Seats, Seatbelts and SRS1 Airbags
Standard on every Forester are front, front side,
driver’s knee and side-curtain SRS1 airbags, as
well as height-adjustable front seatbelts with
pretensioners to hold occupants firmly in place,
and load limiters that ease peak forces to the
chest. Whiplash-reducing front seats automatically
move in a rear collision for better support of the
head and neck.
Ring-Shaped Reinforcement Frame
The Ring-Shaped Reinforcement Frame
strengthens the passenger cabin from the roof to
the doors, pillars and floor. This design helps to
divert and dissipate impact energy away from the
occupants in a collision. The front crumple zone
is integral to the frame.
Break Away Engine
Every Subaru goes above and beyond common
practice when it comes to your safety. In the
event of a head-on collision, the SUBARU
BOXER® engine and gearbox are driven under
the front seat occupants and away from the cabin
for your protection.
Pedestrian Protection
Forester was designed with the
objective of providing a high level
of pedestrian protection. Shockabsorbing space between the
hood and engine helps to reduce
pedestrian injury in an accident,
as do an energy-absorbing front
bumper and a specially designed
area around the windshield wipers.
1 SRS: Supplemental Restraint System. Effective when used in conjunction with seatbelts.
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