Subaru Ascent Manuals 2025 Ascent Owner's Manual | Page 179

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chime.
. When folding second- or third-row seats, ensure that the seats are empty prior to folding. Items caught between the seat bottom and seatback, when folded, may damage the seat surface or activate the passenger seatbelt warning light and chime.
If passengers in the rear seats do not fasten their seatbelts while the ignition switch is turned to the“ ON” position, the seatbelt warning lights will illuminate or blink to indicate that their seatbelts are not fastened.
NOTE
. If the rear passenger’ s seatbelt( s) are / is still not fastened while driving, the seatbelt warning system operates as follows according to the vehicle speed. – The warning light will illuminate when the vehicle speed is approximately 4 mph( 6 km / h) or less.
– When the vehicle speed is approximately between 4 mph( 6 km / h) and 13 mph( 20 km / h), the seatbelt warning lights will blink and a warning chime will sound. The chime will make a beep
sound for 15 seconds, and it then will become louder and continue for 35 seconds. The warning light will blink for 50 seconds, then it will illuminate steadily and the chime will stop.
– The warning light will blink, and the beep will sound loudly for 35 seconds when the vehicle speed is approximately more than 13 mph( 20 km / h). After 35 seconds, the blinking warning light will illuminate steadily and the chime will stop. The warning lights will continue to illuminate until their seatbelts are fastened.
. The warning light will turn off and the warning chime will stop when the seatbelt is fastened.
& SRS airbag system warning light
WARNING
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If the warning light exhibits any of the following conditions, immediately stop the vehicle in a safe place, and consult a SUBARU dealer. Unless a technician checks and repairs the system as needed, the seatbelt pretensioners and / or the SRS airbag
will not operate properly in the event of a collision, which may result in injury.
. Flashing or flickering of the warning light
. No illumination of the warning light when the ignition switch is first turned to the“ ON” position
. Continuous illumination of the warning light
. Illumination of the warning light while driving
For details about the components monitored by the warning light, refer to“ SRS airbag system monitors” FP114.
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