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Old Aug 31, 2010 | 12:41 PM
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I have a 2001 ES300 and I know that my car has side airbags . However, I can't for the life of me determine where they are. Does anyone know?

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Old Aug 31, 2010 | 02:23 PM
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In the side of the seats.... There should be a little tag on the seat that says it is equipped.
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Old Aug 31, 2010 | 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by JSM1284
In the side of the seats.... There should be a little tag on the seat that says it is equipped.
I don't see any tags on either seats, nor do I see anything that looks like it will accommodate a side airbag. So I have a bit of a mystery on my hand
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Old Aug 31, 2010 | 07:22 PM
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If I remember tomorrow I'll snap you a pic.
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Old Aug 31, 2010 | 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by AMAlex
If I remember tomorrow I'll snap you a pic.
I just went down to the garage to look again, and I did see an engraved marking near the seat adjustment controls (on both front seats) indicating the existence of Side Airbags.

So I looked around, but could still not figure out where Lexus physically put the side airbags.

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Old Sep 1, 2010 | 01:13 PM
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They are in the side of the seat back. The stitched seam tears open when they deploy.
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Old Sep 1, 2010 | 01:30 PM
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No wonder I can not see them.

Thanks for the reply


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Old Sep 1, 2010 | 02:14 PM
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Yeah, look in the manual, one of the pages shows all the airbags, including the SRS side airbags.
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