34 1-1. For safe use
Your vehicle is equipped with ADVANCED AIRBAGS designed based on US motor vehicle safety standards( FMVSS208). The airbag sensor assembly( ECU) controls airbag deployment based on information obtained from the sensors, etc., shown in the system components diagram above. This information includes crash severity and occupant information. As the airbags deploy, a chemical reaction in the inflators quickly fills the airbags with non-toxic gas to help restrain the motion of the occupants.
■ If the SRS airbags deploy( inflate)
●Slight abrasions, burns, bruising, etc., may be sustained from SRS airbags, due to the extremely high speed of deployment( inflation) by
hot gases.
●A loud noise and white powder will be emitted.
●Parts of the airbag module( steering wheel hub, airbag cover and inflator) as well as the parts around the airbags may be hot for
several minutes. The airbag itself may also be hot.
● The windshield may crack.
●The EV system will be stopped.( �P. 78)
●All of the doors will be unlocked.( �P. 160)
●The brakes and stop lights will be controlled automatically.( �P. 477)
● The interior lights will turn on automatically.( �P. 508)
●The emergency flashers will turn on automatically.( �P. 602)
■ Emergency call
●For SubaruConnect subscribers, if any of the following situations occur, the system is designed to send an emergency call to the response center.
• When an SRS airbag has been deployed
• When a seat belt pretensioner has operated
• When the vehicle received an impact exceeding a certain level Emergency services may be dispatched even if there is no response to calls from the agent.
■ The SRS airbags deploy in a frontal impact when
●The following SRS airbags will deploy in the event of an impact that exceeds a threshold level
( level of force corresponding to an approximately 12- 18 mph [ 20- 30 km / h ] frontal collision with a
fixed wall that does not move or deform):
• SRS front airbags
• SRS knee airbags
●The threshold level at which the
SRS airbags will deploy will be higher than normal in the following situations:
• When the vehicle collides with an object, such as a parked vehicle or sign pole, which moves or
deforms on impact
• If the vehicle is involved in an underride collision, such as a collision in which the front of the vehicle“ underrides”, or goes under, the bed of a truck
●Depending on the type of collision, only the following may deploy:
• Seat belt pretensioners
●The SRS airbags for the front passenger’ s seat will not deploy if there is no passenger in the front passenger seat. However, the SRS airbags for the front passenger’ s seat may deploy, even if the
seat is unoccupied, if luggage is put on the seat.