags
The RX 350 surrounds you with protection, including dual stage
front SRS airbags, side airbags for the front and rear seats,
knee airbags and side curtain-shield airbags. The dual stage
front airbags deploy in accordance with the severity of the
collision. On the front passenger's side is a dual chamber
airbag, which secures the passenger's upper body to help disperse
the physical impact. Knee airbags prevent the driver and front
passenger from slipping under the seatbelt, reducing the risk of
lower limb injury.
