Page 8 of 2008 Lexus GS Hybrid by Lexus U.S.A.

2008 lexus gs hybrid safety after driving the gs hybrid you might assume that performance and luxury were all we were concerned about truth be told there is always something more important to us the well-being of you and your passengers that s why in addition to the impressive basic components driver s and front passenger s airbags srs 10 front seat-mounted side airbags srs 10 rear seat-mounted side airbags srs 10 driver s and front passenger s knee airbags srs10 and front and rear curtain airbags srs10 you ll find a range of other safety features things like vehicle dynamics integrated management vdim 11 which uses a series of sensors to help predict loss of traction in a turn if a problem is identified a combination of individualwheel braking throttle activation and steering assistance can seamlessly help correct the situation of course a vehicle as powerful as the gs 450h also needs an equally impressive braking system that s why it s equipped with electronic controlled braking ecb and to help ensure your path remains well-lit through every twist and turn the gs hybrid comes with an adaptive front lighting system afs which automatically directs the headlamps toward the direction you are turning for even more peace of mind an advanced pre-collision system pcs12 is also available with pcs,12 a millimeter-wave radar system can calculate the distance and speed at which the gs is approaching an object and is designed to determine whether a collision is imminent if so the system will automatically help increase the maximum applied braking force while simultaneously retracting the front seatbelts 10 11 12 see page 14 for more information 8

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