Safety
Packed with 10 airbags and the requisite safety features found in luxury cars these days, the 2010 RX was named a Top Safety Pick by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in 2009. For 2010, those ratings will include a roof-strength test, which the RX has not yet undergone. The RX should, however, meet most car shoppers' safety thresholds.
Additional options — like a pre-collision warning system and a subscription service that contacts roadside assistance for tire changes and emergency responders for crashes — are peace-of-mind features we like to see in this class. The pre-collision warning system detects when traffic ahead is stopped or moving too slowly and sounds an alert in the cabin, and it initiates braking when needed. It's part of a $1,500 option package that also comes with speed-sensitive cruise control that adjusts your speed to match traffic in front of you.
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Clock
Without navigation system
1. Adjusts the hour.
2. Adjusts the minutes.
3. Rounds to the nearest hour.*
*: e.g. 1:00 to 1:29 → 1:00
1:30 to 1:59 → 2:00
With navigation system
1. ...
Head-up display
The head-up display can be used to project vehicle speed and other
information
onto the windshield.
1. Head-up display.
Display brightness will change
automatically according to the
brightnes ...
Pre-Collision System
When the radar sensor detects an unavoidable frontal collision, safety
systems
such as the brakes and seat belts are automatically engaged in an
attempt to lessen vehicle damage.
Pre-collision se ...