Subaru Ascent Manuals 2025 Ascent Owner's Manual | Page 105

SRS airbag( Supplemental Restraint System airbag) 99
in a safe place, and consult a SUBARU dealer.
: Front passenger’ s frontal airbag ON indicator light
: Front passenger’ s frontal airbag OFF indicator light
If the front passenger’ s frontal airbag ON and OFF indicator lights do not work properly, do not allow anyone to sit on the front passenger’ s seat and have the occupant detection system checked by your SUBARU dealer.
: Front passenger’ s frontal airbag ON indicator light
: Front passenger’ s frontal airbag OFF indicator light
Also, if luggage is placed on the front passenger’ s seat, this may adversely affect the ability of the system to determine deployment. This may prevent the front passenger’ s frontal airbag ON and OFF indicator lights from working properly. Check that the indicators work properly.
When the OFF indicator light turns off and the ON indicator light illuminates, the front passenger’ s frontal airbag may deploy during a collision. Remove luggage from the front passenger’ s seat.
! Conditions in which front passenger’ s SRS frontal airbag is not activated
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The front passenger’ s SRS frontal airbag will not be activated when any of the following conditions are met regarding the front passenger’ s seat:
. The seat is empty.
. The seat is equipped with an appropriate child restraint system and an infant or a child is restrained in it.( See WARNING that follows.)
. The front passenger’ s occupant detection system is malfunctioning.
WARNING
NEVER INSTALL A REARWARD FA- CING CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM ON THE FRONT PASSENGER’ S SEAT EVEN IF THE FRONT PASSEN- GER’ S SRS FRONTAL AIRBAG IS DEACTIVATED. Be sure to install it correctly in the REAR seat. Also, it is strongly recommended that any child seat or booster seat be installed in the REAR seat, and that even children who have outgrown a child restraint system be also seated in the REAR seat. This is because children sitting in the front passenger’ s seat may be killed or severely
Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
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