Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
Seats ........................................................................ 1-2
Safety tips .............................................................
Front seats ............................................................
Rear seats .............................................................
Head restraints ......................................................
1-2
1-5
1-6
1-8
Seat heater (if equipped) ...................................... 1-10
Safety precautions ................................................ 1-10
Operation.............................................................. 1-11
Seatbelts ................................................................ 1-12
Seatbelt safety tips ............................................... 1-12
Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR)...................... 1-14
Automatic Locking Retractor/Emergency Locking
Retractor (ALR/ELR)............................................ 1-14
Seatbelt warning light and chime .......................... 1-14
Fastening the seatbelt........................................... 1-14
Seatbelt maintenance ............................................ 1-20
Seatbelt pretensioners ......................................... 1-21
Seatbelt with shoulder belt pretensioner................ 1-21
Seatbelt with shoulder belt and lap belt
pretensioners...................................................... 1-22
System monitors................................................... 1-24
System servicing .................................................. 1-24
Precautions against vehicle modification............... 1-24
Child restraint systems ........................................ 1-25
Safety tips for installing child restraint systems .... 1-26
Where to place a child restraint system ................ 1-26
Choosing a child restraint system......................... 1-28
Installing child restraint systems with ALR/ELR
seatbelt ............................................................. 1-28
Installing a booster seat ....................................... 1-32
Installation of child restraint systems by use of
lower and tether anchorages (LATCH) ................ 1-33
Top tether anchorages .......................................... 1-36
SRS airbag
(Supplemental Restraint System airbag) ......... 1-37
General precautions regarding SRS airbag
system .............................................................. 1-38
General precautions regarding SRS airbag
system for accessories and any objects............. 1-40
General precautions regarding SRS airbag
system and children .......................................... 1-42
Components ......................................................... 1-45
SUBARU advanced frontal airbag system.............. 1-47
SRS side airbag and SRS curtain airbag ............... 1-58
SRS airbag system monitors................................. 1-66
SRS airbag system servicing ................................ 1-67
Precautions against vehicle modification .............. 1-68
How to contact the vehicle manufacturer
concerning modifications for persons with
disabilities that may affect the advanced airbag
system .............................................................. 1-69
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