January 16, 2004 • Page Image 51
…deploy according to the severity of an accident. Front and rear side curtain air bags protect in severe side impacts and front seat-mounted side air bags add chest protection. The rear-wheel-drive LS 430 adds electronic brake-force distri- bution. A pre-collision system increases braking force if its radar sensors deter- mine that a collision with the vehicle ahead is unavoidable. If so, it retracts the driver's and front passenger's seatbelts...…

















































