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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/Rear seats
& Important precautions about
the hybrid system
any other substances or objects
be allowed to enter the air intake.
Please advise passengers in this
area to use care around the air
intake to prevent any debris from
entering.
. If water or any objects enter it, it
may malfunction. When a large
amount of water or any objects
enter it, contact your SUBARU
dealer for inspection.
& Armrest (if equipped)
To avoid serious injury, passengers
must never be allowed to sit on the
center armrest while the vehicle is in
motion.
& Head restraint adjustment
Both the rear window side seats and the
rear center seat are equipped with head
restraints.
WARNING
. Never drive the vehicle with the
head restraints removed because
they are designed to reduce the
risk of serious neck injury in the
event that the vehicle is struck
from the rear. Therefore, when
you have removed the head restraints, you must reinstall all
head restraints to protect vehicle
occupants.
High voltage battery air intake
CAUTION
The high voltage battery air intake is
located next to the rear seat on the
left. Conform to the following instructions to prevent overheating of
the high voltage battery or malfunction of the hybrid system.
. Do not put any objects near the
high voltage battery air intake.
. Clean the high voltage battery air
intake periodically to prevent it
from clogging.
. It is important that no liquids or
WARNING
To lower the armrest, pull on the top edge
of the armrest.