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Seatbelt pretensioners
. If a seatbelt that has a seatbelt pretensioner does not retract or cannot be pulled out due to a malfunction or activation of the pretensioner, contact your SUBARU dealer as soon as possible.
. If the seatbelt retractor assembly or surrounding area has been damaged, contact your SUBARU dealer as soon as possible.
. When you sell your vehicle, we urge you to inform the buyer that the vehicle is equipped with seatbelt pretensioners. Also, notify the buyer of the contents in this section.
& Seatbelt with shoulder belt and lap belt pretensioners
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NOTE
This section is applicable to the following components.
. Driver’ s seatbelt. Front passenger’ s seatbelt
1 Seatbelt retractor assembly( shoulder belt pretensioner and adaptive force limiter)
2 Lap belt pretensioner
When the seatbelt pretensioners are activated, an operating noise will sound and a small amount of smoke will be released. These occurrences are normal and not harmful. This smoke does not indicate a fire in the vehicle.
Once the seatbelt pretensioner has been activated, the seatbelt pretensioner remains locked. Consequently, the seatbelt cannot be pulled out and retracted and therefore must be replaced.
! Shoulder belt pretensioner
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The shoulder belt pretensioner instantaneously pulls the belt to eliminate slack if a certain level of force is detected during frontal, side or rollover accidents. As a result, the seatbelt restrains the front seat occupant more effectively.
The front shoulder belt pretensioner includes a tension reducing device which limits the peak forces exerted by the seatbelt on the occupant in the event of a collision.
The adaptive force limiter will reduce the load to suit the body size of the occupant as detected by the occupant detection sensor( front passenger’ s seatbelt).
! Lap belt pretensioner
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The shoulder belt pretensioner is supplemented by a lap belt pretensioner, which is located at the base of the center pillar. The lap belt pretensioner instantaneously pulls the belt to eliminate slack if a certain level of frontal collision force is detected. As a result, the seatbelt restrains the front seat occupant more effectively.