Subaru Forester Manuals 2017 Forester Owner's Manual | Page 76

Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/*SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag) phone or any other accessory to a front pillar, a center pillar, a rear pillar, the windshield, a side window, an assist grip, or any other cabin surface that would be near a deploying SRS curtain airbag. A hands-free microphone or other accessory in such a location could be propelled through the cabin with great force by the curtain airbag, or it could prevent correct deployment of the curtain airbag. In either case, the result could be serious injuries. passenger’s hand grips. If such items were hanging on the passenger’s hand grips during deployment of the SRS curtain airbags, they could cause serious injuries by coming off the passenger’s hand grips and being thrown through the cabin or by preventing deployment of the curtain airbags. 1-45 reducing protection available to the front seat’s occupant. WARNING WARNING WARNING Do not hang coat hangers or other hard or pointed objects on the Do not put any kind of cover or clothes or other objects over either front seatback and do not attach labels or stickers to the front seat surface on or near the SRS side airbag. They could prevent proper deployment of the SRS side airbag, Place children in the rear seat properly restrained at all times. The SRS airbag deploys with considerable speed and force and can injure or even kill children, especially if they are not restrained or improperly restrained. Because children are lighter and weaker than adults, their risk of being injured from deployment is greater. Consequently, we strongly recommend that ALL children (including those in child seats and those that – CONTINUED –