Subaru Crosstrek Manuals 2023 Crosstrek Owner's Manual | Page 95

Seat , seatbelt and SRS airbags / SRS airbag ( Supplemental Restraint System airbag ) 1-59
! Operation
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A )
Driver ’ s side
B )
Passenger ’ s side
1 )
SRS AIRBAGs deploy as soon as a collision occurs .
2 )
After deployment , SRS AIRBAGs start to deflate immediately so that the driver ’ s vision is not
obstructed .
The SRS airbags can function only when the ignition switch is in the “ ON ” position .
The SUBARU advanced frontal airbag system is designed to determine the activation or deactivation condition of the front passenger ’ s SRS frontal airbag depending on the characteristic of item ( s ) or person on the front passenger ’ s seat monitored by the front passenger ’ s occupant detection system sensor . For this reason , only the driver ’ s SRS frontal airbag may deploy in the event of a collision , but this does not mean failure of the system .
If the following sensors detect a predetermined amount of force during a frontal collision , the control module sends signals to the airbag module ( s ) ( only driver ’ s module or both driver ’ s and front passenger ’ s modules ) instructing the module ( s ) to inflate the SRS frontal airbag ( s ).
. The front sub sensors
. The impact sensors in the airbag control module
On the driver ’ s side , the SRS knee airbag also inflates with the SRS frontal airbag .
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